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

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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

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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

7 months ago

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Prime Minister Edi Rama of the governing Socialists said he was happy with the verdict. (Photo: Kryeministria.al/Handout)

PM willing to hold elections without the opposition as protest continues

Main·News·Premium

Ruling coalition shows cracks over prospects of elections without opposition’s participation TIRANA, March 22 – The upcoming general elections will not be postponed even if the opposition decides not to participate, Prime

9 years ago

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UNDP: Albania climbs 10 steps in human development

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TIRANA, March 21 – Albania gained 10 spots in the 2016 human development index published by the UNDP, ranking 75th out of 188 countries and outperforming some of its regional peers. The

9 years ago

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Initiative to ban communist-era movies meets strong opposition

Features·Premium

TIRANA, March 21 – An initiative by the state-funded Institute for the Study of Communist Crimes to ban the screening of communist era movies on public and private-run TVs because of their

9 years ago

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Elections can be held without opposition’s participation, PM says

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TIRANA, March 21 – Prime Minister Edi Rama said this week general elections would take place on June 18 as scheduled despite the opposition’s threat to boycott them unless Rama resigns and

9 years ago

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President concerned over political crisis ahead of elections

News

TIRANA, March 21 – Albania’s president, Bujar Nishani, expressed concern this week over the growing rift between the country’s ruling and opposition parties. “We are approaching the electoral campaign, and the tense

9 years ago

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Albanians feeling miserable, according to world happiness report

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TIRANA, March 20 – Most Europeans are a happy lot, but in this country people are feeling miserable, according to a UN report released this week, which ranks Albanians as some of

9 years ago

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Incoming interior minister denies allegations of torture use during communist regime

News

TIRANA, March 20 – The newly-appointed Minister of Interior Affairs, Fatmir Xhafaj, has dismissed claims that in 1986, when he was investigator at the prosecution office in the district of Kruja, he

9 years ago

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De Biasi calls up Albanian Superliga reinforcements for Italy encounter

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TIRANA, March 23 – With some key absences due to booking and injury, coach Gianni De Biasi has called up four players from the Albanian Superliga and a Croatia League midfielder to

9 years ago

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AmCham: High tax burden remains top concern as business climate recovers to 5-year high

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, March 20 – Some of the country’s biggest local and foreign companies represented by the American Chamber of Commerce in Albania perceive the business climate to have considerably improved in 2016

9 years ago

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Eurostat: 29,000 Albanians sought asylum in 2016, Germany remains top destination

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TIRANA, March 20 – The number of first time Albanian asylum seekers to EU member countries more than halved in 2016, but Albania remained for the second year in a row among

9 years ago

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Mal Berisha’s story of Bernstein – a model for humanity worldwide

Features

Jonathan Brent, Ph.D., the Executive Director and CEO of The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, underlined in an exclusive interview with Tirana Times that the story of the first U.S. Ambassador to

9 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

PM willing to hold elections without the opposition as protest continues

UNDP: Albania climbs 10 steps in human development

Initiative to ban communist-era movies meets strong opposition

Elections can be held without opposition’s participation, PM says

President concerned over political crisis ahead of elections

Albanians feeling miserable, according to world happiness report

Incoming interior minister denies allegations of torture use during communist regime

De Biasi calls up Albanian Superliga reinforcements for Italy encounter

AmCham: High tax burden remains top concern as business climate recovers to 5-year high

Eurostat: 29,000 Albanians sought asylum in 2016, Germany remains top destination

Mal Berisha’s story of Bernstein – a model for humanity worldwide

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