Our foreign minister Mr. Serreqi’s visit to Greece—a genuine disappointment on all fronts. What is the sticking point? Refugees or Greek schools in Albania. The visit of our foreign minister, Mr. Serreqi, to Greece—a genuine disappointment on all fronts. Before and on the eve of this visit, there was much talk about resolving the situation of Albanian emigrants working in Greece, through a law that would be adopted following an agreement Serreqi would reach with his counterpart Papulias during their talks. Few could have had any illusions about the possibility that the agreement in question would fail, since our official media had presented it as the main item on our foreign minister’s agenda in Greece, and it would surely have been added to the list of his political successes. ...But the card of “Greek schools in Albania” is now an outdated card, its paint worn off. Whenever Greece seeks to obstruct progress in improving Albanian-Greek relations, one of its favorite tools is the aforementioned card... The spring we have been experiencing in relations with Greece over the past few months could not have led anyone to expect Serreqi’s visit to Athens to fail. Those most disillusioned were, first and foremost, the majority of the 300,000 Albanian refugees in Greece, who, by being granted legal status in that country, would have escaped were like a bolt from the blue for Albanian public opinion, which had been exhilarated by Nevertheless, in Greek political circles or in some press outlets, there were signs of doubt about the possibility that the Greek side would agree to pass a law on Albanian emigrants. It was said that “Greece will not pass a special law just for the— The greatest failure of our diplomacy was its failure with Greece. We did not manage to fulfill a single wish of our desperate Greeks. For this alone, in democratic countries the government resigns, while the chief judge is arrested. Political parties are asking in vain for a new electoral law. In these elections, the electoral law modeled on the American system for admitting immigrants will be used. Members of Parliament will be selected by lottery. Everyone who lays claim to a seat as a deputy sends their name to ... and after 6 months, the envelopes are drawn containing the names of those who have used up the most luck over these past 4 years. Former collaborators and collaborators of the Sigurimi will be able to take part in these elections under pseudonyms. Those who were not collaborators of the Sigurimi and wish to participate under a pseudonym will be given a new file in the register of a very important party. Although the coming struggle for power will be a matter of life and death, the military have thought that they should be spared possible attacks on defenseless and innocent servicemen. For this reason, it is being considered that UNPROFOR and other peacekeeping forces be invited. If they do not come, we will be able to set the balcony—and beyond it—on fire. If they do come, even better ...

Before 10 September, the president of the Court of Cassation to be tried in the Constitutional Court. Brozi in court two days before Nano. The first lawsuit by the Meksi cabinet in its 3.5 years in office. The Council of Ministers has sued the president of the Court of Cassation, Zef Brozi, in the Constitutional Court, asking it to declare his conduct unlawful and unconstitutional in the phase of enforcing decisions that constitute violations of human freedoms and rights. The key point in the Council of Ministers’ lawsuit is that “the suspensions issued by the President of the Court of Cassation are dominated by arbitrariness and a lack of legal logic.” The lawsuit was approved at the meeting of 28.08.1995 and on Friday at 12:00 it was entered on the Constitutional Court secretariat’s list for consideration. The violations by the President of the Court of Cassation have seriously affected the interests of citizens and the state. This is the first lawsuit by the Council of Ministers headed by Meksi in its four years of activity. Based on facts established by the Ministry of Justice in several offices, the Council of Ministers’ lawsuit accuses Brozi not only of suspending enforcement of final decisions in the Tirana and Durrës courts, but also in the district courts of Vlorë, Fier, Lushnjë, Shkodër, Lezhë and Mirditë. In listing and explaining the content of the most typical actions, the Council of Ministers states that Zef Brozi’s actions “demonstrate the grave situation that has arisen in the justice system.” The enforcement offices have been placed in a difficult situation such as they have never faced before. They have encountered unlawful actions issued by a high authority. This is the second lawsuit brought against Zef Brozi, following the one in February ’95, when prosecutor Dragoshi sought his criminal prosecution for releasing the Greek citizen Kallafatos. It was Parliament that saved Brozi from the striped uniform. The Constitutional Court will decide on the lawsuit against Brozi, which is expected to be taken up before 10 September 1995. At his press conference on Friday morning, the president of the Court of Cassation, Zef Brozi, told journalists that, of the 4,220 requests for the protection of legality that had been received, the cases suspended amounted to less than 1/10 of that total. In Tirana, Brozi said, the number was 70 cases; in Durrës, 40 cases out of 450 requests. “I made these suspensions,” Brozi explained, “to help citizens, and not as the Ministry of Justice claims, which [has delayed them] for 2–3 years in the courts.” Petrit Masha

Italian football: Violence contributes to the decline in attendance Perhaps the main reason for the decline in spectator numbers has been the increase in violence in stadiums... P. 7

Journalist Julia Goga visits Albania to produce the series “Always Healthy”. She spoke with women about pregnancy, childbirth and feeding children. She also discussed issues such as contraceptive methods, abortion and menopause. “Programs warm up what is simple and understandable.” P. 8

Mr. Godo in Selenicë, Vlorë On August 31, a rally of the LDSH was held in Selenicë, Vlorë. In the packed hall, the rally was opened by Mr. Raimond Xhaferi, the current chairman of the LDSH for the Vlorë district. In his forceful, clear speech, Mr. Xhaferi set out the LDSH’s views on the laws and the current government, led by the left, and called for more persistent work by the LDSH as a force that will prevent the return of communism to Albania. Mr. Xhaferi gave the floor to Mr. Godo, who spoke on behalf of the LDSH leadership. Mr. Godo spoke about the anarchic situation created by the Leninist law allocating land per capita, designed by the communists to hinder the development of democracy that was to come to Albania. The PD adopted this law, and the cooperation between the two parties in this field cannot be denied. Mr. Godo said that the law on the sale and purchase of land aims to perpetuate the theft of private property. The authorities consider their work done with the approval of this latest law, but let them not say “hop” before crossing the river, because the Right League will continue the fight until this law is completely torn apart. Mr. Godo called for the removal of Continued on p. 2

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Interestingly, these days the newspaper “Zëri i Popullit”, for the first time in its 54-year history, has come out against Marx’s presence in the SP’s program, describing Marxism as a “dead ideology”. This is more than a signal that the SP will abandon Marx.... Page 4

“Ever scarcer and ever more expensive.” This has been the slogan for sugar on the Albanian market in recent days. While the answer “there isn’t any” is heard ever more often from behind the counters, the price of sugar is climbing higher and higher, making life’s sweetener quite bitter for consumers’ budgets. P. 3