Editorial

Albania – Greece: No Progress, Just Promises

Tirana Times, May 03, 2026 – There is a limit to how long diplomacy can survive on good manners and optimistic statements. The latest round of Albania–Greece engagement, showcased at the Delphi

2 weeks ago

4 mins read

Editorial·Features·Social Issues

When grades have a price tag: Corruptions influence over Albania’s higher education

The exam season is one of the most stressful times for students. The libraries and study halls are filled with crowds of students who wish to pass the following exam. However, between

6 months ago

5 mins read

Editorial

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

One of the main pillars of quality and sustainable higher education in Albania is considered to be academic integrity, which is closely linked to transparency, honesty, and respect for ethical standards that

10 months ago

5 mins read

Albania – Greece: No Progress, Just Promises

Editorial

Tirana Times, May 03, 2026 – There is a limit to how long diplomacy can survive on good manners and optimistic statements. The latest round of Albania–Greece engagement, showcased at the Delphi

2 weeks ago

4 mins read

When grades have a price tag: Corruptions influence over Albania’s higher education

Editorial·Features·Social Issues

The exam season is one of the most stressful times for students. The libraries and study halls are filled with crowds of students who wish to pass the following exam. However, between

6 months ago

5 mins read

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

Editorial

10 months ago

5 mins read

Corruption in Albanian Higher Education: The Silent Crisis Undermining a Generation

Editorial·Features·News·Social Issues·Special

By Vilson Blloshmi In a country where education is often seen as a ticket out of poverty and a bridge toward European integration, the higher education system in Albania is quietly unraveling

11 months ago

12 mins read

Academic Corruption Undermines Albanian Higher Education: A Barrier to Reform and EU Integration

Editorial·Features·News·Social Issues·Special

By Nora Ahmeti and Vilson Blloshmi May 2025 TIRANA – As final exams unfold across Albanian university campuses, the usual tension of academic life is palpable. Students pack into libraries and lecture

12 months ago

11 mins read

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A wave of political commentary and debate has recently erupted in Albania, especially coming from sources that are always ready to declare Greece an enemy of Albania. Unfortunately, these

3 years ago

4 mins read

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Albania’s troubles with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) seem to be expanding well beyond the infamous case of settling over the closure of Agon Channel

3 years ago

3 mins read

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Editorial·Op-Ed

One way out of this awkward and unpleasant conundrum is for Open Balkans to retreat into a smaller, softer, cultural blend of cultural diplomacy with concerts, fairs and all the glittery shows

3 years ago

2 mins read

Editorial: Legislating away democracy on made up allegations sets a terrible precedent

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Almost the day after he handed over the office of the head of state, Ilir Meta, one of Albania’s top political leaders for nearly 30 years, was faced with

4 years ago

4 mins read

Butrint (Author: Anastasia Tzigounaki Copyright: © UNESCO)

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

Criticism of a new management plan for the national park, and the AADF’s involvement, is unwarranted, misguided or malicious. TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL An ongoing debate over a new management plan for the

4 years ago

3 mins read

Albania in the UNSC: an opportunity to end decades’ long isolation and its aftermath

Editorial

By Alba Cela When Albania joined the United Nations in 1955, the communist dictatorship had already consolidated and Enver Hoxha’s hands were already bloody with the political murder of his rivals and

4 years ago

5 mins read

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Editorial

Albania – Greece: No Progress, Just Promises

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

Albania – Greece: No Progress, Just Promises

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Editorial: Legislating away democracy on made up allegations sets a terrible precedent

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Albania in the UNSC: an opportunity to end decades’ long isolation and its aftermath

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