Albania’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union ’s enlargement commissioner on Thursday hailed Albania’s progress in its membership negotiations and as a “champion” of regional cooperation.

European Union enlargement commissioner Marta Kos has hailed Albania’s progress in the membership negotiations and as a “champion” of the regional cooperation. Kos on Thursday was in the capital, ...