The Central Commission opens the gates to discord. The PR protests. Mediu: Open debate, not a monologue.
The Ministry of Labour sells visas
The state invokes the law and warns: 3–5 years in prison for commissioners who boycott the voting. An incident between police forces; Gjirokastër officers transporting the voting documentation are mistreated
“Gjallica”’s $50,000 brings down Majko’s deputy minister
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The lost Albanian identity
The UN Assembly declares 2001 the year of dialogue among civilizations, bu[?]
Albanian
The UN Assembly declares 2001 the year of dialogue among civilizations, but what about the Albanians?
civilizations, but what about the Albanians?
The UN Assembly declared 2001 the year of dialogue among civilizations. This is a new initiative in international relations. The UN has always expressed a passion for historical and moral truth, yet its unwavering faith in the universality of the principles of human and civil rights has been challenged in various ways. The West’s new language is a shared universalist language addressed to people who have passed the test of their integrity by showing themselves willing to suffer precisely for the principles set out in the Helsinki Agreement. It should not be forgotten that this universalist language is used for specific purposes: the range of rights that have more
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PSD gives Gjinushi a vote of confidence
Europe, “bad news” for the DP:
The Constitution has our consensus
Four years since the loss of the Referendum
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The Mafia and the Anti-Mafia
Inside:
Court chiefs order violence against journalists Four hours of “war” in Selitë Pyramid court in Arapi’s hands False alarms return: “Bomb at the Foreign Languages [School]” Bulgarian visas, free of charge Page 2
Gunfire near the Customs offices Law and Order to the Court: Do not release criminals Prisoner attempts to hang himself with a towel The “jobs” that split the Ministry of Labour in two. Three days of peace between the minister and his deputy Page 6
VEFA has another $40,000 disappear from its creditors’ cashbox Oil helicopter crashes 6,000 residents in quarantine due to toxic contamination. 18,000 tons of bichromate threaten Durrës Pages 7–8
KOSOVO
• The EU in Kosovo with the American plan
• France seeks a leading role in Kosovo
• Alarm: hunger in Klinë
• UN, concerned about the KLA
• The Serbian president arrives in Prishtina
• Belgrade refuses visas for Hague investigators
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POLITICS
Government on alert over November 22. Majko convenes the prefects. Fear of unrest on Referendum Day. Meidani will encourage the DP. Call from the Republican Youth Forum: Today, university lecturers and students are signing the Petition against Millosheviç
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