Albanian PM: Protests Threaten EU Bid, Not Government — SkimNews
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- Albania's Prime Minister said the ongoing protests endanger the country's EU membership prospects rather than his government, and denounced the accompanying violence.
- Riots in Tirana entered a fifth day as anti-government demonstrators demanding the PM's resignation battled with police.
Why it matters: Albania has spent years pursuing EU accession, and the PM is publicly redirecting blame for the unrest toward that geopolitical cost rather than his own political survival. Five straight days of violent clashes in Tirana indicate the opposition pressure is not dissipating, raising the stakes for both the PM and the EU candidacy.
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