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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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Edmond Spaho, deputy head of Albania's main opposition Democratic Party. (Photo: DP Handout)

Basha’s ‘war’ cry taken out of context, deputy says

News·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 27 – Harsh language used during an ongoing protest by Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha was not a call to violence in what has been a peaceful protest, but rather

9 years ago

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Armando Prenga, a Socialist Party member of parliament representing Lezha County, has resigned. (Photo: Archives)

MP gives up seat over criminal record

Main·News

TIRANA, March 1 – Armando Prenga, a Socialist Party member of parliament representing Lezha County, has resigned after a long fight to keep his seat despite coming under accusation of having criminal

9 years ago

3 mins read

Albanian Defence Minister Mimi Kodheli (Photo: Wikimedia)

Albania plans to help Iraq fight ISIS

News

TIRANA, Feb. 28 – Albania plans to deploy about 30 troops to Iraq later this year in the framework U.S.-led initiative to help train local forces in the battle against ISIS. Albanian

9 years ago

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Albania challenged by extremism, foreign minister tells UN body

News

TIRANA, Feb. 28 – Albania’s Foreign Minister, Ditmir Bushati, said Tuesday that countering violent extremism is one of the country’s greatest challenges. Addressing the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council

9 years ago

1 min read

Property tax hike postponed until general elections

Business & Economy

TIRANA, March 1 – Albania has postponed drafting legislation on a new value-based property tax that is expected to considerably increase rates compared to the current area-based tax after the June 2017

9 years ago

3 mins read

Fuel companies warn of strike action over newly proposed licence fees

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 28 – Fuel trading companies have warned a new government initiative to increase license fees on fuel and gas stations by several times risks causing problems in the fuel market

9 years ago

3 mins read

Transport sector faces hike in passengers, freight decline

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 28 – Air and maritime transport of passengers increased in 2016 but transport of goods by sea and rail freight suffered as the country’s exports struggled to recover affected by

9 years ago

4 mins read

Budget deficit hits two-decade low

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 28 – Albania’s budget deficit hit a two-decade low in 2016 as revenue moderately recovered and the government applied a tight spending policy to bring public debt down to 71

9 years ago

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Economic, political uncertainties threaten debt reduction targets

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 27 – Albania’s public debt ended a 5-year upward trend to register a slight drop in 2016 after hitting a record high of 72.6 percent of the GDP in 2015

9 years ago

7 mins read

Albanian jumper crowned Balkan champion

Sport

TIRANA, Feb. 27 – Albania’s Izmir Smajlaj has been crowned a Balkan long jump champion at a Belgrade event ahead of European Indoor Championships in Serbia. The 23-year Albanian athlete jumped 7.98

9 years ago

3 mins read

Cannabis trafficking from Albania to Italy tripled last year, Italian prosecutor says

Main·News·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 25 – Italy’s nationwide anti-mafia prosecutor, Franco Roberti, who visited Albania last week, said that cannabis traffic from Albania to Italy tripled last year. In a press conference after a

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

Basha’s ‘war’ cry taken out of context, deputy says

MP gives up seat over criminal record

Albania plans to help Iraq fight ISIS

Albania challenged by extremism, foreign minister tells UN body

Property tax hike postponed until general elections

Fuel companies warn of strike action over newly proposed licence fees

Transport sector faces hike in passengers, freight decline

Budget deficit hits two-decade low

Economic, political uncertainties threaten debt reduction targets

Albanian jumper crowned Balkan champion

Cannabis trafficking from Albania to Italy tripled last year, Italian prosecutor says

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