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Albania-related events during 2024
Events in the year 2024 in
Albania .
Incumbents
Events
29 January to 11 February – 2024 World Snooker Federation (WSF) Championships, in
Golem .
[1]
22 February – The
Parliament of Albania votes 77-0 to ratify an agreement with Italy to host migrants and asylum seekers trying to reach the country until 2029.
[2]
5 March – The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime imposes a two-year suspended sentence on
Dhionisios Alfred Beleri , the mayor of
Himare , for vote-buying, sparking a diplomatic row with Greece,
[3] where he is named as a candidate by the ruling
New Democracy party for the
2024 European Parliament election .
[4]
2 April – A car carrying migrants plunges into the
Vjosa River in
Gjirokastër District , killing all eight people on board.
[5]
21 June – A massive power outage leaves several areas of the country without electricity.
[6]
1 July – Internationally-acclaimed author
Ismail Kadare dies in a hospital in
Tirana at the age of 88.
[7]
Arts and entertainment
Holidays
Source:
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