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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

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

By Tirana Times TIRANA, March 20th (Tirana Times ) The Albanian government has nearly doubled the projected cost of its “Smart City” initiative, now expected to cost $118.5 million—up from the initially

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News Analysis: A Geopolitical Shift in the Western Balkans?

Trilateral Defense Pact Between Albania, Croatia, and Kosovo Redefines Regional Security Architecture? A new security alignment is taking shape in Southeastern Europe, as three nations deepen military cooperation—sparking regional tensions and redefining

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Albanian-Turkish relations: The perils of change

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By ALBERT RAKIPI, Ph.D. On July 1, 2016, at the inauguration of the massive Osman Gazi Bridge, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama appeared as a passenger in a Turkish presidential limousine with

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Albanian-Greek relations hunted by paradoxes

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By: Altin Gjeta Albania and Greece are both members of NATO, share the same democratic aspirations and cherish EU values. The two nations are closer than ever, thousands of Albanian immigrants are

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The Influence of Russia, China and the EU in the Western Balkans; Is Democracy the Only Game in Town?

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By: Adea Gafuri The Western Balkans Six Western Balkans Six (WB6/WB) Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia (NM), and Serbia have been recipients of EU democracy assistance for more

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The mirage of the European integration from the Albanian filibuster political transition

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By Dr. Taulant Hasa[1] Introduction 26 years ago, Albania was accepted as the 35th member of the Council of Europe. Back then, the atmosphere was a celebration day. Tens of cars flagging

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Albania’s Economy – 30 Years After

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By Franz-Lothar Altmann Since its start as an independent sovereign state Albania has tried several different models of how to organize the state. With the Declaration of Independence in 1912 the Great

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Veto Ploy and the Pandora of Identity: Bulgaria and North Macedonia

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By Amalia Koleka “The future is certain; it is the past that is unpredictable” – Soviet joke. If we were to believe Denko Maleski[1], North Macedonia’s ex-foreign minister, left unmediated the Macedonian-Bulgarian

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Changing Course: Can Kosovo Choose to Redirect its Foreign Policy

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By Donika Emini Kosovo is in a period of profound change. The latest developments following the snap elections call attention to the state of our knowledge and expertise about change processes in

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Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

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There are no easy solutions for demographic decline in Albania. In fact, the problem might no longer be fixable, but the government can do more to adjust policies to soften the blow.

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Serbia and Albania in 2020

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by Jelica Minic Introduction This paper covers the international and regional context of the Serbian-Albanian relations. Several additional areas of existing or potential cooperation were explored by the research team of the

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Albanian Government willing to take in up to 4000 Afghan Citizens

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Almost 700 Afghan refugees have arrived in Tirana as of today. In an act of solidarity and support towards the US, the Albanian Government agreed to temporarily accommodate political emigrants in Albania

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Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is not ripe for resolution

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by Altin Gjeta Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbia’s President Aleksander Vucic met last week in Brussels for the second time within the framework of the EU-facilitated Prishtina-Belgrade dialogue on the

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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?

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

News Analysis: A Geopolitical Shift in the Western Balkans?

Albanian-Turkish relations: The perils of change

Albanian-Greek relations hunted by paradoxes

The Influence of Russia, China and the EU in the Western Balkans; Is Democracy the Only Game in Town?

The mirage of the European integration from the Albanian filibuster political transition

Albania’s Economy – 30 Years After

Veto Ploy and the Pandora of Identity: Bulgaria and North Macedonia

Changing Course: Can Kosovo Choose to Redirect its Foreign Policy

Analysis: Surviving the democalypse

Serbia and Albania in 2020

Albanian Government willing to take in up to 4000 Afghan Citizens

Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is not ripe for resolution

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