Tirana Times

Tirana Observatory Releases New Issue on EU Enlargement and European Security

The Spring 2026 edition brings together international scholars, diplomats and policy experts to examine European integration, geopolitical challenges, diplomacy and Albania’s foreign relations. TIRANA, Albania – The Albanian Institute for International Studies

November 12, 2026

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Albania’s 2027 Fiscal Package and the Risks to Investment

Executive Summary The government presents its 2027 fiscal package as a redistribution from capital and higher incomes towards basic consumption and middle-income salaries. Its principal measures—higher dividend and standard VAT rates, a

November 11, 2026

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Headline·Main

Albania’s Former Spy Chief Faces New Corruption and Money Laundering Investigation

Prosecutors are considering organized crime charges against Vlora Hyseni as the expanding investigation raises questions about national security and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s decision to appoint her. TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s former

November 9, 2026

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Heir to Albanian throne, wife announce they are divorcing

Culture·News

TIRANA, Jan. 16, 2024 – Crown Prince Leka, grandson of the late King Zog of Albania, and his wife, actress Elia Zaharia, have announced in separate statements that they have started divorce

January 17, 2024

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Albania government reshuffle leaves experts puzzled

News

TIRANA, Jan. 14, 2024 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has revealed the latest in a series of changes to his cabinet, reshaping two ministries and establishing a new one. The changes

January 14, 2024

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Emigration is top economic risk to Albania, says EBRD head

Business & Economy·Main

TIRANA, Jan. 14, 2024 – A potential deepening demographic crisis due to the increased emigration of young people is one of the top economic risks Albania faces, according to the head of

January 14, 2024

2 mins read

Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Features·Op-Ed·Premium

The head of Albania’s opposition, Sali Berisha(1), Albania’s former President and a former two-term Prime Minister, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Mr. Berisha’s arrest follows a two-year period of dramatic

January 6, 2024

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Albania’s former prime minister and leader of largest opposition group, Sali Berisha, placed under house arrest, ordered not to communicate with public

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 30, 2023 – Sali Berisha, Albania’s former prime minister and leader of the country’s largest opposition group, has been placed under police-supervised house arrest and ordered to stop communicating with

December 30, 2023

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Reflecting higher emigration, remittances to Albania hit decade high

Business & Economy·News

TIRANA, Dec. 14, 2023 – Reflecting renewed emigration, remittances to Albania during 2022 saw a significant increase, reaching the highest levels of the past decade, data released by Eurostat this week reveals.

December 28, 2023

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Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

Main·News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Nov. 30, 2023 – About 13 percent of Albania’s resident working-age population is likely going to leave the country in the next few years unless immediate measures are taken to increase

December 27, 2023

3 mins read

Op/Ed: The advantages of a regional experience

Special

By Perparim Kalo, Founding Partner, Kalo & Associates As a witness to the birth and growth of CEE Legal Matters in the last 10 years, I can appreciate such a platform that keeps

December 16, 2023

5 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

December 14, 2023

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

December 12, 2023

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

December 10, 2023

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Tirana Times

Tirana Observatory Releases New Issue on EU Enlargement and European Security

Albania’s 2027 Fiscal Package and the Risks to Investment

Albania’s Former Spy Chief Faces New Corruption and Money Laundering Investigation

Heir to Albanian throne, wife announce they are divorcing

Albania government reshuffle leaves experts puzzled

Emigration is top economic risk to Albania, says EBRD head

Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Albania’s former prime minister and leader of largest opposition group, Sali Berisha, placed under house arrest, ordered not to communicate with public

Reflecting higher emigration, remittances to Albania hit decade high

Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

Op/Ed: The advantages of a regional experience

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

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