2024 in Albania
Albania-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Albania.
Incumbents
- President: Bajram Begaj
- Prime Minister: Edi Rama
- Deputy Prime Minister: Belinda Balluku
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]
Arts and entertainment
Holidays
- 1–2 January – New Year holidays
- 14 March – Day of summer
- 22 March – Nowruz Day
- 31 March – Catholic Easter Sunday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May – Orthodox Easter
- 16 June – The Day of Kurban Bayram
- 5 September – Saint Teresa's Consecration Day
- 28 November – Flag and Independence Day
- 29 November – Liberation Day
- 8 December – National Youth Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
References
- ^ "Albania to Host 2024 World Snooker Federation Championships". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Albanian mayor from Greek minority is imprisoned for vote buying. That's likely to anger Greece". Associated Press. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Greece names a convicted politician from Albania's ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election". Associated Press. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people". Associated Press. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Albania Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Kalendari i festave zyrtare për vitin 2024" [Calendar of official holidays for 2024]. Bank of Albania (in Albanian). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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- Online calendar
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