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

1 week 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

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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Greece warns it will put up barriers on EU bid if Albania brings up Cham issue

Main·News

TIRANA, May 23, 2022 – Greece’s foreign minister has publicly warned Albania in a visit to Tirana that raising issues related to the Cham community will result in Greece throwing up barriers

4 years ago

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EBRD to help fund Turkish company’s purchase of AlbChrome

Business & Economy

TIRANA, May 23, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a $28 million loan to Yildirim Holding AS, a Turkish conglomerate and longstanding bank client, for the acquisition

4 years ago

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Sali Berisha re-elected at the helm of Democratic Party

News

TIRANA, May 23, 2022 – Sali Berisha has returned at the helm of Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party, following an election for the chairmanship organized by the party’s transition ruling body, the

4 years ago

2 mins read

A security school for the next generation

News

TIRANA, May 21, 2022 – How safe does Albania feel in the context of the war in Ukraine? Are there any efforts to build capacities in the field of cyber-defense? What will

4 years ago

2 mins read

Experts concerned Macron proposal will hurt Western Balkans’ EU membership bids

Features·Main·News

TIRANA, May 12, 2022 – A proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to build a new political community of non-EU members around the bloc is raising red flags in the Western Balkans,

4 years ago

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Kosovo applies for Council of Europe membership

News

PRISHTINA, May 12, 2022 – Kosovo’s foreign ministry said Thursday it has officially applied for membership in the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights organization, in an effort to seize

4 years ago

2 mins read

Albania’s Interreligious Cooperation Center meets Pope Francis

Region

Representatives from Albania’s Interreligious Cooperation Center have met Pope Francis in Rome. In the group included the representatives of religious communities of Elbasan, the Mufti Agim Duka and Dr. Arben Ramkaj from

4 years ago

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What happened to European values?

Op-Ed

By Prof. Wojciech Roszkowski “You have your principles, we have structural funds” – whose words are these? They were uttered by the French president François Hollande in 2017. From his perspective, the

4 years ago

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Butrint (Author: Anastasia Tzigounaki Copyright: © UNESCO)

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

Criticism of a new management plan for the national park, and the AADF’s involvement, is unwarranted, misguided or malicious. TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL An ongoing debate over a new management plan for the

4 years ago

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Q&A: Public interest would be paramount, Përparim Kalo says after being proposed as next president

Op-Ed

Interview with outgoing Constitutional Court Judge Përparim Kalo, who was recently proposed to parliament as a presidential candidate by several important civil society organizations. We have heard your mandate is over. A

4 years ago

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Investment at Butrint aims to protect, sustain the national park long term, says AADF

Main·News

TIRANA, May 3, 2022 – Following a debate over management of the Butrint National Park, the Albanian-American Development Foundation said this week that the ultimate ownership and control over Butrint, as with

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

Greece warns it will put up barriers on EU bid if Albania brings up Cham issue

EBRD to help fund Turkish company’s purchase of AlbChrome

Sali Berisha re-elected at the helm of Democratic Party

A security school for the next generation

Experts concerned Macron proposal will hurt Western Balkans’ EU membership bids

Kosovo applies for Council of Europe membership

Albania’s Interreligious Cooperation Center meets Pope Francis

What happened to European values?

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Q&A: Public interest would be paramount, Përparim Kalo says after being proposed as next president

Investment at Butrint aims to protect, sustain the national park long term, says AADF

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