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The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

by David J. Kostelancik Tirana Times, July 18, 2026 – For years, the U.S. and the EU invested significant political capital, funding, and diplomatic pressure into helping Albania build one of the

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Can the Symbolism of a Spectacle Be Appropriated?

By Diana Gellci Ph.D. Tirana Times, July 16, 2026 – Beyond entertainment, spectacles produce powerful symbolism. Indeed, symbolic effects often outweigh political, economic, and even coercive ones. Symbolism remains one of the

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Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Tirana Times , July 09, 2026 – Tirana Times is publishing below an open public question addressed by Albanian scholar Diana Gellçi, PhD, an Albanian professor based in the United States, to Dutch

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Power Struggle Keeps Albanian Socialists Divided

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By Urim Bajrami After a hot summer, during which the Socialist leader, Edi Rama, refused to back his predecessor, Fatos Nano, in his failed bid for Albania’s presidency, the country’s main opposition

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Albania and BSEC

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By Agim Pasholli Soon after the fall of the Berlin wall, Europe was facing a delicate situation, with drastic geopolitical changes, occurred mainly due to the collapse of the Soviet block and

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History! History for all!

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By Maklen Misha* It is often said that history is written by the victors, but what happens when there is no winner? This is the question Albania has been grappling with since

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Invest in Albania 2007: opportunity or paradox?

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By Alba ȥla The 2nd Albania Business and Investment Summit kicked off today at the luxurious ambiances of Hotel Sheraton in Tirana. Serious companies with representatives in smart suits and black suitcases

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European integration and journalism, the Spanish experience

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By Alba ȥla Speaking to a group of Albanian journalists gathered at a training hall of the Albanian Media Institute, Xavier Vidal-Folch, Deputy Editor in Chief of “El Pais”, the leading daily

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Moscow’s Anti-Western Offensive

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By Janusz Bugajski In its determination to re-establish Russia’s great power status, the Kremlin oligarchy has launched a series of policy thrusts against Western interests. According to state propaganda, the West is

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Frans Timmermans on Albania

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It is a great pleasure for me to experience Albania’s famed hospitality once again. I have visited your country several times in the past. This time, I am visiting in my capacity

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Albania’s implementation record one year after signing the SAA

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Ambassador Helmuth Lohan: “We have noticed progress in the fight against organized crime but the measures taken against it should continue relentlessly”. Mr. Ambassador, how serious is the Albanian government in implementing

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Interview: Professor Bernd J. Fischer

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Professor Bernd J. Fischer, a history professor at the University of Indiana, Fort Wayne, gives his expert views on matters of interest to Albania and region, such as the case of Kosovo

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Russia’s Win-Win Situation in Kosovo

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By Berat Buzhala By blocking Kosovo’s independence, Russia reminds the world of its new power; it creates a gulf between Serbia and the West and slows the integration of Southeast Europe into

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Church on the Defensive

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“There is nothing so small that can not be blown out of proportion” says Ruckert’s law. This probably describes the way the Albanian Orthodox Church must be feeling lately. In the last

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Op-Ed - Page 110

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

Can the Symbolism of a Spectacle Be Appropriated?

Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Power Struggle Keeps Albanian Socialists Divided

Albania and BSEC

History! History for all!

Invest in Albania 2007: opportunity or paradox?

European integration and journalism, the Spanish experience

Moscow’s Anti-Western Offensive

Frans Timmermans on Albania

Albania’s implementation record one year after signing the SAA

Interview: Professor Bernd J. Fischer

Russia’s Win-Win Situation in Kosovo

Church on the Defensive

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