A pyramid scheme with bonds, swindlers with three surnames. 124 cases of abuse at INSIG. The owner gets 18 thousand dollars

It took the intervention and explanation of the well-known constitutional expert of the Council of Europe, the president of the Venice Commission, La Pergola, for the left-wing government officials in Albania to understand that the property issue is a guarantee for the country’s future. Expressing the hope that the Albanian people would soon have the text of the Constitution in their hands, La Pergola said in meetings with President Meidani and Prime Minister Nano that this foundational document, which also enshrines the property issue, is the basis for the stability of democracy and its institutionalization. Regarding the draft Constitution, Mr. Godo, following satisfactory consultations with the well-known Italian constitutional expert, said the property issue had been resolved in the most satisfactory way. On 12 June, the Venice Commission will provide clear wording on property, the issue most debated in Albania for many years, which, according to Prime Minister Nano, has caused an “institutional deadlock.” Nano tried to explain— Continued on page 3

page 9 Five ministers head into the forests. Municipal tax collectors like beggars. Suspicious tenders at Tirana hospital

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Mediu responds to Nano on a television debate: PR offers a team of honest professionals. Page 3 The Constitution arrives in Vlora Berisha: Gjinushi is hysterical PD: We have evidence of the hours of terror. PS declares the factionalists enemies. Page 4 Pergola: Be careful with property. Berisha: I will not form a government with Meksi. The former prime minister: I’ll respond when I receive the invitation. Page 5 The mystery of the Albanian officer in Greece is solved: “Pistol-pen,” a special weapon used by secret agents. Blood in the streets; two police officers killed. Deputy Minister of Education robbed. Page 2 Student buildings attacked. Morina customs post closed. Ghost ship in the waters off Vlora. Six years in prison for the killer of two cousins. Prostitute sentenced in absentia. Vlora police commissioner resigns. Masked men steal the collection box of Saint Mary. Pages 6–8

Real Madrid, the story of triumph. France ’98: Watch out for the whistles. Referees at the World Cup: incentive or disappointment? Page 16 Goodbye MINA, goodbye ADRIANO. The capital’s audience gets a new theater Page 15