Changing Albania
By Sali Berisha I feel immensely indebted to the Council of Europe for the continuous support to Albania. Council of Europe was the first international institution I visited in 1992, only a few weeks after I was elected President of
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EU single seat in the Security Council: too Kantian to be loved
By Albert Rakipi In March 1997 Dutch ambassador Jan de Marchant et d’ Ansembourg assured Albanian authorities on behalf of the European Union that “Albania is part of the great European family”. Situated in Europe’s backyard, the small Balkan country
Close cooperation with the USA and NATO
By Sali Berisha Ten years have passed since the March of 1996, when we together here in Tirana launched the process of the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial. This, was our common answer to the new security challenges that our region
Albanian economy: advantages and incentives
By Ardian Fullani Recently Albanian economy has reached a commendable macroeconomic equilibrium, sustained by an economic growth of 5-6 percent, low inflation levels well contained within a 2-3 percent band, and continuously shrinking budget deficits. It is my pleasure to
How much do we need foreign schools?
By Lutfi Dervishi In the media frenzy that ushered in the new academic year, the silence that shrouded the founding of the “Peter Mahringer” Austrian School in Shkodra brings to mind an expression of Bernard Shaw, “Sometimes reporters fail to
Kiosk Universities-Out of Question
By Milazim Krasniqi Estimates reveal that the number of private universities in Kosovo, taking into account the very aggressive, constantly in-the-face advertising for them, particularly by electronic media, is the highest as against all the other countries of the region.
Five years after September 11th
By Janusz Bugajski Five years after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the United States is still dealing with the aftermath. Political leaders remain torn between two policies to combat international radicalism: aggressive engagement and painstaking coalition building.
Does Fatos Nano want the Presidential Office or the Leadership of the Socialist Party?
By Tirana Times Editorial Staff A year ago, when Fatos Nano resigned from the leadership of the Socialist Party, few believed that the man that led the Albanian left through good times and bad would quit active politics forever. His
Much ado, for 1 Euro
By Ilir Ciko The latest “Albania 1 Euro” proposal created an unnecessary debate among economists who struggled to argue about the cons and pros which this proposal would generate for the Albanian economy. Given the lack of long term vision
VMRO model and SP
By Ilir Kulla When the right wing Macedonian party VMRO-DPMNE (Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity), went over to the Opposition, very few people thought it would make a quick come-back. There were also rumors for a long time afterwards
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