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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In revealing interview, Nishani drops hints about post-presidency life

News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 30 – President Bujar Nishani is considering returning to Albanian politics following the end of his mandate, he said in television interview this week. President Nishani said he would seek

10 years ago

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Nishani’s dream for a second term will not come true, MP says

News

TIRANA, Nov. 30 – Spartak Braho, an MP of the ruling Socialist-led coalition, said Wednesday that President Bujar Nishani’s dream of running for a second term will be unrealized. In a televised

10 years ago

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Vetting bill lost in translation

News·Premium

TIRANA, Dec. 1 – Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party believes that the highly debated vetting bill sent for review at the Venice Commission has not been translated accurately. Therefore, it plans to

10 years ago

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Judges oppose another law of the judiciary reform

News

TIRANA, Nov. 29 – The Union and Association of Judges in Albania have joined forces to appeal the bill on the “Status of Judges and Prosecutors in Albania” that entered into force

10 years ago

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Editorial: The sad recycling of a dream list for development

Op-Ed

The National Committee of Strategic Planning in the recently approved Sectorial Strategy for Transportation and its relevant Action Plan, has issued a list of projects mainly in infrastructure that are priorities

10 years ago

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The Albanian parliament, Kuvendi (Photo: Archives)

Hate speech in parliament disturbing, says AHC

News

TIRANA, Dec. 1 – The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) urged members of Albanian Parliament to avoid hate speech in plenary sessions. According to the Albanian Helsinki Committee, hate speech in Albania has

10 years ago

2 mins read

Hold these suitcases please!

Features·Premium

By Jerina Zaloshnja At seven in the morning, on the third Tuesday in September of the year 2003, weighed down with some bags and all kinds of suitcases, I placed my foot

10 years ago

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Dutch experts help shape the link between agriculture and tourism in Qeparo

Features

TIRANA, Dec. 1 – Albania has great potential for small-scale agro-tourism with its amazing food, beautiful mountains, long Mediterranean coastline and fertile plains, but a lot remains to be done to develop

10 years ago

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EU accession talks won’t start before elections, Merkel says

Main·News·Premium

BERLIN, Nov. 28 – Five conditions that Albania must meet to continue EU accession negotiation talks still stand, and the negotiations would not open until after elections in Germany and Albania take

10 years ago

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Paying Taxes 2017: Albania continues to lag behind regional competitors

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Nov. 30 – Albania slightly improved its ranking in paying taxes but continued underperforming even among regional competitors with a higher tax burden, according to the Paying Taxes 2017 report published

10 years ago

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Saimir Strati completes giant St. Teresa mosaic on Independence Day

Culture

TIRANA, Nov. 29 – “Peace begins with a smile” is the Mother Teresa quote Albanian artist Saimir Strati has engraved on a giant “Saint Theresa” mosaic dedicated to the famous nun of

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

In revealing interview, Nishani drops hints about post-presidency life

Nishani’s dream for a second term will not come true, MP says

Vetting bill lost in translation

Judges oppose another law of the judiciary reform

Editorial: The sad recycling of a dream list for development

Hate speech in parliament disturbing, says AHC

Hold these suitcases please!

Dutch experts help shape the link between agriculture and tourism in Qeparo

EU accession talks won’t start before elections, Merkel says

Paying Taxes 2017: Albania continues to lag behind regional competitors

Saimir Strati completes giant St. Teresa mosaic on Independence Day

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