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Albania's poorest town pins tourism hopes on communist tunnels at Kukes museum

Love concrete bunkers? Kukes in northeastern Albania is the place for you.

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The Albanian Exodus

it's led to the extraordinary statistic that around a third of people born in albania now live overseas. so what is it that keeps driving albanians from their homes on uncertain and dangerous journeys? to try and understand, there is really only one place to start. we're travelling north to a region called kukes, just on the border with kosovo. this is the part of albania where many of the young men and women who've left for the uk have come from. indeed, so many have left from the region there are now real concerns around the population. you can see it at kukes' football team. the under—i7 teams have enough for a few sides. by the time they get to under—i9 there are barely 11 players left. in our country there are so many problems and so many can't follow their dream here, so they choose to go outside the country.

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The Albanian Exodus

the main reason people give for leaving is a lack of economic opportunity. average wages in albania are just over $500 a month. according to the opposition, corruption is also a huge problem, with government inaction to blame. so why do you think young people are leaving this country in such numbers? they believe that the system that exists is not fair. meritocracy does not exist. they don't have economic opportunities. it's very difficult for social mobility. if you are born poor in albania, you remain poor independently of how much you work. and we should acknowledge that, as politicians, it's linked with a high corruption, especially in the north of the country. it's linked with the lack of opportunities. and this is something up to the government. so this is kukes at night and, as you can see, it's pretty quiet. the few people that are in bars and restaurants are generally on the older side. you can see why all the young people

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The Albanian Exodus

but no one was available. many authorities here should be doing more to encourage people to stay in places like kukes. for its part, the uk government has set up a project, costing £8 million overfour years, designed to help. that scheme has only been running a couple of months, so is yet to show results, but we can see the sort of thing they're hoping to emulate. this is an agro—tourism operation set up by two brothers who themselves crossed to italy in small boats in the 1990s, returning years later with money to start a business. step by step we invested what we have profits here, and in 12 years we made it what you see. now, it is famous throughout albania. what is the solution to this problem, as far as you see it? translation: | don't think. the solution will come quickly. this will be a slow process. it starts with improving our education system and making economic development fair.

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The Albanian Exodus

average wages in albania are just over $500 a month. according to the opposition, corruption is also a huge problem, with government inaction to blame. so why do you think young people are leaving this country in such numbers? they believe that the system that exists is not fair. meritocracy does not exist. they don't have economic opportunities. it's very difficult for social mobility. if you are born poor in albania, you remain poor independently of how much you work. and we should acknowledge that, as politicians, it's linked with a high corruption, especially in the north of the country. it's linked with the lack of opportunities. and this is something up to the government. so this is kukes at night and, as you can see, it's pretty quiet. the few people that are in bars and restaurants are generally on the older side. you can see why all the young people leaving this city is such a problem. the question is, what can be done about it?

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The Albanian Exodus

the uk illegally? yes, that's understandable and, ultimately, that's why they deported us. but nevertheless, we had hoped that they might show us some compassion. but for many, this is the problem. backlogs mean thatjust claiming asylum is essentially a ticket to stay in the uk. the british government claims the system is widely abused. their opponents say it is their failures that are to blame. in albania, there are calls for more safe and legal routes. law enforcement does not work. policies do not work. border control does not work. there should be a legal system, like a normal way for these people not to oblige to do so. there should be a fast track in terms of procedures, as we have with other eu countries. we did ask the albanian government for an interview, but no one was available. many authorities here should be doing more to encourage people to stay in places like kukes.

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The Albanian Exodus

now live overseas. so what is it that keeps driving albanians from their homes on uncertain and dangerous journeys? to try and understand, there is really only one place to start. we're traveling north to a region called kukes, just on the border with kosovo. this is the part of albania where many of the young men and women who've left for the uk have come from. indeed, so many have left from the region there are now real concerns around the population. you can see it at kukes' football team. the under—i7 teams have enough for a few sides. by the time they get to under—i9 there are barely 11 players left. in our country there are so many problems and so many can't follow their dream here, so they choose to go outside the country. why do you feel that

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Breakfast

people are coming over. to answer that, there is really only one place to start. we're travelling north to a region called kukes, just on the border with kosovo. this is the part of albania where many of the young men and women who've left for the uk have come from. indeed, so many have left from the region, there are now real concerns around the population. you can see it at the local football club. the under 17s team is full of players. by the time they get to under 19s, they can barely put out a side. so many can't follow their dream here. so they choose to go outside the country. people will look around on this, you have a lovely stadium here and a good pitch. to the outsider, it seems nice. what is the problem? the problem is people. people is so bad. no future here, no future.

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BBC News

the huge rise in the number of albanians arriving on the kent coast has caused furious debate in the uk, with the home secretary controversially calling it an invasion. less often discussed is why people are coming over. to answer that, there is really only one place to start. we're travelling north to a region called kukes, just on the border with kosovo. this is the part of albania where many of the young men and women who've left for the uk have come from. indeed, so many have left from the region, there are now real concerns around depopulation. you can see it at the local football club. the under 17s team is full of players. by the time they get to under 19s, they can barely put out a side. so many can't follow their dream here. so they choose to go outside the country. people will look around on this, you have a lovely stadium

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BBC News

a french police boat appeared 20 minutes into ourjourney. they accompanied us from a distance of maybe 200 metres. they stayed for three hours, maybe longer. then we crossed into uk waters and called the british police. the huge rise in the number of albanians arriving on the kent coast has caused furious debate in the uk, with the home secretary controversially calling it an invasion. less often discussed is why people are coming over. to answer that, there is really only one place to start. we're travelling north to a region called kukes, just on the border with kosovo. this is the part of albania where many of the young men and women who've left for the uk have come from. indeed, so many have left from the region, there are now real concerns around depopulation. you can see it at the local football club. the under—17s team is full of players. by the time they get to under—19s,

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