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

Bernd Fischer discusses U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump

News

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Donald Trump has in general sustained and reinforced many of Obama’s foreign policies or followed ones that were already in place, Professor Bernd Fischer told a foreign policy

8 years ago

2 mins read

Transparency International: Albania’s corruption perception worsens

News

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Albania lost eight places in the 2017 Corruption Perception Index, ranking 91st out of 180 countries, on par with Bosnia and Herzegovina and leaving behind only neighboring Macedonia

8 years ago

2 mins read

Imported seed cultivation blamed as medicinal plant exports hit 5-year low

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Cultivating imported seeds instead of indigenous varieties has turned into the key threat facing Albania’s medicinal and aromatic plant industry, a sector that produces Albania’s second largest agricultural

8 years ago

4 mins read

Relations between media and politics in Albania

Op-Ed

By Rrapo Zguri* The transition of Albanian media toward free and independent media has been part and a reflection of the overall political-social transition of the country after the fall of communism

8 years ago

14 mins read

Thousands petition UEFA against Skenderbeu’s disciplinary proceedings

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Thousands of fans packed Korà§a’s main boulevard this week in a peaceful march to protest and petition against UEFA disciplinary proceedings that could see Skenderbeu banned for up

8 years ago

3 mins read

Albania, Czech Republic eye closer economic cooperation

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 21 – Albania and the Czech Republic are targeting to boost their political and economic cooperation as Albania prepares to open accession talks with the EU. The two countries are

8 years ago

5 mins read

No cash deposits of more than €50,000 without proving source

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 21 – Commercial banks operating in Albania won’t accept cash deposits of more than €50,000 without a document proving their source, according to a new regulation in force since mid-January

8 years ago

1 min read

Oil giant Shell gets new Albania contract following promising discoveries

Business & Economy·Main·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 20 – Albania concluded this week an oil exploration contract with the Royal Dutch Shell that will see the British-Dutch multinational invest another $42.5 million over the next seven

8 years ago

7 mins read

Albanian consortium gets €14 mln PPP to build five Tirana schools

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 20 – A consortium of Albanian companies has been announced the winner of a public private partnership project with the municipality of Tirana to build and operate the first five

8 years ago

4 mins read

National currency gains ground on rumored de-euroization psychological effect

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 20 – Albania’s national currency, lek, has gained significant ground against Europe’s single currency during the past month in an uncommon trend for the beginning of the year which some

8 years ago

4 mins read

Only modest €13 mln invested in private pensions in seven years

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 20 – Albania’s emerging private pension market grew by 31 percent in 2017, but its net assets accounted for only 1.73 billion lek (€13 million), a modest amount considering three

8 years ago

3 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

Bernd Fischer discusses U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump

Transparency International: Albania’s corruption perception worsens

Imported seed cultivation blamed as medicinal plant exports hit 5-year low

Relations between media and politics in Albania

Thousands petition UEFA against Skenderbeu’s disciplinary proceedings

Albania, Czech Republic eye closer economic cooperation

No cash deposits of more than €50,000 without proving source

Oil giant Shell gets new Albania contract following promising discoveries

Albanian consortium gets €14 mln PPP to build five Tirana schools

National currency gains ground on rumored de-euroization psychological effect

Only modest €13 mln invested in private pensions in seven years

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