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Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania. He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).

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From the Nile to the Balkans

By Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, July 3, 2026 – If you sit by the banks of the Nile on a quiet afternoon and allow its serene flow to guide your thoughts,

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The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

By Albert Rakipi Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – For more than two decades, the Western Balkans have lived inside the promise of European integration. In Albania, support for membership in the

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The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

A Barthesian Reading By Diana Gëllçi, Ph.D. Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – A beautiful protest has been unfolding in Tirana for several weeks. What is particularly interesting is that the same description

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Europe and the Balkans – opening Pandora’s box?

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By George A. Papandreou Almost 20 years ago, in 2003, the European future of the Western Balkans looked secure: The European Council had adopted the Thessaloniki Agenda. This was a new and

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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

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Amorita in the Robert Tiedemann Memorial Regatta Newport RI.

EU does not have a strategic vision for the region

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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

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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

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Kurti’s gambling with nationalist sentiments must end

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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

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The irony of collaborating while squeezing independent institutions dry

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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

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EU enlargement: cui bono?

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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

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An Appeal against Violence and a Pledge for Respect

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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Op-Ed - Page 22

From the Nile to the Balkans

The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

Europe and the Balkans – opening Pandora’s box?

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

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Call to Arms for the ‘Next Generation’

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A wasted chance for internal party democracy

Kosovo is not fashionable!

Criminal Enterprise and Investment Policy in Albania

UNED Campus in Gjirokastra: A European Hub in the Western Balkans

The UNED Campus in Gjirokaster a gateway to global academic excellence and a bridge to Europe

Fostering a thirst for knowledge: the key to building the world of tomorrow

Ollga Plumbi – The Woman from the Future

Tirana Accuses Kremlin of Being Behind Protests?

Will Washington Derail NATO’s Tirana Summit?

Albania Moves to Revive Naval Industry Through Fincantieri Partnership