Tirana Times

Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

Critics warn of deepening inequality, impunity and potential money-laundering exposure. Tirana Times, January 16,2025 – Albania’s newly adopted “fiscal peace” package framed by the government as a reset of relations between businesses

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Business & Economy

Albanian Banks Brace for Rising Bad Loans

Tirana Times, January 15, 2026 – Albania’s banking sector enters 2026 with growing caution, as banks operating in the country anticipate an increase in non performing loans despite strong demand for credit.

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U.S. suspends Albania from immigrant visa processing

Inclusion alongside fragile states raises concerns over governance and mass emigration Tirana Times, 15 January 2026 – Washington’s decision to suspend U.S. immigrant visa processing for Albania, effective January 21 and for

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Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

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Albanian Banks Brace for Rising Bad Loans

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U.S. suspends Albania from immigrant visa processing

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U.S. designates Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

News

Saudi Arabia welcomes Washington’s decision and reaffirms joint stance against extremism Tirana Times, January, 14, 2026 – The United States has officially designated branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon

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NATO Values as Security Infrastructure: Evidence From Student Conversations

Western Balkans

In the Western Balkans, “security” is rarely an abstract concept. It is encountered as a lived condition, shaped by memory, geography and a persistent awareness that stability can erode when trust is

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How Albanian Organized Crime Conquered Europe’s Cocaine Market

News

On a locked down November afternoon in 2020, as Europe grappled with Covid 19 restrictions, two Albanian men based in Belgium exchanged a handful of encrypted messages. Deciphered years later from the

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Europe Tightens the Fight Against Corruption, Albania at a Crossroad

Op-Ed

By Zef Preçi, Executive Director of ACER As Albania presents itself as closer than ever to the European Union, a troubling contradiction has emerged in its domestic legal and political debate. While

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Albania Under Water: A Return to a Hobbesian State of Nature

Region

TIRANA TIMES, December 6, 2025 – Albania is once again under water. Torrential rains over the past days have triggered massive flooding across almost the entire country, exposing not only the fragility

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Housing Boom Prices Out Albanians

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Allegations of money laundering in construction and claims of informal power networks, including the case of Ergys Agasi, fuel concerns over a distorted housing market Tirana Times, TIRANA, 05 January 2026 –

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Genc Pollo, President of Paneuropa-Albania

Roaming Like at Home and the Western Balkans

Op-Ed

By Genc Pollo Tirana, 02 January 2026 – Today’s decision by the European Union to grant “roaming like at home” to Ukraine and Moldova deserves praise. It is a practical citizen-centered step

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Tirana’s Construction Boom and the Flow of Dirty Money

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TIRANA, December 26, 2025 – Albania’s decade-long construction boom, long portrayed as a sign of growth and urban renewal, is increasingly being scrutinized as a vehicle for laundering illicit capital. A new

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Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

Albanian Banks Brace for Rising Bad Loans

U.S. suspends Albania from immigrant visa processing

Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

Albanian Banks Brace for Rising Bad Loans

U.S. suspends Albania from immigrant visa processing

U.S. designates Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

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Europe Tightens the Fight Against Corruption, Albania at a Crossroad

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