阿尔巴尼亚总理表示，尽管连续几天出现抗议和动荡加剧，他仍不会辞职，并警告称，升级的暴力正威胁该国加入欧盟的前景。学生领导的示威活动在周日持续进行，这是连续第六天，原因是高额学费、教育设施差、失业率高以及埃迪·拉马政府内部所谓的腐败问题引发的愤怒持续爆发。抗议活动最初是由美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的女婿贾里德·库什纳提出建造豪华度假村的提议引发的。
Albania's prime minister has said he will not resign despite days of protest and growing unrest, warning that the escalating violence is threatening the country's chances of joining the European Union. The student-led demonstrations continued on Sunday for a sixth consecutive day as anger over high tuition fees, poor education facilities, high levels of unemployment and alleged corruption within Edi Rama's government erupted. The protest movement was initially prompted by a proposal by the US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to build a luxury resort.
过去一周，抗议活动已蔓延至首都蒂拉纳市中心，并扩散到其他主要城市，包括都拉斯和舒科德。抗议者纵火焚烧政府大楼、银行和汽车，并向防暴警察投掷石块，要求拉马下台。示威者还掀开路面石块和路障，用来封锁道路和投掷向警察。在脸书上的直播讲话中，拉马说：“我没有受到挑战，政府没有受到挑战，选举中的政府多数或获胜政党也没有受到挑战，但一条道路正受到挑战，一个使命正受到挑战。”
It has engulfed central Tirana and spread to other major cities in the past week, including Durres and Shkoder. Protesters set fire to government buildings, banks and cars and threw stones at riot police, demanding Rama step down as leader. Paving stones and bollards have been pulled up to block roads and throw at police. In a live address on Facebook, Rama said: "I am not being challenged, the government is not being challenged, a government majority or a winning party in the elections is not being challenged but a path is being challenged, a mission is being challenged."
他呼吁示威者“清晰思考”他们想要什么，暗示这些抗议可能会破坏该国成为欧盟成员国的希望。“阿尔巴尼亚人需要非常清晰地思考：他们想要这个，还是想要那个，或者他们想要欧盟？”此次动荡是在一个以和平抗议为主的夏季之后爆发的，自拉马的社会党在2013年上台以来，这代表了他作为领导人面临的最大挑战。
He urged demonstrators to "think clearly" about what they want, suggesting the protests could scupper the country's hopes of becoming a European Union member." Albanians need to think very clearly: Do they want this, do they want that, or do they want the EU?" The unrest follows a summer of largely peaceful protests, and represents Rama's biggest challenge as leader since his socialist party came to power in 2013.
针对过去一周的暴力事件，警方使用催泪瓦斯、水炮和警棍冲锋来驱散人群，因为示威者一直在冲击安全防线。
In response to the violence over the past week, the police have responded with tear gas, water cannons and baton charges to scatter crowds as they pushed against security lines.
许多在蒂拉纳市中心的抗议者佩戴了防毒面具和口罩，而另一些人则分发生理盐水注射器以减轻催泪瓦斯带来的疼痛。阿尔巴尼亚亚得里亚海沿岸纳尔塔潟湖的豪华开发项目计划遭到环保组织的强烈反对，他们表示该项目可能威胁到受保护的候鸟栖息地，包括火烈鸟使用的栖息地。阿尔巴尼亚政府表示，该度假村将对该国具有变革性意义，尽管一些批评者认为它只会使精英阶层受益。
Many of the protesters in central Tirana wore gas and face masks, while others handed out syringes of saline water to reduce the pain from the tear gas. Plans for the luxury development at Narta Lagoon on Albania's Adriatic coast have faced strong opposition from environmental groups, who say the project could threaten habitats used by protected migratory birds, including flamingos. Albania's government says the resort would be transformational for the country, though some critics believed it would only benefit the elite.
政府主张，特朗普家族支持的度假村将带来40亿欧元（33.7亿欧元）的投资，将创造就业机会并推动阿尔巴尼亚旅游业发展，随后带动经济增长。这将是该国所见到的最大投资之一。这波由学生领衔的最新抗议浪潮是在数月来的反政府抗议之后出现的，这些抗议被称为“火烈鸟革命”，要求总理拉马因政府官员腐败指控而下台。
It argued the €4bn (€3.37bn) investment for the Trump family-backed resort would create jobs and boost the tourism industry in Albania, subsequently boosting the economy. It would be one of the biggest investment the nation has seen. This latest wave of protests, fronted by students, comes after months of anti-government protests, known as the Flamingo Revolution, which called for Rama to resign over allegations of corruption among government officials.
更多来自天空新闻：枪支出现在警察击中教皇事件现场，教皇出院次日露面。拉马驳回了这些指控，称他的政府致力于根除腐败。他 stattdessen 将抗议以及本周在他办公室遭遇的无人机袭击企图归咎于不明确的外国干涉。“上帝知道后果会是什么。没有年轻人、没有学生，也没有未成年人会甚至考虑实施这个计划。这是外国之手，”他说。警方表示，在示威期间有388人被指控犯有刑事罪行，且有数十名警务人员和抗议者受伤。
More from Sky News:Gun pictured at scene after police officer shot Pope makes appearance day after hospital dischargeRama rejected these claims, arguing his government is dedicated to weeding out corruption. He instead blamed unspecified foreign interference for the protests and for an attempted drone attack at his office this week." God knows what the consequences will be. There are no young people, no students, and no minors who would even think of implementing this plan. This is a foreign hand," he said. Police said 388 people had been charged with criminal offences during the demonstrations, with scores of police officers and protesters injured.