By Janusz Bugajski International powers would be committing a grievous error if they postpone the decision on Kosova’s statehood. Over the past year, U.S. and EU officials have raised expectations by affirming that the status quo is no longer tolerable
By Albert Rakipi On Wednesday, the European Union announced that there are no immediate plans to invite new members into the Union. This decision, which, in fact did not come as a surprise, on the one hand may have not
What seemed impossible a few months ago happened last week. In a letter to Parliament on October 13th the President refused to follow-up on the recommendations of Parliament to sack Prosecutor General Sollaku. The letter elucidated five reasons for the
On the threshold of the Riga NATO Summit, Albania, together with Croatia and Macedonia hope to receive signals of support for their aspirations to NATO membership. In fact there was no lack of such signals at the annual meeting of
By Jerina zaloshnja The Albatross is a special kind of bird, a bird that has a unique way of flying. Zoologists say that “being such large and heavy bodied birds and thus having a very heavy wing-loading, it is not
By Jerina Zaloshnja The recent visit by the Prime Minister of Albania, Sali Berisha to Greece, his first official visit since he came to office, fully reconfirmed the stability reached in Albanian-Greek relations. Finally, fifteen years since the two ancient
By Jerina Zaloshnja It is only natural that whoever is unfamiliar with the way politics and its players operate in Albania feels worried on witnessing the deep going discord in relations between the Government and the Opposition, the conflict between
By Albert Rakipi Almost a year after its ascent to power, the government of Prime Minister Berisha has formulated a clear and vigorous agenda for economic development. It seems that for the Albanian economy, the summer was all good news.
About five hundred Albanian-Americans visited Albania last week in a symbolic attempt to strengthen their ties with “the old country.” The large group visited different regions of the country and had the privilege to meet the highest authorities of government
