You. See. Albanias overarching National Goal is to join the European Union Prime Minister doesnt think the country is ready for membership partly because its Political Institutions are underdeveloped that has been on display in the past week as Political Parties have disagreed on when to hold local elections nationwide they were scheduled for june 30th the Opposition Democratic Party now wants that date pushed back and hasnt fielded mayoral candidates the ruling socialists already roma want to proceed regardless with the candidates theyve registered the deadlock has added to skepticism in the European Union about whether albania is ready to join today on talk to aljazeera the Prime Minister of albania eddy rob. Thank you for a minister from talking to today i want to start by asking you about the countrys european prospects which is the Major Political issue facing this country for many years now a few weeks ago the European Union held parliamentary elections across the continent and m
And now a former anticorruption investigator who was dismissed from his post after speaking out says hes received death threats. Our reporter has had the opportunity to meet with him. Reporter Jonathan Ferris is on his way to speak before a delegation of members of the european parliament. He wants to express his concern about whats happening in malta. Jonathan in malta nowadays, how it came to be is that there are two types of laws. Like, laws for gods, and laws for the common mortals. Reporter until her murder, journalist Daphne Caruana galizia exposed organized crime and corruption in her popular blog. She accused konrad mizzi, a minister, and keith schembri, the chief of staff to the Prime Minister, of establishing offshore shell companies. She used information leaked in the panama papers. Suspicious payments were made to both politicians allegedly, bribes. Caruana galizia also claimed that michelle muscat, wife of maltese Prime Minister joseph muscat, created an offshore Company C
And now a former anticorruption investigator who was dismissed from his post after speaking out says hes received death threats. Our reporter has had the opportunity to meet with him. Reporter Jonathan Ferris is on his way to speak before a delegation of members of the european parliament. He wants to express his concern about whats happening in malta. Jonathan in malta nowadays, how it came to be is that there are two types of laws. Like, laws for gods, and laws for the common mortals. Reporter until her murder, journalist Daphne Caruana galizia exposed organized crime and corruption in her popular blog. She accused konrad mizzi, a minister, and keith schembri, the chief of staff to the Prime Minister, of establishing offshore shell companies. She used information leaked in the panama papers. Suspicious payments were made to both politicians allegedly, bribes. Caruana galizia also claimed that michelle muscat, wife of maltese Prime Minister joseph muscat, created an offshore Company C
More on this later in the show. Its ok to beat your wife or girlfriend provided they dont end up in the hospital. This is the message many women in russia worry is being sent to abusive men after the countrys parliament passed a law decriminalizing domestic violence. Instead of up to two years in prison, offenders now face the mere prospect of a fine. According to estimates, over half a million women a year are victims of domestic violence. Now some fear that figure could rise even further. Demonstrators in st. Petersburg act out scenes of Domestic Abuse in protest against a change in russian law making violence against spouses a petty offense. It essentially removes one of the only deterrents. Now if we beat someone in our family, well only have to pay a small fine. Men who batter their wives are more the rule than the exception in russia. This incident outside an apartment block in southwest st. Petersburg is just one instance. A surveillance camera recorded a family dispute that tur
More on this later in the show. Its ok to beat your wife or girlfriend provided they dont end up in the hospital. This is the message many women in russia worry is being sent to abusive men after the countrys parliament passed a law decriminalizing domestic violence. Instead of up to two years in prison, offenders now face the mere prospect of a fine. According to estimates, over half a million women a year are victims of domestic violence. Now some fear that figure could rise even further. Demonstrators in st. Petersburg act out scenes of Domestic Abuse in protest against a change in russian law making violence against spouses a petty offense. It essentially removes one of the only deterrents. Now if we beat someone in our family, well only have to pay a small fine. Men who batter their wives are more the rule than the exception in russia. This incident outside an apartment block in southwest st. Petersburg is just one instance. A surveillance camera recorded a family dispute that tur