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Thomas Simaku with a CD Release on Naxos
A CD comprising 6 works performed by the Kreutzer Quartet has just been released in the UK on Naxos records,and also in USA and Canada.
Thomas Simaku is an Albanian Composer among 21st Century Classics.For more information about individual tracks, please go to Naxos website.
A new CD release of Thomas Simaku

Monument to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa - Canada
Communist Sign the petition to support the building of a Monument to the Victims of Communism, in Ottawa, Canada
To: Parliament of Canada
While the horrors of Nazism are well known, who knows that the Soviet Union murdered 20 million people? Who knows that China's dictators have slaughtered an estimated 60 million? Who knows that the Communist holocaust has exacted a death toll surpassing that of all of the wars of the 20th century combined ? Just as we must grasp Communism's brutality, we must understand the true cause of this era's most significant event: the fall of the Soviet Union. While we believe that Vaclav Havel was right when he saw the fall of the Communist empire as an event on the same scale as the fall of the Roman Empire, it was not the end of Communism. Sign and Join this petition

Who recognised KOSOVA as an Independent State?
Countries that have recognized or Announced the recognition of Republic of Kosova
We are honored and humbled that it is our generation that lives to see that day and we are aware and ready to take up the path that begins from here. Our future is with Europe.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for standing by us in the worst times. In memory of those who gave and lost their lives, and loved ones. May peace and light prevail. Countries who recognized Kosova

Boycott of Greek products in Albania
Boycott of Greek products in Albania!
 Albanian nationalists, who accuse Greece of turning the country into a non-conventional colony of Greece, are using the protest to halt the rising power of Greece in the country. In 2006 Greek Imports reached EUR 406mn, while Greek investments are estimated at over EUR 400mn. Greek companies and businesses own substantial shares in the telecommunication, petroleum and financial markets in the country. Strong protests were organized by the "Cham" population, ethnic Albanians that used to live in the territory of current Greece till the end of World War II. Afterwards, they forcedly expelled from their properties. Therefore we call on you to Boycott greek products in Albania

Donation for an Albanian Bridge in Shkoder City.
Has started a project to raise funds to build a bridge in the village of "Ure e Shtrenjte", near Shkoder. In need for donation to complete this project. More ..

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Albanian Politics:

Albania’s election heads for deadlock
Albanian Politics Financial Times

    By Kerin Hope in Tirana


    Albania’s general election appeared headed for deadlock on Wednesday, with both the governing right-of-centre Democratic party and the opposition Socialists unable to win an outright majority in the 140-seat parliament.

    Albanian Election 2009
    A long drawn-out counting process after Sunday’s vote went into its fourth day on Wednesday amid mounting tension over possible last-minute attempts at fraud.



    With more than 98 per cent of the vote counted, the Democrats had secured 68 seats to 65 for the Socialists under a regional proportional electoral system being used for the first time.

    Three seats could still change hands after the last 100 ballot boxes were counted, analysts said.

    “Otherwise, we’re looking at a 70-70 split in parliament taking into consideration the likely alliances,” said Bledar Meniku of ECA, an independent US-backed election monitoring system.

    A tied outcome could result in another general election being held later this year and the postponement of key policy decisions.

    Albania had been expected to follow the example of Serbia and Romania after the election and seek a stand-by loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Posted by acl on Wednesday, July 01 @ 15:55:44 GMT (54 reads)
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Albania News:

Building permits for friends and partner of Edi Rama
Albania News
    Building permits on the day of Sunday, for friends and partner of Edi Rama.

    In the end the mayor of Tirana started to provide building permit before the election campaignDay
    Edi Rama
    Sunday mayor in this manner KRT brought unexpected and made the decision to grant permission for 26 subjects.

    This action taken by the mayor of Tirana is contested by the majority ruling which has declared it will not recognize such a permit. Day Sunday Olldashi Minister has responded and yesterday reacted DP spokesman, Aldo Bumci, who have accused the mayor of Tirana klientelizëm in granting building permits.

    According to Democrats Edi Rama opened his subsidize klientelën to have ready for the election campaign. The immediate voice was beautiful reactive spokesman mayor, Eduart Shalësi.

    The latter has declared that the Municipality of Tirana working day and Sunday, not as Berisha, who has counted the hours. As deputy Municipality of Tirana is a parrot zëbukur this've heard all this vice and a municipality is to mimic the president of his buffoonery even know all this, but a technical functionary of the party into masovik to knock with paradoksin municipal socialist party. In fact, sometimes that has not happened Edi Rama collect KRT so hastily, but it looks now the mayor will need money for elections and to open fronts miqtrë for his work.

    After blocking the left Tirana for almost three years, where hundreds of construction firms were left without work in its blinker Clan Rama, eventually was reminded Mayor to open the doors of the KRT.

    After blocked the construction industry for three years in a row to keep moving without the price of apartments and stratosferike after successfully concluded a code zero building apartments for the homeless, kryesocialisti-mayor decided to "defer" for several construction firms. If We note klienetelizmi of new construction permits is evident at the meeting of upcoming KRT led Edi Rama.

Posted by classiclady on Tuesday, March 24 @ 14:26:51 GMT (161 reads)
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Albanian Economy:

First Albanian Business Network Launch in Tirana
Albanian Economy
    Tirana, Albania, March 24, 2009 --(PR.com)-- On Thursday the 9th of April, 2009, the first ever
    Albanian Economy
    Albanian Business Network will officially launch with a small wine and cheese event for press and potential members at the Tirana International Hotel.

    ALBN is a networking organisation and business club with the head office in Tirana, as well as based online. Membership is open to Albanian professionals in Albania and around the world, foreign investors looking to invest in Albania, and Albanian local businesses.

    Membership will provide a chance for businesses of all sizes in Tirana and Albania to network, and share best practices. Members will receive support and training with planning and marketing to grow their businesses, find more customers, and increase their profits. The network will also comprise an online club and news service for all investors and professionals around the world interested in business in Albania.

    The event will start at 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm, and will comprise a short presentation, a chance to meet the Network Consultants, meet other business professionals and celebrate with wine and cheese. Due to the limited places available booking your place is essential.
Posted by classiclady on Tuesday, March 24 @ 14:05:42 GMT (153 reads)
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Albania News:

Mediu indicted Ina Rama

Albania News
    Published details of the file, Mediu indicted Ina Rama

    TIRANE- TIRANA, lawyers and defendants, Fatmir
    Mrs. Ina Rama - Albanian Top Prosecutor
    Mediu, stated today that they have filed criminal lawsuits against the chief, Ina Rama, and the prosecutor's main folder "Gerdec," Sokol StojaniDuring a press conference, two lawyers and Petrit Serjani Ardian Visha have expressed that "former Defense Minister Mediu, the prosecution has presented in a narration of Tirana criminal prosecutor for the General Prosecutor Ina Rama."

    According to them, charges for publication of details of the file "Gerdec, where the defendant is the former Protection Minister, "Ina Rama during a TV show has revealed investigative evidence, during time that file was still unclosed", lawyers said.

    Report made by the criminal charges for abuse of office by the chief prosecutor and the case. Mediu also charges that have been published in several media file important acts of the former Minister of Defense, which affect the authority of the former minister for the purpose of his discrimination.

    Lawyers have called the move to the General prosecutor, Ina Rama as illegal and even deliberate. "Ina Rama head a criminal offense," said the lawyers Visha Serjani. According to their request for criminal proceedings against the prosecutor can be realized as General Ina Rama does not enjoy any immunity.

Posted by classiclady on Monday, March 23 @ 16:28:53 GMT (171 reads)
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Albania News:

Edi Rama left the citizens in the mercy of fate

Albania News
    Poni accuses Rama about the flooded Tirana: disappeared and left the citizens in the mercy of fate

    Flooding of houses and roads in the capital due to
    dysfunction of the system kanalizues, has sparked controversy between the Municipality of Tirana and the Ministry of the Interior.

    Deputy Interior Minister, Ferdinand Poni accused the mayor of Tirana, Edi Rama, as shkaktarin main disatën time to flood the apartments in Tirana. Just two days ago, as a result of rainfall to rain and the blast of drain channels, were flooded with dozens of apartments in several neighborhoods of the capital.

    "In conditions when the weather in the worst floods occur in areas not traditionally problematic and difficult as Lezha and Shkodra, Fier and Vlora, Berat and Gjirokastra, Tirana Edi Rama, to disatën times drowned due to lack of sanitation , disability, abuzivizmit and corruption that has invaded the municipality, "said Deputy Poni during his statement to the media.

    Flow of white water from rainfalls of the dense rain and the blocking of channels drain, flooded two days ago 70 private residences in the way of "glass" in the combine, which have already become completely uninhabitable, while residents have flooded roads or can be hosted on their relatives.

Posted by classiclady on Monday, March 23 @ 16:09:12 GMT (173 reads)
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Albania News:

NATO members 27 and 28 -- Albania and Croatia

Albania News
    It has been a long road of reforms and challenges, but Albania and Croatia are on course to join NATO next month. For both countries burdened by transition problems and difficulties, this is a huge step forward and the achieved strategic goal they longed for.

    Albania and Croatia are expected to become NATO's 27th and 28th members at the Alliance summit next week. The meeting -- which will mark the bloc's 60th anniversary -- will be held in Strasbourg-Kehl on April 3rd and 4th.

    Croatia's delegation in Strasbourg and Kehl will be led
    Nato Flag
    by Croatian President Stipe Mesic and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. Albania will be represented by President Bamir Topi and Prime Minster Sali Berisha. US President Barack Obama is also expected to attend.

    In 2003, Albania, Croatia and Macedonia launched a common initiative called the Adriatic Charter Group, encouraged by the United States. However, Macedonia was blocked from joining the Alliance in 2008 when Greece vetoed the country's accession progress due to the ongoing name dispute.

    Both Croatia and Albania, however, have made great strides on their path towards Alliance accession. The countries set their top priorities to meet democratic standards, reduce corruption and fight organised crime, implement judicial reform, improve public administration and promote neighbourly relations.

    NATO member countries monitor the envisaged reforms and evaluate their implementation.

    Croatia entered NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme in 2000, kicking off its accession process. In May 2002, the country received an invitation to join NATO’s Membership Action Plan (MAP), confirming the Alliance's "open door" policy. The fulfillment of membership criteria was, at that point, no longer the responsibility of just the defence and foreign affairs ministrit.

    Both Croatian and Albanian troops are serving in the NATO-backed mission in Afghanistan.

    Pursuant to its MAP obligation, in October 2002 the government adopted the first Annual National Programme 2002/2003 which envisioned objectives and detailed the steps to keep the country on the path towards NATO membership.

Posted by classiclady on Monday, March 23 @ 15:45:32 GMT (131 reads)
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ALBANIA:

Albania PM Sued Over Deadly Munitions Blast
Albania News
    Read inside:
  • The prime minister Sali Berisha is taking a political revenge on free medias

    The families of the victims of a deadly ammunition
    blast in the village of Gerdec, ten kilometers outside Tirana, filed a civil law suit for compensatory damages on Thursday against Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha.

    By Besar Likmeta

    The victims’ families say Berisha has breached the constitution by not ensuring that laws and procedures for dismantling military equipment approved by the Council of Ministers were put in place ahead of the 15 March, 2008 blast.

    Together with Berisha co-defendant in the case is also former defense Minister Fatmir Mediu.

    The blast at the depot in the village of Gerdec, killed 26 people, injured more than 300 and left over 3,000 homeless. According to the emergency services, 400 houses were totally destroyed, 188 were severely damaged, 200 sustained major damage and 1,600 others were slightly damaged.

    The families are seeking 20 million lek (€153,000) for each of the victims of the blast.

    General Prosecutor Ina Rama last week filed a case to the Supreme Court over the deadly blast, indicting 29 people, among them former high officials of the ministry of defense, accusing them with charges ranging from abuse of power to murder over their action related to the explosion.

    The indicted include the former defense minister Fatmir Mediu who was charged with abuse of power and breaking tendering rules.
Posted by classiclady on Friday, March 20 @ 13:54:24 GMT (162 reads)
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ALBANIA:

US envoy to Albania cleared in Chinese arms probe
Albania News
    WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Wednesday that its ambassador to Albania and five
    John L. Withers, II - Ambassador, Albania - Term of Appointment: 07/25/2007 to present
    staff have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the alleged trafficking of Chinese weapons that surfaced in a newspaper report.

    In a letter last year to then-secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, Congressman Henry Waxman said Ambassador John Withers had helped hide illegal Chinese origins of ammunition that a Pentagon contractor bought to supply Afghan security forces.

    "At the time, the matter was submitted to our inspector general for review," State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Wednesday, reading a statement.

    "The inspector general has reviewed all evidence made available and found nothing to substantiate criminal or any other allegations concerning Department of State employees," he said.

    "The Department of Justice has informed the Office of the Inspector General that these six Department of State employees at Embassy Tirana are not targets or subjects of investigation," Wood added.

    "The department welcomes the statements by the Department of Justice and the inspector general and considers this matter closed," Wood said.

    The spokesman said "Withers and his team performed exactly as we would have expected them to do," adding that the State Department is "proud and grateful for their service."

    In June last year, Withers denied any involvement in the trafficking of Chinese weapons after allegations of US congressional investigators emerged in a New York Times report.

Posted by classiclady on Friday, March 20 @ 13:46:08 GMT (155 reads)
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