Op-Ed - Page 49

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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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Editorial: Gov’t should consider lowering tolls on Albania-Kosovo highway

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It’s one of the prides of post-communist Albania – a major four-lane highway that penetrates the country’s unforgiving mountainous interior to connect to Kosovo, cutting what used to be an arduous day-long

8 years ago

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Albania-Greece: Fighting false perceptions, projecting positive agenda

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By Eleni Sourani* First of all, I would like to congratulate the Albanian Institute for International Studies for taking the initiative to organize this very timely conference, related to the present and

8 years ago

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My journey to Tirana

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By The Balkanista. I moved to Tirana 6 months ago. What started as a three-day sightseeing and fact-finding adventure turned into a love-affair of the highest order with a place that was

8 years ago

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The €1 billion battle

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By Fatos à‡oà§oli There are six road segments, a regional hospital in Fier and five schools in Tirana that the Albanian government is planning to build under the public private partnership approach

8 years ago

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

Only accountability and transparency can bring back citizens’ trust

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By Bujar Leskaj* Within the time frame of less than two months (February-March 2018), three prestigious and credible international institutions have assessed the level of corruption in Albania’s state administration and the

8 years ago

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Editorial: Albania’s real EU membership race is with itself, not Serbia

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In a recent interview in Brussels, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama mentioned that he saw Albania’s bid to join the European Union as a race between the country and Serbia, which has

8 years ago

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Albania: Committed to the reform

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By Federica Mogherini* Not only the integration process of Albania into the European Union, but the integration process of the entire Western Balkans into the European Union is not a favour we

8 years ago

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Water: The right of each of us, the challenge of all

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By Michel Temer* Access to drinking water and basic sanitation is a right and one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. It is a condition for human life. However,

8 years ago

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Editorial: Why are Albanians feeling so miserable?

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Albanians are apparently feeling miserable. They are the most unhappy people in Europe, according to an annual UN happiness report. And things are getting, worse not better, with the country falling 22

8 years ago

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Editorial: Albanian parties should stop int’l lobbying

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Efforts by Albanian political parties to lobby in the United States and elsewhere in the world have again made international and local headlines this week — for all the wrong reasons. Funds

8 years ago

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Tourism strategies that need a ‘strategy’

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By Kliton Gerxhani* The tourism ministry has been promoting the 2018-2022 draft strategy on tourism. That is the fourth strategy so far after the 1993-2010, the 2002-2012 and the 2007-2013 tourism strategies.

8 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 49

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: Gov’t should consider lowering tolls on Albania-Kosovo highway

Albania-Greece: Fighting false perceptions, projecting positive agenda

My journey to Tirana

The €1 billion battle

Only accountability and transparency can bring back citizens’ trust

Editorial: Albania’s real EU membership race is with itself, not Serbia

Albania: Committed to the reform

Water: The right of each of us, the challenge of all

Editorial: Why are Albanians feeling so miserable?

Editorial: Albanian parties should stop int’l lobbying

Tourism strategies that need a ‘strategy’

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