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Corruption in Albanian Higher Education: a Major Societal Crisis

In Albania’s public universities, corruption is often described as an “open secret.” Students trade advice on which lecturer is “strict,” which one is “flexible,” and which exam requires more than studying. But

September 12, 2025

6 mins read

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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

July 28, 2023

24 mins read

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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.

October 13, 2021

9 mins read

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

November 9, 2018

13 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

October 19, 2018

4 mins read

“The Balkans begin at the Rennweg”

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By Johann Sattler “The Balkans begin at the Rennweg (street in the center of Vienna)” – there is hardly any Austrian that doesn’t know this phrase, which is attributed to former Austrian

September 28, 2018

14 mins read

Beware of Serbia’s gift

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By Arian Koci When after ten years of war and constant siege against Troy, the ancient Greek army retreated leaving a wooden horse behind as a gift to gods, a Trojan

August 30, 2018

8 mins read

Perils of Balkan partition

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By Janusz Bugajski After several provocative statements by Serbian and Kosovar politicians and in the midst of relative silence from Washington and Brussels, suppositions are growing that a territorial exchange is being

August 17, 2018

5 mins read

Border conflicts in the Balkans

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By Prof. Dr. Blerim Reka Almost three decades after Yugoslavia’s dissolution, the new borders of the Balkans are still not fixed and will likely remain so for the next decade. Only

August 13, 2018

15 mins read

EU-Albania: the winners and losers of June 28!

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By Lufti Dervishi 48 hours prior, and yet no one can say for sure what the decision of the European Council regarding the possibility of opening the negotiations for Albania and

June 26, 2018

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Corruption and weak rule of law continue to hamper WB’s integration

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TIRANA, June 17 – Corruption, rule of law issues and lack of reforms continue to be the main difficulties Western Balkans countries face on their path to European Union integration, participants in

June 18, 2018

3 mins read

EURALIUS: Deadlines to establish new judicial institutions have not been met

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TIRANA, June 6 – The European Union’s mission in Tirana published its report on the consolidation of the country’s judicial system on Saturday, in which it stressed the transitory period to establishing

June 6, 2018

3 mins read

The war against drugs remains a big challenge for Albania, independent analysts say

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TIRANA, June 3 – Albanian police reported on Sunday that cultivation of narcotic plants in the country has dropped three times, however independent criminal observers claim there are still huge stocks of

June 3, 2018

4 mins read

The Xhafaj affair that rattled Albania’s political scene

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Opposition demands interior minister’s resignation over new wiretapping On Monday, the country’s opposition demanded Albania’s Minister of Interior Fatmir Xhafaj resigns after publishing what they alleged were wiretaps showing Xhafaj’s

May 17, 2018

11 mins read

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Corruption in Albanian Higher Education: a Major Societal Crisis

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

Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

Poland 1918: Regaining lost statehood

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

“The Balkans begin at the Rennweg”

Beware of Serbia’s gift

Perils of Balkan partition

Border conflicts in the Balkans

EU-Albania: the winners and losers of June 28!

Corruption and weak rule of law continue to hamper WB’s integration

EURALIUS: Deadlines to establish new judicial institutions have not been met

The war against drugs remains a big challenge for Albania, independent analysts say

The Xhafaj affair that rattled Albania’s political scene

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The war against drugs remains a big challenge for Albania, independent analysts say

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

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