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

Mobile operators’ income hits 15-year low

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 30 – Albania’s mobile phone operators suffered a double-digit income decline in 2017 in an ongoing downward trend since almost a decade triggered by tougher competition and smartphone apps replacing

8 years ago

4 mins read

Exporters warn of massive losses over national currency’s ongoing strengthening against euro

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 30 – Albanian exporters have warned the considerable strengthening of Albania’s national currency, lek, against Europe’s single currency in the first four months of this year will lead to losses

8 years ago

7 mins read

Russia’s Patriarch Kirill visits Albania, meets top state reps

News·Region

TIRANA, April 29 – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia conducted his first visit in Tirana in the current role after being invited by Archbishop Anastasios of Albania in the context

8 years ago

3 mins read

Swedish DJ Joxaren to perform in downtown Tirana

Culture

TIRANA, April 27 – Swedish DJ David Giese, known as Joxaren, will be performing Punk, Dub, Hip Hop and Electro music in Tirana this weekend. Joxaren has performed over 500 live music

8 years ago

1 min read

Five things I discovered this week

Features

By Alice Elizabeth Taylor As an expat living in Albania, every day is full of new experiences and discoveries. I love to walk around the streets soaking up the atmosphere, meeting new

8 years ago

5 mins read

Editorial: The Gulf Oil affair: When ties between business and politics go wrong

Op-Ed·Premium

Hundreds of Albanian consumers were left holding worthless paid-for coupons this week as a major gasoline and a diesel retailer shut down its distribution centers around the country unexpectedly. Albania’s Gulf Oil

8 years ago

3 mins read

Reaffirming the European perspective of the Western Balkans

Op-Ed

By Donald Tusk* Let me start by congratulating the people of Albania. The recent recommendation of the European Commission to open accession talks, shows that you have made great efforts and are

8 years ago

5 mins read

First Balkan Jazz Showcase edition to gather Balkans’ best jazz musicians

Culture

TIRANA, April 26 – The capital’s first Balkan Jazz Showcase edition will take place on Sunday and Monday, April 30 and April 31 at the Rogner Hotel, bringing together renowned bands from

8 years ago

4 mins read

Albanian Iso-Polyphony Group represents Albania in Brussels’ Balkan Traffic

Culture

TIRANA, April 25 – Albania presented its diverse choreographic culture of colors, rhythms and energy stemming from an established European identity in Brussels’ Bozar Hall days after the European Commission unconditionally recommended

8 years ago

2 mins read

Environmental project to attempt saving Albania’s coastline from years of pollution

News·Social Issues

TIRANA, April 23 – In the context of Albania’s wide-spread pollution problem, the country’s Ministry for Tourism and Environment launched a week-long national operation titled Let’s Clean the Land we Love. The

8 years ago

4 mins read

Constitutional Court dissolution to be determined by judge’s vetting results

News·Politics

TIRANA, April 26 – The Independent Qualification Commission (IQC) has postponed announcing the vetting result for the fourth Constitutional Court judge Altina Xhoxhaj by a week; if ousted, Xhoxhaj’s absence risks dissolving

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

Mobile operators’ income hits 15-year low

Exporters warn of massive losses over national currency’s ongoing strengthening against euro

Russia’s Patriarch Kirill visits Albania, meets top state reps

Swedish DJ Joxaren to perform in downtown Tirana

Five things I discovered this week

Editorial: The Gulf Oil affair: When ties between business and politics go wrong

Reaffirming the European perspective of the Western Balkans

First Balkan Jazz Showcase edition to gather Balkans’ best jazz musicians

Albanian Iso-Polyphony Group represents Albania in Brussels’ Balkan Traffic

Constitutional Court dissolution to be determined by judge’s vetting results

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