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Editorial: A foreign minister that cannot be the face and the voice of Albania in the world

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The newly appointed Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, the 28 years old boy from Kosovo who has three Bachelor degrees and two masters, cannot represent Albania in the world. He cannot be the face

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Albania 2019: local elections, European expectations and flag bearing planes in the sky

Albania 2019: local elections, European expectations and flag bearing planes in the sky

The first days of the New Year in Albania will most likely be ushered in by the continuation of the students’ protest that have set the tone for the last days of 2018. Students are determined to shun away the

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Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

Editorial: Tearing a hole at the heart of the facade

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The student protests have not let up the entire week and in certain days have escalated to street blockages. They are teaching a valuable lesson to the Albanian society which seem curled up under the weight of

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Editorial: The last chance to depart with evil: dismantling the State Thieves Enterprise ultd.

Editorial: The last chance to depart with evil: dismantling the State Thieves Enterprise ultd.

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The student protests that have been going on mainly in the capital of Tirana but also in some key university towns have provided an opportunity of reflection and reaction for a much wider issue than just education.

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Editorial: The ‘peripheries’ revolt

Editorial: The ‘peripheries’ revolt

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Over three days, what began as “some failing university students’ revolt,” according to the government, speedily turned into a well-synchronized protest of hundreds of students which the country’s opposition has tried many times to ignite, but has

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Editorial: Zero sum games and a country left with no guardian of the Constitution

Editorial: Zero sum games and a country left with no guardian of the Constitution

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The saga of the appointment of a new Minister of Interior Affairs expanded in the last days and evolved into a showdown between the executive majority and the President who refused to issue a confirmation decree citing

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Editorial: The inexplicable departure of a minister- unanswered questions warrant any interpretation

Editorial: The inexplicable departure of a minister- unanswered questions warrant any interpretation

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL When Fatmir Xhafajwas made Minister of the Interior the opposition and others cried foul and said he had been an attorney during communism. He did not care. He did not resign when the accusations about his brother

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Editorial: Public diplomacy cannot be done in the dark

Editorial: Public diplomacy cannot be done in the dark

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The news that the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs had used an undisclosed fund to pay several news outlets, media actors and online portals in Albania and in Macedonia rattled the public opinion this week and generated

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Editorial: Against slander, libel and defamation: why truth needs to be rescued even if by means of justice

Editorial: Against slander, libel and defamation: why truth needs to be rescued even if by means of justice

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A hurricane of false statements, fake news and irresponsible accusations can do much more damage to the truth that any other form. Currently there are two elements in Albania that need to be addressed for the sake

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Editorial: Justice and governance need to work independently for the good of both

Editorial: Justice and governance need to work independently for the good of both

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The saga of the videos allegedly incriminating the brother of the Minister of Interior Affairs in narco-trafficking is going on. Despite the brother being actually sent to Italy in haste to carry out his sentence of jail,

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