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BRUSSELS, Feb.16 – EU ministers have been asked to approve a trade deal negotiated by the European Commission and Albania, liberalizing sales of various footwear and textile production input lines.

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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

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Change font size: - + Reset by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the

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Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

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Change font size: - + Reset Tirana Times, February 12 2026 – The rapid deterioration of newly inaugurated roads and tunnels across Albania has exposed far more than technical shortcomings. What authorities

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The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

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Change font size: - + Reset Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Kurum waste file has exposed one of the most serious environmental and governance scandals in Albania in recent years,

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Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

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Change font size: - + Reset Plans by relatives of U.S. President Donald Trump to build a luxury resort in the scenic coastal area of Zvërnec have sidelined local residents and their

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Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

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Change font size: - + Reset Critics warn of deepening inequality, impunity and potential money-laundering exposure. Tirana Times, January 16,2025 – Albania’s newly adopted “fiscal peace” package framed by the government as

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EU considers lower duties for Albania’s shoe and yarn duties

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