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Trade unions in Albania have had an unstable existence in recent decades, mirroring the regional political turbulence in Albania. Since the 1991 defeat of the Albanian Party of Labour (APL), independent trade unions have asserted themselves, [3] with two main national trade union centres ; the United Independent Albanian Trade Unions (BSPSh ...
t. e. Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union (EU). It applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009, and has since June 2014 been an official candidate for accession. The Council of the European Union decided in March 2020 to open accession negotiations with Albania.
A short-lived monarchical state known as the Principality of Albania (1914–1925) was succeeded by an even shorter-lived first Albanian Republic (1925–1928). Another monarchy, the Kingdom of Albania (1928–1939), replaced the republic. The country endured occupation by Italy just prior to World War II (1939–1945).
The fall of communism in Albania, the last such event in Europe outside the Soviet Union, started in December 1990 with student demonstrations in the capital, Tirana, although protests started in January that year in other cities like Shkodra and Kavaja. [1] The Central Committee of the communist Party of Labour of Albania allowed political ...
The unification of Albania and Kosovo is a political idea, revived before and after Kosovo declared independence in 2008. [2] This idea has been connected to the irredentist concept of Greater Albania. [3] [4] [5] As of the 2021 estimate, approximately 97% of Kosovars are ethnic Albanians. [6]
KSSh. The Confederation of Trade Unions (KSSh) is a national trade union federation in Albania. It is a successor organization to the Trade Unions of Albania . It was led by Kastriot Muco until November 2004 and has an estimated membership of 100,000. Actual president Kol Nikolli took over the lead of the institution after a narrow victory in ...
The country is the 8th most populous country in the Balkans and ranks as the 137th most populous country in the world. The country's population rose steadily from 2.5 million in 1979 until 1989, when it peaked at 3.1 million. [294] Since then, the population has continually decreased every year. [295]
Republic of Albania. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania joined the United Nations on 14 December 1955, and has participated in several UN peacekeeping operations. The current Representative of Albania in the UN is Mr. Ferit Hoxha. Albania is a non-permanent member of the 15-country UN Security Council for the two-year term (2022–2023).