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Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Tirana Times , July 09, 2026 – Tirana Times is publishing below an open public question addressed by Albanian scholar Diana Gellçi, PhD, an Albanian professor based in the United States, to Dutch

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NATO’s Ankara Summit and Albania’s Uncertain Moment

Tirana Times, July 07, 2026 – The next NATO Summit, where the leaders of Allied member states gather annually, will take place on July 7–8, 2026, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

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A salute to America

By Marco Rubio Two hundred and fifty years ago today, in a brick hall in Philadelphia, our forefathers declared their independence from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not fools.

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The Biblical Dog and our chances for full EU membership

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by Genc Pollo Let’s start with the dog. “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly,” says the Old Testament (Proverbs 26:11), offering a blunt metaphor for stupidity

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Albania Must Not Mirror Serbia’s EU Rejection

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By Augustin Palokaj Tirana Times, March 03 2026 – EU enlargement does not lack ideas; it lacks political will. That is why the recent joint opinion piece by Albania’s Prime Minister Edi

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The War in Iran and Albania in a Fragmenting International Order

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by Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, February 28 2026 – At the very moment when diplomacy appeared to be moving toward a fragile agreement, the United States and Israel launched a unilateral

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Shielding Power from Justice

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How legislative moves to protect senior officials are putting Albania’s rule of law and EU path at risk By Zef Preçi When governments begin rewriting the rules to protect themselves from the

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Is A Storm Gathering Over Justice in Albania?

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By Zef Preçi Tirana Times, 09 February 2026 – The campaign that Albania’s ruling Socialist Party appears to be preparing against the Special Anti Corruption Structure (SPAK) raises serious concerns not only

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How a Balkan Wind Farm Aids US National Security

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Energy suppliers in southeastern Europe are heavily politicized and sometimes nefarious. The US can aid democratic stability through energy engagement. By David J. Kostelancik When Congress passed the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act as

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A Case of Theatrical Diplomacy

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Tirana Times, January 26, 2026 – Albania’s attempted entry into the Peace Board has become a revealing episode, not because of the significance of the initiative itself, but because of the way

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Brussels Freezes Albania’s Digital Funds?

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When the “Choo Choo” Train Never Came It begins with a scene that now feels almost surreal. In 2022, during a staged media event in Tirana, Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku enthusiastically

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Europe Tightens the Fight Against Corruption, Albania at a Crossroad

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By Zef Preçi, Executive Director of ACER As Albania presents itself as closer than ever to the European Union, a troubling contradiction has emerged in its domestic legal and political debate. While

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Roaming Like at Home and the Western Balkans

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By Genc Pollo Tirana, 02 January 2026 – Today’s decision by the European Union to grant “roaming like at home” to Ukraine and Moldova deserves praise. It is a practical citizen-centered step

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Former Director of the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI), Mirlinda Karçanaj, leaving the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK).

A Structured Criminal Group Inside a National Security Institution: The AKSHI Case

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Tirana, Tirana Times, 20 December 2025 – The investigation launched by Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution has revealed the existence of a structured criminal group operating within the leadership of the National Agency

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Op-Ed - Page 3

Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

NATO’s Ankara Summit and Albania’s Uncertain Moment

A salute to America

The Biblical Dog and our chances for full EU membership

Albania Must Not Mirror Serbia’s EU Rejection

The War in Iran and Albania in a Fragmenting International Order

Shielding Power from Justice

Is A Storm Gathering Over Justice in Albania?

How a Balkan Wind Farm Aids US National Security

A Case of Theatrical Diplomacy

Brussels Freezes Albania’s Digital Funds?

Europe Tightens the Fight Against Corruption, Albania at a Crossroad

Roaming Like at Home and the Western Balkans

A Structured Criminal Group Inside a National Security Institution: The AKSHI Case

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