Nano’s second resignation

Tirana, the “paradise” of sexual predators. Foreigners, under the guise of charity workers, enigmatic tourists and advisers, implicated in pedophilia scandals involving vulnerable children

Rrapo Danushi takes the Government to court

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Albania, its integrity threatened by the Serbs

Albania’s inte-

Press conference of the ASSOCIATION JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS

[headline cut off] by the Serbs

[The upper part of the headline has been cut off] by the Serbs. Albania’s integrity is at risk. For several consecutive days, the most strategic border posts in the north of the country have been attacked by Serbian military forces, and our soldiers “kept watch … cool-headedly”, taking up prone positions so as not to answer fire with fire. In the name of “pragmatism”, the state and the Albanian government are drafting their constitutional obligations concerning independence and integrity. In its statements, the government, in an all-too-coy manner, contents itself with observing that “the front of the war is expanding” and that the Serbian provocations at the border are the implementation of a scenario to destabilize the region. The government’s excessive care not to become “the prey of provocations” is striking. Defending yourself against a military attack does not mean falling victim to provocations. The serious incident in Zogaj of Tropoja, where the Serbs opened fire on the Albanian border unit 150 metres inside our territory, is not a simple provocation but a military aggression. A provocation may… Continued on page 2

PR, opposition to the Majko Program: promises, utopia, demagoguery

. Mediu: The Council of Europe Resolution calls for dialogue. Page 3

Nano shakes up the PS. Fino and Islami rise; Blushi takes Ulqini’s place. PD memorandum

Inside:

Meidani opens the package for the PD; the Democrats respond with 17 points. America adds points to Majko, gives the PD a rap on the knuckles. Klosi’s television, like a half-capon. Page 4. Brojka to Majko: six months’ time. Page 6 — Page 6. Geri Kokalari: From Enver Hoxha to Berisha, with Nano in between. Eight questions from Albanians for Sali Berisha — Page 15

In the Sunday supplement

• The blond-haired knight, by ANTON SAMA-RAQIS • The stalactites began to melt, by LLAMBI KALLÇO • SILKE BLUMBASH – Albanian writer of German origin, by MOIKOM ZEQO • HIRSCHMAN, gentle yet brutal poet, by FASLI HALUTI A series of caricatures, by M. BELORTAJA 10–14

KOSOVO

• War is knocking at Albania’s door • The KLA is respecting the ceasefire • The Germans are also leaving Yugoslavia • Russia is not changing its position • Belgrade and Podgorica – disagreement over Kosovo Page 5

ECONOMY

Farudin Arapi: “We found the money. The small sums will be paid out in November.” VEFA and the others, in the first quarter of ’99 Greek loans for homes lost through pyramid schemes Bank: Hotel Tirana up for auction Pages 1, 17