Today: Apr 29, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 95

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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Governing coalition cracks

TIRANA, July 19 – The government coalition is based on the link between the ruling Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the leftist Socialist Movement for Integration, or LSI, of
16 years ago
4 mins read

A glass half full

By Jose Ignacio Torreblanca I have recently returned from an intense trip to Sarajevo, where a meeting organised by the Spanish presidency of the European Union took place between EU and Balkan
16 years ago
4 mins read

Between the leader and politician

By: Eda Derhemi A leader is different from a petty politician. The leader uses his intelligence and charisma to solve the problems of the moment with his eyes on the future, and
16 years ago
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What Is Happening South Of Saranda?

By: James Pettifer When I started writing my ‘Blue Guide to Albania twenty years ago, communism was disintegrating, and there were many real problems. Many people did not have enough to eat,
16 years ago
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A Probable Solution for the Albanian Crisis

By Eduard Zaloshnja Like every opposition party in parliamentary democracies, opposition parties in Albania are more than interested in early elections, while the majority parties are not. Given the acute political crisis
16 years ago
6 mins read

Kosova Has A Place In The European Family

By Franco Fratini I am truly delighted to be in Pristina and to have the opportunity to address the National Assembly of Kosovo. This institution represents the heart of your democracy and
16 years ago
14 mins read
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