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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

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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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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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The road rarely taken

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By Sidonja Manushi “Upon entering these mountains, I asked the first highlander I met: — what are you!? – Albanian, he answered. I had asked the same question in other places,

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Editorial: Gov’t should consider lowering tolls on Albania-Kosovo highway

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It’s one of the prides of post-communist Albania – a major four-lane highway that penetrates the country’s unforgiving mountainous interior to connect to Kosovo, cutting what used to be an arduous day-long

8 years ago

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Albania-Greece: Fighting false perceptions, projecting positive agenda

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By Eleni Sourani* First of all, I would like to congratulate the Albanian Institute for International Studies for taking the initiative to organize this very timely conference, related to the present and

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Stereotypes, paradoxes and myths hold back Albania-Greece relations, AIIS conference shows

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TIRANA, March 27 – Century-old stereotypes, paradoxes and myths dating back to Albania’s independence and World War II continue to hold back relations between Albania and its southern neighbor Greece even after

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Albania launches first toll road amid internal, Kosovo concerns

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TIRANA, March 29 – The launch of a tolling system on the Highway of Nation linking Albania to Kosovo has angered local communities, businesses and the opposition who fear the average €5

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Editorial: Albania’s real EU membership race is with itself, not Serbia

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In a recent interview in Brussels, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama mentioned that he saw Albania’s bid to join the European Union as a race between the country and Serbia, which has

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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?

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

The road rarely taken

Editorial: Gov’t should consider lowering tolls on Albania-Kosovo highway

Albania-Greece: Fighting false perceptions, projecting positive agenda

Stereotypes, paradoxes and myths hold back Albania-Greece relations, AIIS conference shows

Albania launches first toll road amid internal, Kosovo concerns

Editorial: Albania’s real EU membership race is with itself, not Serbia

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