Later this month, Tirana will start discussions with Brussels on how the country aligns with EU stances on the rule of law, the functioning of democratic institutions and the fight against corruption.

Protesting opposition supporters in Albania clashed with police on Monday, as they demanded that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election.

Opposition supporters in Albania protested again Monday, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election. The conservative opposition has long accused Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialists of corruption,

A few thousand people gathered in the Albanian capital at demonstrations organized by the country's right-wing opposition