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

3 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

Montenegro looking into building migrant fence on Albanian border

News

TIRANA, May 21 – A government representative said on Sunday Montenegro does not exclude the possibility of building a migrant fence on the Albania-Montenegro border to keep out illegal migrants and refugees

8 years ago

1 min read

Flags of the member states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Photo credit: OSCE

As political climate worsens, int’l reps increase visits

News

TIRANA, May 24 – The opposition’s calls for national protest on Saturday did not stop several international representatives from visiting Tirana this week over a number of foreign policy issues. Florian Hahn,

8 years ago

1 min read

Concern mounts as euro hits new 10-year low against Albanian lek

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 23 – Concern among the country’s exporters mounted this week as the euro hit a new 10-year low against Albania’s national currency, considerably reducing profits for about two-thirds of the

8 years ago

6 mins read

Former MoI Tahiri appeals court’s house arrest decision

News

TIRANA, May 23 – As previously warned by his lawyer, Albania’s former Minister of Interior Saimir Tahiri appealed the First Instance Court decision that has placed him under house arrest over drug

8 years ago

1 min read

Vlora prisoner escape highlights courtroom security issues

News

TIRANA, May 23 – Mikel Kasa, a 28-year-old man in police custody and on trial for drug trafficking and kidnapping, escaped a Vlora courtroom on Wednesday, drawing attention to lack of proper

8 years ago

1 min read

Tirana makes it to Europe’s 2018 top 10 hotspots

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, May 23 – Albania has made it to the top ten European hotspots for 2018 in Lonely Planet’s travel guide on a list topped by Italy and Spain but also featuring

8 years ago

4 mins read

IMF warns of PPP, unpaid bill risks to Albania’s public finances

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 22 – The International Monetary Fund has warned public private partnerships and the accumulation of new arrears pose two of the key threats to Albania’s public finances. In a new

8 years ago

6 mins read

Only one percent of Albania’s poor have access to university-level education

News·Region·Social Issues

TIRANA, May 22 – Recent data show that 59 percent of Albanians with access to university-level education belong to the country’s minority upper class, while only one percent of the lower class

8 years ago

1 min read

Albania’s natural population growth turns negative for the first time in almost a century

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, May 22 – Albania’s natural population growth registered negative growth in the first quarter of this year as the number of deaths slightly exceeded births in a dramatic but warned situation

8 years ago

11 mins read

“Hyperconnected museums” mark Albania’s International Museum Day celebration

Culture

TIRANA, May 22 – This year’s ICOM-International activity theme for museums around the world was “Hyperconnected museums: new approaches, new publics,” and was marked by a number of events around Albania’s cultural

8 years ago

2 mins read

Authorities ban protest against police brutality in Roma man’s death

News

TIRANA, May 22 – Albanian police have refused to grant permission to a protest rally against alleged police brutality that resulted in a man’s death in Korà§a. Roma and Egyptian community members

8 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

Montenegro looking into building migrant fence on Albanian border

As political climate worsens, int’l reps increase visits

Concern mounts as euro hits new 10-year low against Albanian lek

Former MoI Tahiri appeals court’s house arrest decision

Vlora prisoner escape highlights courtroom security issues

Tirana makes it to Europe’s 2018 top 10 hotspots

IMF warns of PPP, unpaid bill risks to Albania’s public finances

Albania’s natural population growth turns negative for the first time in almost a century

“Hyperconnected museums” mark Albania’s International Museum Day celebration

Authorities ban protest against police brutality in Roma man’s death

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