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Op-Ed

Who Loses Power When the Map Changes?

Fifteen municipalities are expected to disappear under Albania’s proposed new territorial map. While the government presents the reform as a matter of efficiency and consolidation, communities that may lose municipal status fear

2 days ago

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Op-Ed

Can Albania Follow Hungary’s Example in Scrutinizing Officials’ Wealth?

By Zef Preci Tirana Times, September 30, 2026 – For more than two decades, Albania has had legislation requiring senior public officials to declare their assets and financial interests. Yet persistent concerns

1 week ago

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Op-Ed

Building a pathway to peace: Working together to return Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war

By H.E. Mrs. Elissa Golberg, Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Albania, Malta and San Marino; Yulia Gorokhovska, Chargés d’affaires, Embassy of Ukraine in Albania and H.E. Mr. Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, Ambassador of

1 week ago

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The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity

Op-Ed

By Tanja Fajon, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Slovenia, Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria, Gordan Radman Grlic, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia In

3 years ago

6 mins read

Op/ed: Nuclear energy still a long-term option for Albania

Op-Ed

By Dr Valentina Dedi*, Lead Economic Advisor, Consulting International, KBR Today’s focus on climate commitments, while ensuring energy security and affordability, seem to have created a new momentum for nuclear energy. The

3 years ago

7 mins read

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A wave of political commentary and debate has recently erupted in Albania, especially coming from sources that are always ready to declare Greece an enemy of Albania. Unfortunately, these

3 years ago

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Albania's parliament (Photo: PoA Handout)

Analysis: Calls for unity grow as divided DP faces hard future

News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Sept. 4, 2023 – As Albania’s parliament convenes after summer vacation, the main opposition Democratic Party has shattered into three different factions, with the faction with a smaller voter and MP

3 years ago

3 mins read

Analysis: Continued detention of elected mayor strains Albanian-Greek relations

Main·News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Aug. 16, 2023 — The arrest and three-month-long pretrial detention of Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara, a coastal town in southwestern Albania, has ignited a diplomatic row between Albania

3 years ago

7 mins read

Op/Ed: The Beleri case as bellwether for democracy in Albania

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO The standard definition of a political prisoner is “someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner’s detention”. If it

3 years ago

6 mins read

Open Letter: Balance and proportionality must return in dealing with Kosovo and Serbia

Features·Op-Ed

Several key U.S. and European lawmakers have sent an open letter requesting changes to the current international approach to the Kosovo-Serbia crisis. Tirana Times is publishing its full text below: To: Miroslav

3 years ago

5 mins read

Op/Ed: NATO Summit in Vilnius: Full of Drama, but Few Surprises

International·Op-Ed

By JONATHAN TERRA Will anything that happened in Vilnius really matter in the foreseeable future? After all, in terms of diplomatic and material support, training, logistics, intel-sharing, and coordinated strategic goals, Ukraine

3 years ago

10 mins read

Op/Ed: Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide

Op-Ed

by George Monastiriakos In 1993, one year into the Bosnian War, the United Nations declared “safe areas” in the Muslim enclaves of Republika Srpska to protect Bosniak refugees fleeing from the violence.

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: The sacrifice of a spotless shirt

Features·Op-Ed

By DEMUSH SHASHA While 20 seconds of Ambassador Hill’s tweets shatter 20 years of illusion in Kosovo, they are also useful starting points for reassessing our way forward. Our way forward is

3 years ago

7 mins read

Op/ed: A rebuttal for Prime Minister Rama’s conceptual comments on Kosovo

Features·Op-Ed

By VETON SURROI Prime Minister Rama does not have to be a mediator between the “Euro-Atlantic community” and Kosovo. The Albanian language, technically, does not constitute any added value in communication between

3 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 14

Who Loses Power When the Map Changes?

Can Albania Follow Hungary’s Example in Scrutinizing Officials’ Wealth?

Building a pathway to peace: Working together to return Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war

The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity

Op/ed: Nuclear energy still a long-term option for Albania

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Analysis: Calls for unity grow as divided DP faces hard future

Analysis: Continued detention of elected mayor strains Albanian-Greek relations

Op/Ed: The Beleri case as bellwether for democracy in Albania

Open Letter: Balance and proportionality must return in dealing with Kosovo and Serbia

Op/Ed: NATO Summit in Vilnius: Full of Drama, but Few Surprises

Op/Ed: Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide

Op/Ed: The sacrifice of a spotless shirt

Op/ed: A rebuttal for Prime Minister Rama’s conceptual comments on Kosovo

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