Today: Apr 29, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 67

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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The Panama Papers and the trail in Tirana

The whole world has been shaken this week by the most massive leak in modern history, exposing the dark side of international finance: offshore transactions, tax heavens and politicians hiding murky deals
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Rearranging the furniture on the Titanic

By ALAN ANDONI A number of people whom I have spoken to look back nostalgically to the education system of the pre-1990’s when all education was state run and competition was based
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Our Europe under attack

One day before the terrible terrorist attacks that hit Brussels, the European Parliament approved a draft resolution according to which they recommend to the Commission to consider starting the procedure of negotiations
10 years ago
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Who wants to kill the justice reform?

It was supposed to be a reform which everyone wanted, everyone supported and everyone worked for. The reform in which the international community in Tirana, especially the offices of the American Embassy
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The refugee question for Albania

The refugee flux to Europe is continuing to cause a vast array of consequences with member states opting to make their own solutions in the absence of the will to comply with
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Letter to Hashim Thaci

By DANIEL SERWER Dear Hashim, The Kosovo parliament yesterday elected Hashim Thaci President, to be inaugurated in April. Here is what I have to say to him today: Congratulations! You have been
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