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

1 week 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

1 month 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

6 months ago

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Roadmap to resolve Western Balkans frozen conflicts proposed

Features

TIRANA, Feb. 1 – A strategy of convergence – starting with recognition of Kosovo by four holdout NATO member states – should be used in resolving the decades-long dispute between Kosovo and

4 years ago

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Key interest rate likely to increase later this year, BoA governor says

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Jan. 30 – Following international trends, Albania’s central bank is expected to increase its key interest rate later this year, according to the head of Bank of Albania. Governor Gent Sejko

4 years ago

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Albania-Israel education agreement approved

Culture·News

Experts at the Albanian Institute for International Studies say the agreement is a welcomed move and could help in added research on Albania’s special relationship with the Jewish people and to counter

4 years ago

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Albanian Football Federation head election turmoil could result in sanctions, UEFA warns

News·Sport

TIRANA, Jan 26 – The upcoming election of the head of the Albanian Football Federation has led to turmoil with accusations of undue political interference and corruption, threats and even an explosion

4 years ago

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Bad loans ratio declined in 2021 to best level since 2008, BoA says

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Jan 28 – The non-performing loan ratio declined again in December and closed 2021 at 5.65 percent, the lowest level that ratio has seen since November 2008, according to Albania’s central

4 years ago

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Albania loses ground in latest Corruption Perceptions Index

Main·News

TIRANA, Jan. 25 – Albania lost one point and six spots in its ranking in the latest annual global Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International. It ranked 110th out of 180

4 years ago

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Keeping the Memory of the Holocaust Alive

Features

From Anita Winter and Rea Dalipi, Gamaraal Foundation “It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say.” This is what Holocaust survivor and author

4 years ago

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Reconstruction work starts at Kuçova, NATO’s first tactical air base in the region

Main·News

TIRANA, Jan. 20, 2022 – Work has started on the reconstruction of Albania’s Kuçova military airport, which will serve as NATO’s first tactical air base in the Western Balkans. With a 51-million-euro

4 years ago

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Smuggler were using a speedboat to transport the drugs. (Photo: Public Domain illustration photo.)

Int’l police operation busts major migrant smuggling group

Main·News

TIRANA, Jan. 20, 2022 – A large multinational organized crime group involved in migrant smuggling has been busted through cooperation of police in Albania, Greece and Italy supported by Europol and Eurojust,

4 years ago

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Albania to close schools next week due to subzero temperatures

News

TIRANA, Jan. 20, 2022 – All schools in Albania will shut down Monday through Wednesday next week due to the expected subzero temperatures, the country’s education minister has announced. Weather forecasters are

4 years ago

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Mayoral by-elections to be held on March 6

Main·News

TIRANA, Jan. 19 – With six Albanian municipalities missing mayors, by-elections must take place in less than two months, according to the country’s head of state. President Ilir Meta announced that the

4 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

Roadmap to resolve Western Balkans frozen conflicts proposed

Key interest rate likely to increase later this year, BoA governor says

Albania-Israel education agreement approved

Albanian Football Federation head election turmoil could result in sanctions, UEFA warns

Bad loans ratio declined in 2021 to best level since 2008, BoA says

Albania loses ground in latest Corruption Perceptions Index

Keeping the Memory of the Holocaust Alive

Reconstruction work starts at Kuçova, NATO’s first tactical air base in the region

Int’l police operation busts major migrant smuggling group

Albania to close schools next week due to subzero temperatures

Mayoral by-elections to be held on March 6

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