Albania. Albanian PM Edi Rama said the opposition and some ‘foreign forces’ are behind the violent protests.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama accused the opposition and unnamed “foreign forces” of stoking violent protests, saying the demonstrations were an attempt to derail efforts to join the EU https://t.co/ruUkGcdUBU

— Bloomberg (@business) October 16, 2026

Students in Albania have taken to the streets over education costs, poor university conditions and bleak job prospects, with protests in the capital turning violent as police fire tear gas and water cannons. pic.twitter.com/pHlMNNMrOg

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 14, 2026

Hours of total chaos in Tirana, Albania.

​Cars set on fire, protesters climbing on police water cannons. Police shoot rubber bullets and tear gas, while protesters hit back with Molotov cocktails and fireworks. https://t.co/IWeNgwL4XN pic.twitter.com/wdxBSMaa5V

— Tirana Report (@Tirana_Report) October 17, 2026