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

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

2 months 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

As Albania, Greece get closer to sea border deal, concerns over transparency grow

News

TIRANA, July 5 – Three rounds of negotiations have concluded over the last month between Albania and Greece to reach a new maritime border agreement that will finally divide the naval space

8 years ago

3 mins read

Letter to the editor: The double standards in Albania’s diplomatic service

Op-Ed·Premium

Shortly after the Socialist Party came to power, they decided to change the law on diplomatic service. A group of Albanian diplomats with a long history in foreign diplomatic service whose names

8 years ago

5 mins read

Editorial: With transparency concerns, Albania-Greece sea border deal enters danger zone

Op-Ed·Premium

Concerns over transparency in negotiations between Albania and Greece on a new maritime border agreement are growing to the point that when a new deal is reached, it might be so contested

8 years ago

3 mins read

Thousands more businesses switch to passive status

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 5 – Thousands of businesses switched to passive status in the first half of this year, at a much faster pace compared to last year, in a situation apparently triggered

8 years ago

2 mins read

High transfer costs blamed for 40% of remittances flowing informally

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 5 – Migrant remittances continue to have a huger than officially reported role in Albania’s economy, but high transfer costs and complicated procedures lead to about 40 percent of them

8 years ago

5 mins read

Stronger Albanian lek delays central bank’s inflation, monetary policy targets

Business & Economy

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, July 5 – A much stronger national currency against Europe’s single currency during the first half of this year has delayed the central bank’s inflation target expectations and

8 years ago

6 mins read

Albania bans non-biodegradable plastic bags

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 4 – New rules on businesses involved in the production, trade and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags came into force this week under a ban Albania is imposing in a

8 years ago

1 min read

Albania’s electricity distribution operator suffers drastic cut in profits

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 4 – The prolonged drought that Albania faced last year had a severe negative impact on the finances of the state-run OSHEE distribution operator in 2017, with costly imports forcing

8 years ago

5 mins read

Earthquake rocks Tirana, epicenter at Lalz Bay

News

TIRANA, July 4 – An earthquake shook Tirana and peripheral areas on Wednesday, at around 11am, causing panic among citizens. The earthquake’s epicenter was 30 km Northwest of Tirana, at the Lalz

8 years ago

1 min read

Kathleen Kavalec to replace Donald Lu as US Ambassador to Albania

News·Politics

TIRANA, July 4 – US President Donald Trump intends to appoint Kathleen Ann Kavalec as the new US Ambassador to Albania, according to a White House announcement on Tuesday. Kavalec, from California,

8 years ago

1 min read

New survey to help set up Albania’s first underwater heritage museum

Features

TIRANA, July 4 – An archeological research vessel of the U.S.-based Institute of Nautical Archaeology has embarked on a mission to conduct a month-long coastal survey in Albanian waters, helping Albanian authorities

8 years ago

4 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

As Albania, Greece get closer to sea border deal, concerns over transparency grow

Letter to the editor: The double standards in Albania’s diplomatic service

Editorial: With transparency concerns, Albania-Greece sea border deal enters danger zone

Thousands more businesses switch to passive status

High transfer costs blamed for 40% of remittances flowing informally

Stronger Albanian lek delays central bank’s inflation, monetary policy targets

Albania bans non-biodegradable plastic bags

Albania’s electricity distribution operator suffers drastic cut in profits

Earthquake rocks Tirana, epicenter at Lalz Bay

Kathleen Kavalec to replace Donald Lu as US Ambassador to Albania

New survey to help set up Albania’s first underwater heritage museum

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