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I cannot post directly because of personal involvement, having led the financial team of the Western European Union's Multinational Advisory Police Element which restabilised the country after the pyramid banking schemes collapsed, leading to the generalised raiding of the arsenals. I cannot post directly because of personal involvement, having led the financial team of the Western European Union's Multinational Advisory Police Element which restabilised the country after the pyramid banking schemes collapsed, leading to the generalised raiding of the arsenals.
My key point here is that although this unit had a General of the Italian Carabinieri at its head, this was principally because Italy was most exposed to Albanian refugees. Its other staff were principally normal police attached by a number of nations and civilians, including Albanians, and it was managed under the close supervision of the Council of WEU with a number of extra nations participating actively. Consequently, to say that it was led by an Italian Military force is entirely wrong, it followed on exactly the same policy and staff as the earlier UN Sharp Guard blockade also run by WEU but using a much less military force. Indeed, the bulk of the political stabilisation was done by just one man, a Norwegian Police Colonel whose John Wayne impression from the Rogner Hotel to the Ministry of Justice delivered the message that this time it wasn't the Russians invading and the locals had better calm down! My key point here is that although this unit had a General of the Italian Carabinieri at its head, this was principally because Italy was most exposed to Albanian refugees. Its other staff were principally normal police attached by a number of nations and civilians, including Albanians, and it was managed under the close supervision of the Council of WEU with a number of extra nations participating actively. Consequently, to say that it was led by an Italian Military force is entirely wrong, it followed on exactly the same policy and staff as the earlier UN Sharp Guard blockade also run by WEU but using a much less military force. Indeed, the bulk of the political stabilisation was done by just one man, a Norwegian Police Colonel whose John Wayne impression from the Rogner Hotel to the Ministry of Justice delivered the message that this time it wasn't the Russians invading and the locals had better calm down! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 17:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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Arnauti VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ AND ADD IN THE ARTICLE

Arnaud(given name), Shqipëria = Land of Eagles, Arnavutluk may derive from "Arnaud"= Eagle Ruler, see wiki Article: Arnaud(given name)

The minority map

Since there is no official data that shows minority distribution and percentage in general the map seems to be without a source to back it. New data will come in 2011. Maybe then a map could be made. (AnnaComnena) 91.187.96.236 (talk) 18:58, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

This map is about the traditional precense of ethnolinguistic minorities and doesn't include precentages. Apart from being well sourced, I can't see a reason why a future census in Albania should change the traditional precence of this minorities.Alexikoua (talk) 19:10, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

AnnaComnena are you User:Anna Comnena? The map seems to have been reported for deletion on commons here by BW.--— ZjarriRrethues —  19:47, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Why is "traditional presence of the minorities" relevant to an encyclopedic article about Albania? There seems to be no source backing the presence shown on the map. —AnnaComnena 91.187.96.236 (talk) 16:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

The "minority map" is erroneous. The greek minority does not extend that far inside Albania. There are plenty of other maps online showing the traditional minority zones. Again this just devalues Misplaced Pages as a trustful source of information than anything else. -Fieraku —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.181.8.202 (talk) 04:44, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Albania was not founded in the Twentieth Century

In the info boxes for Montenegro and many other countries in the region, information pertaining to independence from the Byzantine Empire and anteceding political entities is included. Why is there no mention in Albania’s info box of the Principality of Arber, Skanderbeg and Lezhe’s confederations, etc? A quick glance at this article seems to imply that Albania just sprouted out of the Ottoman Empire relatively recently, when in fact the Albanians are the oldest continuous inhabitants of the Balkans. With all due respect, I think that fresh data should be added to the formation heading, especially references to periods in Albania’s long and documented history of independence from regional powers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.163.5 (talk) 09:23, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Albania's university started in 1950s no question: Moscopole's wasn't a University if that's what you meant.

Removed this edit as possibly vandalism, but actually I apologize, maybe I have to AGF the editor. Nevertheless, the edit is completely unfounded and I reverted. --Sulmues 02:08, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Jews in Holocaust

Currently one sentence reads >Albania was one of the European countries occupied by the Axis powers that ended World War II with a larger Jewish population than before the war. ... <

I would like to change this sentence to: 

>Albania was the only country occupied by Germany that ended World War II with a larger Jewish population than it had before the war.  ... <

i.e. I want to make the statement stronger and also truthful ... the older existing statement implies that some other European countries occupied by the Axis powers also had an increase in its Jewish population 1939-1945. No other did. And the words "Axis powers" are in the context wishy washy. The only Axis occupiers in Europe were Italians and Germans. And Jews generally survived Italian occupations but not German. And the word "European" modifying "countr becomes unnecessary once German is substituted for Axis ...

Any objection to the change, suggestions ? Kits2 (talk) 23:31, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Albania Receives 2010 United Nations Award

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Please rephrase and re-apply for this edit. This is possibly in copyright violation since it was copied and pasted. Joe Gazz84 (user)•(talk)•(contribs) 10:22, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

On June 23, Albania was recognized by the United Nations for its contribution to improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness in the public sector. Albania's Public Procurement Agency was awarded the 2nd place prize for.......

http://albania.usaid.gov/shfaqart/472/31/Albania_Receives_2010_United_Nations_Award_.htm 108.7.5.36 (talk) 23:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

EU Aid in 1997 NOT military

I cannot post directly because of personal involvement, having led the financial team of the Western European Union's Multinational Advisory Police Element which restabilised the country after the pyramid banking schemes collapsed, leading to the generalised raiding of the arsenals. My key point here is that although this unit had a General of the Italian Carabinieri at its head, this was principally because Italy was most exposed to Albanian refugees. Its other staff were principally normal police attached by a number of nations and civilians, including Albanians, and it was managed under the close supervision of the Council of WEU with a number of extra nations participating actively. Consequently, to say that it was led by an Italian Military force is entirely wrong, it followed on exactly the same policy and staff as the earlier UN Sharp Guard blockade also run by WEU but using a much less military force. Indeed, the bulk of the political stabilisation was done by just one man, a Norwegian Police Colonel whose John Wayne impression from the Rogner Hotel to the Ministry of Justice delivered the message that this time it wasn't the Russians invading and the locals had better calm down! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.63.24.114 (talk) 17:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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