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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14 December 1447, Skanderbeg concluded the agreement with the King of Naples
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14 December 1913, Ismail Qemali unmasks the brutal intervention of the Great Powers
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14 December 1922, Albanian parliament approves “Kanunoren” as constitution
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14 December 1924, the end of Noli Government
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14 December 1929, Ankara supersedes the Albanian Royal Legation