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

2 weeks ago

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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

2 months ago

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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

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Albanian gov’t erects memorial for Turkey’s 2015 coup victims

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TIRANA, Aug. 10 – A memorial erected in the city centre on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the failed coup in Turkey on July 15, 2016 to honor the victims

7 years ago

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Two new SP mayors accused of ties with criminal past

News

TIRANA, Aug. 9 – After the prosecution launched on Tuesday an investigation into the past of Shkodra’s newly-elected Socialist Party Mayor Valdrin Pjetri, more individuals with dubious criminal past were reported to

7 years ago

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President returns debated Milot-Balldren road concession contract

News

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Albanian President Ilir Meta returned to parliament on Thursday a concession contract for the construction of the 17.2-kilometer-long Milot-Balldren road, worth 256m euros, whose approval was preceded by

7 years ago

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More Albanians are losing faith in the economy

News

TIRANA, Aug. 7 – The latest Spring 2019 Eurobarometer survey showed that 61 percent of Albanians believe the economic situation in the country is bad. This number is 14 percent higher than

7 years ago

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18 kilos of cannabis seized in the border with Montenegro

News

TIRANA, Aug. 6 – Montenegrin police and customs officials said on Tuesday they seized 18 kg of drugs in a car with Albanian license plates at the Sukubina-Muriqan border crossing. According to

7 years ago

1 min read

Prosecution to initiate investigation into new Shkodra mayor’s past

News

TIRANA, Aug. 6 – The prosecution launched on Tuesday an investigation into the past of the newly elected mayor of Shkodra, Valdrin Pjetri. The prosecution’s ruling comes after the Democratic Party’s denunciation

7 years ago

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Marijuana cultivation in Albanian South is increasing

News

TIRANA, Aug. 5 – Police operations in Gjirokastra are discovering new sites planted with narcotic plants in southern Albania. Within a week of controls, police have announced three new narcotics cases as

7 years ago

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Kosovo worries over Russian-backed Serbian militarization

News

TIRANA, Aug. 6 – Kosovar authorities warned that equipping Serbia with Russian weapons presents threatening messages from the Serbian state to Kosovo, while urging Belgrade to put an end to alleged threats.

7 years ago

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Hungary or Slovenia – Who will give the next enlargement Commissioner?

Free to Read·In-depth·Op-Ed·Region

By Emina Muminović With only a month left for the nomination of candidates for the next European Commission, two countries have expressed their interest for their candidate to be in charge of the

7 years ago

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Race for High Inspector of Justice and Constitutional Court at risk

News

TIRANA, Aug. 4 – The Justice Appointments Council (KED) decided on Friday to allow the nomination of Eris Hysi as a candidate for High Inspector of Justice (ILD) and to ban Klodian

7 years ago

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Because of all the trees, I couldn’t see the forest

Free to Read·Op-Ed

By Sidonja Manushi It is a well known fact that war tactics perfectly work in politics too, and the good old “divide and conquer” must be a favorite of Albanian politicians. As

7 years ago

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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 gov’t erects memorial for Turkey’s 2015 coup victims

Two new SP mayors accused of ties with criminal past

President returns debated Milot-Balldren road concession contract

More Albanians are losing faith in the economy

18 kilos of cannabis seized in the border with Montenegro

Prosecution to initiate investigation into new Shkodra mayor’s past

Marijuana cultivation in Albanian South is increasing

Kosovo worries over Russian-backed Serbian militarization

Hungary or Slovenia – Who will give the next enlargement Commissioner?

Race for High Inspector of Justice and Constitutional Court at risk

Because of all the trees, I couldn’t see the forest

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