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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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Public trust in government sinks to a record low

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TIRANA, Jan. 25 – The level of trust in the Albanian government has plummeted, according to a latest survey. The trust barometer survey by IDRA shows a sharp drop in the levels

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Pre-electoral amnesty to pardon millions of euros in debts

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TIRANA, Jan. 25 – A new pre-electoral amnesty the ruling Socialist Party is about to approve ahead of next June’s general elections will benefit both businesses and households who will have their

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Relations with IMF back to advisory as 3-year binding deal ends

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TIRANA, Jan. 24 – Albania has concluded a three-year deal with the International Monetary Fund supported by a Euro 331 million loan, reducing the Fund’s role on the country’s economic and fiscal

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Oil, mineral exports expected to recover as commodity prices surge

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TIRANA, Jan. 26 – A surge in commodity prices is expected to have a positive impact on Albania’s poorly diversified exports for 2017 after an almost zero growth in 2016 and a

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World Bank unveils Albania’s quake, flood-risk regions

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TIRANA, Jan. 26 – Albania’s population and economy are exposed to both earthquakes and floods, with earthquakes posing the greater risk of a high impact, lower probability event, a World Bank report

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New local tax triggers hike in Tirana apartment prices

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TIRANA, Jan. 26 – Apartment prices in Tirana are expected to undergo a hike ranging from Euro 50 to 120 this year due to higher taxes the municipality of Tirana has imposed

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Judges’ ‘El Classico’ tickets lead to graft probe

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TIRANA, Jan. 24 – The Serious Crimes Prosecutor’s Office is investigating three judges of the Durres Appeals Court over suspected passive corruption that saw the justice system officials get tickets and travel

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Informality affects more than a third of workers in Albania, study finds

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TIRANA, Jan. 24 – High unemployment rates, especially among youngsters, is the key reason behind alarming levels of the shadow economy in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, a study by Tirana-based Institute for

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Gov’t cancels controversial refrigerated vehicles concession ahead of elections

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TIRANA, Jan. 23 – The Albanian government has withdrawn from a monopoly contract on the compulsory technical control of refrigerated vehicles following concerns by business operators over increased costs leading to a

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Editorial: The Western Balkans in the times of Donald Trump: brace for impact

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Today the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States of America shall usher in a new era not only for the US itself, which voted and has been bracing for

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The Franco-German partnership and lessons for the Western Balkans

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Interview by the Tirana Times with the German and French Ambassadors to Albania, H. E Susanne Schà¼tz and H. E Bernard Fitoussi 1 – This interview is taking place on the anniversary

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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?

Public trust in government sinks to a record low

Pre-electoral amnesty to pardon millions of euros in debts

Relations with IMF back to advisory as 3-year binding deal ends

Oil, mineral exports expected to recover as commodity prices surge

World Bank unveils Albania’s quake, flood-risk regions

New local tax triggers hike in Tirana apartment prices

Judges’ ‘El Classico’ tickets lead to graft probe

Informality affects more than a third of workers in Albania, study finds

Gov’t cancels controversial refrigerated vehicles concession ahead of elections

Editorial: The Western Balkans in the times of Donald Trump: brace for impact

The Franco-German partnership and lessons for the Western Balkans

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Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Editorial: Returning to the real agenda of Albania -Kosovo relations: start with respect.

Albanian-Turkish relations: The perils of change

Deconstructing myths in Albanian-U.S. relations

Former Albania prime minister challenges incumbent football president’s 16-year reign

Kreshnik Spahiu, nationalist party leader, withdraws from politics

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Albania’s EU bid faces IBAR delay

Iran could target Albania?

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