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

4 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

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Albania’s troubles with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) seem to be expanding well beyond the infamous case of settling over the closure of Agon Channel

3 years ago

3 mins read

Faced with corruption and unpredictable tax system, top business associations demand comprehensive reforms

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 12, 2023 – Doing business in Albania is hard as the economic “environment is inefficient and requires significant improvement,” five chambers of commerce in Albania, including those representing American, German,

3 years ago

3 mins read

Concerns raised as Tirana mulls exiting ICSID over Becchetti affair €120-million judgement

Business & Economy·Main·Premium

TIRANA, April 11, 2023 – With Albania’s government losing its final appeal to reverse a €120-million penalty in the Francesco Becchetti affair case earlier this month, Tirana is mulling exiting the jurisdiction

3 years ago

8 mins read

PM pitches large public sector wage increases, leading to concern over costs, political use

Business & Economy·Main·News

TIRANA, April 8 – Albania’s government is preparing to approve large wage increases in the public sector that could lead to the average salary going up 60 percent by 2024, Prime Minister

3 years ago

3 mins read

ODIHR starts monitoring mission for Albania’s May 14 administrative elections

News

TIRANA, March 8, 2023 – International observers of ODIHR, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, have started the mission of monitoring Albania’s local elections of May 14 with a

3 years ago

1 min read

Op/Ed: The Quad: Searching for purpose in yet another new regional constellation

Op-Ed

By ALBA CELA Last week, the Foreign Affairs ministers of Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo launched the “Western Balkans Quad – 100% alignment with EU Common Foreign Security Policy” as a

3 years ago

3 mins read

Through regional networking, Western Balkans businesses are preparing for the European Union market

Business & Economy

By DEJAN AZESKI SKOPJE, March 31, 2023 – Improving infrastructure, solving barriers that exist to speed up the flow of goods and services, establishing a joint airline that will connect the region, solving

3 years ago

6 mins read

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Editorial·Op-Ed

One way out of this awkward and unpleasant conundrum is for Open Balkans to retreat into a smaller, softer, cultural blend of cultural diplomacy with concerts, fairs and all the glittery shows

3 years ago

2 mins read

Albania’s Belba Winery featured at VinItaly’s Open Balkan stand

Culture·News

TIRANA, March 3, 2023 – When it comes to good wine, it’s all about the basic ingredient. “We’ve focused on growing the right grapes,” says Bardhi Belba, who learned about wine while

3 years ago

1 min read

Albania voices support for Thaci as trial starts in The Hague

Main·News·Region

TIRANA, April 3, 2023 – Albania has voiced support for Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaci and three other ex-leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), whose trial started on Monday in The

3 years ago

2 mins read

Strengthening democratic institutions a U.S. priority, says nominee for U.S. ambassador to Albania, David J. Kostelancik

News

TIRANA, April 2, 2023 – Strengthening democratic institutions in Albania is a U.S. priority, says David J. Kostelancik, a career diplomat appointed by President Biden to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador

3 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

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

Faced with corruption and unpredictable tax system, top business associations demand comprehensive reforms

Concerns raised as Tirana mulls exiting ICSID over Becchetti affair €120-million judgement

PM pitches large public sector wage increases, leading to concern over costs, political use

ODIHR starts monitoring mission for Albania’s May 14 administrative elections

Op/Ed: The Quad: Searching for purpose in yet another new regional constellation

Through regional networking, Western Balkans businesses are preparing for the European Union market

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Albania’s Belba Winery featured at VinItaly’s Open Balkan stand

Albania voices support for Thaci as trial starts in The Hague

Strengthening democratic institutions a U.S. priority, says nominee for U.S. ambassador to Albania, David J. Kostelancik

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