Dutch chill in Albania BY Bashkim Muça The Netherlands seems to have managed to convince several other EU countries, among them also the European superpowers, that... BY Bashkim Muça Dutch chill in Albania The Netherlands seems to have managed to convince several other EU countri
(Part Two) Useless terrorism, it never hits the target, it is done for blackmail, it is done for pressure... Political satire BY ARBEN DUKA (Part Two) Useless terrorism, it never hits the target, it is done for blackmail, it is done for pressure... ▶ continues on page 20 along wi
BY BASHKIM MUÇA*) Inspection in education Inspection is an important part of the educational systems of European countries. The nature and purpose of inspections reflect the policies of each country, as well as the changes made over time. Some inspectorates... continues on page 2
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Comment BY BASHKIM MUÇA*) State Matura in the spotlight of inspection 1. The preparations for the 2014 state matura exams mark several innovations that are expected to improve the process qualitatively. In the few years since the matura was introduced, a tradition has been create
Comment BY Bashkim Muça Territorial reform or the Third Era The current model of territorial division, applied since 1992, was taken from the time of Zog. At that time, administrative-territorial Albania was divided into 10 prefectures, whereas today, due to major demographic, ec
Commentary BY Bashkim MUÇA Will Russia recognize Kosovo’s independence? Western states were careless in assessing the political crisis in Ukraine, using the same policy as a decade ago toward the same factor, former President Yanukovych, removed from power by protests... ► contin
Commentary BY BASHKIM MUÇA Corruption, justice and politics Within the span of one week, the courts of appeal have released from pre-trial detention three types of officials accused of abuse of office and corruption: the Mayor of Kamza, the judge of the Puka Court and the Directo
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Comment One of the former leading figures of the PDK, MP Fatmir Limaj, has announced the initiative to create a new political party, saying it also has the support of the Speaker of Parliament, Jakup Krasniqi. This initiative represents the first serious case of a faction breakin
BY Bashkim Muça Albania’s second prime minister in Belgrade Shortly after the intergovernmental meeting in Prizren, the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama will visit Belgrade. This visit, announced by Serbian foreign minister Mrkiç, has already caused reactions in Albania and Kos
Comment by Bashkim Muça. Kosovo, a difficult equation. The June 8 elections in Kosovo brought only one change. “Behgjet Pacolli” has gone and “Fatmir Limaj” has arrived. But this change has turned out to be upside down. Fatmir Limaj has signed a governing coalition agreement with
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Commentary BY BASHKIM MUÇA The solution that brings a Nobel Peace Prize A group of American lawmakers have made a proposal to nominate the two Balkan prime ministers Hashim Thaçi and Ivica Dačić, as well as the mediator of the talks that led to a Kosovo-Serbia agreement, the Euro