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Editorial: An ugly circus instead of a constitutional court

Editorial: An ugly circus instead of a constitutional court

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL If there was one single institution in Albania which was mostly spared the reputation of being a pawn in political hands now that is no longer there. Even in the most problematic days of the evaluation of

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Editorial: Albania–Kosovo Relations: the show goes on

Editorial: Albania–Kosovo Relations: the show goes on

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL   Even though the subject of having joint embassies and consular services has been promoted before, this week the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania and Kosovo presented with a lot of enthusiasm a mutually signed agreement

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Editorial: Organized crime at the heart of the political modus operandi

Editorial: Organized crime at the heart of the political modus operandi

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The communications interceptions published by the German media Bild shed light over an intricate network of links between organized crime and politics that function with clockwork precision. The flow of the decision making goes back and forth

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Editorial: Twice recommended, destination and travel speed still unclear

Editorial: Twice recommended, destination and travel speed still unclear

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The European Commission as expected recommended unconditionally the opening of accession negotiations with both the Republic of Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia. It has been the consistent position of this paper to support the opening

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Editorial: Quo vadis Albania? A darkening storm with no end in sight

Editorial: Quo vadis Albania? A darkening storm with no end in sight

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The German tabloid Bild published an article about the situation in Albania focusing on the opposition protests and on the political crisis and featuring a photo where the Molotov bottles of the protesters erupt in flames. More

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Editorial: Foreign policy and bilateral relations: where’s the focus at?

Editorial: Foreign policy and bilateral relations: where’s the focus at?

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The Brdo-Brijuni Process Leaders’ Meeting is under way in Tirana and heads of states of the region have gathered under conditions which cannot to be described as favorable. The visit of Serbian president Vucic and the President

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Editorial: The fallout from the Berlin Summit: realism must prevail on all sides

Editorial: The fallout from the Berlin Summit: realism must prevail on all sides

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The much anticipated Summit in Berlin where German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron gathered all Balkan leaders had a fallout that resembled a cold sobering shower for many of the region’s politicians but also for the

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Editorial: For whom the bell tolls? The foreshadow of regress is already here

Editorial: For whom the bell tolls? The foreshadow of regress is already here

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL This week, the majority of the MPs in the Dutch parliament took a vote to ask to their government for the return of the visa regime with Albania. The dramatic development included several political parties in the

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Editorial: Twice the crime, twice the terror: a day of reckoning for Albania and its security

Editorial: Twice the crime, twice the terror: a day of reckoning for Albania and its security

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL It is the most bitter of ironies that in the same time when Albania celebrates the 10th anniversary of NATO membership, a membership into the strongest, most efficient and prestigious security alliance in the world, the security

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Editorial: The Foreign Policy and Foreign Service in jeopardy: Bring back the law

Editorial: The Foreign Policy and Foreign Service in jeopardy: Bring back the law

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL It has been the consistent constructively critical approach of this paper to keep the actors of foreign policy accountable by carefully examining their positions, narratives and actions. Recently there has been ample material to be critical of

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