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Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

Planned before Albania’s protest movement began, the concert was intended to strengthen the country’s international profile. But public financing, free tickets and a radically changed political context turned it into a debate

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Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Tirana Times , July 09, 2026 – Tirana Times is publishing below an open public question addressed by Albanian scholar Diana Gellçi, PhD, an Albanian professor based in the United States, to Dutch

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Are Europe’s Star Architects Helping Launder Albania’s Criminal Economy?

The Albanian Files suggests that international architecture may have served not only as design, but as a prestigious façade for opaque money, captured institutions and one-man rule. Tirana Times, June 29, 2026

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Albania can diversify exports into plastics, agriculture, Harvard University study shows

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TIRANA, April 23 – A Harvard University study has unveiled Albania needs to consider the plastics and agriculture sectors to diversify the country’s exports in order to make the country’s economy more

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Editorial: Albania and the EU: After positive recommendation, challenges remain

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There was good news for Albania this week as the European Commission published its progress report, recommending that member states approve opening accession negotiations. The recommendation now goes to the European Council

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One out of two Albanians believe political connections are key to success, EBRD survey shows

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TIRANA, April 17 – Albanian businesses and households are one of the region’s strongest believers of political connections as a factor behind success, according to a survey by London-based European Bank for

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Half of investors rate Albania’s business climate unfavorable, AmCham survey shows

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TIRANA, April 16 – Albanian and foreign companies operating in the country expect the country’s business climate to continue remaining unfavorable in 2018 as the high tax burden, government bureaucracy and monopoly

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Editorial: Albania’s broken democracy needs constructive and inclusive action

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Albania’s democracy is broken, an annual report by Freedom House tells us this week. But those who closely follow Albanian affairs are not surprised. Negative trends have been taking root for a

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Building strong bridges in Albania-Greece relations

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By Mimi Kodheli* First of all I would like to congratulate the organizers for this very interesting forum – interesting because I think it will contribute to a better understanding of the

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Albania has one of region’s highest tax burden, poorest collection rates, study shows

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TIRANA, April 9 – Albania is one of the ten Balkan countries where the tax burden registered one of the highest increases in the past four years, but yet continues to collect

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Editorial: High tax policies, failure to produce economic growth behind Albania’s social unrest

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Much of the news this week has focused on the Kukes-Durres highway toll clashes, the ensuing arrests and related protests. While these events are important, they are a symptom of a larger

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Drug trafficking dominates as €9 mln seized in suspected money laundering

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TIRANA, April 4 – Albanian law enforcement authorities seized about €9 million in suspected money laundering transfers and bank accounts in 2017 with the majority of identified cases originating from drug trafficking

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Highway tolls trigger trade, tourism concerns as Kosovars warn of boycott

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TIRANA, April 3 – The launch of tolls on the Albania section of the ‘Highway of Nation’ linking Albania to Kosovo has led to concerns that trade exchanges between the two ethnic

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Albania lifts visas for Chinese tourists, upholds visa waiver for Russians

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TIRANA, April 2 – Albania has for the first time lifted the visa regime for Chinese tourists under a visa waiver program that is expected to have a major impact on the

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Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Are Europe’s Star Architects Helping Launder Albania’s Criminal Economy?

Albania can diversify exports into plastics, agriculture, Harvard University study shows

Editorial: Albania and the EU: After positive recommendation, challenges remain

One out of two Albanians believe political connections are key to success, EBRD survey shows

Half of investors rate Albania’s business climate unfavorable, AmCham survey shows

Editorial: Albania’s broken democracy needs constructive and inclusive action

Building strong bridges in Albania-Greece relations

Albania has one of region’s highest tax burden, poorest collection rates, study shows

Editorial: High tax policies, failure to produce economic growth behind Albania’s social unrest

Drug trafficking dominates as €9 mln seized in suspected money laundering

Highway tolls trigger trade, tourism concerns as Kosovars warn of boycott

Albania lifts visas for Chinese tourists, upholds visa waiver for Russians

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