albania albania / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Balkan Neighbors, EU Hopefuls Are Worlds Apart on Migrants The European Union could start accession talks next year with Macedonia and Albania, two countries where people's views of migrants could not be more different. /poll/240938/balkan-neighbors-hopefuls-worlds-apart-migrants.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/240938/balkan-neighbors-hopefuls-worlds-apart-migrants.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMT 2018 Global Great Jobs Briefing 3 Billion Still Looking for Great Jobs /reports/233375/gallup-global-great-jobs-report-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /reports/233375/gallup-global-great-jobs-report-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 01 May 2018 04:01:00 GMT Globally, Minority Acceptance Falls, Then Rises, With GDP Â鶹´«Ã½AV's research reveals a U-shaped relationship between countries' GDPs and residents' likelihood to see their communities as good places for racial and ethnic minorities. Among poorer countries, residents are less likely to feel this way as GDP rises. Among richer countries, the relationship is reversed. /poll/147092/Globally-Minority-Acceptance-Falls-Rises-GDP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/147092/Globally-Minority-Acceptance-Falls-Rises-GDP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:00 GMT Global Economic Crisis Was Personal in Countries Far and Wide Â鶹´«Ã½AV's Personal Economy Index before and after the global economic meltdown in 2008 shows the crisis rippled through everyday lives around the world. Scores fell significantly in 61 out of 96 countries, documenting a decline in economic situations at the personal and community level. /poll/140963/Global-Economic-Crisis-Personal-Countries-Far-Wide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/140963/Global-Economic-Crisis-Personal-Countries-Far-Wide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT Two Years In, Kosovo Albanians More Sober on Independence On the second anniversary of Kosovo's proclaimed independence from Serbia, a Â鶹´«Ã½AV Balkan Monitor Survey shows that 75% of Kosovo Albanians believe independence was a good thing, down from 93% who said so in 2008. A relative majority of respondents think the country is going in a good direction. /poll/125978/Two-Years-Kosovo-Albanians-Sober-Independence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/125978/Two-Years-Kosovo-Albanians-Sober-Independence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:45:00 GMT Views on Freedom of Expression Vary in Kosovo Many people in Kosovo are publicly expressing their views on the country’s newly declared independence. Last year, a majority of Kosovar Serbs (51%) told Â鶹´«Ã½AV that many or most people in Serbia were afraid to openly express their political views, while only 14% of Kosovar Albanians agreed. /poll/104551/Views-Freedom-Expression-Vary-Kosovo.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/104551/Views-Freedom-Expression-Vary-Kosovo.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:30:00 GMT Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence Carries Risk Kosovo has declared its independence from Serbia, an action that a majority of Serbs within Kosovo and Serbia polled by Â鶹´«Ã½AV last year believed will destabilize the region. A majority of Kosovar Albanians, however, did not believe that an independent Kosovo would result in regional instability. /poll/104416/Kosovos-Declaration-Independence-Carries-Risk.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/104416/Kosovos-Declaration-Independence-Carries-Risk.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:30:00 GMT