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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 months ago
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Don’t trust me!

By Jerina Zaloshnja One of the possible scenarios that Tirana Times made public in predicting the outcome of the local elections was that both the Government and the Opposition would claim their
19 years ago
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Why the elections were (not) a missed opportunity

By Albert Rakipi Although the local government elections were considered by most observers as democratic and peaceful, international observers still considered them a “missed opportunity for Albania.” This verdict suggests the need
19 years ago
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Count-down towards what?

By Jerina Zaloshnja The end of the election campaign is in sight. In two days time, the Albanians will be voting to revive the bodies of local autonomy. The western style campaigns
19 years ago
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Elections, No news is (not always) good news!

Although news and debates on the upcoming local government elections have already monopolized public debates in the media, three very important issues relating to the process rather than the outcome of elections
19 years ago
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Elections, Battle in Tirana but not for Tirana

By Jerina Zaloshnja The electoral campaign has barely started and it is already clear that the real battle will occur in Tirana. The political in these electionsءs opposed to the administrativeسtands particularly
19 years ago
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Time for a New Agreement

Finally, the government and opposition reached an agreement that ended the two month old political crisis on electoral reform. Although this crisis was not new, its intensity was surprising and entirely absurd
19 years ago
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Elections: Don’t do it!

Although the President has decreed 20 January as the day of the administrative elections, the Opposition, adopting a decision in extremis has declared that it will boycott these elections. The Opposition bases
20 years ago
6 mins read

Game of Chicken

Hoodlums and superpowers often engage in the game of chicken. It works something like this: two people drive their cars towards each other and the one that swerves first to avoid a
20 years ago
4 mins read

Delaying the inevitable in Kosova

By Janusz Bugajski International powers would be committing a grievous error if they postpone the decision on Kosova’s statehood. Over the past year, U.S. and EU officials have raised expectations by affirming
20 years ago
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