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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

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Why Waiting Is Not Neutral: The Costs of Non-Enlargement

Debates about EU enlargement tend to focus on the risks of admitting countries before they are ready. In her recent paper, Marta Szpala broadens the debate by examining what prolonged delay means

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Beyond Diplomacy: Ambassador Elissa Golberg on the Future of Canada–Albania Ties

Tirana Times, July 21, 2026 – Relations between Albania and Canada have expanded steadily in recent years, from growing trade and new bilateral agreements to closer cooperation within NATO and the launch

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Kune-Vain Valley’s natural habitat renewed under protection moratorium

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TIRANA, Nov. 30 – Albania’s valleys offer a wide range of natural diversification both for the country and the region. The Kune-Vain valley in Lezhà« was the first area to be declared

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Tougher penalties sought for domestic violence

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TIRANA, Nov. 26 – Reacting to the recent increase in domestic violence cases, which are mainly directed towards women and often end tragically, Albania’s Democratic Party has submitted a request for the

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LGBT people, one of Albania’s most victimized in access to justice

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TIRANA, Nov. 30 – Lack of protection by the police and the justice system as a whole from systemic and widespread violence is one of the most pressing issues facing the gay

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Famous Albanians – From Skanderbeg to Mother Teresa

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Most importantly, these sons and daughters of a small country like Albania confirm the vitality and the verve these people hold, by proudly listing Albanians on the big human terrestrial family. The

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Camera traps reveal presence of rare Balkan Lynx in Albanian Alps

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TIRANA, Nov. 15 – Camera traps have revealed the presence of the Balkan Lynx which experts have dubbed the ‘jewel of Albanian forests’ in the northern Albanian Alps and several other endangered

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Albanian Bektashi leader handed ‘Global Peace Icon’ award

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TIRANA, Nov. 6 – Father Edmond Brahimaj, the head of the Bektashi community in Albania and around the world, has been awarded the Global Peace Icon award by a U.S. based NGO

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The man who built a temple at 82-years of age

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By Eduard Alia Earlier this year I read an article about a man in Spain who had devoted his life’s work to build a cathedral. It was a fascinating story –

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Albania rated on the 2018 to-do-list for adventure travelers

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TIRANA, Nov. 1 – Taking an adventure trip to Albania has been rated as one of the top tours on travelers’ to-do-list for 2018. National Geographic France has rated Albania as the

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A doorway to the past, a lesson for the future

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By Sidonja Manushi In the centre of a newborn city, on the second floor of a newborn house, in 1932, physician and well-known intellectual Jani Basho was cradling a newborn boy in

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AIIS: Focus on media in Albania-Serbia relations

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TIRANA, Oct. 18 – During a conference on the role of the media in informing and shaping opinion concerning the Albania-Serbia relations, a lot was said about the influence the media has

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Serbian feminist activist: ‘Albanians and Serbs are so similar in their differences’

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Albania-Serbia joint projects are rare, especially in arts and culture. Historical stereotypes, lack of sufficient exchanges and funding remain a barrier for the two EU aspirant Western Balkan countries. However, civil society

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Features - Page 22

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

Why Waiting Is Not Neutral: The Costs of Non-Enlargement

Beyond Diplomacy: Ambassador Elissa Golberg on the Future of Canada–Albania Ties

Kune-Vain Valley’s natural habitat renewed under protection moratorium

Tougher penalties sought for domestic violence

LGBT people, one of Albania’s most victimized in access to justice

Famous Albanians – From Skanderbeg to Mother Teresa

Camera traps reveal presence of rare Balkan Lynx in Albanian Alps

Albanian Bektashi leader handed ‘Global Peace Icon’ award

The man who built a temple at 82-years of age

Albania rated on the 2018 to-do-list for adventure travelers

A doorway to the past, a lesson for the future

AIIS: Focus on media in Albania-Serbia relations

Serbian feminist activist: ‘Albanians and Serbs are so similar in their differences’

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