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

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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

7 mins read

Gjirokastra local officials involved in fist fight

News

TIRANA, May 3 – Gjirokastra Deputy Mayor Aurel Lapa was physically assaulted on Thursday by a Gjirokastra prefecture topographer, Shefqet Alikaj, concerning what the municipality’s report called his “personal, rather than institutional”

8 years ago

1 min read

Insurance claims paid out drop by about a quarter in early 2018

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 2 – Claims paid out in Albania’s insurance market registered a significant drop in the first quarter of this year as insurance premiums stood almost unchanged. Data published by Albania’s

8 years ago

1 min read

Banking sector consolidation: Challenges ahead for Albania’s 14 remaining banks

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 2 – Albania’s banking system has entered a consolidation stage as two small commercial banks were acquired by bigger internal competitors in the past few months, reducing the number of

8 years ago

12 mins read

Four Albanians arrested in massive cannabis seizure in Italy

News

TIRANA, May 1 – The Italian coast guard said on Monday it seized approximately 2.5 tons of Albanian cannabis worth around €20 million in Salento’s coast, arresting four speedboat drivers and confiscating

8 years ago

1 min read

Maritime border agreement negotiations resume between Albania and Greece

News·Politics

TIRANA, May 2 – Greek media reported Albania and Greece are expected to reach a new maritime border agreement by the end of this month. Negotiations restarted on Monday in Tirana, with

8 years ago

2 mins read

First Nordic tourist arrivals, a test for Albania’s emerging tourism industry

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, May 1 – Albania’s tourism industry is set to host the first sizeable number of Nordic tourists in the upcoming tourist season in what will be a test that could prove

8 years ago

7 mins read

Thermal springs along the Langarica attract hundreds of tourists each year. Photo: Ulrich Eichelmann

Vjosa HPPs threaten critically endangered fish, environmentalists warn

Features

TIRANA, May 1 – Hydropower development plans along the Vjosa River in Albania, one of Europe’s last wild rivers, could lead to the extinction of two critically endangered fish species growing there,

8 years ago

5 mins read

State-run postal operator increases market share

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 1 – State-run Posta Shqiptare (Albanian Post) gained some ground against private operators in 2017 when it handled the overwhelming majority of 94 percent of postal items, but generated only

8 years ago

1 min read

Spanish police bust Albanian-led drug ring

News

TIRANA, May 1 – Spanish police seized one ton of cocaine and €1.55 million in cash from an allegedly Albanian-led criminal gang accused of transporting big amounts of Colombian cocaine by charter

8 years ago

1 min read

Education sector keeps losing funds, according to Center of Education research

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, May 1 – Albania’s Centre for Children’s Education published an analytical research paper on Friday which points to considerable gaps in budgeting education and big differences between the promised budget and

8 years ago

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Albania’s Democratic Party approves statute changes despite some vocal opposition within ranks

News·Politics

TIRANA, April 30 – The country’s main opposition Democratic Party approved its new statute on Sunday, with its leader Lulzim Basha calling it “a novelty” and other DP members saying the changes

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

Gjirokastra local officials involved in fist fight

Insurance claims paid out drop by about a quarter in early 2018

Banking sector consolidation: Challenges ahead for Albania’s 14 remaining banks

Four Albanians arrested in massive cannabis seizure in Italy

Maritime border agreement negotiations resume between Albania and Greece

First Nordic tourist arrivals, a test for Albania’s emerging tourism industry

Vjosa HPPs threaten critically endangered fish, environmentalists warn

State-run postal operator increases market share

Spanish police bust Albanian-led drug ring

Albania’s Democratic Party approves statute changes despite some vocal opposition within ranks

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