Republika
20 May 1998
NATO, 20,000 troops in Albania
The Government mobilizes, Nano is absent. Islami, prime minister for two hours. $3 million found for the pyramid schemes
Incident on the Albanian-Yugoslav border
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The endangered Government
Nano’s revolutionary socialism is original only in its assumptions. Capitalist dynamism brings an end to the political hierarchy, prompting social groups with closed status to erupt in public protests. And health and education workers went on strike, while miners have also announced a work stoppage. BSP-SH, at a meeting with nine political forces, announced a general strike if the Government side gives no signs that it will institutionalize dialogue with union representatives. Thus, in Albania, after many years of the DP’s nominal rule, protests are once again appearing for the return of a defined social type, revealing the rigid boundaries between different elites. The socialist slant on capitalism is the most paradoxical picture people have ever encountered. The Prime Minister calls for rationalism and a strategy to modernize the economy, while ... Continued on page 3
Hunger, the Serbs’ new weapon against Kosovo
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Hunger, the Serbs’ new weapon against Kosovo
INSIG file
Travel abroad, without any documents
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Inside:
The VEFA case: Special group for money transfers
INTERPOL is looking for Prel Martini
Berisha’s escort released
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Meidani: If the DP doesn’t come, there are other parties
PR: We will not take the DP’s seats
SP: The faction is declared at the KPD
The Senate divides the Socialists
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Nano takes his opponents under his wing
Luan Rama leaves, Braçe at the head of ZP
The March Commission: Albanians were killed by the SP and DP
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The strike begins. Doctors: we will escalate the protest. Teachers: We will not issue report cards
Attack at the Railway Station
MAPE goes to Fier
The EU at the Albanian-Macedonian border
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Nephew kills uncle
Four vehicles carrying undeclared goods impounded
Shots fired at Greek bus
600 pensioners—four months without a pension
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SPORT:
The big final today. The Italians face the Madrilenians
Two surprises from the Bulgarian national team
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