Algebraic varieties with quasi-projective universal cover
  We prove that the universal cover of a normal, projective variety X is quasi-projective if and only if a finite, \'etale cover of X is a fiber bundle over an Abelian variety with simply connected fiber. 
Beno\^it Claudon (IECN), Andreas Hoering (IMJ), J\'anos Koll\'ar
math.AG