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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

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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

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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

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Editorial: Albania as EU’s migrant camp: A price too high

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A debate has been taking place in Albania after international media revealed proposed plans to create massive camps in Albania for non-European refugees and migrants aiming to reach the European Union’s wealthy

8 years ago

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Why Albanian-Greek relations are moving backwards

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By Bashkim Zeneli* Bilateral relations between Albania and Greece have always had, and still continue to have, a great importance. Not only for the sake of good neighborly relations between the two

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Editorial: Thanks but no thanks! – Refusing murky deals in exchange for integration

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In the last days, the number of migrants, mostly from the Middle East countries but also from places such as Afghanistan, crossing illegally into Albania has increased significantly. It is obvious that

8 years ago

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Nikollaq Neranxi, the head of the Association for the Protection of Traders and Market of Albania

Welcome to the beach of Himara mayor!

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By Nikollaq Neranxi As we were on vacations in Himara three years ago, we woke up by midnight because my little granddaughter was very sick. She was running a high fever and

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Editorial: I am a Muslim, but Albania is not a Muslim country

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BY JERINA ZALOSHNJA The Albanian ambassador to Washington notified through a long and exalting social media post that President Trump invited her in a special Iftar dinner – the Ramadan evening meal.

8 years ago

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Editorial: Thorough investigation needed on Xhafaj affair

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The case of Agron Xhafaj, brother of Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj, has led to renewed conflict in Albania’s political scene. But, perhaps more importantly, it has raised questions among Albanians that require

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Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration: gap between reality and perception

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By Alba à‡ela Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration process: gap between reality and perception Abstract: Most of Albanian citizens asked in a national poll in 2013 about whether

8 years ago

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Concessions in road sector management and operations – a contrasting view

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By Robert Butler* The recent occurrence of the violent reactions to the payment of tolls for the A1 motorway in northern Albania brings to the forefront the whole question of who

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Editorial: New uncertainties hit Albania’s EU bid

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Optimism for anything happening fast on Albania’s bid to join the European Union has long evaporated, but even for the few remaining optimists that hoped to get a date on the decade-long

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Bujar Leskaj, the head of Albania's Supreme State Audit

‘Institutional independence – a key factor for SAI effectiveness: Challenges ahead’

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By Bujar Leskaj* The Albanian State Audit Institution (ALSAI) is a small SAI, established 93 years ago in 1925. Our independence is sanctioned in four articles of the Constitution and in the

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Editorial: Nostalgia for communism a sign of dangerous times

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In the dying days of Albania’s brutal communist regime, the first Western television series made it to Albanian public television. “If one day you will knock on my door” was an Italian

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Op-Ed - Page 47

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

Editorial: Albania as EU’s migrant camp: A price too high

Why Albanian-Greek relations are moving backwards

Editorial: Thanks but no thanks! – Refusing murky deals in exchange for integration

Welcome to the beach of Himara mayor!

Editorial: I am a Muslim, but Albania is not a Muslim country

Editorial: Thorough investigation needed on Xhafaj affair

Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration: gap between reality and perception

Concessions in road sector management and operations – a contrasting view

Editorial: New uncertainties hit Albania’s EU bid

‘Institutional independence – a key factor for SAI effectiveness: Challenges ahead’

Editorial: Nostalgia for communism a sign of dangerous times

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