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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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A tent without the pole

Op-Ed·Premium

By Alba à‡ela Last Saturday, the opposition political parties called their supporters and other citizens to protest against the current government and governance. At the end of the protest they built up

9 years ago

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New minority bill to be approved by March

News

TIRANA, Feb. 23 – A new bill is being introduced aiming to regulate the rights of minorities in Albania. Albania’s government has set up a special work group that will draft and

9 years ago

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The Zharrez protest march on the side of a busy highway. (Courtesy photo)

Zharrez hunger strikers start 100 km protest march to Tirana

News

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Forty residents of the village of Zharrez, some of whom have carried a hunger strike, have started an 100 km march to Tirana on foot and on wheelchairs

9 years ago

2 mins read

Contract negotiations with Shell, Delek Group stall

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 23 – The slump in oil prices and their slow recovery is delaying contract negotiations with the Royal Dutch Shell and a subsidiary of Israeli-based Delek Group, over two oil

9 years ago

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Mayors join campaign to save Vjosa River from dams

Features·Free to Read

TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Local government units along the Vjosa River in southern Albania have come together in an appeal to the Albanian government over saving one of Europe’s last wild waterways

9 years ago

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Berisha, Fleckenstein clash over Soros role

News

TIRANA, Feb. 23 – The alleged influence of influence of billionaire U.S. philanthropist George Soros in Albanian politics has made new headlines in the small Balkan country. The former leader of the

9 years ago

2 mins read

€660 mln set to be pardoned under pre-electoral tax amnesty

Business & Economy

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Feb 22 – As the country prepares for next June’s general elections and the opposition Democrats have launched an indefinite protest over free and fair elections, the ruling

9 years ago

6 mins read

Companies improve finances as access to tap water drops

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – The coverage of population with water supply and the average duration of tap water slightly deteriorated in 2016 when only about 79 percent of the population had access

9 years ago

6 mins read

Based in Tirana, Ambassador Romana Vlahutin heads the EU Delegation to Albania. (Photo: PDP)

News analysis: Head of delegation bias hurting EU’s credibility among Albanians, opposition warns

News·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – When Knut Fleckenstein, the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Albania, met with Lulzim Basha, Albania’s opposition leader, this week, there was one person the opposition did not want

9 years ago

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Fleckenstein calls on DP to end parliamentary boycott

News

TIRANA, Feb. 22 – In a visit to Tirana, Knut Fleckenstein, the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Albania, urged opposition lawmakers to return to parliament, which, he said, is the only proper

9 years ago

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Albania mulls minimum wage hike after three-year freeze

Business & Economy·News·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 21 – Albania is mulling a hike in the minimum wage, currently the region’s lowest at €157, amid debates by unionists demanding a high increase after a three-year freeze and

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

A tent without the pole

New minority bill to be approved by March

Zharrez hunger strikers start 100 km protest march to Tirana

Contract negotiations with Shell, Delek Group stall

Mayors join campaign to save Vjosa River from dams

Berisha, Fleckenstein clash over Soros role

€660 mln set to be pardoned under pre-electoral tax amnesty

Companies improve finances as access to tap water drops

News analysis: Head of delegation bias hurting EU’s credibility among Albanians, opposition warns

Fleckenstein calls on DP to end parliamentary boycott

Albania mulls minimum wage hike after three-year freeze

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