Albanians
The Albanians (; Albanian: Shqiptarët, pronounced [ʃcipˈta:ɾət]) are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula and are identified by a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia, Greece, Italy and Turkey. They also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Diaspora based Albanians may self identify as Albanian, use hybrid identification or identify with their nationality, often creating an obstacle in establishing a total figure of the population.The ethnogenesis of the Albanians and their language is a …
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World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
Positioned as the linchpin in Albania’s journey towards a higher income economy and its aspirations for EU accession, the pivotal role of human capital cannot be overstated. However, the country …
decade later and women comprised 41 percent of Albanians in Italy and Greece (Vullnetari, 2007). Migration … Labor Organization (ILO), 91 percent of elderly Albanians require long-term care, but less than 2 percent …
ECPAT UK: Every Child Protected Against Trafficking - UK · 17 July 2024 English
This report explores the heightened risks of human trafficking faced by unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK, specifically those accommodated in Home Office hotels. Through a combination of legal …
stubborn media and political discourse framed Albanians claiming asylum as being part of organised ‘criminal … concern, especially evident in the examples of Albanians seeking asylum and trafficking protections in …
World Bank Group · 25 June 2024
Albania having one of the lowest average wage rates in Europe, and the lowest in the Western Balkans. Albanians are also progressively moving to more and further destinations in Western Europe, particularly Germany … higher share of high-skilled workers. Nevertheless, asylum seeking is still prevalent, with 193,000 Albanians seeking asylum in the EU between 2010-2019, with an acceptance rate of just about 2 percent, demonstrating …
World Bank Group · 25 June 2024 English
Albania having one of the lowest average wage rates in Europe, and the lowest in the Western Balkans. Albanians are also progressively moving to more and further destinations in Western Europe, particularly Germany … higher share of high-skilled workers. Nevertheless, asylum seeking is still prevalent, with 193,000 Albanians seeking asylum in the EU between 2010-2019, with an acceptance rate of just about 2 percent, demonstrating …
Legislative framework regulating migration of Albanians ............................................. … .................... 27 Figure 11: Deported Albanians Registered by the Border and Migration Department … and re-emigration are facts of life for many Albanians… Albania is a country with a highly mobile population … Europe, and the lowest in the Western Balkans. Albanians are also progressively moving to more and further … asylum seeking is still prevalent, with 193,000 Albanians seeking asylum in the EU between 2010-2019, with …
World Bank Group · 24 June 2024 English
This report provides a high-level assessment of Serbia's current water security status and drivers of future change intending to highlight the complex water issues that Serbia must tackle to enhance …
and Bosniaks (2.02%). Smaller groups are the Albanians, Gorans, Bulgarians, and Turks in the southern …
EU: European Union · 20 June 2024 English
As Europe and the United States head into key elections, the strained security situation in northern Kosovo and heightened tensions between Kosovo and Serbia are raising concerns about stability in …
Serbs, with only 3 % participation of Kosovar Albanians. The new mayors took office accompanied by special …
UN: The United Nations · 23 May 2024 English
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Egyptians and members of other minority groups, to Albanians returning from abroad and to migrants, refugees …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 11 May 2024 English
In Bulgaria alone, for example, the projected value of illegal fuel in 2019 reached approximately €0.5 billion, resulting in significant budget losses of €250 million.4 In the wake of the …
investigators in Kosovo claimed that Serbs and Albanians in the north of the country were working together …
UN: The United Nations · 9 May 2024 English
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case of the enforced disappearance of 6 ethnic Albanians mentioned in paragraph 86 of the report. Had …
IOM: International Organization for Migration · 6 May 2024
WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2024 The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). [...] …
countries in the subregion. Thousands of young Albanians, for example, have resorted to taking arduous …
