· February, 2007

Stories about Albania from February, 2007

Albania: Post-Election Situation

  27 February 2007

Our Man In Tirana writes about the post-election situation in Albania: “One week on from the elections we are still waiting for the final results. The process of counting has been incredibly slow – in many cases this seems to have been a deliberate ploy. It was only when counting...

Albania: Property Rights

  27 February 2007

An Albanian newspaper reprints the election posts by Our Man in Tirana without permission, he responds with tips on “how to run a professional newspaper” and a discussion on property rights in Albania ensues.

Albania: Colorful Tirana

  19 February 2007

At Stepping Stones, photos of Tirana's colorful buildings – and a discussion in the comments section on why outsiders love it and locals hate it (there's even a comment from TulipGrrl, a blogger who lived in Kyiv during the Orange Revolution and blogged about it).

Albania: “Lights Out”

  15 February 2007

Our Man in Tirana writes about Albania's energy problems and invites everyone to support “the good people of Albania”: “When I was out walking a few nights ago, I decided to try to record the sound of one of the many generators on my phone. I managed to convert this...

Albanian: Monument to the WWII Germans

  8 February 2007

Our Man in Tirana posts photos from the German WWII Memorial located in a park in the Albanian capital; an anonymous Albanian comments: “I find the nazi memorial insulting, to be honest. These people came to our country to kill and burn and we're raising them a memorial? My grandfather's...