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Socialists protest the June election result in Albania

Inside this issue

• The country is weathering the crisis well, but stability has come at a price

• Cookery show aims to reinvent a tradition abandoned due to chronic food shortages - -

Content

Politics hinders relationship with EU

Kerin Hope takes the temperature of a country that could be a magnet for European tourism

Rule of law: Villagers’ long fight for justice tests the system

A series of hearings has been postponed, raising fears the case may be swept under the carpet

Economy & banking: The advantages of a profitable market niche

The country is weathering the crisis well but stability has come at a price

Society: Cultural influences over generations served on a plate

Cookery show aims to reinvent a tradition abandoned due to chronic food shortages

Vlora port: Lawless harbour receives a makeover

Southern city exploits location as gateway to the ‘Albanian Rivieria’

Family firm with a profitable future all wrapped up

Bardhyl Ballteza founded what has become one of Albania’s most popular brands