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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

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Another 22,000 Albanians applied for asylum in 2017 triggering concern on economy

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TIRANA, March 20 – The number of first-time Albanian asylum seekers to EU member countries dropped by about a quarter to 22,000 in 2017, but Albanians continued remaining on the top 10

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Oil and mining industry struggles to recover following mid-2014 slump in commodity prices

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TIRANA, March 16 – The key tax that Albania collects from oil and mining operations in the country hit a seven-year low in 2017 despite commodity prices considerably recovering from the mid-2014

8 years ago

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Editorial: Why are Albanians feeling so miserable?

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Albanians are apparently feeling miserable. They are the most unhappy people in Europe, according to an annual UN happiness report. And things are getting, worse not better, with the country falling 22

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Fearing massive bankruptcies, small businesses warn of protests over VAT inclusion

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TIRANA, March 13 – As a value added tax reform is about to enter into force next April, thousands of micro and small businesses fear their tax burden will sharply increase and

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Robert D. Kaplan: Europe, the US and early-stage globalization

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By Sidonja Manushi The first time Robert D. Kaplan was in Albania, the country was still isolated, deprived and unknown. Although communism was in its final throes, it had not officially fallen,

8 years ago

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Editorial: Albanian parties should stop int’l lobbying

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Efforts by Albanian political parties to lobby in the United States and elsewhere in the world have again made international and local headlines this week — for all the wrong reasons. Funds

8 years ago

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Stop controversial €1 billion PPP project, IMF tells Albania gov’t

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TIRANA, March 7 – The International Monetary Fund says it has advised the Albanian government to temporarily suspend its ambitious €1 billion public private partnership project until guarantees are put in place

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Albanian parties’ desire for U.S. spotlight bites back

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TIRANA, March 8 – Funds used by Albania’s Democratic Party to lobby for support in the United States have become a source of debate after an American magazine article noted it appears

8 years ago

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Editorial: Fighting organized crime: Follow the money

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This week more than 600 kilos of cocaine were seized in Durres, the largest load ever of its kind to be seized by Albanian law enforcement authorities. This massive seizure leaves little

8 years ago

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Drug proceeds being laundered in construction, PPPs, opposition warns

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party says the country’s economy is on the brink of a catastrophe as a result of alleged drug proceeds being laundered in a new

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Editorial: A united front serving national interests needed in talks with Greece

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The transparency worries related to Albania’s negotiations with Greece over the maritime border and a series of other issues of concern appear to have reached as high as Albania’s head of state,

8 years ago

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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?

Another 22,000 Albanians applied for asylum in 2017 triggering concern on economy

Oil and mining industry struggles to recover following mid-2014 slump in commodity prices

Editorial: Why are Albanians feeling so miserable?

Fearing massive bankruptcies, small businesses warn of protests over VAT inclusion

Robert D. Kaplan: Europe, the US and early-stage globalization

Editorial: Albanian parties should stop int’l lobbying

Stop controversial €1 billion PPP project, IMF tells Albania gov’t

Albanian parties’ desire for U.S. spotlight bites back

Editorial: Fighting organized crime: Follow the money

Drug proceeds being laundered in construction, PPPs, opposition warns

Editorial: A united front serving national interests needed in talks with Greece

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