Premium - Page 14

Republic of Prosecutors or Republic of Corruption?

The question posed today is not whether there is corruption in governance, but whether there is any aspect of governance without corruption. by Blendi Kajsiu Tirana Times, February 16 2025 – If

2 months ago

9 mins read

Premium

From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

In 1919, Vatra, a pan-Albanian association functioning as something of a shadow Albanian government in the United States, made an unprecedented request to Secretary of State Robert Lansing: Albania should become an

11 months ago

16 mins read

Op-Ed·Premium

In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

If Rama wants to be the prime minister who ushers Albania into the European Union, he must first be the leader who makes Albania worth staying in. By ANDI BALLA In his

1 year ago

6 mins read

Editorial: Making Fools of Themselves: Experimenting in Fake Oppositions

Editorial·Op-Ed·Premium

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL In the beginning of the 90s, the crumbling communist regime foreseeing its fate made a last ridiculous attempt to salvage its wrecks by prompting the first fake opposition

7 years ago

3 mins read

Albanians make up second biggest group to gain EU citizenships in 2017

News·Premium

TIRANA, Mar. 7 – During 2017, 58,900 Albanians were granted EU citizenship, 97 percent of which coming from Greece or Italy, according to statistics published on Wednesday by Eurostat. Although the number

7 years ago

3 mins read

Editorial: A sleep walking patient aiming for the abyss

Features·Op-Ed·Premium

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL There is only one thing worse than a full blown democratic crisis and that is ignoring it, normalizing the current state of affairs as just an administrative glitch with

7 years ago

3 mins read

Concerns mount over tense political situation ahead of peak tourist season

Business & Economy·Premium

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Feb. 26 – At a time when political tension has escalated after the main two opposition parties abandoned their MP mandates in a quite unprecedented move and plan

7 years ago

7 mins read

Editorial: Negative stability is a step into the dark

Editorial·Op-Ed·Premium

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The latest political developments in Albania, including the decision of opposition parties MPs to give relinquish their mandates and therefore be no longer representatives in the Parliament as well

7 years ago

3 mins read

Kosovo’s ban on Serbian imports not enough to save Albanian exports from new decline

Business & Economy·Premium

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Feb. 18 – Albania was unable to compensate lack of electricity exports with higher exports to neighboring Kosovo and continue taking advantage of a Kosovo-Serbia trade war following

7 years ago

7 mins read

Kosovo marks 11th independence anniversary amid calls for final agreement with Serbia

In-depth·Premium·Region

TIRANA, Feb. 17 – Kosovo marked the 11th anniversary of its independence on Feb. 17, at a time the country is facing pressure to reach a final agreement with Serbia for the

7 years ago

4 mins read

Media investigation claims drug proceeds, money laundering is behind euro’s free fall

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 16 – A media investigation claims to have proven that euro inflows into Albania through formal channels don’t explain the sharp depreciation of Europe’s single currency against the Albanian lek,

7 years ago

7 mins read

Editorial: The protest that determines the fate of the opposition

Editorial·Op-Ed·Premium

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The Albanian opposition led by the Democratic Party has announced a large national protest to be held this week on the 16th of February. In fact the opposition has

7 years ago

3 mins read

Prolonged drought plunges hydro-dependent electricity sector into crisis

Business & Economy·Premium

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Feb. 12 – Albania’s hydro-dependent domestic electricity sector is officially in crisis. An ongoing prolonged drought since mid-2018 has led to domestic electricity generation meeting only 30 percent

7 years ago

5 mins read

“Albania’s PM should run his own country,” Kosovo PM says

News·Premium

TIRANA, Feb. 8 – Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Friday Kosovo’s 100 percent tax on Serbian and Bosnian imported goods will remain unchanged, despite Albanian Prime Minister’s Edi Rama’s request

7 years ago

1 min read

Previous 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 72 Next

Premium - Page 14

Republic of Prosecutors or Republic of Corruption?

From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

Editorial: Making Fools of Themselves: Experimenting in Fake Oppositions

Albanians make up second biggest group to gain EU citizenships in 2017

Editorial: A sleep walking patient aiming for the abyss

Concerns mount over tense political situation ahead of peak tourist season

Editorial: Negative stability is a step into the dark

Kosovo’s ban on Serbian imports not enough to save Albanian exports from new decline

Kosovo marks 11th independence anniversary amid calls for final agreement with Serbia

Media investigation claims drug proceeds, money laundering is behind euro’s free fall

Editorial: The protest that determines the fate of the opposition

Prolonged drought plunges hydro-dependent electricity sector into crisis

“Albania’s PM should run his own country,” Kosovo PM says

Most Viewed

United Arab Emirates ‘s Expanding Influence in Albania – Financial and Political Concerns

In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

News Analysis: A Geopolitical Shift in the Western Balkans?

Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Editorial: Returning to the real agenda of Albania -Kosovo relations: start with respect.

Albanian-Turkish relations: The perils of change

Deconstructing myths in Albanian-U.S. relations

Former Albania prime minister challenges incumbent football president’s 16-year reign

Kreshnik Spahiu, nationalist party leader, withdraws from politics

From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

Albania’s EU bid faces IBAR delay

Iran could target Albania?

Albania Opposition Protest Deepens Political Crisis