The historic decision of the Hague summit and its strategic implications for Albania The historic decision of the Hague Summit on June 25, 2025, which requires NATO member states to increase defense spending to 5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by...
In 2025, the Western Balkan countries began receiving funds from the European Union’s Growth Plan, a €6 billion package aimed at accelerating the region’s integration into the EU through economic, infrastructural, and institutional reforms. Albania Albania is among the first countries to...
If we were to look for a single indicator that accurately reveals the entire structural fragility of Albania on the brink of its European transformation, it would be the continuous and systematic decline of the population. What initially might have been...
At a time when life is becoming increasingly expensive and demands for spending are higher, especially during the year-end holidays or summer months, many pensioners feel the heavy burden of the lack of additional income.From paying for medicines, to helping...
Albania is the only country in the region without a functioning capital market, a gap that is becoming a visible obstacle to economic development and financial justice. At a time when Albania aspires to transition toward a formalized, diversified, and European-integrated...
From the illusion of proximity to the real challenge of internal transformation – Albania on the verge of a decisive path 1. The long and fragmented journey of integration For more than three decades, the countries of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe...
In the last decade, and especially after 2020, the world has shifted toward a new economic reality where globalization, once an unstoppable force of cooperation and interconnection is gradually being replaced by a new geoeconomic order, divided into blocs and...
At a time when protectionism is re-emerging as economic policy and geopolitical dynamics are reshaping global trade, Albania stands at a pivotal strategic crossroads. For small nations like ours, inaction is not an option. Waiting for moves from larger players...
Albania holds a potentially competitive position compared to its neighbors in several areas, yet it still faces numerous challenges that must be addressed to enhance its competitiveness at the regional and international levels. Despite efforts to improve its economic and political...
In a world where international image is measured not only by real performance but also by the ability to present and package it as success, Albania managed—if only for a moment—to ascend a European stage usually reserved for bigger players....
