Bard College Berlin News
Guest faculty Fred Abrahams penned an opinion piece in EURACTIV about Europe's ongoing tolerance for autocracy and corruption in Albania
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen attend the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16 in Tirana, Albania. (Photo by Armando Babani/Getty Images)
In 1997, an exiled artist named Edi Rama criticized European governments for tolerating a strongman in Albania. Today, after he secured a 4th consecutive term and hosted EU leaders in Tirana, Prime Minister Rama's words have a different ring, Fred Abrahams wrote.
Read the article here.
Post Date: 06-10-2025