Albania

These efforts have led to a growing confidence among the public that corruption is a serious punishable offense in Albania.

So it was a shock to hear Mr Zoellick describe as "appalling" the bank's behaviour over a bungled project to develop the coast of Albania.

In Albania, a young man named Klodian Cela recently came out on a popular television program called Big Brother.

Fresh off the heals of a day protest in Rome, President Bush found welcome faces as he toured Albania.

The same applies to unruly Albania, which after years of progress is in danger of turning once more into a basket-case.

TV reporter is working for a few days in a border town, where a lot of refugees from Albania, Turkey and Kurdistan are packed in.

Albania might have to have a new election in a few months' time.

Just when we thought we were in to the easy bit of the drive we hit the narrow, steep, pot hole filled roads of Albania.

In Greece, women began to take part several years ago, but in Albania, Munguli was the first female reported to have joined in.

They were received in refugee camps set up by NGOs in Albania and Macedonia. The imprint of a man who had been burned inside his own home.

"We are going to show that we really want to be in the World Cup, " he said, ahead of Saturday's qualifier against Albania .

As I had driven the length of Europe en route to Albania, I felt that the Continent would hold little surprise or interest for me.

Who was an enthusiastic and uncritical guest of the dictatorships of Haiti and Albania, and the phalangists in Lebanon ?

As part of this illegal migration, smugglers ferry fee-paying migrants from Albania across the Adriatic to Italy in speedboats.

A little more than three decades ago, the People's Republic was an isolated, agrarian nation whose closest international ally was Albania.

Zef Preci, an economist and former minister, cautions that although Albania is not in recession, it may be soon.

George Bush wore a $50 Timex Indiglo that was reportedly taken from his wrist when he was in a crown in Albania in 2007.

We had good performances against Albania and Estonia and that's put us back in contention for qualification and that was without Rooney.

From Kosovo they were taken to Albania where all were murdered, a small number after their organs had been harvested.

One moment it's on, the next it's gone. What happened to the president's watch during his visit to Albania?

What this means in practice is extra help for Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Albania, in case Serbia opts out of the EU.

Flooding in Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia has forced thousands of people out of their homes.

While Albania was long considered a source of smuggled migrants and a transit country from the East to the West, this has recently changed.

Saturday's agenda will also see Albania and Croatia welcomed to the alliance as they finalize their accession process at the summit.

What made the first years difficult, and sometimes dramatic, sometimes happy, was the news from Albania.

President Bush receives a hero's welcome today in Albania. Enthusiastic crowds greeted the president during his brief visit.

Pyrros Dimas was a member of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania and competed for Albania at the 1990 European Championships.

The same goes for the other bits of the old Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro) plus Albania.

The sentence caused some astonishment in legal circles, as the award was based on the earning power of workers in Albania, not in Italy.

In fact, quite a large part of my work is not set in Albania, nor does it tell stories about it.

Slovenia and Croatia, formerly of the Habsburg Empire, outperformed Albania and Serbia, which spent centuries under Turkish rule.

Those estimates put the country behind the western Europe as well as countries like Albania, Chile and Tunisia.

In 1949 the Court found Albania responsible for damage caused to British warships by mines in its territorial waters .

China remains a poor country with a per capita gross domestic product on a par with Albania.

China's per-capita annual income of $7, 600 ranks below that of Angola and Albania.

Also invited are the leaders of Albania, Croatia and Macedonia -- Balkan countries that aspire to join the alliance.

Those estimates put the country behind western Europe as well as countries like Albania, Chile and Tunisia.

The Turkish Airlines flight lifted off from Albania and was expected to fly to Istanbul.

China supports Albania to join the European integration and supports Albania to develop friendly relations with other Balkan countries.

Albanian cuisine consists of local dishes from around the country of Albania.

Albania formally applied to join the European Union too, though it may take years to get in.

"Indeed the role, I DOF club in a higher number of" Albania has a clear understanding before.

And if Serbia and Croatia can hand out passports in Bosnia, why should not Albania issue passports to Kosovar Albanians?

It is also a drain of those who would otherwise likely become leaders and domestic investors, promoting Albania's stability and development.

And three Balkan countries on the verge of admission this week (Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania) can help batten down that volatile region.

Although bilateral relationship has seen ups and downs, history proves that Albania should always stand together with China.

Recent visitors to courts in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Orleans have included delegations from Liberia, Brazil, and Albania.

FOR months the opinion polls suggested that Albania's election would be close.

Another condition may be stopping Kosovo uniting with neighbours (eg, Albania).

Q: The Albanian government announced not long ago that Taiwan citizens would no longer need visas to come to Albania. How do you see this?

China would like to work with Albania to further promote bilateral cooperation in various fields.

On a recent trip to Ohrid, Macedonia, I arrived in the middle of the night after a six-hour bus ride through Albania.

But as Albania is limited in the international status, so people frequently ignored it, or only mentioned superficially.

Without even a remote chance of early European Union membership, Albania is eager to join the other principal Western club soon.

Indeed, chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus endemic to tropical Africa and Asia, has already arrived in Albania and Italy.

Populations are declining in all countries (except Albania) in the western half of the post-communist region.

Hailing from Albania, these Albanian warriors dress in Turkish fashion and wear padded or light mail armour and helmets.

Unfortunately, sighs Edith Harxhi, Albania's deputy foreign minister, this means that the EU integration process has also stalled.

Before the war, say officials, anywhere up to 18, 000 of them lived in Gora, a rural sliver of land squeezed between Macedonia and Albania.

Given the weakness of Albania's banking system, remittances are mainly sent to the country through informal channels.

This week, Albania and Croatia officially joined NATO -- bringing the alliance to twenty-eight nations.

NATO invited Croatia and Albania, boosted ties with Montenegro and Bosnia, and offered Serbia a friendly hand.

Albania played a role in the Sino-Soviet conflict far outweighing either its size or its importance in the communist world.

Reid said Albania gave tourists a taste of the Mediterranean without the crowds and prices.

Although I had had several opportunities to emigrate, I stayed in Albania throughout the darkest and most dangerous period.

Albania, Macedonia and Serbia, where Greek banks have decent market shares, might struggle more.

Albania is committed to expanding exports and attracting foreign investment.

Albania and Croatia are widely expected to get a formal invitation to join NATO while the status of Macedonia is less clear.

Albania highly appreciates the active role China has played in international affairs.

BAMIR TOPI, Albania 's recently elected president, may find himself doing rather more than his job description would suggest.

Unless Mr Rama and Mr Berisha resolve the issue, the MEPs said, they would recommend the suspension of Albania's bid.

China would like to work along with Albania to jointly promote all-round development of the bilateral ties.

Albania has been paralysed since last June's general election, which Mr Rama claims was stolen by Mr Berisha's Democratic Party.

China appreciates the above-mentioned persistent stance of Albania on the Taiwan issue.

Under the influence of the older generation, young Chinese now also share the same feeling towards Albania.

Within that context, Gordon said, "I support entry into NATO of the current candidates -- Albania, Croatia and the Republic of Macedonia. "

We flew back to Edinburgh in Scotland for our next game against Albania , which was the last-place team in our group.

The Lek (currency code ALL) is the currency used in Albania.

A gigantic pyramid scheme virtually bankrupted Albania after the fall of Communism.

Kamenica represents a long period of cultural and social development in Albania during the Bronze Age and Iron Age, Lafe said.

The wife of America's ambassador to Greece does not sit idly at home: she is America's ambassador to Albania, next door.

Albania's growth in 2003 and 2004 was strong, the nation has important oil and gas reserves, and inflation is not a problem.

China's growth may be explosive, but average incomes are lower than in Albania.

The Republic of Albania refrains from establishing official relations or conducing official exchanges with Taiwan.

Albania may increase tourism promotion among the Chinese people to attract more Chinese tourists.

"Albania will resolutely pursue the one-China policy, which is the political foundation of developing bilateral relations, " Berisha said.

Another view comes from Albania, Macedonia's western neighbour.

Katllani reaffirmed that Albania would adhere to the one-China principle as always and continue to support China's reunification cause.

Even Albania, denied candidate status because of its democratic failings, still sees the EU as its destination.

She repeatedly visited Albania, where she witnessed a revolution and refused a proposal of marriage from Ahmet Zogu, the future King Zog I.

Albania is liberated by the Albanian partisans.

This week Albania and Bosnia joined them, so only Kosovars still need visas.

Rankings of 19 countries, including Albania, Cyprus, Turkey and South Korea, improved significantly from 2007 levels.

If the future of Kosovo is settled satisfactorily later this year, the prospects for Albania should brighten.

Albania lost its throne after the war.

Remittances represent over 20 percent of GDP in Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina and over 10 percent in Albania, Armenia, and Tajikistan.

The PISA study, a test of 15-year-olds, places Panama 63rd out of 65 economies, behind the likes of Albania.

Also felt on Malta, in Montenegro and Albania and on the Ionian Islands.

Three people were killed in anti-government protests outside the prime minister's office in Albania .

Albania will not be joining the EU soon.

Birmingham would be Albania and you just wouldn't want to go there.

In 2006, Albania accepted five other Uighur men who were released from Guantanamo Bay.

President Bush receives a hero's welcome today in Albania.

In the meantime, Bosnia (and Albania) may win visa-free travel to the EU's Schengen zone, thanks largely to hard work in law enforcement.

After his death in 1468, Albania was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, which dominated the country until 1912.

Other countries to make the list include Norway, Albania and Japan.

In the East, the figure of Nasrudin, known also as Joha H the Hoja, provides a cultural template from Albania to Afghanistan.

Perhaps most worrying is Albania, which has been paralysed since a disputed election in 2009.

Alan Smith celebrated his return to international football by scoring the opening goal in England B's 3-1 win over Albania.

Ottoman Turks advanced into Albania, and took control in the Balkan country in 1415.

Even today, China's $3, 600 per capita GDP is roughly on par with those of El Salvador and Albania.

So, where did the 11000 or more guns and other military equipment that China donated to Albania go?

Albania, the world-famous natural asphalt.

The code of Lek Dugajine is the sole reason why blood feuds still claim so many lives in Albania today.

Except in Albania and Kosovo, there has been more talk than cash.

Main mines in Albania include petroleum, asphaltum, chrome, copper, nickel, iron, coal and so on.

the capital and largest city of Albania.

Italy has an estimated 1. 5 million immigrants mostly from Morrocco, Albania and Romania.

Tirana is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania.

For Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Macedonia the joke is that they are getting not progress but stagnation reports.

On the morning of April 4, 2004, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held talks with visiting Foreign Minister of Albania Kastriot Islami.

I now spend more than half of my time in Albania.

The Albanian people have been struggling to build a "Big Albania" for a long time.

Drin: a river, about 282 km (175 mi) long, of albania flowing north and west to the Adriatic Sea.

In purchasing power parity terms, at $5, 325, China comes in 100th place, four slots behind Albania.

Some noted that a centre-left government had similarly blockaded Albania's ports in the 1990s.

This is a consistent guideline of Albania and will never change.

It was founded in 1614 by Sulejman Pasha and became Albania's capital city in 1920.

From this perspective, then, American history, for example, is no more important than the history of, say, Albania.

Although you've lived in France for the past fifteen years, you write most often about Albania.

During her holiday in Albania, Bertha didn't simply lose track of time and place.

They sent 12 to 15 teams through Albania into Kosovo with the 1st Infantry Division.

Albania has an estimated population of 3. 6 million.

But you can get on a German ICE train and make it almost to Albania.

Indeed, many people in China want to come to see Albania.

For example, in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Albania and other countries, is a negative signal nod.

Do you spend much time in Albania now?

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