Op-Ed - Page 81

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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

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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

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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

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Progress towards the EU requires resolute, sustained and cooperative action

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By Clive Rumbold The commemoration of the 9th of May 1950 gives us an important opportunity to reflect on our past, and to look forward to our future together. On this day

12 years ago

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Awakening civil society and fighting national stereotypes

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“Albania is being vilified and the decent, hardworking Albanians continue to be collectively punished because of a criminal element in the Albanian society. If we stereotype old and new EU member states

12 years ago

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LGBTI rights are human rights

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By Zineb T. Benjelloun Deeply-embedded homophobic and transphobic attitudes, often combined with a lack of adequate legal protection, expose many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in all regions of the

12 years ago

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Hantke: Albania should get candidate status to ‘be more motivated for the next steps’

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With a decision on Albania’s EU candidate for membership status approaching next month, Tirana Times’ Andi Balla interviewed the head of Germany’s Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation in Tirana, Frank Hantke, who says Albanians need

12 years ago

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Despite crisis, Turkish investments in Albania grew by 50 percent

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By Rudina Hoxha On the eve Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Albania on May 14, the commerce counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in Tirana, Muharrem Can, underlines in an

12 years ago

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What unites us

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Joint Article by the Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia The 10th anniversary of the European Union’s enlargement. Europe was in a celebratory mood the night of

12 years ago

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Protecting the current and future elderly

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By Tahseen Sayed* Albania’s pension system is in need of reforms to address among other issues the implications of changing demographics. The population is aging. Even now, when Albania is still young,

12 years ago

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Europe’s Security Catalyst

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By Ditmir Bushati Russia’s annexation of Crimea and ongoing threats against Ukraine are a reminder to the countries of Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Balkans, of NATO’s centrality to national –

12 years ago

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Working toward EU integration holds transformative powers for Albania

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By CLIVE RUMBOLD Anniversaries are occasions that invite us to pause and reflect on the past, present and future. Anniversaries do not invite a mere recollection, but an assessment of what has

12 years ago

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Five years after NATO membership, European integration is a challenging but achievable goal

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By Ambassador Alexander Arvizu We are here to reflect upon the past five years of Albania’s NATO membership, but Albania’s association with NATO is much longer. Albania officially began its journey to

12 years ago

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NATO in a new international security environment

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We all expect that after the current situation around Ukraine we will have as much trust in Euro-Atlantic security institutions as we had 15 years ago. Ukraine is for all of us

12 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 81

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

Progress towards the EU requires resolute, sustained and cooperative action

Awakening civil society and fighting national stereotypes

LGBTI rights are human rights

Hantke: Albania should get candidate status to ‘be more motivated for the next steps’

Despite crisis, Turkish investments in Albania grew by 50 percent

What unites us

Protecting the current and future elderly

Europe’s Security Catalyst

Working toward EU integration holds transformative powers for Albania

Five years after NATO membership, European integration is a challenging but achievable goal

NATO in a new international security environment

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