On 9 July 1999, Albania was admitted as the 35th member of the Council of Europe’s Social Development Fund. Established since 1956, this is the oldest intergovernmental European financial institution. As a multilateral developmental bank, it supports projects to assist refugees and victims of natural disasters, projects on health, education, job creation and infrastructure development.
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25 December 1914, after the devised incident, Italy lands in Vlora
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25 December 1918, was held the Congress of Durrës