Concerning!
The country is still not part of the EU! What takes so long!
George Soros "established the Open Society Foundation for Albania in Tirana in 1991" (Google Search)
"The nation of Albania is in a crisis; America should be paying attention. Many will ask, “Why?” ...
Albania ... was trapped under horrific communist rule from the conclusion of World War II until the early 1990s—a nearly 50-year prison sentence for more than 3 million people.
After gaining freedom, the Albanian people overwhelmingly chose to develop stronger ties with the West while cultivating self-government and a free-market economy. The nation became an early signatory of the NATO Partnership for Peace and later a full member of NATO.
Albania was quick to offer military assistance to the U.S. after the 9/11 terror attacks in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Modern Albania has been a true friend to the U.S. in every way.
Today they are again trapped under a socialist party government that is playing fast and loose with the rules of free elections and weaponizing legitimate government functions to suppress dissent and jail political opponents. The heavily entrenched government of Prime Minister Edi Rama is moving the country away from conservatism and family values (long staples of Albanian culture) by using the country as an experiment for the collectivist ideas of George Soros and his ilk. ...
“Since May 31, protests have been taking place across the country. … [In June,] someone wearing a mask took the Israel’s flag down from the Israel Embassy. The country is suffering under rampant corruption, and … ministers of government and the mayor of Tirana are in jail for corruption. Over one million Albanians have left the country in the last [20 years] due to lack of hope.”
After spending more than two years as the first full-time American defense attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania, I can attest to the veracity of these statements. The speaker is not only a nonpolitical man of integrity, but I have had all of his comments confirmed by American citizens living in Albania. ..."
