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2024 in Albania

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2024
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Albania

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Events in the year 2024 in Albania.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

  • 29 January to 11 February – 2024 World Snooker Federation (WSF) Championships, in Golem.[1]
  • 22 February – The Parliament of Albania votes 77-0 to ratify an agreement with Italy to host migrants and asylum seekers trying to reach the country until 2029.[2]
  • 5 March – The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime imposes a two-year suspended sentence on Dhionisios Alfred Beleri, the mayor of Himare, for vote-buying, sparking a diplomatic row with Greece,[3] where he is named as a candidate by the ruling New Democracy party for the 2024 European Parliament election.[4]
  • 2 April – A car carrying migrants plunges into the Vjosa River in Gjirokastër District, killing all eight people on board.[5]
  • 21 June – A massive power outage leaves several areas of the country without electricity.[6]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Source:[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Albania to Host 2024 World Snooker Federation Championships". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Albanian mayor from Greek minority is imprisoned for vote buying. That's likely to anger Greece". Associated Press. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Greece names a convicted politician from Albania's ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election". Associated Press. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people". Associated Press. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in early summer heat wave". AP News. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Albania Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Kalendari i festave zyrtare për vitin 2024" [Calendar of official holidays for 2024]. Bank of Albania (in Albanian). Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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