Today: Jul 08, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 76

A salute to America

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).
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).

From the Nile to the Balkans

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,
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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
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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

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)

Op-Ed: The importance of women in politics

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)

Editorial: Region’s leaders jolted back on track

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
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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
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