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SPAK Brings New Charges Against Former Deputy PM Balluku

Tirana Times, August 07, 2026 — Albania’s Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime has brought new allegations against former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, widening one of the most politically sensitive

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Features

The Western Balkans’ Right to Democracy Depends on the EU Enlargement

by Sokol Lleshi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of New York Tirana Background The political systems in the Western Balkan region feature politicized public administrations, weak enforcement of rule of law

1 week ago

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Albania’s Super Lek and the Falling Euro: Prosperity or a Warning Sign?

As the national currency reaches record highs, economists question whether Albania’s construction boom and suspected money laundering are flooding the market with euros and distorting the real economy. Tirana Times July 29

1 week ago

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From left to right: AIIS Director Alba Cela, Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, Spanish Ambassador Gabriel Cremades.

In Search of Albania’s Soul: Manuel Montobbio Returns to Tirana Through Literature

Culture

Tirana Times, July 02, 2026. The Albanian Institute for International Studies and Tirana Times book house hosted a special literary evening in Tirana with Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, diplomat, writer, poet and academic, offering a rare encounter

1 month ago

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Are Europe’s Star Architects Helping Launder Albania’s Criminal Economy?

News·Premium

The Albanian Files suggests that international architecture may have served not only as design, but as a prestigious façade for opaque money, captured institutions and one-man rule. Tirana Times, June 29, 2026

1 month ago

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Albania Moves to Revive Naval Industry Through Fincantieri Partnership

Headline

On June 30, 2026, Albania signed a cooperation memorandum in Vlora with Italy’s Fincantieri, one of Europe’s leading shipbuilders, in a move aimed at reviving naval production at the Pashaliman base and

1 month ago

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Reinier de Graaf Explains Reinier de Graaf

Headline·Premium

Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – When Tirana Times published Reinier de Graaf’s open letter from The Albanian Files, it did so because the text had already become one of the most discussed

1 month ago

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The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

Op-Ed

By Albert Rakipi Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – For more than two decades, the Western Balkans have lived inside the promise of European integration. In Albania, support for membership in the

1 month ago

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The Cost of Non Enlargement: Why the EU Cannot Afford to Leave the Western Balkans Behind

Western Balkans

Tirana Times, June 29, 2026 – For years, the debate on European Union enlargement has been dominated by the presumed costs of admitting new members: institutional complexity, financial burdens, political resistance and

1 month ago

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The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

Op-Ed

A Barthesian Reading By Diana Gëllçi, Ph.D. Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – A beautiful protest has been unfolding in Tirana for several weeks. What is particularly interesting is that the same description

1 month ago

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Austria Leads FDI, but Real Estate Tells the Bigger Story

Business & Economy

Bank of Albania data show Austria topping first-quarter foreign investment flows, while property and construction continue to shape Albania’s FDI model. Tirana Times June 25, 2026 – The figures place Austria ahead

1 month ago

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A stronger Union for the Mediterranean for a stronger Mediterranean

Op-Ed

By H.E. Ambassador Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean. Tirana Times, June 25, 2026 – They say no man ever steps in the same river twice. The universe is in a constant

1 month ago

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Albania’s Missing Generation: A Country Losing Its Future Before 2050

Business & Economy

Tirana Times, June 22, 2026 – Albania is no longer facing a normal demographic decline. It is facing the possible disappearance of the very generation on which its economic, social and political

2 months ago

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Tirana’s Towers, Albania’s New Pyramids?

Op-Ed

by Nora Ahmeti How a criminal political economy built on concrete, dirty money and construction may put the Albanian state at risk. Tirana Times, June 22, 2026 – Tirana’s skyline has become

2 months ago

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SPAK Brings New Charges Against Former Deputy PM Balluku

The Western Balkans’ Right to Democracy Depends on the EU Enlargement

Albania’s Super Lek and the Falling Euro: Prosperity or a Warning Sign?

In Search of Albania’s Soul: Manuel Montobbio Returns to Tirana Through Literature

Are Europe’s Star Architects Helping Launder Albania’s Criminal Economy?

Albania Moves to Revive Naval Industry Through Fincantieri Partnership

Reinier de Graaf Explains Reinier de Graaf

The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

The Cost of Non Enlargement: Why the EU Cannot Afford to Leave the Western Balkans Behind

The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

Austria Leads FDI, but Real Estate Tells the Bigger Story

A stronger Union for the Mediterranean for a stronger Mediterranean

Albania’s Missing Generation: A Country Losing Its Future Before 2050

Tirana’s Towers, Albania’s New Pyramids?

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