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.

Opposition forces in Albania, led by the conservative Democratic Party (PD), staged a violent protest in Tirana on Monday evening, demanding the government to be replaced by a technocratic caretaker cabinet that would oversee next year’s parliamentary elections,

Opposition forces in Albania are holding a nationwide protest in the country's capital demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year's parliamentary election.

Albanian opposition politicians set fire to a pile of wooden chairs outside parliament on Monday to protest the imprisonment of a colleague.

Opposition supporters in Albania have protested again and demanded that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election

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.

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

By bne IntelliNews Thousands of opposition supporters joined a protest in the Albanian capital Tirana on October 7. The demonstration turned violent, with protesters throwing Molotov cocktails and setting fire to the entrance to the ruling Socialist Party headquarters.