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

Albania and Italy to strengthen judicial cooperation

News

TIRANA, Dec.13 – Albania and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, in the context of a visit of the Italian Minister of Justice, Andrea Orlando, in Tirana. The MoU

9 years ago

1 min read

Lezha councilman shot dead

News

LEZHA, Dec. 10 – Aleksander Ndoka, a Lezha Municipality councilman and brother of the former Socialist MP Arben Ndoka, was shot dead in front of his home Saturday, police said The 48-year-old

9 years ago

1 min read

Media community urged to ‘self-regulate’ against fake news and libel

News

TIRANA, Dec. 12 – Albania’s media community has been urged by international representatives to “self regulate” to fight fake news, libelous articles and undue violations of privacy. The comments came at a

9 years ago

2 mins read

Former PM says U.S. ambassador has ‘conflict of interest’ in general prosecutor’s replacement

Main·News·Premium

TIRANA, Dec. 14 – Former Democratic Party Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Tuesday U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu’s stance that Albania needs a temporary chief prosecutor is unconstitutional. Berisha said Lu is looking

9 years ago

3 mins read

Act sooner rather than later on electronic voting, int’l reps say

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, Dec. 13 – U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu, said this week political actors should act quickly if they intend to apply electronic components in the next elections. In the context of election

9 years ago

2 mins read

Editorial: The Attorney General political cramp: finding solutions within the Constitution

Op-Ed·Premium

Since December 7th, when the past mandate of the Attorney General officially expired, Albania finds itself in a strange political cramp about having to determine the next figure that heads a key

9 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: Tirana’s populist and nationalist exercises

Op-Ed·Premium

By Albert Rakipi It is everywhere — in the news portals and television. It is also on the Prime Minister’s own personal digital television station on Facebook — ERTV. Let’s call it

9 years ago

6 mins read

Finland thanks Albania for warm welcome and cooperation

Free to Read·Op-Ed

By Juha Pyykkà¶* Mr. President, Ministers, Excellencies Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends of Finland, hyvà¤t suomalaiset, It is a great honour for my wife Riitta and myself to welcome all of

9 years ago

3 mins read

Talking contemporary Japan: Domestic and foreign policy

Free to Read·Op-Ed

By Makoto Ito* There are three main pillars established in order to protect and promote Japan’s national interests. The first pillar is the strengthening of our Alliance with the United States. In

9 years ago

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Short-term General Prosecutor’s appointment debated, as lack of consensus continues

Main·News

TIRANA, Dec. 13 – With Adriatik Llalla’s mandate officially over, Albania is seeing ongoing political disagreements over who the next General Prosecutor will be. The ruling majority has decided that a short-term

9 years ago

5 mins read

€1 billion PPP project risks taking public debt to 71% of GDP by 2021, IMF warns

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Dec. 14 – The International Monetary Fund has warned the Albanian government’s ambitious Euro 1 billion public private partnership project will not only fail to bring public debt down to 60

9 years ago

5 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

Albania and Italy to strengthen judicial cooperation

Lezha councilman shot dead

Media community urged to ‘self-regulate’ against fake news and libel

Former PM says U.S. ambassador has ‘conflict of interest’ in general prosecutor’s replacement

Act sooner rather than later on electronic voting, int’l reps say

Editorial: The Attorney General political cramp: finding solutions within the Constitution

Editorial: Tirana’s populist and nationalist exercises

Finland thanks Albania for warm welcome and cooperation

Talking contemporary Japan: Domestic and foreign policy

Short-term General Prosecutor’s appointment debated, as lack of consensus continues

€1 billion PPP project risks taking public debt to 71% of GDP by 2021, IMF warns

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