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

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

5 months ago

12 mins read

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

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

6 months ago

11 mins read

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

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

2 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The student protests have not let up the entire week and in certain days have escalated to street blockages. They are teaching a valuable lesson to the Albanian society

7 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: The last chance to depart with evil: dismantling the State Thieves Enterprise ultd.

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The student protests that have been going on mainly in the capital of Tirana but also in some key university towns have provided an opportunity of reflection and reaction

7 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: The ‘peripheries’ revolt

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Over three days, what began as “some failing university students’ revolt,” according to the government, speedily turned into a well-synchronized protest of hundreds of students which the country’s opposition

7 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: Zero sum games and a country left with no guardian of the Constitution

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The saga of the appointment of a new Minister of Interior Affairs expanded in the last days and evolved into a showdown between the executive majority and the President

7 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: The inexplicable departure of a minister- unanswered questions warrant any interpretation

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL When Fatmir Xhafajwas made Minister of the Interior the opposition and others cried foul and said he had been an attorney during communism. He did not care. He did

7 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: Public diplomacy cannot be done in the dark

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The news that the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs had used an undisclosed fund to pay several news outlets, media actors and online portals in Albania and in Macedonia

7 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: Against slander, libel and defamation: why truth needs to be rescued even if by means of justice

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A hurricane of false statements, fake news and irresponsible accusations can do much more damage to the truth that any other form. Currently there are two elements in Albania

7 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: Justice and governance need to work independently for the good of both

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The saga of the videos allegedly incriminating the brother of the Minister of Interior Affairs in narco-trafficking is going on. Despite the brother being actually sent to Italy in

7 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: Reversing demographic decline takes more than baby rewards

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL After commenting for a long time that massive migration is normal and natural and even circular, the Albanian government seems to have caught up with the demographic decline and

7 years ago

4 mins read

Editorial: Three theaters: the fake tragedy, the farce comedy and the horror story

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The controversial dispute for the demolition of the National Theatre and the building of a new modern one continues today in the Assembly of Albania. The hastily introduced law

7 years ago

2 mins read

Editorial: Kosovo and Serbia: the grim return to ground zero

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The idea of discussing new ‘corrected’ borders between Kosovo and Serbia, in an alleged attempt to reach a final solution to the most complex issue in the region, has been the subject

7 years ago

9 mins read

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Editorial - Page 5

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

Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

Editorial: The last chance to depart with evil: dismantling the State Thieves Enterprise ultd.

Editorial: The ‘peripheries’ revolt

Editorial: Zero sum games and a country left with no guardian of the Constitution

Editorial: The inexplicable departure of a minister- unanswered questions warrant any interpretation

Editorial: Public diplomacy cannot be done in the dark

Editorial: Against slander, libel and defamation: why truth needs to be rescued even if by means of justice

Editorial: Justice and governance need to work independently for the good of both

Editorial: Reversing demographic decline takes more than baby rewards

Editorial: Three theaters: the fake tragedy, the farce comedy and the horror story

Editorial: Kosovo and Serbia: the grim return to ground zero

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