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

Upward trend in exports of medicinal plants comes to an end

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 9 – Albania’s exports of medicinal plants, the country’s second largest agricultural exports after canned fish, registered a slight decline in 2016, ending their six-year upward trend that more than

9 years ago

3 mins read

Public administration wages increase by 10%

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 8 – More than a hundred thousand public administration employees have had their wages increased by an average of 10 percent starting March 2017, just three months ahead of next

9 years ago

1 min read

Consumer prices slow down to 2.2%

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 8 – Albania’s inflation rate slowed down last February as the country overcame the coldest January in three decades with a negative impact on domestic greenhouse production. Data published by

9 years ago

3 mins read

New shopping center increases competition in Tirana

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 8 – A new luxury shopping center has opened in downtown Tirana, increasing competition in a city of about 1 million residents where several malls already successfully operate, mainly in

9 years ago

1 min read

Albania marks Francophone Spring

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, March 9 – Albania will be holding two weeks of events celebrating Francophone Spring, an annual traditional event celebrating French culture in several Albanian cities and riving culture each March. This

9 years ago

3 mins read

News analysis: Is the EU neglecting the political crisis in Albania?

News·Premium

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said in Tirana earlier this week that Albania has a real chance at clinching accession talks. It was a bit of

9 years ago

9 mins read

Head of news portal assaulted

Free to Read·News

TIRANA, March 8 – The head of of an online news outlet, Citynews.al, was attacked Wednesday in Tirana by two unknown assailants and heavily beaten. Elvi Fundo told authorities that two unidentified

9 years ago

2 mins read

EU export quota hold back growth for emerging fish industry

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, March 9 – Albania’s emerging fish processing industry has been suffering in the past few years as its rapid growth has led to companies meeting the EU duty free export quotas

9 years ago

5 mins read

Open letter to the Academy of Sciences

Free to Read·Op-Ed

In an open letter to the Albanian Academy of Sciences, Aleksander Dhima, the first Albanian anthropologist with more than four decades of experience, condemns the Academy’s failure to elect him as an

9 years ago

14 mins read

Matryoshkas and friends

Op-Ed·Premium

By Genc Pollo* The matryoshkas are a set of egg-shaped, empty, wooden dolls painted as a mature woman and they fit into one another from the smaller to the biggest one. They

9 years ago

4 mins read

The General is a lady and why we need women at the decision-making table

Free to Read·Op-Ed

By Dewi van de Weerd Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands This week we celebrated Women’s Day in Albania. But also, a National Conference took place on women, peace and security.

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

Upward trend in exports of medicinal plants comes to an end

Public administration wages increase by 10%

Consumer prices slow down to 2.2%

New shopping center increases competition in Tirana

Albania marks Francophone Spring

News analysis: Is the EU neglecting the political crisis in Albania?

Head of news portal assaulted

EU export quota hold back growth for emerging fish industry

Open letter to the Academy of Sciences

Matryoshkas and friends

The General is a lady and why we need women at the decision-making table

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