Today: Sep 26, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 77

China: Development, Openness and Cooperation

by H.E. Pang Chunxue, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Albania Seventy-seven years ago, Chairman Mao Zedong proudly declared to the world: “The Chinese people have stood up!” Through reform
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Saudi Arabia: Vision, Peace and Partnership

By Turki bin Ibrahim Al-MadiAmbassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Albania National Day is an occasion to recall the historic journey of the unification of the Kingdom
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Genc Pollo, President of Paneuropa-Albania

No More Fake Enlargement

By Genc Pollo Tirana Times, September 21, 2026 – At Thessaloniki in June 2003, the European Union made a promise that sounded historic and irreversible. The heads of state and government declared
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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

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
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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
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

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

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
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