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Op-Ed - Page 75

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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There is pervasive mistrust of the political parties and their leaders, a recent survey shows. (Photo: Archives/Public Domain)

Editorial: The trust problem facing the political class

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Surveys show Albanians do not trust their political class. The upcoming local administrative elections could provide some measurable data to see how that mistrust translates on voting day.   By ANDI BALLA
11 years ago
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The two candidates, the Democrats’ Voltana Ademi and the Socialists' Keti Bazhdari, participated at at the Shkodra European Forum, organized by the Albanian Institute for International Studies and the Dutch Embassy. (Photo: AIIS)

Op-Ed: The importance of women in politics

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By Ambassador Dewi van de Weerd The Netherlands Embassy in Albania in cooperation with the Albanian Institute for International Studies hosted a lecture at the European Information Center in Shkodra on women
11 years ago
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The leaders of the Western Balkans countries meeting in Tirana. (Photo: Kryeministria.al handout)

Editorial: Region’s leaders jolted back on track

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Something different was in the air in Tirana this week as an avalanche of regional leaders rolled into town for various summits – with every country in the Balkans having a head
11 years ago
4 mins read
Polish Ambassador Marek Jeziorski

Q&A: Albania should stay determined in its EU path

Keep up reforms to ensure Albanians have better prospect of living in their own country and of working for the future of their own country, Poland’s Ambassador to Albania, Marek Jeziorski, says
11 years ago
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Editorial: Serving the taxpayers first

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Two important surveys that measure the business climate in Albania for foreign investors have been released this week by American and German business associations based in Tirana. The American Chamber of Commerce
11 years ago
4 mins read

Editorial: Keeping them in

Economic trends and lack of hope are driving renewed migration Faced with the fact that thousands of Albanians are leaving the country to seek a better life in Western Europe in breach
11 years ago
3 mins read
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