Tirana Times, July 07, 2026 – The next NATO Summit, where the leaders of Allied member states gather annually, will take place on July 7–8, 2026, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
By Marco Rubio Two hundred and fifty years ago today, in a brick hall in Philadelphia, our forefathers declared their independence from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not fools.
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Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania.
He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).
By Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, July 3, 2026 – If you sit by the banks of the Nile on a quiet afternoon and allow its serene flow to guide your thoughts,
As Albanians head to the polling stations on Sunday, there are several elements at stake for the health of Albania’s democracy and the future of the political actors involved. A key aspect
Diplomats can’t help but be – well – diplomatic. But in cases where they know there is a marriage of crime and politics as well as corruption in the justice system and
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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)
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
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There is pervasive mistrust of the political parties and their leaders, a recent survey shows. (Photo: Archives/Public Domain)
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
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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)
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
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The leaders of the Western Balkans countries meeting in Tirana. (Photo: Kryeministria.al handout)
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
The recent violent clashes in Macedonia have led to an echo chamber of concerned analysts and politicians in countries that are typically hostile to Albanians and their well-being. The clashes in Kumanovo,
Turkey’s role in Albania has been largely positive, and Tirana should continue to see Ankara as a strategic economic and international relations partner, but to keep things in a proper context, the
Several recent incidents in which Albanians have filmed officials appearing to break the law and then made the footage public through social and mainstream media channels signal a new trend in crowd-sourced
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
By ELEZ BIBERAJ* Twenty-five years after the demise of communism it is appropriate to consider Albania’s democratic trajectory and to highlight its successes and challenges. I will attempt to review Albania’s accomplishments