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Influential Albanian politician led organized crime group in Australia, intelligence reports claim

By the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Australia’s top criminal intelligence agency suspected Tom Doshi, a leading Albanian businessman and politician with ties to the prime minister, of leading a

2 years ago

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Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

There are no easy solutions for demographic decline in Albania. In fact, the problem might no longer be fixable, but the government can do more to adjust policies to soften the blow.

4 years ago

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Why the EU’s enlargement process is running out of steam

On 6 October, the European Commission released its enlargement reports, tracking the progress of countries aiming to join the EU. Florian Bieber writes that while the reports were longer than ever, the

5 years ago

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Coalition for Reforms criticizes CEC for flagrantly violating electoral law

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NEWS ANALYSIS Albania’s Coalition for Reforms, Integration and Consolidated Institutions issued a statement on Tuesday urging the Central Election Committee to “act in respect of the spirit and letter of the

6 years ago

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Kosovo is also to take Albanian doctors by providing higher wages

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TIRANA- In the past five years it is estimated that 857 doctors have left Albania mainly heading for Germany, but not only. The reasons are countless, starting with low salaries, disparagement of

6 years ago

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Kosovo marks 11th independence anniversary amid calls for final agreement with Serbia

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TIRANA, Feb. 17 – Kosovo marked the 11th anniversary of its independence on Feb. 17, at a time the country is facing pressure to reach a final agreement with Serbia for the

7 years ago

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The Prime Minister burns down his house

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NEWS ANALYSIS In an unprecedented move which was planned to shock and awe, the Prime Minister used the last days of 2018 to bring down his cabinet, removing and replacing the

7 years ago

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Scanderbeg of the Albanians

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The following text is an abstract from the prepared remarks of Altin Zaloshnja, a scholar and community leader, during the January 2018 symposium, in Michigan, commemorating the 550th anniversary of Scanderbeg’s death.

7 years ago

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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

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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

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Protests as a Response to the Gap Between the Government and the People

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BY Alfoc Rakaj Albania’s sluggish transition to a fully functioning market economy and a consolidated democracy has progress in parallel with the concentration of power and wealth into few urban areas. As

7 years ago

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Latest report raises concerns over slow justice reform progress

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TIRANA, Dec. 2 – A newly published report on the progress of the vetting process from January 2017 to June 2018 by the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) – one of the oldest

7 years ago

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Editorial: ‘Professional grabbers’ at the micro and macro level

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A group of people whose houses and businesses sit on the site where the infrastructural project of the Great Ring of Tirana is supposed to pass are protesting for

7 years ago

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Poland 1918: Regaining lost statehood

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By Andrzej Chwalba Many states were born or reborn that created a new political architecture between the years 1918 and 1921 in Europe. Most of them defended and preserved in the following

7 years ago

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Influential Albanian politician led organized crime group in Australia, intelligence reports claim

Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

Why the EU’s enlargement process is running out of steam

Coalition for Reforms criticizes CEC for flagrantly violating electoral law

Kosovo marks 11th independence anniversary amid calls for final agreement with Serbia

The Prime Minister burns down his house

Scanderbeg of the Albanians

Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

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

Protests as a Response to the Gap Between the Government and the People

Latest report raises concerns over slow justice reform progress

Editorial: ‘Professional grabbers’ at the micro and macro level

Poland 1918: Regaining lost statehood

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