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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

1 week ago

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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

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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

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Three dead, two wounded in Albanian small town as families clash over teenage love

News

TIRANA, Oct. 12, 2022 – A clash between two Albanian families at a cafe in the small town of Klos left three people dead and two wounded on Wednesday, police said. Though

4 years ago

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Albania warned on proposed golden passports, fiscal amnesty programs in latest EU report

Business & Economy·Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 12, 2022 – Albania’s proposed golden passport program and a draft fiscal amnesty have been red flagged by the European Commission in its latest progress report on candidate countries for

4 years ago

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Driven by high food and fuel prices, Albania’s official inflation reaches new 24-year high

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Oct. 10 – Albania’s official inflation rate recorded a 24-year high in September, reaching 8.1 percent, according to the state’s Institute of Statistics, Instat. The rate, the highest since December 1998,

4 years ago

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IMF joins calls on gov’t to scrap fiscal amnesty as SP says it will push it through parliament

Business & Economy·Main

TIRANA, Oct. 10, 2022 – The Socialist Party will push its proposed fiscal amnesty through parliament despite strong opposition from Albania’s international partners and domestic actors, the party’s parliamentary leader, Taulant Balla,

4 years ago

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Experts raise concerns as census postponed for a third year to 2023

Culture·Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 9, 2022 – Experts in social and economic areas are raising concerns about the continued postponement of a national census and are seeking a firm implementation date from Albania’s Institute

4 years ago

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New Swiss Ambassador Ruth Huber officially takes on duties in Tirana

News

TIRANA, Oct. 7, 2022 – Switzerland officially has a new top diplomat to Albania as Ambassador Ruth Huber delivered her diplomatic credentials to Albanian President Bajram Begaj on Thursday. A seasoned diplomat

4 years ago

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Bank of Albania raises key interest rate half a point to 2.25 percent

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Oct. 5, 2022 – Albania’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.5 percent, the Bank of Albania Supervisory Council decided Wednesday. The decision

4 years ago

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Albanian public university employees vow to strike over low salaries

News

TIRANA, Oct. 5, 2022 – Professors, lecturers and other public higher education workers have given the Albanian government 12 days to double their salaries or they will strike, delaying the start of

4 years ago

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Albania to have region’s lowest growth in 2023, World Bank forecasts

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Oct. 5, 2022 – Albania will feel the effect of global economic turmoil, which will be reflected in lower growth forecasted for next year, according to the latest World Bank report.

4 years ago

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Analysis: Large increase in home prices amid Albania’s construction boom raises eyebrows

Business & Economy·Features·Main

TIRANA, Oct. 4, 2022 – Home prices in Albania have increased by almost 40 percent compared to the same period last year, a spike that has caused concern over affordability, economic stability

4 years ago

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Peace Corps volunteers return to Albania after global pandemic withdrawal

Culture·News

TIRANA, Oct. 3, 2022 – The first group of Peace Corps volunteers in two years has arrived in Albania following the decision to withdraw resident volunteers globally in 2020 due to COVID-19

4 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

Three dead, two wounded in Albanian small town as families clash over teenage love

Albania warned on proposed golden passports, fiscal amnesty programs in latest EU report

Driven by high food and fuel prices, Albania’s official inflation reaches new 24-year high

IMF joins calls on gov’t to scrap fiscal amnesty as SP says it will push it through parliament

Experts raise concerns as census postponed for a third year to 2023

New Swiss Ambassador Ruth Huber officially takes on duties in Tirana

Bank of Albania raises key interest rate half a point to 2.25 percent

Albanian public university employees vow to strike over low salaries

Albania to have region’s lowest growth in 2023, World Bank forecasts

Analysis: Large increase in home prices amid Albania’s construction boom raises eyebrows

Peace Corps volunteers return to Albania after global pandemic withdrawal

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