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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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The globetrotting dancer

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Highlights from the life of a prima ballerina Tirana Times Tirana, Dec 22 – Galina Ponareva has been an active member of the ballet scene for over a decade. Though the Russian

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From Belarus with Love

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By Anastasia Nazarko Tirana, Dec 16 – It is not often that Belarus makes major international headlines. Nestled between Russia, Poland and Ukraine, the countryأurrently under the 17-year-long presidency of Alexander Lukaschenkoנhas

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From the Arab Spring to Albanian winter

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By: Anastasia Nazarko TIRANA, Dec 8 – Sitting in Sofra Turke, one of the few authentic Turkish restaurants in Tirana, Macit Koc, an international sales consultant and professor at the University of

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A physician with a cause

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By Anastasia Nazarko This week, Tirana Times had the privilege of an interview with Dr. Charles Linderman, Director of the MRDC Foundation and medical advisor to the U.S. Embassy Tirana. TIRANA, Nov.

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Expanding the educational norm

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By: Anastasia Nazarko TIRANA, Dec 1 – The Montessori model of education is one that has developed into a significant alternative to what most consider “traditional” education. The vision of Italian physician

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Highlights of a singer’s unlikely travels

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By: Anastasia Nazarko It has been noted that a majority of tourists who come to Albania are from Kosovo. This is not to say that there is not a significant presence of

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Politics to pastries: A French businesswoman’s perspective after twenty-one years in Albania

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By: Anastasia Nazarko It is likely that you have heard of, and perhaps even visited, Buka Francezeء delightful pastry shop located across from the Sky Tower in the bllok area. However, an

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Portraits of Albanian Life as Seen Through the Eyes of a German-American Artist

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By: Anastasia Nazarko In a rare and unique exhibition, German-born U.S.-based artist Gabriela Welte-Moustardas portrays elements of daily Albanian lifeנwhich may otherwise go unnoticed by the casual observerةn vivid watercolors which distill

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Revolutionizing Albania’s Banking Sector

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Hubert de Saint Jean – Societe Generale Albania By: Anastasia Nazarko In an exclusive interview with Tirana Times, general manager of Societe Generale Albania – Mr. Hubert de Saint Jean – weighs

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A Political Story of Post Communism

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By Albert Rakipi In October, 2010, I suggested to Elez Biberaj to republish his book Albania in Transition. The timing had a significant element. Coincidentally, at the same time he and other

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The European Perspective of Albania: Perceptions and Realities in 2011

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Level of Support is Declining The most important finding of this survey is that 80.7 percent of Albanian favour Albania’s integration into the big European family of the EU,

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Features - Page 39

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

The globetrotting dancer

From Belarus with Love

From the Arab Spring to Albanian winter

A physician with a cause

Expanding the educational norm

Highlights of a singer’s unlikely travels

Politics to pastries: A French businesswoman’s perspective after twenty-one years in Albania

Portraits of Albanian Life as Seen Through the Eyes of a German-American Artist

Revolutionizing Albania’s Banking Sector

A Political Story of Post Communism

The European Perspective of Albania: Perceptions and Realities in 2011

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