Albania PM: Protests Threaten EU Bid, Not Government — SkimNews
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- Albania's Prime Minister said the anti-government protests endanger the country's EU membership bid but do not threaten his government
- Albanian police fired rubber bullets at student protesters as anti-government riots in Tirana entered their fifth day, with violence escalating
Why it matters: The Prime Minister's framing repositions the protests as a threat to Albania's EU accession — not to his hold on power — putting demonstrators in the position of potentially sacrificing a national strategic goal to press their demands against him.
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