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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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Editorial: Why did the European negotiators fail to resolve the political gridlock in Tirana?

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The visit of the two representatives of the European Parliament, David McAllister and Knut Fleckenstein in Tirana on Tuesday came among high expectations that they were bringing along a much-sought after platform

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Opposition escalates protest, blocking key highways for an hour

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TIRANA, April 24 – Hundreds of supporters and activists of Albania’s opposition parties protested against the Socialist-led government on Monday by blocking several of the country’s key highways for an hour. Protesters

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Albanian-led consortium gets contraversial €100 mln PPP to offer lab services to public hospitals

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TIRANA, April 24 – An Albanian-led consortium comprising French and Dutch partners has been announced the winner of a public-private partnership to provide laboratory services in the country’s main hospitals in a

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Albert Rakipi, Ph.D., is the Chairman of the Albanian Institute for International Studies.

AIIS director: Albania-Kosovo union would create a weak state, if not an ungovernable one

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An interview with Albert Rakipi, the executive director of the Albanian Institute for International Studies What is your first reaction to the declarations of the Prime Minister Edi Rama according to whom

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Editorial: Buying influence outside, forgoing interest at home: The ‘criminal’ expenditure on lobbies

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This week Albanian media, quoting an American website, reported that the Socialist Party has acquired the lobbying services of a company closely tied to the Trump presidential campaign, ‘Ballards Partners’ based in

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Socialist Party hires services of lobbying firm with ties to Donald Trump

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TIRANA, April 17 – The Socialist Party of Albania has hired Ballard Partners, a Florida-based firm with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump for “advising, counseling, and assisting the foreign principal in

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Prime Minister Edi Rama of the Socialist Party and Speaker of Parliament Ilir Meta of the Socialist Movement for Integration. (Photo: SP/SMI 2013 campaign)

Main ruling parties do not register as coalition at the CEC

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TIRANA, April 20 – Albania’s main ruling parties, the Socialist Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration, have filed a request to the Central Election Commission, demanding the extension of the deadline

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Suspected of working with cartels, several police stations see purges

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TIRANA, April 20 – At least 10 police officers and eight customs officials at the port of Durres and at the Qafe Thane border point were arrested Monday, following suspicions that they

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Environmentalists slam Kosovo billionaire’s national park development project as dangerous

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TIRANA, April 20 – Plans to develop a luxury tourist resort in a protected national park and lagoon along the Adriatic just 80 km south of Tirana have sparked concerns by environmental

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Rising cannabis cultivation blamed for massive bee losses

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TIRANA, April 17 – The massive nationwide cannabis cultivation even after the mid-2015 crackdown on the notorious internationally renowned marijuana-growing village of Lazarat, southern Albania, is having detrimental effects on the key

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Editorial: May we live in interesting times

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There is an old Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times.” And it sure is an interesting time in Albania. The political crisis is ongoing, with what appears to be no

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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?

Editorial: Why did the European negotiators fail to resolve the political gridlock in Tirana?

Opposition escalates protest, blocking key highways for an hour

Albanian-led consortium gets contraversial €100 mln PPP to offer lab services to public hospitals

AIIS director: Albania-Kosovo union would create a weak state, if not an ungovernable one

Editorial: Buying influence outside, forgoing interest at home: The ‘criminal’ expenditure on lobbies

Socialist Party hires services of lobbying firm with ties to Donald Trump

Main ruling parties do not register as coalition at the CEC

Suspected of working with cartels, several police stations see purges

Environmentalists slam Kosovo billionaire’s national park development project as dangerous

Rising cannabis cultivation blamed for massive bee losses

Editorial: May we live in interesting times

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