For the last nine days, thousands of Albanians have marched through the streets of the country’s capital, Tirana, after the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama handed development rights over Sazan island and the protected coastal area of Zvërnec to foreign capital.

The following statement was written by the editorial board of our German website, Der Funke, calling for solidarity with Albanian oil refinery workers struggling for unpaid wages and their rights.