Tirana Times

This Auditorium Comes With a Price Tag -Corruption in Albania’s Public Universities

Corruption remains one of Albania’s most stubborn obstacles toward development and its dream for European integration. Although the country marked its biggest historical leap in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for the

6 days ago

9 mins read

Culture·News·Social Issues

Pushing Against Inertia: How Harnex Is Testing the Balkans’ Appetite for Innovation

Tirana loves a good spectacle. Walk through the capital today and you are greeted by sleek new glass towers, vibrant urban spaces, and a relentless political chorus proclaiming Albania as the next

1 month ago

4 mins read

News

Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Action: Between Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Regional Responsibility

The latest Saudi action in Yemen should be understood not as escalation for its own sake, but as part of a broader strategic approach that combines deterrence with diplomacy, aimed at safeguarding

6 months ago

7 mins read

Albanian Constitutional Court suspends approval of Rama-Meloni agreement

Main·News·Special

TIRANA, Dec. 14, 2023 – Albania’s Constitutional Court has suspended the approval process for the contentious deal with Italy to establish a third-country migrant processing camp in Albania under Italian jurisdiction. The

3 years ago

5 mins read

In depth: Balkan countries play Russian roulette with mosquitoes

Region·Special

Headache, fever and muscle aches. A fellow citizen had the feeling that a cold was bothering his body. He was almost certain that the seasonal flu had taken over when he felt

3 years ago

14 mins read

Navigating Challenges in Rehabilitating Violent Extremist Inmates: A Multilayered Approach to Prison Reform

Special

By Denion Meidani “Prison continues, on those who are entrusted to it, a work begun elsewhere, which the whole of society pursues on each individual through innumerable mechanisms of discipline.” – Michel

3 years ago

4 mins read

Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO Ten days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, standing on the side of visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the media that he was against the bilateralization of the

3 years ago

11 mins read

In-depth: Lack of proper controls on pesticide use in the region leads to worry

Region·Special

It is difficult to imagine present-day agriculture without them, but the use of chemical substances is always a risk. Pesticides are the best regulated compounds on the market, but their incorrect and

3 years ago

30 mins read

Critics say majority has shut opposition out of parliamentary oversight

Main·News

TIRANA, Nov. 23, 2023 – Albania’s Parliament, controlled by the ruling Socialist Party, approved the 2024 state budget this week in less than two minutes and without any discussion amid chaotic scenes

3 years ago

5 mins read

Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

Op-Ed

By ANDI BALLA The recent Albania-Italy bilateral deal aimed at processing irregular migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean in camps within Albanian territory under Italian extraterritorial jurisdiction has sparked intense debate

3 years ago

3 mins read

Council of Europe raises human rights concerns over Italy-Albania agreement on asylum seekers

News

TIRANA, Nov. 15, 2023 – There are human rights concerns over a recently concluded agreement between Italy and Albania regarding the disembarkation and processing of asylum applications for irregular migrants rescued at

3 years ago

2 mins read

EU and Germany invest €14.6 million on waste management project in Albania

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Nov. 15, 2023 – The European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) are investing €14.6 million on a project aimed at improving waste management in

3 years ago

1 min read

Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

Op-Ed

By Daniel Serwer, Nov. 15, 2023 The EU-proposed draft of the statute for the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo is now widely available. Is it good, or is it bad? The answer

3 years ago

4 mins read

Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

Op-Ed

The Council of Albanian Ambassadors has issued the following statement in Tirana on Nov. 15, 2023: The Council of Albanian Ambassadors assesses that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and Albania for

3 years ago

2 mins read

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Tirana Times

This Auditorium Comes With a Price Tag -Corruption in Albania’s Public Universities

Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Action: Between Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Regional Responsibility

Albanian Constitutional Court suspends approval of Rama-Meloni agreement

In depth: Balkan countries play Russian roulette with mosquitoes

Navigating Challenges in Rehabilitating Violent Extremist Inmates: A Multilayered Approach to Prison Reform

Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

In-depth: Lack of proper controls on pesticide use in the region leads to worry

Critics say majority has shut opposition out of parliamentary oversight

Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

Council of Europe raises human rights concerns over Italy-Albania agreement on asylum seekers

EU and Germany invest €14.6 million on waste management project in Albania

Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

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