Tirana Times

Health Minister Resigns Amid New Controversy

Tirana Times, September 02, 2026 — The resignation of Health and Social Welfare Minister Evis Sala after less than a year in office has opened a new political controversy, with the opposition

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Albania Turns Away Tanker Linked to Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Durres decision puts sanctions enforcement under scrutiny after vessel had previously called at Albanian port. Tirana Times, September 01, 2026 – Albania’s decision to deny entry to a tanker identified by Ukrainian

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Ratko Mladić during his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Photo: ICTY / Zoran Lesic, CC BY 2.0

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Mladić’s Death Exposes the Balkans’ Unfinished Reckoning With War Crimes

Thousands honor the convicted Bosnian Serb commander as reactions from Belgrade to Podgorica and Skopje reveal how deeply the wars of the 1990s still shape the region’s European future. Tirana Times, August

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Will Washington Derail NATO’s Tirana Summit?

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Tirana Times, July 2, 2026 — Albania’s ambition to host a NATO summit in 2027 has suddenly become more than a diplomatic milestone. It has become a test of whether Tirana can

2 months 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

2 months ago

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

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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

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Albania Moves to Revive Naval Industry Through Fincantieri Partnership

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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

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Reinier de Graaf Explains Reinier de Graaf

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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

2 months ago

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The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

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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

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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

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The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

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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

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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

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A stronger Union for the Mediterranean for a stronger Mediterranean

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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

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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

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Tirana Times

Health Minister Resigns Amid New Controversy

Albania Turns Away Tanker Linked to Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Mladić’s Death Exposes the Balkans’ Unfinished Reckoning With War Crimes

Will Washington Derail NATO’s Tirana Summit?

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

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