Majko sends Berisha an invitation. MPs submit a motion of no confidence in the Speaker of Parliament

Nano Cabinet reported to the Prosecutor’s Office

The situation in the Left Camp is overturned. Investigation into former Finance Minister Malaj. Braho: Ceka should also be investigated. The coalition demands an explanation from the Socialist Party: Why was Nano absent from the Government confidence vote? The DP, out of spite toward Nano, goes to Mejdani; Bode announces a change of course Page 4

Hope and Boycott

The boycott of the Constitution holds hostage Albanians’ hope of building a state

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The boycott of the Constitution vote holds hostage Albanians’ hope of building a state

. It is clear that Albania needs a period of philosophical introspection and cultural self-criticism. It must deeply understand that a relativist point of view offers no social points of support whatsoever; that a community lacking shared absolute certainties and which, instead, encourages the fulfillment of personal pleasures and interests is a community threatened with disintegration. It seems that the unifying process of a common language and a rooted, shared political philosophy is being deliberately devalued. A common language and a shared commitment to building create the common ground on which consensus for a democratic future, oriented toward aspirations of prosperity, rests. However, this perspective has been frozen by a... Continued on page 2

Police fortify the national road as masked robbers step up thefts: Two trucks hijacked in Kordhoc, 9 people robbed in Mallakastër, the road blocked with stones in Lushnje...

An 18-year-old woman is brutally attacked at the police station entrance. Page 7

Albanian politics

Inside:

Passport tangle resolved U.S. Embassy loses court case Albania–Yugoslavia, tensions mount: Fire if Serbs cross the border September 14: arrests now also in the districts Page 2 Police fortify the national road,

Press conference

. Today, at 10:00, the PR Presidium will hold a Press Conference

Tomorrow you will read:

In addition to the literary supplement, also the Special: “Tirana, the ‘paradise’ of sexual maniacs” Geri Kokalari: From Enver Hoxha to ‘Enver’ Berisha, with Nano in between

KOSOVO

• The Kosovo crisis, a danger for Bosnia • NATO snarls at Russia • Holbrooke, the extended hand to Milošević • Six conditions for the Serbian leader, diplomacy until the last minute Page 5

ECONOMY

The state trips up private business The owners of the “Kurti” Factory, victims of police persecution Cani will strengthen the lek “Friends of Albania” gather donors The IMF sets conditions Page 8