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

7 months ago

7 mins read

‘The time of luke-warm Europeans is over’

News·Premium

An interview with Johann Sattler, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Albania Austria and Albania share a special relationship that goes far back in history. Not many other countries can claim

9 years ago

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Editorial: Why did the European negotiators fail to resolve the political gridlock in Tirana?

Op-Ed·Premium

The visit of the two representatives of the European Parliament, David McAllister and Knut Fleckenstein in Tirana on Tuesday came among high expectations that they were bringing along a much-sought after platform

9 years ago

4 mins read

EU officials, experts: Nationalist rhetoric could be perceived as blackmail

News

TIRANA, April 26 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak said Wednesday that the harsh rhetoric that has emerged in Western Balkan countries recently can only postpone problems in the

9 years ago

5 mins read

Albania climbs 6 spots in World Press Freedom Index

News

TIRANA, April 26 – Albania has climbed six spots to 76th position in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) latest global report on press freedom, the non-governmental organisation said Wednesday. In regional comparison, Albania

9 years ago

2 mins read

Parliament Speaker fails in attempt to break deadlock

News

TIRANA, April 26 – Speaker of Parliament Ilir Meta summoned political parties in an urgent meeting in the latest whirlwind attempt to solve the deadlock, but the opposition decided not to attend,

9 years ago

2 mins read

McAllister: Political leaders must overcome crisis

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, April 26 – The Chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister (EPP) took to social media to urged political leaders in Albania to overcome the crisis that is

9 years ago

1 min read

Russian embassy building in downtown Tirana (Photo: Archives)

Media reports: Russian ambassador feels threatened

News

TIRANA, April 27 – Russia’s Ambassador to Albania Alexander Karpushin has told authorities in Tirana he feels threatened by a Kosovo-based radical group and wants to bring more security personnel from Moscow

9 years ago

1 min read

Europa magazine’s new issue dedicates special section to traditional ally Austria

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, April 27 – Featuring a superimposed picture of Gustav Klimt’s painting “The Kiss” against the walls of a war-torn Syria building on its front cover, the Europa magazine, an Albanian language

9 years ago

3 mins read

Albania fined €92,000 for fan incident in Italy qualifier

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, April 27 – The world football’s governing body, FIFA, has handed Albania a CHF 100,000 (€92,000) fine over unsporting conduct in last March’s World Cup qualifier with Italy, in what is

9 years ago

2 mins read

Central bank warns of legal risks related to increase in lending abroad

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 26 – Credit to businesses showed signs of recovery in 2016 but that was mainly attributed to lending to businesses abroad, placing the banking system at risk of borrowers operating

9 years ago

2 mins read

Two men shot dead in hail of fire, including former police official

News

TIRANA, April 25 – A former police official, Ervin Dalipaj, and another man, Xhino Dautaj, were shot dead as their vehicle was sprayed with bullets near the village of Sukth in Durres.

9 years ago

1 min 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

‘The time of luke-warm Europeans is over’

Editorial: Why did the European negotiators fail to resolve the political gridlock in Tirana?

EU officials, experts: Nationalist rhetoric could be perceived as blackmail

Albania climbs 6 spots in World Press Freedom Index

Parliament Speaker fails in attempt to break deadlock

McAllister: Political leaders must overcome crisis

Media reports: Russian ambassador feels threatened

Europa magazine’s new issue dedicates special section to traditional ally Austria

Albania fined €92,000 for fan incident in Italy qualifier

Central bank warns of legal risks related to increase in lending abroad

Two men shot dead in hail of fire, including former police official

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