Remembering Janusz Bugajski: Scholar, Mentor, and Lifelong Friend of the Balkans Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025) The international academic and analytical community has lost one of its most lucid and principled voices. Janusz Bugajski,
By Marjana Doda, This feature draws on exclusive insights from an interview with Ambassador Tayyar Kagan Atay, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Tirana. On the occasion of the 102nd
The Rama–Kurti clash over the war crimes tribunal highlights deeper structural tensions, from unimplemented agreements to competing regional agendas. The latest clash between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo’s Albin Kurti
Nine middle level public administration officials of the technical level were arrested after an investigation of SPAK concluded they will be charged with infringing the parity principle in public tenders. The issue
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Amorita in the Robert Tiedemann Memorial Regatta Newport RI.
The latest meeting in the ministers for European and Foreign affairs in Luxemburg prior to the EU Council one, failed to generate any progress in the now utterly boring and discouraging saga
A few weeks ago an independent investigative report from a regional media revealed that a company that enjoys the status of strategic touristic investor has benefited from public funds to bring not
By Altin Gjeta* Albin Kurti’s Vetëvendosje landslide victory on the February 14 elections this year came as blow to the old elite of post-war Kosovo. He was elected Prime Minister after years
Despite the fact that the current parliament mandate is set to expire in the first days of July, the majority is set to fulfill the rising vacancies in various independent institutions with
By Genc Pollo, Former Minister and MP Several Foreign Ministers from EU member states visited Tirana (and Skopje) in the last weeks to meet local officials and address the public. Their main
I believe that in our country, in the region and beyond, there is a solid consensus not only political but also social for the rejection of physical violence, to some extent even
The average price of residential property in Tirana has more than doubled since 2017. In a recent study which compares price-to income ratio, the capital of Albania was put on par with
Albert Rakipi Any hopes that the Parliamentary Elections of the 25th of April would break the vicious circle of contested election results turning into the predominant cause of conflict between political parties
Having won a third mandate in the Parliamentary Elections, the Government has once again initiated procedures to impeach the President. The Socialists argue that the President’s course of conduct during the election
By Genc Pollo, Former Deputy PM, Minister of Education, Minister of Telecom & IT, Former Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Media and also of European Integration Is there any