Today: Oct 31, 2025

Editorial: The tax of shame starts at 6.5 percent

3 mins read
9 years ago
Change font size:

Another week, another breathtaking scandal as a armoured vehicle transporting large amounts of money was stopped and robbed on its way to the airport. None of the security measures which are mandatory had been followed. Yet again the security of citizens trying to reach the only airport in the country was compromised. Time after time banks and private security firms have shown irresponsibility, complicity with crime and a head bashing inability to learn from their mistakes. Time after time police have suffered blows to their credibility. It does not help that political actors jump in the debate immediately taking sides,…

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

Latest from Op-Ed

State Capture and Electoral Manipulation

Change font size: - + Reset ODIHR Report on Albania’s 2025 Elections Tirana, October 25, 2025. The final report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Albania’s
2 days ago
5 mins read

Obituary

Change font size: - + Reset Remembering Janusz Bugajski: Scholar, Mentor, and Lifelong Friend of the Balkans Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025) The international academic and analytical community has lost one of its most
1 week ago
5 mins read

Albania–Kosovo Rift Weakens the Albanian Voice 

Change font size: - + Reset The Rama–Kurti clash over the war crimes tribunal highlights deeper structural tensions, from unimplemented agreements to competing regional agendas. The latest clash between Albanian Prime Minister
2 weeks ago
3 mins read