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Albania Slips Into Electoral Autocracy

V Dem places Albania in a category dominated by African states, with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina the only Western Balkan countries in the same group. Tirana Times, March 23, 2026 –
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Albania Draws a Red Line on Iran

Parliament’s decision to label Tehran a state sponsor of terrorism formalizes a break years in the making and reflects a broad Albanian consensus that Iran has become a direct security threat Tirana
4 weeks ago
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Political deal threatened to fail

TIRANA, Sept. 13 – The political deal between the tow main political parties signed by the end of August for reforms in the electoral law is threatened to fail from the behavior
20 years ago
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Parliament to investigate property transparency

TIRANA, Sept. 11 – A group of 35 parliamentarians asked the parliament’s presidency to create an investigative parliamentary commission to check properties of senior officials in top public posts during the 1998-2006
20 years ago
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Ceremony on 9/11 5th anniversary

TIRANA, Sept. 11 – The United States embassy in Tirana held a ceremony Monday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that caused some 3,000 victims there. Following is
20 years ago
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Olldashi and Rama in Brussels

TIRANA, Sept. 13 _ Interior Minister Sokol Olldashi and Socialist leader Edi Rama went both to Brussels this week to meet with European Union officials. Olldashi met with European Commission vice president
20 years ago
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Nano group preparing a political platform

TIRANA, Sept. 11 – A group of Socialist parliamentarians who support former prime minister and party leader Fatos Nano is working to prepare a platform on how to win the local government
20 years ago
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Europe: SAA yes, challenge ahead

STRASBOURG, Sept. 6 – The European Parliament ratified Wednesday the Stabilization and Association Agreement with Albania, which is a first step toward membership. The SAA has now to be ratified by all
20 years ago
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