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The Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. Although not considered as one of the strongest footballing sides in Europe, Albanians are passionate about their football and have occasionally managed to display a good image against more illustrious opponents.
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Based on its research, Human Rights Watch/Helsinki concludes that the Greek community in Albania has experienced an increase in minority rights, in accordance with the general democratic changes that have taken place in Albania since 1990. Political representation in local and national politics, the right to practice the Orthodox faith and some improvements in Greek-language education have all been a result of Albania’s democratic reforms. In addition, ethnic Greeks living in Albania have benefitted economically due to the special relationship they enjoy with Greece.
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In spite of the senior football team, Albania ... has teams of U21, U19, and U17 level. The one of the most successful is the feeder of the senior team, the U21 level. In the finals of the Euro 1984 U21 championship they went all the way to the quarter-finals, only to be knocked out by Italy 2-0 on aggregate. They became the only Albanian team in any level to qualify for a competitive tournament. Currently Albania does not have a womens' team but they are working towards creating one. Most of the matches of Albanian national team have been played in Qemal Stafa.
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Under the current $4.3 million USAID agreement, IFES’ activities seek to further strengthen the electoral process and democratic culture in Albania. In preparation for the July 2005 parliamentary elections, IFES conducted a GIS mapping project to improve the voters’ list and civil registries, provided training for election administration staff, and supported the official, nation-wide voter education campaign.
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Skanderbeg is the national hero of Albania. The current national flag of Albania is said to have been his flag and his helmet was and is still shown on several Albanian symbols.
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