The round table stalls. Kadare forever in Albania

Nano signs the shameful agreement. Will the PD oppose the law it signed together with the PS? Nano signs the shameful agreement. Will the PD oppose the law it signed together with the PS? Even now, politics in the direction of respect for the law, especially in respecting the sanctity of private property, is not maintaining a fair balance. Yesterday, the chairman of the PR Assembly, Mr. Godo, denounced an agreement newly signed by Prime Minister Nano, between the Albanian Government and the IMF, to open the market for the buying and selling of land. The law on the buying and selling of land, as well as the “land law,” by the political forces of DBSH, especially by the PR, have essentially been regarded as two laws with a Leninist substrate, which carry out an illegal dispossession at the expense of the interests of Albanian citizens. These laws, which were approved during the PD government, destroy all balances for the country’s economic, political and social future. This, perhaps, is the reason why both sides, representatives of the neo-communist spectrum, PD and PS, have Continued on page 4

Page 7 The opposition speaks to the government Illustration by Medi Belortaja

How much does the trip to death cost? The speedboat smugglers reveal the secrets. Page 7 The PS eats the meat and puts the bones in its pocket. The coalition is breaking apart Page 3 Vranicki appears PR: Meidani, mind your own business Page 4 Minister Ruka cannot find time to receive the little strikers. Page 5

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