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

1 week 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

Q&A: Türkiye-Albania relations face a bright future, says Ambassador Atay

Features·Op-Ed

Marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Albania and Türkiye, Tirana Times interviewed Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye Tayyar Kağan Atay. Türkiye and Albania enjoy excellent relations and they have a

3 years ago

14 mins read

Op/Ed: End threats to use military force!

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO* For the third time in the last two years, Serbia last week put its armed forces on alert and has deployed them to the border with Kosovo. Apart from

3 years ago

3 mins read

History made as College of Europe set to open Tirana campus

Free to Read·News·Region

If Albania needed a sign that the European Union is still serious about its enlargement in the Western Balkans, it has received it in a special way: College of Europe, a renowned

3 years ago

7 mins read

Albania PM joins pressure on Kosovo gov’t with unconsulted proposal

Main·News·Region

TIRANA, June 8, 2023 – As Western pressure mounts on the Kosovo government to accept the creation of the Association of Serbian-majority Municipalities, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced he has

3 years ago

4 mins read

Op/Ed: Who are the parties for?

Op-Ed

A series of concerts, celebrations and parties are springing up in Albania now that the local elections have wrapped up and the party in majority has clearly won them. In a process

3 years ago

2 mins read

Is Albania’s new dominant-party system here to stay?

Op-Ed·Premium

By ANDI BALLA The ruling Socialist Party scored a sweeping victory in Albania’s May 14, 2023 municipal elections. SP won 54 out of 61 municipalities, including every single large city. Socialist mayors

3 years ago

10 mins read

Albania sees unprecedented tourism boom ahead of high season

Business & Economy·Main·News

TIRANA, May 29, 2023 – If you are noticing a far larger number of foreign visitors around Tirana these days, you are not alone: Albania is seeing a record number this spring

3 years ago

4 mins read

Why tensions between Serbia and Kosovo are flaring

Op-Ed·Premium

By Veton Surroi The first lesson of the events of these days in the four northern municipalities of Kosovo is that the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia is not over. Even after

3 years ago

6 mins read

AIIS joins European Security and Defense College as an associate member

Features·News

TIRANA, June 1, 2023 – The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has announced its new status as an associate member of the European Security and Defense College (ESDC), reaffirming its position as

3 years ago

5 mins read

Përparim Kalo talks poetry at event marking publication of ‘Eja’

Culture

The Tirana Times Library has hosted an event to mark the publication of a new book, “Eja”, with poetry from around the world translated by Përparim Kalo into Albanian. Mr. Kalo, one

3 years ago

7 mins read

As Albania’s doctors emigrate, experts say root causes are complex

Main·News

TIRANA, May 26, 2023 – The growing number of doctors and other health professionals migrating away from Albania in recent years, part of a much larger brain drain and migration trend, is

3 years ago

6 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

Q&A: Türkiye-Albania relations face a bright future, says Ambassador Atay

Op/Ed: End threats to use military force!

History made as College of Europe set to open Tirana campus

Albania PM joins pressure on Kosovo gov’t with unconsulted proposal

Op/Ed: Who are the parties for?

Is Albania’s new dominant-party system here to stay?

Albania sees unprecedented tourism boom ahead of high season

Why tensions between Serbia and Kosovo are flaring

AIIS joins European Security and Defense College as an associate member

Përparim Kalo talks poetry at event marking publication of ‘Eja’

As Albania’s doctors emigrate, experts say root causes are complex

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