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

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

1 month 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

6 months ago

7 mins read

New findings suggest Albania’s official data deeply understated COVID-19 deaths, potentially hiding worst performance in Europe

Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 23 – The official number of COVID-19 related deaths in Albania is far lower than the actual number of deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic, several international findings now suggest.

5 years ago

3 mins read

Some growth expected, but uncertainty remains high as pandemic’s effects go on, World Bank report suggests

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Oct. 21 – Albania is seeing some good economic growth in 2021, following the first pandemic year and the related negative growth, but recovery will be sluggish in the next two

5 years ago

2 mins read

Editorial: Let them eat satellites

Editorial·Op-Ed

The loss of its people to migration is now Albania’s top crisis. And the government needs to act immediately to mitigate the problem instead of the usual attention diversion stories of “Albanian

5 years ago

4 mins read

2008-2020: As EU integration stalled, 1 in 4 Albanians left for new life in the EU

News

TIRANA, Oct. 19 – In a 12-year period, from 2008 to 2020, as Albania’s EU integration slowed to a near-halt, the country’s citizens chose another form of integration — migration — as

5 years ago

1 min read

Soul of Bruges

Features

By Manuel Montobbio A writer, poet and diplomat, Manuel Montobbio is the former Spanish ambassador to Albania, currently based in Strasbourg. His book, Salir del Callejón del Gato: La deconstrucción de oriente

5 years ago

45 mins read

Key EU report says opening talks with Albania is overdue, highlights concerns on reforms, elections and freedoms

Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 19 – Albania and North Macedonia continue to fulfill the conditions to open accession negotiations, but the delays in the official launch are having a negative impact on the credibility

5 years ago

4 mins read

Albanian prosecutors don’t rule out foul play in mysterious death of 4 Russian tourists

News

TIRANA, Oct. 18 – The mysterious death of four Russian tourists at a spa in a luxurious hotel on Albania’s Adriatic coast has authorities baffled, with medical experts suspecting asphyxiation from chlorine

5 years ago

2 mins read

Potential curtailing of visa-free regime for Albania worrying, but unlikely, experts say

News

TIRANA, Oct. 18 – There are growing worries in Albania over the possibility that the visa-free regime with a Schengen Area is in jeopardy following reports from EU sources of alleged abuses.

5 years ago

3 mins read

Obituary: Sahit Ukaj

Features

Sahit Ukaj, 93, passed away peacefully in his home on Sept. 25, from heart failure. Mr. Ukaj was a fascinating witness to history. He engaged politically from an early age with the

5 years ago

2 mins read

Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction, says Venice Commission opinion on local elections boycotted by opposition

Main·News

TIRANA, Oct. 15 – The Albanian Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction to review the validity of Albania’s last local elections, according to an opinion issued by experts of the Venice Commission. The

5 years ago

5 mins read

Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

In-depth·Op-Ed·Premium

There are no easy solutions for demographic decline in Albania. In fact, the problem might no longer be fixable, but the government can do more to adjust policies to soften the blow.

5 years ago

9 mins read

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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

New findings suggest Albania’s official data deeply understated COVID-19 deaths, potentially hiding worst performance in Europe

Some growth expected, but uncertainty remains high as pandemic’s effects go on, World Bank report suggests

Editorial: Let them eat satellites

2008-2020: As EU integration stalled, 1 in 4 Albanians left for new life in the EU

Soul of Bruges

Key EU report says opening talks with Albania is overdue, highlights concerns on reforms, elections and freedoms

Albanian prosecutors don’t rule out foul play in mysterious death of 4 Russian tourists

Potential curtailing of visa-free regime for Albania worrying, but unlikely, experts say

Obituary: Sahit Ukaj

Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction, says Venice Commission opinion on local elections boycotted by opposition

Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

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