Albania: Privatization Vouchers Close to Worthless

Recently, the Albanian government made public its intention of privatising the remaining state ownership of subjects operating in the strategic and non-strategic sectors. However, apart from certain signals coming from the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Energy (METE), the use of privatisation vouchers in this new and probably final phase of privatisation has not [...]

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To my current ex-girlfriend and future ex-wife

It is the white man’s burden to be a failed knight in shining armor. I have, on occasion, donned that wretched armor only to find myself in a rather quixotic position: the wench not only did not need saving, she was out to get me.
So here we are then, dear X, caught up in this [...]

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Albanian Aromanian Angst

Owing to the recent press the Aromanians of Albania have been getting, i have been inundated with questions by Albanian-Americans who can’t tell ‘who’s what’ anymore. I don’t blame them. Here’s a typical answer I’d give to assuage their fears:
Ok I thought i made it clear that they never had an ethnic consciousness(and still dont)..just [...]

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