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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

6 days ago

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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

7 days ago

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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

1 month ago

8 mins read

What happened to European values?

Op-Ed

By Prof. Wojciech Roszkowski “You have your principles, we have structural funds” – whose words are these? They were uttered by the French president François Hollande in 2017. From his perspective, the

4 years ago

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Butrint (Author: Anastasia Tzigounaki Copyright: © UNESCO)

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

Criticism of a new management plan for the national park, and the AADF’s involvement, is unwarranted, misguided or malicious. TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL An ongoing debate over a new management plan for the

4 years ago

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Q&A: Public interest would be paramount, Përparim Kalo says after being proposed as next president

Op-Ed

Interview with outgoing Constitutional Court Judge Përparim Kalo, who was recently proposed to parliament as a presidential candidate by several important civil society organizations. We have heard your mandate is over. A

4 years ago

16 mins read

“Women, Peace and Security Agenda: The case of Albania”

Op-Ed

By Ines Stasa The Albanian non-permanent membership mandate at the United Nations Security Council is challenged among other regional and country-based disputes, by two major international events in Afghanistan and recently in

4 years ago

13 mins read

The more things change the more they remain the same.

Op-Ed·Region

By Alba Cela The expression above is commonly used in English-speaking countries to show inertia as an often decisive force in political and social developments even when everything seems to be changing

4 years ago

5 mins read

Analysis: Making the right choice in selecting the next president

Features·Op-Ed

Albanians and international friends are looking for the country’s next president to have the right authority and integrity that can help the presidency rise above the political fray — someone like Përparim

4 years ago

4 mins read

Why instilling a culture of dialogue is paramount

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO* “We can discuss but not negotiate,” the Albanian Interior Minister Sander Lleshaj would repeat in spring 2017, making it clear that he was speaking on behalf of the government

4 years ago

4 mins read

Russia’s “hybrid war” in the Western Balkans

Op-Ed

By Dr. Dušan Janjić Opposition to NATO enlargement has been a constant in Russian foreign policy, from the collapse of the Soviet Union and up to the present day. This concept, defined

4 years ago

5 mins read

The Budapest-Vilnius segment and the Kyiv-Tirana-Pristina triangle

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO Back 28 years ago in Budapest, on December 5, 1994, I participated as a member of the Albanian delegation in the summit of the Conference on Security and Cooperation

4 years ago

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Ireland’s forgotten humanitarian aid to Albania, 1945-1947

Features·Op-Ed

By Dr Jérôme aan de Wiel, School of History, University College Cork (UCC) Cork, Ireland In February 1939, Professor Mary Ryan, Ireland’s first ever female professor working in the university of Cork

4 years ago

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Let’s Give a Chance to a New Era of Youth Change Makers

Op-Ed

An op-ed by Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Igli Hasani and Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Vincenzo Del Monaco published on Albanian Daily News newspaper, 28 February 2022

4 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 18

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

What happened to European values?

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Q&A: Public interest would be paramount, Përparim Kalo says after being proposed as next president

“Women, Peace and Security Agenda: The case of Albania”

The more things change the more they remain the same.

Analysis: Making the right choice in selecting the next president

Why instilling a culture of dialogue is paramount

Russia’s “hybrid war” in the Western Balkans

The Budapest-Vilnius segment and the Kyiv-Tirana-Pristina triangle

Ireland’s forgotten humanitarian aid to Albania, 1945-1947

Let’s Give a Chance to a New Era of Youth Change Makers

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