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Op-Ed

EU Integration as Compass: Albania’s Foreign Policy Vision in a Shifting World

By Ferit Hoxha Anyone who knows even a little about Albania is aware that the cornerstone of Albanian foreign policy in the post-communist period has been a clear orientation toward the Euro-Atlantic

3 hours ago

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Op-Ed

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

by Nikola Kedhi Tirana Times, April 20, 2026 – On the evening of April 12, 2026, Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most scrutinized, most condemned, most exhaustively theorized leader, conceded defeat in a parliamentary

2 weeks ago

10 mins read

Op-Ed

A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

Reports say Washington is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), sparking pushback in Washington and across Europe. By David J. Kostelancik Lawmakers from both parties in

2 weeks ago

6 mins read

The compass of new justice should point upwards

Editorial·Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

4 mins read

Amorita in the Robert Tiedemann Memorial Regatta Newport RI.

EU does not have a strategic vision for the region

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

4 mins read

The helipad state

Editorial·Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

2 mins read

Kurti’s gambling with nationalist sentiments must end

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

7 mins read

The irony of collaborating while squeezing independent institutions dry

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

3 mins read

EU enlargement: cui bono?

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

14 mins read

An Appeal against Violence and a Pledge for Respect

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

6 mins read

A Ticking Time-Bomb: Tirana’s Property Market Bubble Fueled by Money-Laundering

Main·Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

4 mins read

Albanian Elections: The State VS. The Opposition

Main·Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

28 mins read

The president we don’t need, the checks and balance we deserve

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

3 mins read

Why does the Albanian government go soft on Hamas?

Op-Ed

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

5 years ago

4 mins read

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Op-Ed - Page 21

EU Integration as Compass: Albania’s Foreign Policy Vision in a Shifting World

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

The compass of new justice should point upwards

EU does not have a strategic vision for the region

The helipad state

Kurti’s gambling with nationalist sentiments must end

The irony of collaborating while squeezing independent institutions dry

EU enlargement: cui bono?

An Appeal against Violence and a Pledge for Respect

A Ticking Time-Bomb: Tirana’s Property Market Bubble Fueled by Money-Laundering

Albanian Elections: The State VS. The Opposition

The president we don’t need, the checks and balance we deserve

Why does the Albanian government go soft on Hamas?

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