Berisha is left alone. Ngjela and Bushati turn to the Constitution Yesterday, the secret Nano–Majko meeting. The formula for changes in the Government is not taking shape. Consultative roundtable with the allies The PD trio risks three years in prison Page 5

Meidani openly opposes Nano The illusion of a puppet president seems to have vanished. Meidani has “planned” his political future. The “protestant [sic] wing” of Nano’s government has now entered a deep crisis. The President has begun to think differently, abandoning— The illusion of a puppet president seems to have vanished. Meidani has “planned” his political future. The “protestant [sic] wing” of Nano’s government has now entered a deep crisis. The President has begun to think differently, abandoning the grand narratives of the Prime Minister’s “pan-European” and “pan-Balkan” politics. Meidani has chosen precisely the moment when Kosovo’s future is being discussed to show that he does not belong to the East’s Orthodox fundamentalism. During a meeting with the head of the Greek parliamentary delegation, former Foreign Minister Karolios Papulias, the Albanian president said that only the Kosovo Albanians’ determination for self-determination could bring a long-term solution, which would be the best solution. Also yesterday, Prime Minister Nano, in line with Milošević’s old viewpoint, which had toyed with the idea of a coalition of all nations dominated by the Orthodox fragility of the East, sought to state his position before the senior Greek diplomat, describing as a solution stan- Continued on page 3

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Papulias: The Balkans, war is approaching Nano: Kosovo, Republic—minus Godo: Greece should influence the Kosovo issue Page 3 And Zhulali’s troubles are not over: A duo of investigations with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defense Speculators, 10 years in prison

Page 3 And Zhulali’s troubles are far from over: dual investigations by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence Speculators: 10 years in prison Page 2 Ceka’s truth will be revealed on April 1 50 officers held hostage One criminal eats three policemen Page 5 Qafë - Thanë customs post closed Durrës veterans against the Minister of Finance Doubts about the customs officers’ hotel Nano, this fiscal dictator The Mafia is taking control of the banking market Albanian Socialists are disoriented by counterfeit dollars Cigarettes go out in Milot Page 17 Shocking events from the “epos” of the prostitution underworld: “My cousin made me a prostitute” The adventure of 13 people from Krujë on their way to Italy comes to an end Fighting in Berdicë: two police officers wounded, a much-wanted man killed “Kateshi”, two more in handcuffs Along with the bandits, two Russian prostitutes and one Moldovan woman Pages 6–7