{"id":72512,"date":"2024-10-18T18:08:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=72512"},"modified":"2024-10-18T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:36:00","slug":"the-headlines-from-friday-18-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/the-headlines-from-friday-18-october\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know for Albania today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The headlines from Friday 18 October<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All you need to know today\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fgJk2mtiZ0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Socialist Party has demanded that opposition Democratic Partu deputies; Elda Hotin, Petrit Doda and Albana Vokshi be excluded from Parliament. They allege that they disrupted the parliamentary session the day before. police have filed charges against 6 deputies for clashes with guards outside the premises of the Assembly on the same day<\/p>\n<p>The Central Election Commission has informed political parties diaspora voting may not be possible in the 2025 general elections as postal companies have said the time taken to deliver the votes may exceed the deadline for votes to be counted. Ilirian Celibashi has requested changes to the electoral code to facilitate later counting for postal votes.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen will visit Tirana on October 23, as part of a regional tour to deliver messages regarding the integration of the Balkans into the European Union. In Tirana, the president will meet with President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama.<\/p>\n<p>A delegation from the European Parliament is set to visit Tirana on October 29. MEP Fredi Beleri, former elected mayor of Himare municipality, who was convicted by an Albanian court for vote buying will be among the delegation. According to Greek media, Beleri is expected to meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama.<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Tourism businesses will pay a tax of 20 euros per year per bed. Under the new government initiated, the tax will also apply to apartments and short term rentals.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez opposes the Italian-Albanian protocol on immigration. At the summit of the European Council, Sanchez stated that such formulas do not solve the problems of immigrants, but instead increase them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The headlines from Friday 18 October The Socialist Party has demanded that opposition Democratic Partu deputies; Elda Hotin, Petrit Doda and Albana Vokshi be excluded from Parliament. 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