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Detained city mayor declares: 'I have still not lost hope'

The mayor of Albania’s capital city says he has “not lost hope” despite being held in detention for over 18 months. Erion Veliaj (pictured) has remained nominally in office as mayor of Tirana despite being held in what is known as pre-trial detention (PTD) since February 2025.

Realising the potential of the EU’s outermost regions

Home to 5 million people, the EU's outermost regions - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Martin (France), the Azores, Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain) – are its most remote territories. They extend the EU’s presence across the