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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: Western Balkans’ independent visa policies bring new headaches for EU

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO* Migration has bedeviled the EU over the last several years with waves of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia illegally crossing into the bloc via Turkey

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Op-Ed: Albania bashing is England’s new national sport

Features·Op-Ed

By DENIS MACSHANE* Have pity on poor Albania. This tiny west Balkan nation with a population the size of Greater Manchester is the new bogeyman for politicians, much

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In memoriam: Vladimir Gligorov (1945–2022)

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By MARIO HOLZNER Our wiiw Senior Research Associate, dear colleague, mentor and friend, Vladimir Gligorov, passed away on Thursday 27 October 2022. His 77th birthday was just about a month ago. Not that he

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Swiss Dick Marty, rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Caucasus gives a press conference at the Council of Europe, on June, 25 2008 in Strasbourg, eastern France. Russia is using "dirty" tactics like torture and kidnapping to suppress unrest in the Ingushetia region near Chechnya, helping inflame the country's south, Human Rights Watch said AFP PHOTO JOHANNA LEGUERRE (Photo credit should read JOHANNA LEGUERRE/AFP/Getty Images)

Op/Ed: The Council of Europe must revisit the ‘Marty Report’

Features·Op-Ed

By Judge DEAN PINELES I served as an international criminal judge with the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) during 2011-13, and was a member of the three-judge panel

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Op/Ed: Spanish ambassador: Albania brings strategic value and benefits to the EU at a crucial point in history

Features·Op-Ed

These were the remarks by the Ambassador of Spain in Albania, Álvaro Renedo Zalba, on the occasion of the National Day of Spain. On behalf of Spain, I welcome earnestly the new

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Hohmann: EU and Albania must work together to delist Albania from money laundering grey list

Op-Ed

This is an extract from a speech that EU Ambassador Christiane Hohmann gave at the launching of the project “European Union for Law Enforcement in Albania – EU4LEA”. The start of accession

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Q&A: ‘The aim is to restore democracy,’ FP leader Ilir Meta says about return to active politics

Features·Main·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Sept. 14 – In an interview with Tirana Times, Ilir Meta, Albania’s former president and the current head of the Freedom Party (FP) speaks about FP’s political stances as well as

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Op/Ed: Stolen future account

Features·Op-Ed

By Mateusz Morawiecki Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland There are crimes that can never be fully forgiven, and can never be forgotten. Time does not absolve the perpetrator of his

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Op/Ed: Topicality of the World War II History

Op-Ed

By MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. World War II started on September 1, 1939. The Third Reich, unprovoked and without any notice, started their invasion of Poland. One

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Op/Ed: Ukraine’s six months of resistance, resilience, and resolve

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By YURI KIM U.S. Ambassador to Tirana Ukraine, a country under attack by Russia since 2014, has now withstood half a year of massive bombings, sieges of cities, and atrocities against its

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Editorial: Legislating away democracy on made up allegations sets a terrible precedent

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Almost the day after he handed over the office of the head of state, Ilir Meta, one of Albania’s top political leaders for nearly 30 years, was faced with

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Op-Ed - Page 16

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: Western Balkans’ independent visa policies bring new headaches for EU

Op-Ed: Albania bashing is England’s new national sport

In memoriam: Vladimir Gligorov (1945–2022)

Op/Ed: The Council of Europe must revisit the ‘Marty Report’

Op/Ed: Spanish ambassador: Albania brings strategic value and benefits to the EU at a crucial point in history

Hohmann: EU and Albania must work together to delist Albania from money laundering grey list

Q&A: ‘The aim is to restore democracy,’ FP leader Ilir Meta says about return to active politics

Op/Ed: Stolen future account

Op/Ed: Topicality of the World War II History

Op/Ed: Ukraine’s six months of resistance, resilience, and resolve

Editorial: Legislating away democracy on made up allegations sets a terrible precedent

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