Op-Ed - Page 43

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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

1 week ago

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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

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Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

By Gjergj Erebara Tirana Times, April 11, 2026 – Prime Minister Edi Rama recently declared that he feels offended by the widespread assumption that his government is systemically corrupt, offering as a

3 weeks ago

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Prizren, the cultural capital of Kosovo

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By Doris Pack* It is a great pleasure for me to contribute to this issue of the historical publication “Art & Trashà«gimi” devoted to the old city of Prizren, which

7 years ago

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If all else fails use the dreadful PPPs to save babies

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By Alba Cela A recent BIRN investigation has unveiled a painful truth about Albanian maternity wards. They lack some key equipment for the cases of premature births, equipment that is necessary to

7 years ago

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Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The student protests have not let up the entire week and in certain days have escalated to street blockages. They are teaching a valuable lesson to the Albanian society

7 years ago

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Protests as a Response to the Gap Between the Government and the People

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BY Alfoc Rakaj Albania’s sluggish transition to a fully functioning market economy and a consolidated democracy has progress in parallel with the concentration of power and wealth into few urban areas. As

7 years ago

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Editorial: The ‘peripheries’ revolt

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Over three days, what began as “some failing university students’ revolt,” according to the government, speedily turned into a well-synchronized protest of hundreds of students which the country’s opposition

7 years ago

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Reflections on nationalism

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By Bernd Fischer With the hundredth anniversary of the armistice which ended the first world war just behind us, there has been a resurgence of interest in nationalism. This is a welcome

7 years ago

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Editorial: Nationalism- an easy and cheap shelter made of straw

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Black Friday was almost behind us, however Albanians were treated to some nationalism bonanza at an incredible discount price this Monday when the governments of Albania and Kosovo met in the town

7 years ago

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Understanding Albanian-Greek relations: Deconstructing paradoxes and myths

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By Albert Rakipi, PhD For more than a century – a period coinciding with the history of the modern Albanian state – Albanian-Greek relations have been dominated by two fundamental issues:

7 years ago

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Editorial: ‘Professional grabbers’ at the micro and macro level

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A group of people whose houses and businesses sit on the site where the infrastructural project of the Great Ring of Tirana is supposed to pass are protesting for

7 years ago

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How Albania can learn from Norway’s experience in developing maritime sector

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By Per Strand Sjaastad* Albania has a long coastline (476 km). This area – ILLYRIA – used to be a maritime hub more than two thousand years ago. This hub was later

7 years ago

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Drowning the future in PPPs and swift-walking into the crisis of tomorrow

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By Alba à‡ela From the pulpit of the Assembly this week, Economy Minister Arben Ahmetaj called the public private partnership contracts, the infamous PPPs, the ultimate good option for the citizens: a

7 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 43

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

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

Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

Prizren, the cultural capital of Kosovo

If all else fails use the dreadful PPPs to save babies

Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

Protests as a Response to the Gap Between the Government and the People

Editorial: The ‘peripheries’ revolt

Reflections on nationalism

Editorial: Nationalism- an easy and cheap shelter made of straw

Understanding Albanian-Greek relations: Deconstructing paradoxes and myths

Editorial: ‘Professional grabbers’ at the micro and macro level

How Albania can learn from Norway’s experience in developing maritime sector

Drowning the future in PPPs and swift-walking into the crisis of tomorrow

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The Re-election of Donald Trump and its Implications

In the Eye of the Storm – Farmers of Albania

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A wasted chance for internal party democracy

Elmar Brok: Berisha calls for liberation – Rama’s power crumbles

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