Albanian Programme
The Albanian Group started broadcasting at Radio 4EB from 16 February 1991 and the first committee members were:
Convenor & Secretary – Sami Flamuri
Treasurer – Mithat Krasnici
Vice-convenor – Naim Flamuri
Assistant Treasurer – Patricia Krasnici
Assistant Secretary – Duko Myrteza
Other Committee Members ~ Pjeter Pekaj, Odilla Pekaj, Flamur Rama, Nadjijie Rama, Remzye Xhemojlaj, Shtsefsen Shyti, Paska Shyti, Paul Pekaj, Gillian Murati.
About The Republic of Albania
The Republic of Albania is a small, mountainous country on south-eastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the west and with land borders to Greece to the south and Serbia and Montenegro to the east. Albania occupies an important strategic location in the Balkans along the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
The name Albania is derived from an ancient Illyrian tribe, the Albanoi, forebears of the modern Albanians. The Albanian name for the country is Shqiperise or ‘Land of the Eagle’. The capital of Albania is Tirana and its national independence day is 28 November. Albania’s population is approximately 3 million (2011 est).