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Op-Ed - Page 74

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
6 mins read
Përparim Kalo, managing partner at the Kalo and Associates law firm.

Op-Ed: Missed question to Chancellor Merkel

By Përparim Kalo* As a participant in the 8th German-Albanian Economic Conference taking place in Tirana Business Park, a prestigious German investment, and coinciding with the visit of Chancellor Merkel in Albania,
11 years ago
4 mins read
Protesters gather in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens in 2011. (Photo: Archives/Public Domain)

Editorial: The fight for Europe south of the border

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It has been a dramatic week for the European project as negotiations between Athens and a group of international officials failed and Greece became the first developed country to ever go into
11 years ago
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Czech ambassador speaks at AIIS European Forum On the occasion of taking on the rotating presidency of the Visegrad Group by the Czech Republic, the Albanian Institute for International Studies organized on June 2 a European Forum with the Czech Republic’s top diplomat in Tirana, Ambassador in Bronislava Tomášová. This op-ed is taken from the ambassador’s remarks at the forum. Czech ambassador speaks at AIIS European Forum On the occasion of taking on the rotating presidency of the Visegrad Group by the Czech Republic, the Albanian Institute for International Studies organized on June 2 a European Forum with the Czech Republic’s top diplomat in Tirana, Ambassador in Bronislava Tomášová. This op-ed is taken from the ambassador’s remarks at the forum.

Visegrad Group – A model for regional cooperation

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By Bronislava Tomášová Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Tirana It is my hope that nobody in this room is surprised that the Czech Ambassador chose as a subject of her lecture
11 years ago
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EU Ambassador Romana Vlahutin said the reform should be about offering a better system, not just changing existing laws. (Photo: EU Delegation in Tirana/Handout)

Ending impunity: Why Albania must act to deal with corruption in its justice system

Three key representatives of the international community in Albania spoke at the Judicial Reform Conference on June 8 stressing the need for systemic change to address corruption and end impunity for all
11 years ago
13 mins read
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