tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348624882012-02-13T12:16:21.431-05:00.Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-10600519638807751182012-02-11T10:37:00.000-05:002012-02-11T10:37:41.022-05:00Fran Lulgjuraj named new Mayor of TUZTuz, Malësia - 10 February - Fran Lulgjuraj from the ranks of the Democratic Party of Socialists (Milo Djukanovic) today was elected mayor of the municipality of Tuzi Urban.
The new mayor was voted in by 12 members of the Council, while 7 were against and one ballot was invalid.
Fran Lulgjuraj replaces his party colleague, Nikola Gegaj who after his resignation was elected MP in the Montenegrin Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-91423127711675003572012-01-30T13:57:00.000-05:002012-01-30T13:57:36.630-05:00Albania and Montenegro Sign Transport AgreementAfter the meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisa, Igor Luksic told the press that Albania and Montenegro would enhance their cooperation in several sectors, including the economy sector. Luksic and Berisa agreed that relations between Albania and Montenegro went beyond the economic realm.
Montenegro and Albania concluded an agreement on a motorway that connects Plav and Podgorica and Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-77970296630742704732012-01-13T15:08:00.000-05:002012-01-13T15:08:59.745-05:00Djukanovic's Chastises Albanians in Montenegro as "Equal""Montenegro 'Respects Rights' of Ethnic Albanians"
Milo Djukanovic, the leader of Montenegro's ruling party, says that the country's ethnic Albanian minority had a shared interest in supporting its independence.
Vijesti
The Montenegrin authorities do not "owe anything" to ethnic Albanians in Montenegro for their support in the referendum that led to Montenegro's declaration of independence Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-8645833814052628752012-01-12T19:27:00.000-05:002012-01-12T19:27:18.599-05:00VETËVENDOSJE!: Montenegro's Albanians suppressed, Enver Hoxhaj comforts Montenegrins in KosovaAt a time when Montenegro's parliament passes a decision that will adversely affect the rights Albanian national identity, where 1000 euros is the price that every Albanian in Montenegro will be fined if they publicly display the Albanian national flag, Kosova Minister Enver Hoxhaj remains ignorant to the situation, even going as far as stating that Montenegro and Kosova have excellent relations.Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-39731101086934938882012-01-11T15:21:00.000-05:002012-01-11T15:21:52.442-05:00PJIU: Montenegro discriminates AlbaniansThe Party for Justice, Integration and Unity condemned the latest legal move of Montenegro, where the usage of the Albanian flag was banned, with the law also allowing fines to those who hold it.
“The new law passed in Montenegro foresees the removal of the Albanian flag and a 1000 EUR fine for people who use it without permission. PJIU is convinced that this draft law damages the Albanian Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-38445729782612532162012-01-06T10:08:00.000-05:002012-01-06T10:08:56.996-05:001,000 Euro Fine for Displaying Albanian FlagMontenegro, a country that already has received candidate status for EU membership and expects the opening of accession negotiations is requiring minorities to receive a special permit before they can display their national flags and those that violate this clause risk fines of up to 1000 euros.
A decision is expected to be passed in the parliament of Montenegro. There has not yet been an Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-43238490277550801212012-01-05T12:37:00.000-05:002012-01-05T12:37:41.328-05:00Shqiptarët e Malit të Zi dhe standardet e dyfishta të BrukselitAdri Nurellari - gazeta-shqip.com
Themeluesit e Europës së bashkuar, Shuman dhe Monet, kanë besuar se vizioni i tyre do të mundësonte një paqe jetëgjatë në Ballkan. Edhe për vendet që dolën nga komunizmi, integrimi europian është hamendësuar se në mënyrë graduale shërben si motivues i ndërtimit dhe konsolidimit të paqes, si dhe i pajtimit ndëretnik. Duke parë tragjedinë ballkanike të viteve ‘90,Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-61387853733420749062011-12-31T13:58:00.000-05:002011-12-31T13:58:51.849-05:00Gëzuar Vitin e Ri - 2012Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-88123043690688882042011-12-28T22:21:00.002-05:002011-12-28T23:55:08.671-05:00Albanians in Montenegro Protest Against Ethnic Discrimination
TUZ, MALËSIA E MADHE │ 28 December 2011
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CITIZENS OF MALËSIA, AND DEAR STUDENTS – WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST THE INJUSTICES DONE TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE CITIZENS OF THESE TERRITORIES. Recent developments in Montenegro have forced us to come out and protest since all other avenues of democratic and legal efforts have failed to achieve basic human rights,Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-58395405060298319522011-12-23T18:42:00.001-05:002011-12-23T18:46:58.839-05:00THE ALBANIAN-AMERICAN DIASPORA SUPPORTS THE DEMONSTRATION IN TUZ AND CONDEMNS THE MONTENEGRIN GOVERNMENT IN ITS STRONGEST FORM FOR ITS OBSTRUCTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TOWARDS ALBANIANS’ FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
DETROIT / NEW YORK / 23 DECEMBER 2011 – THE ALBANIAN-AMERICAN DIASPORA declares its support for the upcoming demonstration in TUZ on 28 December 2011 at 2:00 p.m. local time. This protest, along with the several that are currently being arranged in Detroit, New York and Washington, DC, underscore decades of discriminatory policies against the Albanian minority in Montenegro, which specificallyFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-60967416488249473502011-12-19T20:14:00.000-05:002011-12-19T20:14:23.570-05:00Protest Planned By Albanians in Tuz, Montenegro
"In Defense of National Identity"
TUZ, MALËSIA e MADHE, Monday December 19, 2011 – Recent developments in Montenegro illustrate once again that "ethnic cleansing” via non-violent means continues to be the preamble of Montenegro’s policy against Albanians. On November 2nd of this year, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted the Law on Territorial Division of Malësia leaving the fate of Malësia and Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-48745908552437150492011-12-16T09:16:00.000-05:002011-12-16T09:16:20.117-05:00Law Diminishes Freedoms of Expression/Speech in Montenegro
The Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Assembly of Montenegro recently endorsed a bill outlining violations of the public order, arguing along the way the conditions for the functioning of public order.
Besides violations such as selling and buying of human organs and using firearms and explosive materials, the new bill also makes it a violation to display flags, emblems and symbols ofFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-79420662979557048172011-12-12T09:19:00.001-05:002011-12-12T09:19:32.913-05:00Montenegro Wins June Start Date for EU Talks
According to the leaked draft conclusions that the European Council will adopt on Friday, accession negotiations with Montenegro will start in June after the Commission assesses its progress in carying out reforms on rule of law, respect for fundamental rights and repressing corruption and organised crime.
Montenegrin media report that while most EU countries have supported a start to Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-26247303323392344422011-11-27T21:42:00.001-05:002011-11-27T21:42:57.610-05:00Gëzuar Ditën e Flamurit
Stafi nga FREE-MALESIA ju uron të gjithë bashkëatdhetarëve Ditën e Flamurit, 28 Nëntorin. Gëzuar Ditën e Flamurit kudo që të jeni në botëFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-61569651734516644382011-11-14T11:44:00.000-05:002011-11-14T11:44:19.767-05:00Detroit Fundraiser Huge Success "For Malësia"
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI, Sunday November 13, 2011 – The Albanian-American Association “Malësia e Madhe” hosted their annual “For Malësia” fundraising dinner last night at St. Paul’s Albanian Catholic Church and Community Center. The occasion brought together Albanians from across the United States and from different sectors of the business, legal, medical, academic and political communities.
Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-73163192947134696222011-11-09T23:08:00.000-05:002011-11-09T23:08:50.828-05:00Rochester Hills Re-elects Mayor Bryan K. Barnett for Second Term
Tuesday November 8, 2011, Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett won re-election Tuesday by a landslide over Erik Ambrozaitis, 77%-23%. Barnett collected 8,398 votes to 2,440 for Ambrozaitis.
Barnett thanked all his supporters who joined him at the Concord Inn in Rochester Hills to watch as the final vote counts were officially reported. In attendance were Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-63271709569391774442011-11-08T11:29:00.002-05:002011-11-08T11:32:10.373-05:00United To Help Malesia
Event: Annual Fundraising Dinner for Malësia
Venue: St. Paul’s Albanian Community Center, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
The Albanian-American Association “Malësia e Madhe” invites you to attend their annual fundraising event where 100% of the proceeds go directly to families experiencing hardship in the rural areas of Malësia.
The event Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-65803434135698648532011-11-02T22:25:00.004-04:002011-11-02T22:30:28.749-04:00Montenegro Proclaims, "No Municipality for Malësia"
Earlier today the Montenegrin Parliament adopted the Law on Territorial Organization, but no concessions were made to opposition parties and minority groups who were awaiting the formation of new municipalities in Montenegro.
Proposals of the opposition parties, which included pleas from ethnic Albanians to grant a municipal status to Tuzi, was turned away when it did not receive the necessary Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-55215899884802259632011-11-01T22:01:00.000-04:002011-11-01T22:01:29.340-04:00Shqiperia Etnike? Marrëveshja Shqipëri-Kosovë rindez dyshimet e vjetra
Një marrëveshje për të bashkuar shërbimet konsullore jashtë vendeve, që do të pasohet nga veprime të ngjashme në të gjitha sektorët e tjerë, është një shqetësim për disa rreth agresionit të mundshëm territorial shqiptar.
Një marrëveshje për të shkrirë shërbimet shqiptare e kosovare konsullore jashtë vendeve ka ndezur shqetësime në pjesë të Ballkanit se marrëveshja është një hap drejt Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-21472834664865838352011-10-26T11:38:00.003-04:002011-10-26T11:49:15.765-04:00If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was Albanian …
Only two other persons have national holidays in the United States honoring them: George Washington and Christopher Columbus. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a giant in American history; he dedicated his life to fighting discrimination and racism in American society. During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-41020444209428614362011-10-24T23:31:00.002-04:002011-10-24T23:31:48.293-04:00Mali i Zi i kënaqur me raportin e përparimit të KE-së
Komisioni Evropian (KE) rekomandoi në raportin e tij të përparimit të mërkurën (12 tetor) që Mali i Zi të fillojë bisedimet për anëtarësimin në BE, duke thënë se vendi arriti përparim të kënaqshëm në reformat politike dhe institucionale.
KE vuri në dukje përparim në të gjitha fushat, duke bërë që Komisioneri i Zgjerimit të BE-së Stefan Fyle të njoftojë se asnjë vend anëtar i BE-së nuk do t'i Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-80115132962223561212011-10-21T15:57:00.000-04:002011-10-21T15:57:47.279-04:00Albania and Kosova to Unify Consular Services
Albania’s government has ratified an agreement which unifies consular services and practices with Kosovo and halves costs for both countries.
Besar Likmeta, Tirana
“Albanians should feel the same in Tirana and Pristina,” Prime Minister Sali Berisha during a cabinet meeting yesterday.
He added that similar practices should be followed in other areas like customs, culture and education in Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-67468062963320057592011-10-14T13:32:00.001-04:002011-10-14T13:34:50.659-04:00Congressman Engels to Visit Albanians in Detroit and support initiative for Malesia Municipality
Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Co-Chairman, Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus will be visiting the Albanian-American Community at Saint Paul's Albanian Community Center on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
This event will invite supporters to engage in dialogue related to varuous issues affecting Albanian-Americans at home and abroad, most notably the absence of a Commune in Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-70645178194417556952011-10-05T11:50:00.003-04:002011-10-05T12:29:38.402-04:00A "New" Challenge to the Status Quo in Montenegro
“Generation X” is all grown up in Malësia. Who, you ask? Simply put, if you ask this post-communist cohort of young intellectuals who Tito was, you may get a reply straight from a textbook. That is because most of these youth only know about the former Yugoslavia and her bloody wars and venomous demagogues through history books, YouTube, and Wikipedia. In other words, a new generation has Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-38971529261671169312011-09-14T15:57:00.001-04:002011-09-14T15:57:43.390-04:00Montenegro's economy faces serious problems
Montenegro's economy grew at a rate of 2% in the first half of the year, but experts warn the country must immediately curb borrowing to avoid the crushing weight of a debt crisis.
"We are concerned about the pace of increasing public debt … More powerful economies in the EU have experienced major problems because of it," Central Bank Governor Radoje Zugic said.
At 1.25 billion euros, or 45%Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-82543605800045313192011-09-09T08:33:00.000-04:002011-09-09T08:33:10.826-04:00Eliza Dushku: "Why You Must Visit Albania"
September 2, 2011
Having the opportunity to travel the world through out my life, I've been to a number of wonderfully exciting places. After visiting 15 unique cities on my most recent trip to Albania (and acquiring dual-citizenship), I wanted to share my experience with Lonely Planet's #1 Travel Destination of 2011.
I'm an Albanian-Danish-American from Boston. Those who know me, know that IFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-2534713313703505252011-07-22T13:22:00.000-04:002011-07-22T13:22:44.745-04:00Tensions build up in Montenegro's ruling party
Podgorica - Years of internal strife within the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), which has ruled Montenegro for the past two decades, may finally be exploding into the public eye, a Podgorica newspaper reported Monday.
The newspaper, Vijesti, quoted sources from the government and the DPS as saying that the party's deputy leader and one of the most powerful politicians in the country, Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-31739336129018458902011-07-12T17:30:00.000-04:002011-07-12T17:30:01.405-04:00Official Census: Albanian population drops to 4.91% in Montenegro
According to census results released today by the Institute of Statistics (Monstat) in Montenegro, 44.98 % of the population reportedly identify themselves as Montenegrins while 28.73% claim to be Serbs. Bosnians make up 8.65% while Albanians drop to a meager 4.91% and Muslims 3.31%. The rest of the population was divided by Croats representing 0.97&, Roma 1.01%, while 4.87% of the population Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-20222509166803355782011-07-10T15:15:00.000-04:002011-07-10T15:15:43.805-04:00How young Serbs learn to hate
BELGRADE, Serbia ― Young men holding stones and spreading the stink of cheap liquor periodically take over the streets of this capital city. During recent protests, they broke shop windows, burned cars and overturned flower pots, all in the name of defending the patriotic interest of Serbia.
Serbia’s capital has been ransacked twice in the last eight months, in October by opponents of the gay Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-77510709760754266172011-06-20T14:25:00.000-04:002011-06-20T14:25:29.854-04:00New Montenegro census could spur calls for change
The results may influence tax policy, infrastructure, job creation and the economic and social situation of every citizen in Montenegro.
Montenegro citizens eagerly await the new census results, especially related to national, religious and linguistic data. They are bracing themselves for large figure differences between the current census and the one from 2003.
As census data can lead to Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-47465237955471807612011-06-19T14:40:00.000-04:002011-06-19T14:40:26.635-04:00Montenegro Gay Activits Target Dinosha
Angered by the recent cancellation of Montenegro's first Pride march, which police refused to protect, activist plasters ministry for minorities with gay rights posters.
"Fix your 'ministering', or do the government and society a favour by resigning," one of the posters read, referring to Ferhat Dinosa, Minister for Human and Minority Rights.
Gay rights activist Zdravko Cimbaljevic also left Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-84066105415848274222011-06-14T23:04:00.000-04:002011-06-14T23:04:48.222-04:00"Montenegrins Don't Want Albanians Living Next Door," poll shows
More than half of respondents in a recent poll in Montenegro say they don't want drug addicts, homosexuals, or people with AIDS living in their neighbourhood.
The poll, carried out by the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, CEDEM, showed that 76 per cent of respondents don't want neighbours who are drug addicts, 57 per cent don't want neighbours who are homosexuals, and one-fifth of Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-20095466470004274562011-05-26T11:56:00.000-04:002011-05-26T11:56:34.426-04:00A joyous day in the Balkans: Top war crimes suspect Mladic arrested in Serbia
(Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic was arrested in Serbia Thursday after years on the run from international genocide charges, opening the way for the once-pariah state to approach the European mainstream.
Mladic, accused of orchestrating the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica and a brutal 43-month siege of Sarajevo during Bosnia's 1992-5 war, wasFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-34822467923192817722011-05-09T15:44:00.001-04:002011-05-09T15:47:02.141-04:00The Albanian-American Diaspora Appeals to the Albanian Foreign Ministry for the safety of Gjon Lucaj
The Honorable Edmond Haxhinasto
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Albania
Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta, Nr 6
Tirana, Albania
Dear Minister Haxhinasto,
We, the undersigned call on the Albanian Government not to extradite Mr. Gjon Lucaj to Montenegro. We intently appeal to the Foreign Ministry of Albania to protect Mr. Lucaj’s human rights pending further Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-18754774433843559192011-05-03T14:13:00.001-04:002011-05-03T14:35:24.182-04:00Malësor arrested in Albania to be extradited back to Montenegro
TUZ, Malësia, May 2, 2011 - Albanian police yesterday acted on an arrest warrant issued by Interpol and Montenegro to arrest Mr. John Lucaj (39) of Malësia. Lucaj was charged and sentenced to 3 years and 3 months imprisonment by the high court in Podgorica with activities associated with the infamous 2006 "Eagle's Flight" case where 18 men were sentenced to a combined 51 years imprisonment in Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-68355005729029806762011-04-28T08:45:00.000-04:002011-04-28T08:45:47.670-04:00The ulterior motives of Marty and Del Ponte
Four months after the release of the controversial Council of Europe report, the EU law mission in Kosovo says it has not received any evidence enabling it to start investigating its grave claims.
Petrit Collaku
Pristina
Months after a Council of Europe report accused Kosovo's top leaders of trafficking in organs, the EU rule-of-law mission said a preliminary probe was still trying to Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-17975175018844285112011-04-23T11:41:00.000-04:002011-04-23T11:41:12.256-04:00Gëzuar Festën e Pashkëve
Të gjithë besimtarëve Katolikë dhe Ortodoksë, kudo që ndodhen, Gëzuar Festën e Pashkëve!Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-72622128375934811822011-04-17T15:31:00.001-04:002011-04-17T15:31:08.270-04:00Montenegro's stats office to publish sensitive census data by mid-July
14/04/2011
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- The Statistical Office, MONSTAT, will publish results of the population census related to ethnicity, religion and language by July 15th, as agreed during a meeting Wednesday (April 13th) between Prime Minister Igor Luksic and representatives of the opposition New Serbian Democracy party, Andrija Mandic and Predrag Danilovic. The process will be monitored by Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-61367217790363228102011-04-14T10:44:00.001-04:002011-04-14T10:46:03.577-04:00Dinosha to resign from ministry post
Podgorica, April 14, 2011 -- Montenegro’s Minister for Human and Minority Rights, Ferhat Dinosha will be resigning in the next few months and will submit a formal resignation. According to various sources, he will be seeking a diplomatic assignment if approved by Prime Minister Luksic.
Dinosha will be remembered by the Albanian community is a staunch supporter of Milo Dukanovic and the DPS. Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-79873072575032984002011-04-11T17:09:00.000-04:002011-04-11T17:09:48.362-04:00Albanians in Michigan fall short on Kryengritja's 100th Anniversary
No musical performances! No plays dramatizing 1911! No poetic recitals paying tribute to our fallen heroes and heroines! No skits displaying our national cultures and treasures, No show!
April 10, 2011, Rochester Hills, Michigan – The Albanian-American community of Greater Detroit celebrated Kryengritja e Malësise se Madhe Sunday night at St. Paul’s Albanian Catholic Church and Community Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-39035484138339930992011-04-06T11:05:00.001-04:002011-04-06T11:05:29.494-04:00Urime 100 Vjetorin!
Urime 100 vjetorin e Kryengritjes se Malesise! Me shprese qe porosia e Dedes te realizohet, qe: "Malesia te orijentohet ka Shkodra e jo ka Podgorica!"Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-29157162929761990222011-03-29T11:36:00.000-04:002011-03-29T11:36:55.870-04:00Kryengritja and the Ignorance in PodgoricaMarch 29, 2011, Bronx, NY -- Ignorance comes in many forms. And all of them are dangerous. As Albanians around the world eagerly anticipate the 100-year anniversary of the Albanian Uprising of 1911, or “Kryengritja e Malësise Madhe”, an interesting development is taking shape, or lest I say, an interesting stasis, that one can argue is advocating ignorance of historic proportions. Podgorica’s Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-88149193079481921232011-03-27T00:02:00.000-04:002011-03-27T00:02:05.216-04:00Albanians Ready to Celebrate 100 years Since the 1911 Uprising in Malesia
The 1911 Insurrection of Malësia e Madhe (Great Mountains) is one of the most important events in the history of the Albanians, and particularly, the most distinguishing moment of the National Renaissance in the region of Shkodra. The causes of this insurrection lie on the drastic and unpredictable activity of the Young Turks in Albania, an activity that resulted in a general turmoil and a Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-17496496266690865232011-03-24T14:04:00.000-04:002011-03-24T14:04:31.686-04:00Protests in Montenegro call for corruption investigation on Djukanovic
RTG
Several hundred protesters gathered in front of Montenegro's parliament on Monday, demanding that the government crack down on corruption and improve the economic situation.
The rally, a rare occurrence in Montenegro, was organised by the NGO Libertas through the social networking site Facebook.
Demonstrators held posters reading "We want change" and "Luksic, stand beside us", referring Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-26735410714984670502011-03-16T10:29:00.000-04:002011-03-16T10:29:19.832-04:00The Failing Montenegro Justice System
In a leaked cable from 2007, a US embassy official in Podgorica wrote that one of the judges in the case of the murder of chief police inspector Slavoljub Scekic should have stepped down to avoid “the appearance of impropriety”.
One of the three panel judges, Cedomir Janjevic, “should have recused himself from the case from the start”, US embassy official Marsha Barnes wrote in a cable sent to Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-2428804459480531062011-03-05T11:04:00.000-05:002011-03-05T11:04:22.337-05:00WikiLeaks: U.S. Ambassador links Montenegrin Government with Criminal-Like Clans
The United States on Montenegro
WikiLeaks Exclusive: There are links of criminal clans and government officials
Few countries in Europe have such a bad reputation when it comes to the fight against corruption as Montenegro, said U.S. Ambassador in Podgorica Roderick Moore in a dispatch sent by the State Department in September 2009.
Moore explained this reputation and the issue of conflict Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-61304251815630763792011-03-02T22:25:00.000-05:002011-03-02T22:25:05.818-05:00Tuzi's Sister-City Mayor Needs Your Support
Rochester Hills Mayor, Bryan K. Barnett is kicking off his re-election campaign on Sunday March 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Catholic Church and Community Center.
Mayor Barnett's ties with our Community:
- Tuz, Montenegro became our Sister City in March 2007. This relationship has led to many projects, including “Two for Tuz,” where school supplies were collected from residents and Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-87866908408792656672011-02-23T01:14:00.000-05:002011-02-23T01:14:17.346-05:00Kosova Elects President and Prime Minister
PRISTINA, Kosova — Kosova's parliament elected Hashim Thaci to a second term as prime minister Tuesday and chose businessman Behgjet Pacolli as the country's new president.
Hashim Thaci was voted in 65-1 to head a coalition government facing growing social tensions and a new round of talks with Serbia aimed at resolving a score of disputes.
Pacolli, a self-declared multimillionaire who owns Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-81674809776054074082011-02-21T16:21:00.000-05:002011-02-21T16:21:28.473-05:00Albania Blood Movie, "The Forgiveness of Blood" Wins Silver Bear at Berlinale
Joshua Marston’s drama about two young people caught in a blood feud in Albania’s rural north has won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
"The Forgiveness of Blood," a drama written by Albanian-born, New York-based scriptwriter Andamion Murataj, tells the story of a family trapped in a cycle of vengeance.
Like in his celebrated 2004 movie Maria Full of Grace, Marston used both Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-42118523616734924062011-02-10T10:32:00.000-05:002011-02-10T10:32:24.838-05:00Lecture at Oakland University marks Kosova's 3rd Anniversary of IndependenceFebruary 10, 2011, Rochester, Michigan -- The Albanian-American Student Organization (AASO) is pleased to host a lecture by political scientists, Viktor Ivezaj and Paul Kubicek commemorating Kosova’s 3rd Independence Anniversary on Thursday, February 17, 2011, between 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge at Oakland University’s Student Center. Ivezaj and Kubicek will highlight Kosova's road toFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-5856913965286839422011-02-05T15:15:00.000-05:002011-02-05T15:15:46.500-05:00Nationalist fervor spreads through SerbiaBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Tens of thousands of nationalist supporters rallied against Serbia's pro-Western government on Saturday, demanding early elections amid the Balkan country's deepening economic crisis.
About 10,000 police officers gathered near the rally in front of the state parliament in downtown Belgrade to prevent it from turning violent, as similar protests by right-wing protesters Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-84872935580969327162011-02-04T12:30:00.000-05:002011-02-04T12:30:58.239-05:00Reports: Mubarak may be granted asylum in MontenegroMubarak May Join Ex Thailand PM Shinawatra in Montenegro
If Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak bows to pressure from demonstrators and leaves office immediately he may have a place to go.
Mubarak can be granted asylum in Montenegro because his son has business ties there, news reports in the country said Friday.
"Orascom Holding, a multinational Egyptian corporation which singed a contract Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-40760476764639599462011-01-26T15:44:00.000-05:002011-01-26T15:44:13.439-05:00Berisha vs. Rama: Power Struggle for AlbaniaBy Matthew Brunwasser, The NY TimesJanuary 26, 2010
TIRANA — In Albania’s rough and murky politics, the personalities are strong and the public institutions still count for less, 20 years after communism crumbled.
The latest illustration of violent tussle between two opposing camps occurred Friday, when a crowd tried to storm the office of Prime Minister Sali Berisha. The five-hour clash left Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-59725830730143994402011-01-24T14:19:00.000-05:002011-01-24T14:19:30.607-05:00Montenegro Opposition to File Charges Against DjukanovicA Montenegrin opposition party plans to file criminal charges against former prime minister Milo Djukanovic and the Italian premier for "damaging Montenegro's energy sector".
The Movement for Change, PZP, plans to submit the charges against Djukanovic and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for inflicting "immeasurable damage on the Montenegrin energy sector", the party's vice-president, Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-37304079797462837022011-01-20T12:19:00.000-05:002011-01-20T12:19:10.201-05:00EU parliament tells Serbia to Give up on KosovoStrasbourg, France - Serbia was urged by the European Parliament on Wednesday to finally give up on efforts to hold on to Kosovo, a province which seceded from it in 2008 with Western backing.
The message was delivered as EU lawmakers approved a trade liberalization deal between the European Union and Serbia, green- lighted last year by EU governments, but which still needs final ratification Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-64185060110396606972011-01-12T11:51:00.000-05:002011-01-12T11:51:25.582-05:00Wayne Law Professor to speak on Kosova IndependencePosted January 12, 2011
Wayne State University Law School's Program for International Legal Studies and the International Law Students Association will host a lecture by Brad Roth, an associate professor at Wayne Law and in WSU's Department of Political Science, at 12:15-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. Roth's lecture is titled: "The Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-42994512992931141592011-01-09T18:35:00.000-05:002011-01-09T18:35:13.949-05:00Montenegro: Split in ruling DPS loomsPodgorica, 7 Jan. (AKI) – Montenegro’s ruling Democratic Party of Socialists may be heading for a split, two weeks after the resignation of its supreme leader Milo Djukanovic as prime minister, local media reported on Friday.
Djukanovic, 48, who had ruled the country for the past twenty years, resigned on 21 December, only a few days after Montenegro was granted the status of official candidate Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-1855780231210351662011-01-03T12:48:00.000-05:002011-01-03T12:48:58.911-05:00Scottish Labour Leader links Montenegro to Ethnic CleansingBy Lucinda Cameron
Published: 03/01/2011
Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray was yesterday urged to apologise after his comments linking Montenegro to ethnic cleansing sparked a diplomatic row.
A Montenegrin diplomat has written to him to complain over what he said in the Scottish Parliament just before Christmas.
During first minister’s questions that day, Mr Gray said he had looked at the SNP Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-68590653729080602192010-12-31T19:57:00.001-05:002010-12-31T19:58:51.613-05:00Urime Vitin e RiFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-91035664961476704912010-12-26T12:28:00.001-05:002010-12-26T12:30:14.423-05:00What Will 2011 Bring for the Western Balkans?ALBANIA
For the first time in Albania's history, its citizens will have the right to travel to most EU countries without a visa. Many Albanians will use this opportunity in 2011 and most will return back home.
Fears that some EU countries may face a new wave of immigrants from Albania are unfounded. Around 1.5 million Albanians (not including those from Kosova) have already left the country over Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-33758690319080539572010-12-24T11:15:00.000-05:002010-12-24T11:15:30.747-05:00Gezuar KrishtlinjetFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-7633175175567871442010-12-21T10:03:00.000-05:002010-12-21T10:03:56.710-05:00Montenegro PM Milo Djukanovic resignsTUZ, Montenegro, 21 December 2010 -- Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, the longest-serving leader in the Balkans, has resigned.
"The conditions have been created for me to step down," he said, adding that he would stay "at the helm of the Democratic Party of Socialists". He has proposed Finance Minister Igor Luksic as his successor, Reuters news agency reports.
Djukanovic, speaking Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-29149129122794201092010-12-20T15:06:00.000-05:002010-12-20T15:06:53.065-05:00Djukanovic to Resign as PM of Montenegro for Second time21 December 2010, PODGORICA -- Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic will hand in his resignation on Tuesday, Podgorica daily Vijesti reports.
The newspaper writes that Djukanovic is prepared to resign on Tuesday and a new government headed by Finance Minister Igor Luksic will be quickly formed. Djukanovic, 48, is due to announce his decision to the public at a news conference, sources Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-23527949562235349942010-12-17T19:06:00.000-05:002010-12-17T19:06:06.117-05:00EU grants Montenegro candidate-member status17 December 2010, Brussels/Podgorica - European Union leaders have agreed to make Montenegro a formal candidate for future membership in the bloc, top officials at a summit in Brussels said Friday.
Leaders at the summit approved a pre-drafted statement in which they 'agreed to give Montenegro the status of candidate country,' without setting a date for the start of talks.
The statement 'went Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-64518343983846686132010-12-14T23:12:00.001-05:002010-12-14T23:12:12.121-05:00Richard Holbrooke, architect of Kosova's independence, diesProminent US diplomat Richard Holbrooke, best known in the Balkans and the rest of the world, perhaps, as the architect of the Dayton Peace Accords, died Monday night (December 13th), on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the signing of the agreement.
Holbrooke was taken to hospital on Friday after falling ill during a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He was diagnosed with aFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-64287837082180508552010-12-06T10:49:00.002-05:002010-12-07T11:03:41.405-05:00Flag Issue Resonate Fears of a “Greater Albania”?"Try telling a minority community to take down their flag and you will soon learn what a recipe for trouble is," says Krzysztof Drzewicki, a senior lawyer at the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM). "Signs and symbols are a powerful expression of identity for many individuals and communities.”
Although national minorities are free to choose their own flag without Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-54654952704978384412010-11-29T11:57:00.000-05:002010-11-29T11:57:12.978-05:00Dr. Camaj: "Albanians in Montenegro denied natural rights..."ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN, USA, November 28, 2010 -- On the eve of Albania's 98th birthday, the Albanian-American Community of Greater Detroit celebrated "28 Nentori" at St. Paul's Albanian Catholic Church and Community Center. The sold out event hosted between 650-700 guests along with distinguished invitees, including keynote speaker, Dr. Palok "Paul" Camaj.
This years' ceremony took a turn Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-18405666747528494862010-11-28T18:25:00.001-05:002010-11-28T18:26:36.459-05:00Happy Independance Day Albania!Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-66929060948015096512010-11-25T00:36:00.000-05:002010-11-25T00:36:00.801-05:00Slice of generosity for the needyJennifer Chambers / The Detroit News
November 23. 2010
Oak Park -- This Thanksgiving promises to be a better one, not only for the needy and hungry who come to Rrok Dedvukaj's restaurant for a free Thanksgiving-style meal on Wednesday, but also for Dedvukaj himself. Known to family, friends and customers as "Rocky," Dedvukaj took a break from operating his three Metro Detroit restaurants in Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-17107745554226884892010-11-19T11:41:00.000-05:002010-11-19T11:41:09.442-05:00Overwhelming Support for "Greater Albania" Grows Among Albanians(AKI) – An an overwhelming majority of Kosovo Albanians - 81 percent - favour unification with neighbouring Albania, according to an international survey published on Thursday.
A total of 48.8 per cent of Albanians in Kosovo and 41.8 in Macedonia believe unification could take place soon.
In Albania, support for unification has fallen to 62.8 pe cent from 68 percent last year.
The survey Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-17831070161253705462010-11-10T22:17:00.000-05:002010-11-10T22:17:48.956-05:00EU: Executive okays Montenegro as official candidateBrussels, 9 Nov. (AKI) – The European Commission on Tuesday recommended Montenegro become an official candidate for European Union membership. That would put the tiny Balkan state in the same queue as Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey and Iceland.
In an enlargement strategy paper, the European Commission gave a significant boost to Montenegro's bid to join the EU, saying its reform efforts had Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-40607333890154232302010-11-09T11:36:00.001-05:002010-11-09T11:39:50.166-05:00Ndihema per MalёsiAlbanian-American Association “Malesia e Madhe"
08 Nёntor 2010, Rochester Hills, Michigan ShBA
Lajmrojme Komunitetin Shqiptar te Detroitit me rrethe se Shoqata Atdhetare "Malesia e Madhe" me daten 14 Nentor 2010, dite e Diel, ne ora 7:00 te mbremjes ne sallen "Gjergj Kastrioti" pran Kishes se "Shen Palit” ne qytetin Rochester Hills do te shtroj nje darke, tash tradicionale per te grumbullue Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-86302073308596757252010-11-05T00:38:00.000-04:002010-11-05T00:38:29.778-04:00Plans for "Greater Albania" by 2015
Balkan Insight
"We [Albanians from south Serbia] are preparing to realise the idea of a greater Albania to be formed by 2013 or 2015 at the latest," Rexhepi, the vice president of the Presevo assembly, said on Tuesday.
Talks on such a project were held over the weekend in Tirana, where the List for Natural Albania was presented for the first time. Rexhepi attended the meeting along with the Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-4549719676246202882010-11-03T14:29:00.000-04:002010-11-03T14:29:05.618-04:00EU readies mixed message for MontenegroPublished: 28 October 2010
Updated: 02 November 2010
FREE MALESIA NOTE: (questionable statistic that Albanians only represent 3% of the total population in Montenegro)
The European Union is likely to grant Montenegro candidate status in November but defer opening entry talks with the ex-Yugoslav state as a result of corruption and slow democratic reform, an EU official revealed yesterday (27 Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-51503750923632186182010-10-24T12:10:00.000-04:002010-10-24T12:10:12.155-04:00CORRUPTION 101: Citing “lack of evidence” Podgorica court frees officers accused of torturing AlbaniansDue to lack of evidence, Montenegrin police officers Kalezić Marko, Darko Šekularac, Nenad Scekic, Milorad Mitrovic and Branko Radičković were set free last week by order of the Court of Appeals and released of all charges stemming from their conduct in the “Eagle’s Flight” arrest in 2006. The police officers were accused of using excessive force in the arrests of several Albanian nationals in Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-28922227785684261842010-10-14T23:24:00.000-04:002010-10-14T23:24:20.177-04:00Does Skopje need a "Skenderbeg Square"?The Macedonian government is spending millions to renovate a square in Skopje. Now the mayor of an ethnic Albanian majority municipality wants to construct a competing square across the river. Are things getting out of hand?
By Klaudija Lutovska for Southeast European Times in Skopje -- 08/10/10
Izet Medziti, mayor of the Chair district in Skopje, has an ambitious plan for his predominantly Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-76787355662113686262010-10-03T20:22:00.001-04:002010-10-03T20:25:14.367-04:00EU Waits for Milosević's last Disciple to leave ...
BRUSSELS, 09/29/2010 -- Parliament's president Jerzy Buzek has warned that Montenegro still has to allay serious concerns over reform of its judicial system before it can be considered suitable for EU membership.
The Polish MEP was speaking after a meeting in parliament on Tuesday with Ranko Krivokapic, speaker of the Montenegrin parliament.
The Balkan country has not yet formally beenFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-74358646547679044782010-09-28T00:38:00.000-04:002010-09-28T00:38:12.389-04:00Fatmir Sejdiu resigns as Kosova's president
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu resigned on Monday, potentially destabilizing the fragile political scene before talks with Belgrade which still refuses to recognize the former Serbian province's independence.
Sejdiu bowed to a constitutional court ruling last week that he may not serve simultaneously as the largely ceremonial head of state and as leader of his political Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-50594604126391924022010-09-23T11:06:00.000-04:002010-09-23T11:06:56.156-04:00President of Albania, Bamir Topi celebrates his first visit to Michigan with Albanian Community
HARPER WOODS, MICHIGAN, September 22, 2010 -- The President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi and his wife Teuta, visited the Albanian-American Community of Michigan today making two historic stops at the Albanian Islamic Center and St. Paul's Albanian Catholic Church.
President Topi and his wife were accompanied by the Ambassador of Albania, Deputy Speaker of Kosova's Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-66088335371817200602010-09-19T10:42:00.001-04:002010-09-20T17:19:13.096-04:00Albanian President to visit Michigan CommunitySeptember 19, 2010, Rochester Hills, Michigan USA -- The President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi, is scheduled to visit the Albanian-American Community of greater Detroit for the first time on Wednesday, September 22nd. Topi's visit will be highlighted by a public event at St. Paul's Albanian Catholic Church as he will place wreathes besides the statues of the immortal Gjergj Kastriot Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-42288317819795173052010-08-19T11:01:00.003-04:002010-08-19T11:04:45.442-04:00Excess and corruption keeping Montenegro afloatTIVAT, Montenegro — “This is better than St. Tropez,” Milo Djukanovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, exclaimed as he took in a display of yachts berthed in this mountain-shrouded bay on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Hardly. But if Mr. Djukanovic and a group of foreign businessmen supporting him have their way, the port of Tivat, now just 20 percent complete, could become a new Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-66797113169992552182010-07-26T11:54:00.002-04:002010-07-26T11:57:45.871-04:00U.S. calls on all countries to recognize KosovoU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEOffice of the SpokesmanJuly 22, 2010STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTONRelease of International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s Declaration of IndependenceThe International Court of Justice today issued its advisory opinion and decisively agreed with the longstanding view of the United States that Kosovo’s declaration of independence is in accordance with Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-3422646822848420072010-07-22T10:02:00.008-04:002010-07-23T15:36:16.785-04:00International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled Kosova’s Declaration of Independence did not violate international lawWorld court: Kosovo's independence was legal Associated PressPosted on July 22, 2010 at 9:04 AMTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' highest court says Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia did not break international law.The nonbinding opinion sets the stage for a renewed push by Kosovo for further international recognition of its independence.Reading the opinion Thursday,Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-24411041804945323732010-07-19T11:15:00.002-04:002010-07-19T11:22:28.832-04:00President Clinton among "A-list" honoring Sandy LevinGovernor Jennifer GranholmCongressman John DingellSenator Debbie StabenowSenator Carl LevinAnnounce the Summer Reception HonoringCONGRESSMAN SANDY LEVINWith Special GuestPRESIDENT BILL CLINTONSunday, July 25, 20102:00 p.m.Town Center Atrium2000 Town Center[Ten Mile and Evergreen]Southfield, MichiganFor more information, or toRSVP please call(586) 576-1636 orSandy@levinforcongress.comFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-30756076636919767092010-07-16T18:18:00.003-04:002010-07-16T18:25:40.448-04:00Advisory opinion in the Kosova case set for 22 JulyThe ICJ has now officially announced that it will deliver its advisory opinion in the Kosova case on 22 July. This essay/post is intended to serve as a preview of the many issues raised in the case, of the main lines of argument by states before the Court, and of the several possible avenues that the Court might take in deciding the case. It is meant to be structured in such a way to help the Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-88320027429549338252010-07-14T19:59:00.002-04:002010-07-14T20:05:08.652-04:00Settling the BalkansPILPG Advisory Board Member Morton Abramowitz and PILPG Managing Director James Hooper’s commentary regardingthe Balkans appeared in the National Interest. The article provides an insightful look at the upcoming advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the legality of Kosovo’s independence in 2008, which is expected to be announced later this summer. Ambassador Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-35886658752245765572010-06-27T13:05:00.003-04:002010-06-27T13:39:31.534-04:00Gegaj rebukes Tuzi MunicipalityPodgorica, Montenegro -- Saturday, June 27, 2010Newly appointed Mayor of Tuzi, Nikolle Gegaj, Saturday ordered that the status on the independent municipality of Tuzi needs no discussion at this time because it is not economically feasible to achieve this objective given the urban municipal budget, a message that resonates the exact words spoken by Minority Minister Ferhat Dinosha and Premier Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-30453363968523794822010-06-10T21:23:00.002-04:002010-06-10T21:27:14.352-04:00Djukanovic Meets with EU Officials in BrusselsBRUSSELS, JUNE 10, 2010 -- European Union officials have praised Montenegro’s progress on its path to the EU, but insisted on the importance of increased reforms in the rule-of-law and the fight against organised crime and corruption. The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, stressed that Montenegro has to make more progress in key areas, especially in the rule of law. “One Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-9819178599932321952010-06-05T12:10:00.002-04:002010-06-05T12:13:41.413-04:00Local elections may herald a period of flux in MontenegroWhile Djukanovic’s ruling party has claimed victory, the opposition seems likely to be galvanised by their relatively strong showing in the capital and elsewhere.Kenneth MorrisonThe results of Montenegro’s municipal elections, held on 23 May, appear to demonstrate that the country’s politics continues to follow a familiar script. Montenegro, after all, has not seen a change of government, at Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-81462924497685287562010-05-23T23:09:00.004-04:002010-05-24T16:47:02.896-04:00DPS Coalition Victorious in Malesia! Albanian Coalition left Scrambling for AnswersSunday May 23, 2010TUZ, Malesia -- The fate of Malesia's political future has been sealed for the next four years with a shocking election result leaving Albanians reeling for answers. Preliminary results show a sweeping victory for the DPS/DUA/BP coalition throughout Montenegro, including the much fought after Malesia/Tuz region. Meanwhile, the Albanian coalition of Sinishtaj, Gjergj and NikolleFree Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-25941928997280425292010-05-18T15:48:00.002-04:002010-05-18T17:18:15.932-04:00Elections test Albanian Identity and resolve18 May 2010How did we get to this part: The northern-most region of Malёsia e Madhe on the verge of ethnic realignment? And the most intriguing part might be that Albanians will be ushering this phenomenon in with their vote on May 23rd.On a warm Saturday evening inside the QIK in Tuz you would have thought that a rock concert was taking place amidst the jubilant crowd inside. Loud chants Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-20575134602275041222010-05-02T16:25:00.005-04:002010-05-02T16:32:25.141-04:00Congress urges State Department to defend Albanian's petition for full Municipality in MalesiaApril 16, 2010The Honorable Hillary Rodham ClintonSecretary of StateWashington, D.C. 20520Dear Madam Secretary:We are writing to request your consideration of a petition delivered by representatives of the Albanian-American Association and Citizens Initiative-Malёsia to the Department of State on April 16, 2010 regarding the treatment of ethnic Albanians in Montenegro. A copy of this petition Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-40840603577330322592010-04-21T08:52:00.003-04:002010-04-26T23:20:41.209-04:00ALBANIAN-AMERICAN DELEGATION MEETS WITH STATE DEPARTMENTALBANIAN-AMERICAN DELEGATION MEETS WITH STATE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THE MUNICIPALITY OF MALËSIA IN MONTENEGROFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2010 - A delegation representing the Council for the Formation of the Municipality of Malёsia–Tuz officially met with the U.S. State Department today and presented a Feasibility Report validating the favorable socio-economic and political Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-81611073255240018692010-04-15T23:37:00.002-04:002010-04-15T23:49:53.256-04:00Albanian-American delegation petitions U.S. and foreign embassies for greater rights in MontenegroWASHINGTON, D.C., April 15, 2010 -- A contingency of Albanian-American experts are making their way to Washington on Friday to appeal to the U.S. State Department on the re-institution of the Malesia Municipality, which was stripped from this Albanian dominated region in 1957. The delegates include experts in the fields of international law, political science, and diplomacy.The itinerary is as Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-36273977557080051382010-04-10T17:30:00.002-04:002010-04-10T17:37:33.075-04:00KRYENGRITJA NË MALËSINË E MBISHKODRËS -- 1911SHPËRTHIMI I KRYENGRITJES DHE VEPRIMET LUFTARAKE (MARS – FILLIMI I QERSHORIT 1911)Përgatitja e kryengritjesKryengritja e Kosovës tregoi edhe një herë nevojën e bashkimit të të gjitha forcave të vendit në luftën kundër sundimtarëve osmanë. Drejt këtij bashkimi i shtynë shqiptarët edhe veprimet shtypëse të qeverisë së Stambollit. Çarmatimi i përgjithshëm ishte një nga masat më të rënda që morën Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-56003651240334358592010-04-07T09:58:00.003-04:002010-04-07T10:10:30.158-04:00Will Djukanovic be Prosecuted?BARI, ITALY -- Will Montenegro's Premier, Milo Djukanovic be prosecuted by an Italian court once he resigns from his post? The possible court ruling of an international cigarette-smuggling ring that occurred between 1994 and 2000 will be re-examined in Bari, Italy after Djukanovic steps down as Montenegro's Prime Minister.The list of defendants includes seven Italians, two Serbs, and five Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-80130661140793859852010-04-01T22:53:00.002-04:002010-04-01T22:56:34.762-04:00S&P Lowers Montenegro Rating To 'BB', Outlook NegativeStandard and Poor's Corp lowered the long-term sovereign credit rating of Montenegro to 'BB' from 'BB+' Wednesday, citing vulnerability to economic and banking-system pressures, as well as the deteriorating quality of the country's assets. The ratings agency said the government "is suffering a hard landing" from the recession, and expects GDP to contract by 2.5% in 2010 after a 6.7% contraction Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-65311485505654542462010-04-01T12:19:00.002-04:002010-04-01T12:21:26.205-04:00Kosova cabinet gets overhaulApril 1, 2010Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced a government reshuffle Wednesday (March 31st). Six ministers are being replaced -- three from Thaci's Democratic Party (PDK) and three from its governing partner, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Meanwhile, Besim Beqaj will head the newly-created ministry of integration. Party officials say the changes could help inject new momentum Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-87697777849291196422010-03-30T15:26:00.001-04:002010-03-30T15:28:03.705-04:00Në Tiranë studentët protestojnë para ambasadës grekeTiranë, 29 mars - Me flamuj shqiptarë, këngë patriotike studentë nga veriu në jug janë bashkuar sot në Tiranë për të protestuar në lidhje me skandalin e ushtrisë greke ku gjatë paradës kombëtare kanë lëshuar thirrje antishqiptare dhe antimaqedonase.Studentë të universitetit Luigj Gurakuqi në Shkodër dhe të universitetit Ismail Qemali në Vlorë janë vendosur sot rreth orës 13.00 për të protestuar Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34862488.post-81377219626966334192010-02-24T11:14:00.002-05:002010-02-24T11:24:45.930-05:00Dukanovic's thugs assault opposition leader in MontenegroFebruary 20, 2010PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO -- Montenegro's leading opposition politician, Nebojsa Medojevic, was physically assaulted outside his home Saturday, according to local media reports.The attacker threatened to "liquidate" Medojevic, he told a press conference, DPA reported.Police have arrested the alleged attacker, reported local media. The arrested man is a close relative of another man Free Malësiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337694769559535441noreply@blogger.com3