Albania

Albania   (Country)
Formation	1913
Location	Balkans, Europe
Leader	Albania/Prime minister
Type	nation state
Member of	International Criminal Court, La Francophonie, NATO, UN
Subpage	•Albania/Prime Minister
A small country in Southeastern Europe.

Albania was created in 1913 by other countries.

Drug hub

Europe's New Cocaine Kings: The Albanian Mafia

Albania has an increasing problem with leading drug kingpins. Europol has arrested dozens of Albanian operating in Western Europe using the Schengen agreement to set up trafficking hubs without any scrutiny for EU authorities. "Eurojust and Europol have supported judicial and law enforcement authorities in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands in dismantling a network of drug traffickers composed mainly of Albanian nationals. During a joint action, 35 suspects were arrested and 51 places were searched in the countries involved. More than 600 police officers were involved in the operation. Eurojust assisted the authorities in setting up and funding a joint investigation team (JIT) into the case".

2019 protests

2019 saw multiple mass protests demanding the resignation of the Albanian prime minister, Edi Rama.

 

Group

Group	Start	Description
Mujahedin-e Khalq	1965	A terroristic cult seeking to overthrow the government of Iran. First allied to the USSR, then to Saddam Hussein and then finally to Israel.

 

Citizens of Albania on Wikispooks

Title	Born	Died	Description
Enver Hoxha	16 October 1908	11 April 1985	The longest-serving head of state in the Eastern Bloc with nearly 41 years in power. Survived MI6/CIA regime change attempt.
Edi Rama	4 July 1964		Albanian Prime Minister linked to organized crime (which is illegal to say in Albania)
Veton Surroi	17 July 1961		Albanian politician; WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow 1999

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:Bulgaria 1990-Albania 1991	book extract	2003	William Blum

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