The Constitution gets through the crisis; Godo’s wording is accepted. Property owners turn their attention to their properties . Four charges against Berisha, unexpected decision by the Prosecutor’s Office. Smuggling sparks a row between Fino and Islami. The case file goes missing. Page 4.

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. The International Community has now begun to say openly that the aim of a political settlement in Kosovo is autonomy, not independence. The Albanian government, too, has submitted unconditionally to this option, and so the government has just received the latest message from the European Union’s envoy, Germany’s Deputy Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Klaus Kinkel. Mr Kinkel’s basic message is “to curb the radicalisation of the Kosovars”. Thus, the Albanian government is being asked to exert political and liberation pressure on Kosovo, with the aim of making them abandon the political goal of independence. The Albanian side, as expected and as has been confirmed on other occasions, gladly accepted this mercenary role toward the rest of the Nation. For this service that the Nano government promised to provide to the International Community, Mr Kinkel said that “Germany will not leave the Albanians in the lurch”, by which he meant in this statement only the Albanians of… Continued on page 3

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. Zbake: France could become the World Cup winner. France ’98 had a surprise too. Ball-kanasi is proud of the Croats. The punishing red cards. Here are the most successful years for the French. Pages 14–15

Malaj at the Prosecutor’s Office. Fighting at “Varri i Bamit”. Brokaj returns to the Ministry of Defence; panic among the officers. All the MPs at the Investigative Directorate. Page 2. Osman Kazazi, chairman of the National Association of Former Persecuted Persons. Republicans’ petition reaches 270,000 signatures. MP Lesi accuses Gjinoshi: He is a pyramid-scheme mafioso. Gjinushi: He is a pyramid-scheme matioz. Nano orders the destruction of secret material on smuggling. PD, from Parliament to the square. Pages 3–4 An Italian woman and a French woman bring the baby scandal back to the Prosecutor’s Office. Tirana’s chief judge attacks the Minister of Justice. He changes his name to please his wife. Fires his pistol in Çerçiz Square. The wind drives Durrës mad. 50 ownerless case files in the Investigations Directorate. Pages 5–6 Molten steel erupts; five metallurgists in danger. An assassination attempt in the middle of Durrës. Left without a home, he puts his bed in front of the Municipality of Vlorë. Sewage blackens Fier. Gang of house burglars arrested. Page 7