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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

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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

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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

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Shell’s new Albania oil search plans met with resistance

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 11 – Exploration surveys that oil giant Shell is planning to conduct during this year in a southern Albanian region have triggered concerns among some local government

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Evidence shows gov’t institutions helped DH Albania win Great Ring project tender

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TIRANA, Jan. 9 – New evidence made public on Wednesday show the company DH Albania – which won the government tender to build one lot of the Great Ring road currently under

7 years ago

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Editorial: A foreign minister that cannot be the face and the voice of Albania in the world

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The newly appointed Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, the 28 years old boy from Kosovo who has three Bachelor degrees and two masters, cannot represent Albania

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Albanian President rejects new foreign minister

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TIRANA, Jan. 10 – Albania’s President, Ilir Meta, rejected on Wednesday evening Prime Minister Edi Rama’s proposal to appoint 28-year-old, Kosovo national Gent Cakaj as the new foreign minister, creating a new

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Corrupt district judge’s arrest highlights need for all-inclusive justice reform

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TIRANA, Jan. 9 – Albanian investigative TV show Stop published a video on Tuesday showing Fier judge Roland Hysi receiving monetary bribes and asking for sexual favors from a divorced woman in

7 years ago

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The Prime Minister burns down his house

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NEWS ANALYSIS In an unprecedented move which was planned to shock and awe, the Prime Minister used the last days of 2018 to bring down his cabinet, removing and replacing the

7 years ago

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Albania launches crackdown on illegal gambling following nationwide ban

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 8 – With a nationwide ban on gambling in force since Jan. 1, thousands of gambling businesses have officially closed down, bringing to an end what had

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Albania oil workers redundant again as failed ARMO privatization saga continues

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TIRANA, Jan. 7 – Hundreds of workers at Albania’s sole major oil refiner have temporarily remained jobless in a repeated scenario in the past decade following a failed privatization of the Armo

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BoA emergency purchases of €170 mln not enough to stop euro’s free fall

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 7 – Albania’s central bank says it purchased around €170 million from the local currency exchange market in the second half of 2018, but its temporary emergency

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Outgoing Albanian minister initiates new €59 mln concession after tax haven scandal

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TIRANA, Jan. 3 – Albania’s outgoing energy minister has initiated tender procedures for another big concession only few weeks after a scandal with an offshore tax haven that had €30 million in

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Albania expels Iranian Ambassador under terrorism concerns

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TIRANA, Dec. 20 – On Wednesday evening, local media reported Albania declared the Ambassador of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and one more diplomat as persona non-gratae, under suspicion

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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?

Shell’s new Albania oil search plans met with resistance

Evidence shows gov’t institutions helped DH Albania win Great Ring project tender

Editorial: A foreign minister that cannot be the face and the voice of Albania in the world

Albanian President rejects new foreign minister

Corrupt district judge’s arrest highlights need for all-inclusive justice reform

The Prime Minister burns down his house

Albania launches crackdown on illegal gambling following nationwide ban

Albania oil workers redundant again as failed ARMO privatization saga continues

BoA emergency purchases of €170 mln not enough to stop euro’s free fall

Outgoing Albanian minister initiates new €59 mln concession after tax haven scandal

Albania expels Iranian Ambassador under terrorism concerns

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

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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

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