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A Quarter Century Since Ohrid: The Agreement That Gave North Macedonia Its Future

by Ferit Hoxha, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania Tirana Times, August 12, 2026 – There are moments in history when a country’s future is shaped by a single document. Such

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The Ibar River Should Carry Water, Not Nationalist Politics

Albania Serbia Diplomatic Clash Heats Up the Summer By Albert Rakipi, PhD Tirana Times, August 12, 2026 – The latest dispute over the Ibar River shows how quickly a real security issue

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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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Op/Ed: The Future of Europe – Assuming Responsibility with Courage

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By Karl von Habsburg In mid-December last year, a friend from Ukraine paid a visit to Vienna. Ihor Zhaloba, a historian from Chernivtsi, a university professor, a member of the Ukrainian Academy

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Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

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The head of Albania’s opposition, Sali Berisha(1), Albania’s former President and a former two-term Prime Minister, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Mr. Berisha’s arrest follows a two-year period of dramatic

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Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

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TIRANA, Nov. 30, 2023 – About 13 percent of Albania’s resident working-age population is likely going to leave the country in the next few years unless immediate measures are taken to increase

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Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

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By GENC POLLO Ten days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, standing on the side of visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the media that he was against the bilateralization of the

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Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

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By ANDI BALLA The recent Albania-Italy bilateral deal aimed at processing irregular migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean in camps within Albanian territory under Italian extraterritorial jurisdiction has sparked intense debate

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Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

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By Daniel Serwer, Nov. 15, 2023 The EU-proposed draft of the statute for the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo is now widely available. Is it good, or is it bad? The answer

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Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

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The Council of Albanian Ambassadors has issued the following statement in Tirana on Nov. 15, 2023: The Council of Albanian Ambassadors assesses that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and Albania for

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Op/Ed: 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza to Albania!

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Biting satire by LUTFI DERVISHI One of the world’s most complicated conflicts, the Arab-Israeli conflict, could be resolved by Albania. It’s not just about offering ideas, which we’ve never lacked, but it’s

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Migration Management – a weight too Big for the EU but not for Albania

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How it is that such a burden comes to Albania’s poor shores will be an outstanding mystery loaded with doubt and resentment. The absurd and dystopian reality of migration detention centres are

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Analysis: Corruption probe involving former prime minister seen as litmus test for Albania’s new justice system

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TIRANA, Nov. 2, 2023 – Albania’s former prime minister, Sali Berisha, is being investigated for “passive corruption” by Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), with a specialized court ruling

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Op/ed: The end of a policy at the gates of the monastery?

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By Veton Surroi When this text is published, there will be a day of mourning in Serbia because of the “tragedy in Banjska”. Thus, an explanation of the acceptability of the action

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Op-Ed - Page 12

A Quarter Century Since Ohrid: The Agreement That Gave North Macedonia Its Future

The Ibar River Should Carry Water, Not Nationalist Politics

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

Op/Ed: The Future of Europe – Assuming Responsibility with Courage

Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

Op/Ed: 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza to Albania!

Migration Management – a weight too Big for the EU but not for Albania

Analysis: Corruption probe involving former prime minister seen as litmus test for Albania’s new justice system

Op/ed: The end of a policy at the gates of the monastery?

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