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After visiting 17 countries for his latest book, our writer leaves his heart in Albania – ‘a country of knotty history, boundless hospitality and infinite surprises’

Eleanor Myers, winner of the fourth Rupert Cornwell Prize for Journalism, speaks to relatives of some of the thousands believed executed about their fight to find their loved ones – so they can lay them to rest

There’s been a great deal of xenophobia directed at Albanian immigrants to the UK recently. It’s easy to argue that Albanians are being scapegoated for the current crisis in Britain’s migration system. But prejudice against Albanians across Europe is not new.

Much overlooked in eastern Europe, Albania has beaches, unique history, lush sunshine and a scene low on tourists

In the north, there’s no work. In the capital, corruption blocks young people’s progress. It’s no surprise there’s an exodus

Growing up in Albania, our guest had a childhood of two halves. One was lived in plain sight, since she was brought up at school to believe and love the communist doctrine of Albania's Enver Hoxha and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The other half was hidden, as she slowly discovered…

Dalmatian pelicans at Narta lagoon were saved from extinction but now the government is building an airport in Vlora’s protected landscape

How a Māori woman ended up broadcasting communist propaganda in 17 languages at one of the largest broadcasters in all of Europe - and gained a cult following.

Despite its dark 20th-century past, the country is now a traveller’s paradise of amazing landscapes, coast and historic cities