SPECIAL SECTION: Albania 25 years after the fall of communism

How has Albania fared in the past quarter century? Our op-ed pages attempt to provide some answers with contributions from Dr. Elez Biberaj, EU Ambassador Romana Vlahutin, U.S.Ambassador Donald Lu, OSCE Ambassador Florian Raunig and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s Frank Hantke.

The Albanian Institute for International Studies with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the U.S. Embassy in Tirana organized this week a symposium, “Albania 25 years after the fall of communism: Rebuilding the state and society.”

Tirana Times, the official media partner for the conference, is publishing a series of presentations, speeches and remarks made at the symposium in its op-ed pages this week. The full articles are listed below.

Analysis:  Albania at a democratic crossroad
By Dr. Elez Biberaj ➦

EU Integration, a catalyst to make up for the lost time
By Ambassador Romana Vlahutin

Albania 25 years after the fall of communism
By Ambassador Donald Lu

Leave dividing issues to the past and focus on common goals
By Ambassador Florian Raunig

‘A democracy needs democrats’
By Frank Hantke

CONFERENCE REPORT: Albania 25 years after the fall of communism: Rebuilding the state and society
The Albanian Institute for International Studies ➦