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Albania isTense

Worse than usualBelow usual for 5 days

Last 14 days

Oct 19Nov 1

Why

  1. A U.S. citizen was arrested in Tirana after an anti-government protest on October 31, and six people were arrested after a violent protest there.

    10 eventsalbaniandailynews.comSource

  2. Cost-of-living protests spread across Europe, with riots reported in France, Germany and Albania.

    10 eventsthe-sun.com, dailymail.comSource

What happened

  • Statements9%
  • Cooperation29%
  • Criticism16%
  • Protests14%
  • Pressure10%
  • Fighting22%

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