No alarm, no emergency exit: how students live in Student City dormitories
Half of the dormitories in Student City are still under construction. Students report a lack of emergency exits, signage, and evacuation plans. Institutions speak of…
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Tirana: More concrete, fewer playgrounds for children
22 million lek for maintenance, 32 substandard playgrounds and thousands of children sharing the same few public spaces. As Tirana continues to be covered in concrete, many of…
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Agriculture in decline!
A sector that employs over a third of the Albanian workforce is sliding towards crisis. Farmers complain that domestic production is being replaced by imports, while the lack of subsidies,…
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Higher Education, challenges, empty quotas: All towards Medicine, few towards teaching!
Higher education in Albania is facing a profound paradox: empty auditoriums, while young people leave or flock to only a few "safe" branches. Amid unfilled quotas,…
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Bubble operations: Second-hand dealers mistaken for art dealers
Police operations to stop art traffickers are resulting in bubbles with consequences for dealers and members of the Roma community. Albanian Customs claims to have expertise,...
