Tirana Times

Beyond Diplomacy: Ambassador Elissa Golberg on the Future of Canada–Albania Ties

Tirana Times, July 21, 2026 – Relations between Albania and Canada have expanded steadily in recent years, from growing trade and new bilateral agreements to closer cooperation within NATO and the launch

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Op-Ed

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

by David J. Kostelancik Tirana Times, July 18, 2026 – For years, the U.S. and the EU invested significant political capital, funding, and diplomatic pressure into helping Albania build one of the

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News

Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Ethnic Cleansing Remark Tests Serbia’s Claim to Have Broken With Milošević A Serbian minister’s declared willingness to expel Kosovo Albanians has drawn condemnation across the region and Europe. Belgrade’s refusal to remove

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Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

Business & Economy

Tirana Times, February 12 2026 – The rapid deterioration of newly inaugurated roads and tunnels across Albania has exposed far more than technical shortcomings. What authorities have sought to explain as weather-related

5 months ago

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Albania’s AI Facade Cracks While Neighbors Win EU Funds

News

Tirana Times, February 10, 2026 – Serbia and North Macedonia have secured concrete European Union funding to integrate into Europe’s emerging artificial intelligence infrastructure, while Albania—despite high-profile political messaging around AI—has been

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Opposition Takes to the Streets as Corruption Scandal Reaches the Heart of Power

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Tirana Times, February 10, 2026 – Thousands of Albanians filled the streets of Tirana on Tuesday evening in a national protest called by the opposition Democratic Party, demanding the resignation of Prime

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EU Presses Parliament Over Deputy PM Immunity

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Albania’s choice now will signal whether it is converging with that standard or drifting toward a system where, as Orwell warned, all are equal, but some remain more equal than others. Tirana

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Is A Storm Gathering Over Justice in Albania?

Op-Ed

By Zef Preçi Tirana Times, 09 February 2026 – The campaign that Albania’s ruling Socialist Party appears to be preparing against the Special Anti Corruption Structure (SPAK) raises serious concerns not only

5 months ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Resuspended By Court Ruling

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Parliament now expected to lift immunity. Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Constitutional Court’s decision to leave in force the suspension of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Belinda Balluku has

5 months ago

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Russian Propaganda in North Macedonia

News·Western Balkans

by Agron Vrangalla Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – Moscow systematically uses information manipulation as an instrument of foreign policy. In North Macedonia, Russian propaganda relies on several recurring narratives that exploit

5 months ago

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The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Business & Economy·Features

Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Kurum waste file has exposed one of the most serious environmental and governance scandals in Albania in recent years, revealing not only the illegal export

5 months ago

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How “Diella” Was Used by the Russian Pravda Network to Spread Disinformation

News

By Vladimir Karaj Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – In early December, a Croatian satirical outlet published a humorous article claiming that Albania’s AI minister had been arrested after allegedly accepting a

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Local roads, national standards: Tropojë case tests Albania’s procurement and oversight

News

Tropojë Mayor Indicted for Illegal Roadworks Tirana Times, 02 February 2026 – In a case related to alleged abuse of office, Albania’s Special Court has sent Tropojë’s mayor Rexhë Byberi and his deputy

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Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

Business & Economy·Features

Plans by relatives of U.S. President Donald Trump to build a luxury resort in the scenic coastal area of Zvërnec have sidelined local residents and their property claims, while intersecting with a

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Tirana Times

Beyond Diplomacy: Ambassador Elissa Golberg on the Future of Canada–Albania Ties

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

Albania’s AI Facade Cracks While Neighbors Win EU Funds

Opposition Takes to the Streets as Corruption Scandal Reaches the Heart of Power

EU Presses Parliament Over Deputy PM Immunity

Is A Storm Gathering Over Justice in Albania?

Deputy Prime Minister Resuspended By Court Ruling

Russian Propaganda in North Macedonia

The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

How “Diella” Was Used by the Russian Pravda Network to Spread Disinformation

Local roads, national standards: Tropojë case tests Albania’s procurement and oversight

Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

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