{"id":79637,"date":"2025-07-02T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79637"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:08:27","slug":"berisha-at-the-osce-assembly-albania-is-experiencing-a-demographic-drama-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/berisha-at-the-osce-assembly-albania-is-experiencing-a-demographic-drama-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania Is Experiencing a Demographic Drama in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, raised alarm over Albania\u2019s depopulation during his speech at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, currently taking place in Porto.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, Berisha cited statistics, stating that in just one decade, around 45% of the population has left the country \u2014 which, according to him, constitutes the greatest demographic loss in Europe, even compared to countries in conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween 2014 and 2024, Albania has lost more people than any other country. According to Eurostat data, over 1,099,000 Albanians have left for the Schengen area \u2014 not counting those who emigrated to other regions. Albania is the first and only narco-dictatorship in Europe. This may not yet be recognized as a fact, but its consequences are devastating for my nation,\u201d Berisha declared.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing his remarks, Berisha strongly criticized the reported economic growth in the country, arguing that the annual 3% increase does not reflect real development, as productive sectors have declined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe euro has devalued by 35\u201338% in Albania. This has killed hundreds of exporting businesses, because narco-euros are entering the country through containers and all sorts of channels, and 80% of investments in the construction sector do not come from banks, but from the underworld. This entire process is personally directed by the narco-dictator, who has formed a syndicate with drug cartels and gives them every opportunity and freedom to launder money in my country,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, raised alarm over Albania\u2019s depopulation during his speech at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, currently taking place in Porto. In his address, Berisha cited statistics, stating that in just one decade, around 45% of the population has left the country \u2014 which, according to him, constitutes the greatest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":79638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,1803],"tags":[243,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania Is Experiencing a Demographic Drama in Europe - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/berisha-at-the-osce-assembly-albania-is-experiencing-a-demographic-drama-in-europe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Berisha at the OSCE Assembly: Albania Is Experiencing a Demographic Drama in Europe - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, raised alarm over Albania\u2019s depopulation during his speech at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, currently taking place in Porto. 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