Dialogue on Kosovo at a crossroads. Holbrooke calls for it to continue. Serbs close the University of Prishtina
Berisha accepts investigations into March. Everts mediates in the CEC crisis
Disappointment in PS. Dade abandons the faction. Malaj: I have my resignation ready
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[Partially cut off] …has reached an impasse
Albanian politics has decided not to rebuild the country, which politicians have torn apart.
Meanwhile, the wounds of the March conflict have not yet healed and the tears are still unforgettable; politics continues to wage war with heavy artillery. Statements, accusations and counter-accusations seek to keep passions inflamed. Instead of investigating the events of March calmly, penalizing those at fault and punishing criminals, everything is politicized. Under these circumstances, crime feels protected behind politics; in short, politics exposes its own criminality and continues to serve as a mask for criminals.
Even when there are no quarrels, Albanian politicians are capable of making them up on the spot.
The quarrel this time came from the Central Commission for Local Elections. The Democratic Party did what it had to do to this commission. Suddenly, the President of the Republic gets angry and loses his composure, despite having taken upon himself the labels of “impartial” people. Berisha, who in any case cannot be compared with his successor (we recall that he did not even deign to hand over the office, as all the presidents of the world do), began to laugh at the anger of [text continues beyond the frame]
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INSIG dossier: Inspector sent as a tourist, VEFA insured in London
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Police occupy the offices of football club “Tirana”. Millan Baçi reveals what happened behind the scenes and sounds the alarm: SOS, “Tirana” is in danger
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The queen of Madrid returns to the throne. “Real” are European champions for the seventh time, after 32 years
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Albanian politics has reached an impasse
Albanian politics has
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The PR petition is gaining further support. 75,000 Albanians sign. Mediu: PS and PD are demagoguing about property. Pages 3, 4
A former prisoner recalls the Spaç revolt. Today marks 25 years since it broke out. Special feature, Page 6
Government land commission meets. Xhuveli rejects his subordinates. 700,000 plots—neither one thing nor the other
The Municipality leaves Fatos Nano without a home. Page 8
A day of crimes in Tirana. Massacre in a home. A 30-year-old dies, 4 family members are wounded. A drug dealer kills two others. Pages 2, 5
Two suicides on the coast. A man sentenced to life imprisonment shoots himself in Durrës. A 20-year-old woman sets her body on fire in Vlorë. Page 7
“Help Kadri Roshi.” The documentary about the life of the great actor is awaiting funding. The Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini “conquers Italy.” Page 13
