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

World Bank: Half of Albanians live in energy poverty

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 5 – Almost half of Albania’s population lives in energy poverty, recognized as spending more than 10 percent of household income on energy, according to a World Bank report. The

9 years ago

2 mins read

Albania-Kosovo trade exchanges drop as new barriers emerge

Business & Economy·Premium

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, April 4 – Albania’s trade exchanges with neighbouring Kosovo suffered a setback in 2016 negatively affected by the poor diversification of products traded and ongoing doing business barriers,

9 years ago

8 mins read

Sokol Cikalleshi celebrates after scoring an injury time winner

Albanian internationals shine with European clubs

Free to Read·Sport

TIRANA, April 4 – Sokol Cikalleshi came in as a substitute only ten minutes before the final whistle to punish his former Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir with an injury time winner and

9 years ago

4 mins read

Long-ailing construction sector emerges as key driver of growth

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 3 – Albania’s economic growth hit a six-year high in 2016 when it grew by an estimated 3.46 percent boosted by the long-ailing construction sector which is back as a

9 years ago

4 mins read

Boost in FDI, tourism income only slightly narrows current account gap

Business & Economy

TIRANA, April 3 – Albania’s foreign direct investment, tourism income and migrant remittances slightly recovered in 2016, narrowing the gap in the country’s current account as exports struggled to return to positive

9 years ago

13 mins read

Albania’s future uncertain as EU marks 60 years of the Rome Treaties

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, March 31 – The European Union is the sole destiny for Albania even though the EU itself doesn’t regard enlargement as priority anymore, Albania’s former European Integration Minister Majlinda Bregu has

9 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: Albania’s little dangerous Potemkins

Editorial·Op-Ed·Premium

Focusing on virtual realities hurts both the people and the government Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favorite of Catherine the Great. His rule is associated

9 years ago

3 mins read

Albania suffers lowest number of births on record as population shrinks, ages

News·Premium

TIRANA, March 30 – Albania’s estimated number of newborn babies last year fell to 31,733, the lowest figure on record, further contributing to the ageing and shrinking of the country’s population, official

9 years ago

2 mins read

Trend of babies abandoned at hospitals continues

News

TIRANA, March 28 – A survey conducted by Ministry of Social Welfare has found that at least 11 babies have been left in hospitals in the last three months by parents unwilling

9 years ago

1 min read

Choice between caretaker government and no elections, opposition says

News·Premium

TIRANA, March 27 – Albania’s opposition parties reiterated this week their decision not to register at the Central Elections Commission for the June 18 elections, “until a political agreement for the formation

9 years ago

2 mins read

Israeli private investigator detained

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, March 28 – An Israeli private investigator hired by a member of Albania’s parliament has been detained and not allowed to leave the country after airport security found an electronic device

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

World Bank: Half of Albanians live in energy poverty

Albania-Kosovo trade exchanges drop as new barriers emerge

Albanian internationals shine with European clubs

Long-ailing construction sector emerges as key driver of growth

Boost in FDI, tourism income only slightly narrows current account gap

Albania’s future uncertain as EU marks 60 years of the Rome Treaties

Editorial: Albania’s little dangerous Potemkins

Albania suffers lowest number of births on record as population shrinks, ages

Trend of babies abandoned at hospitals continues

Choice between caretaker government and no elections, opposition says

Israeli private investigator detained

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