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 months 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

4 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

9 months ago

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Albania’s leaders concerned about situation in Macedonia

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TIRANA, March 2 – Albania’s political leadership has reacted with concern about a decision by Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov to not mandate the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Zoran Zaev, to

10 years ago

2 mins read

Revenge murders down by 50%

News

TIRANA, Mar. 1 – Revenge murders, or so called blood feud killings, have registered a significant deadline in the past years, data published by the National Committee for Reconciliation shows. In a

10 years ago

1 min read

Ex Socialist MP warns of drug money danger to elections

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TIRANA, Mar. 2 – Former Socialist Party MP and chairman of the Zgjidhja Movement, Koà§o Kokedhima, said Wednesday that the upcoming general elections are endangered by cannabis money. “Drug mafia has an

10 years ago

1 min read

Tirana’s noise pollution at alarming levels, watchdog warns

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TIRANA, Mar. 1 – Tirana is the noisiest and loudest city in Albania, with noise pollution alarming and beyond any EU standards, notes a report by the National Environment Agency. Its latest

10 years ago

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Cannabis raid in Shkodra nets 18 arrests

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SHKODRA, Mar. 1 – Prosecutors in the northwestern district of Shkodra issued arrest warrants for 18 people suspected of illegally cultivating marijuana. Following an undercover investigation that lasted several months, prosecutors in

10 years ago

1 min read

Albanian, Dutch artists retrace beauty in paintings

Culture

TIRANA, March 2 – Two Albanian and Dutch artists have opened a joint exhibition retracing Albania’s landmark tourism destinations in paintings. The paintings of Anita Durià§i and Tirana-based Dutch artist Kees Stalman

10 years ago

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A decade on, ‘Internationals’ launched in English

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, March 2 – “There is a misunderstanding that ‘Internationals’ is a book against the international community, I have received both compliments and criticism by foreigners,” said writer Ylljet Alià§ka at a

10 years ago

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Emerging investment funds suffer first contraction

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 1 – Albania’s emerging investment funds suffered their first contraction in 2016 after rapid growth in their first four years of their operation, apparently affected by a sharp decline in

10 years ago

3 mins read

Banks’ profits dropped by 40% in 2016

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 1 – Banks’ profits suffered a sharp decline in 2016 as non-performing loans remained almost unchanged at 18 percent and credit struggled to recover to positive growth rates. Central bank

10 years ago

1 min read

IMF: Uncertainties related to the elections put economy at risk

Business & Economy·Main·Premium

TIRANA, March 1 – As a 3-year binding deal with the International Monetary Fund came to an end this month and prospects of a renewed agreement were delayed after next June’s general

10 years ago

4 mins read

Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, Director for Western Balkans at the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, and chair of the International Monitoring Operation (IMO) Management Board. (Photo: Courtesy of Europa.ba)

EU replies to SMI concerns over justice vetting implementation

News·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 28 – A justice reform body that has raised concern among members of the government has a purely administrative, not executive, role and should not be seen through those lenses,

10 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

Albania’s leaders concerned about situation in Macedonia

Revenge murders down by 50%

Ex Socialist MP warns of drug money danger to elections

Tirana’s noise pollution at alarming levels, watchdog warns

Cannabis raid in Shkodra nets 18 arrests

Albanian, Dutch artists retrace beauty in paintings

A decade on, ‘Internationals’ launched in English

Emerging investment funds suffer first contraction

Banks’ profits dropped by 40% in 2016

IMF: Uncertainties related to the elections put economy at risk

EU replies to SMI concerns over justice vetting implementation

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