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Can Albania Follow Hungary’s Example in Scrutinizing Officials’ Wealth?

By Zef Preci Tirana Times, September 30, 2026 – For more than two decades, Albania has had legislation requiring senior public officials to declare their assets and financial interests. Yet persistent concerns

5 days ago

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Building a pathway to peace: Working together to return Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war

By H.E. Mrs. Elissa Golberg, Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Albania, Malta and San Marino; Yulia Gorokhovska, Chargés d’affaires, Embassy of Ukraine in Albania and H.E. Mr. Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, Ambassador of

7 days ago

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China: Development, Openness and Cooperation

by H.E. Pang Chunxue, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Albania Seventy-seven years ago, Chairman Mao Zedong proudly declared to the world: “The Chinese people have stood up!” Through reform

2 weeks ago

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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

9 months ago

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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

9 months ago

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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

10 months ago

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Budget 2026 – Big on Paper, Poor in Reality

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By Nikola Kedhi On paper, Albania enters 2026 as a “success story”: the government speaks of GDP growth around 4%, low inflation, public debt at roughly 53% of GDP, and presents the

10 months ago

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The Value of the Words of a Few Officials vs. the Actions of many Citizens

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By Genc Pollo On the Commissioner’s satisfaction The statement by Mrs. Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, that the general elections in Albania this May were free and fair, but we welcome

10 months ago

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Albania’s Anti-Corruption “Success”: A Manufactured Illusion

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By Zef Preçi What kind of political system are we living in today? Even though we have a weak state, authoritarian tendencies in governance have become more pronounced, and in a synthesized

10 months ago

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Albania’s Political Absurdity:Doomsday – The Day Albania “Lost” Its Deputy PM

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O tempora, o mores. After Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku faced criminal charges, and after the court suspended her from office and banned her from leaving

11 months ago

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The Limits of Spectacle Diplomacy in the UK–Albania Migration Row

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The clash between Edi Rama and Shabana Mahmood over the fate of 700 Albanian families in the UK exposes a deeper truth about modern diplomacy: visibility is not the same as influence.

11 months ago

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Albania: Between Reform Dynamics and Democratic Fragility

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Elez Biberaj Thirty-five years after Albania’s emergence from one of Europe’s most repressive communist regimes, the country’s democratic trajectory remains emblematic of post-authoritarian transformation, reflecting the promise of political renewal while exposing

11 months ago

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Saudi Crown Prince’s Washington Visit Signals a New Middle East Order

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By Dr. Arben Ramkaj The recent visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington may emerge as one of the defining diplomatic moments of this decade. Nothing about this

11 months ago

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Multigenderism’s Curious Impact

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1. The Last Cycle of Extremist Ideologies in the Old Continent – Council of Europe In 2011, the Council of Europe adopted the final version of the Convention on Preventing and

11 months ago

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Can Albania Follow Hungary’s Example in Scrutinizing Officials’ Wealth?

Building a pathway to peace: Working together to return Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war

China: Development, Openness and Cooperation

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

Budget 2026 – Big on Paper, Poor in Reality

The Value of the Words of a Few Officials vs. the Actions of many Citizens

Albania’s Anti-Corruption “Success”: A Manufactured Illusion

Albania’s Political Absurdity:Doomsday – The Day Albania “Lost” Its Deputy PM

The Limits of Spectacle Diplomacy in the UK–Albania Migration Row

Albania: Between Reform Dynamics and Democratic Fragility

Saudi Crown Prince’s Washington Visit Signals a New Middle East Order

Multigenderism’s Curious Impact

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