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

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

4 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

9 months ago

7 mins read

Hundreds attend diaspora summit held in Tirana

Diaspora·News

TIRANA, Nov. 20 – More than a thousand members of the Albanian diaspora, including pre- and post-communism migrants, living in 40 countries around the world, attended the first ever Diaspora Summit held

10 years ago

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Rama dismisses claims of Greater Albania in Greek media interview

News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 23 – In a wide-ranging interview for a Greek television station, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has denied speculations that Albania is pursuing border changes and pushing forward the concept

10 years ago

4 mins read

Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos

Greek defense minister’s comments on Albania fuel spat

News

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – The Minister for National Defense of Greece has fueled the diplomatic spat between Albania and Greece with comments that the Greek army is strong enough not to have

10 years ago

1 min read

Opposition seeks criminal prosecution of health minister

News

TIRANA, Nov. 22 – Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party has filed criminal charges against Minister of Health Ilir Beqaj in regards to the concessionaire contract for the Healthcare Check Up, which according

10 years ago

2 mins read

Medical association seeks clarity on controversial concession

News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 21 – The Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists has signed a petition to demand more transparency on a new concession of medical laboratory services to private entities, the latest in

10 years ago

2 mins read

Eight arrested over corruption at Shkodra university

News

TIRANA, Nov. 21 – Police in the region of Shkodra arrested eight professors, students and middlemen involved in corrupt affairs at the Luigj Gurakuqi University. The probe against the eight suspects began

10 years ago

1 min read

EU negotiations unlikely until 2018, say German MPs

Main·News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Albania’s hopes of opening accession negotiations with the European Union sooner rather than later have hit a new snag as German lawmakers have set more conditions, which could

10 years ago

4 mins read

Court rejects appeal on vetting bill suspension

News·Premium

TIRANA, Nov. 22 – Albania’s Constitutional Court rejected this week an appeal by a member of parliament to remove the suspension of the law on transitional qualification assessment of the judges and

10 years ago

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Albanian students offered Master’s/PhD scholarships to Czech Republic

News

TIRANA, Nov. 24 – A Czech expert from the education ministry has introduced Albanian students with study opportunities in the Czech Republic where they can also apply to benefit Czech government sponsored

10 years ago

1 min read

Editorial: Avoiding divisive policies in the diaspora

Diaspora·Op-Ed·Premium

This week, a major summit on Albania’s large diaspora was held with much fanfare in Tirana, discussing a series of issues on the topic. While positive in spirit, beyond the facade of

10 years ago

4 mins read

The media capture and Tirana’s trolls’ masters

Free to Read·Op-Ed

By Genc Pollo* Last November I started my speech in this forum citing a Turkish editor complaints on the media situation in his country whom I heard at the EC Speak

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

Hundreds attend diaspora summit held in Tirana

Rama dismisses claims of Greater Albania in Greek media interview

Greek defense minister’s comments on Albania fuel spat

Opposition seeks criminal prosecution of health minister

Medical association seeks clarity on controversial concession

Eight arrested over corruption at Shkodra university

EU negotiations unlikely until 2018, say German MPs

Court rejects appeal on vetting bill suspension

Albanian students offered Master’s/PhD scholarships to Czech Republic

Editorial: Avoiding divisive policies in the diaspora

The media capture and Tirana’s trolls’ masters

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