25/02/1998
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Republika

25 February 1998

Bandits with an anti-tank weapon, the Government with a cannon

The Ministry of the Interior fortifies Shkodër. The terrorist is arrested Out of 800 police officers, only seven were at the police station. When Shkodër erupted, Nano, Fino, Pashko were playing football with journalists

VEFA shuts down on hunger strike

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After Shkodër was burned, two grenades [unclear] the Tepelenë Police Station

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The authority of crime and the intolerance of politics

. The confrontational politics of the street—a danger of extinguishing the opposition. The contrast between the potential for the common good and the political and criminal evil that erupted in Shkodër has also concerned the Presidency of the European Union. Speaking about what must not be allowed to happen, the EU takes into account the opposition’s role in determining Albania’s democratic course. The mobilization of an effective opposition to pave the way for the synthesis of democratic ideas and the institutionalization of social peace is regarded by the EU as the only hope for helping Albania create a society capable of controlling its own historical destiny. The high European body recommends that the PD return to Parliament immediately, since its political existence is sufficiently threatened and the country’s internal social conditions could slip out of control, creating massive political disorder. The European Union is the only true power on our continent. Its statements are not decoration for international policies

Inside

OSCE in the trap of Albanian politics Azemi, in Parliament today Page 11 Mediu: The misfortune of Albanians, the psychopathy of politics EU: Berisha has violated the Troika agreement Melo threatens the Government Pages 3–4 5,000 files missing from the Ministry of Defense The Milot suite hopes for the Appeal Court Pages 6–7

Kamberi, a debtor to VEFA Alimugaj reveals the hidden properties Page 10