Two more Norwegian prosecutors will come to Albania Chaos in the PS. Majko has second thoughts. Now he is with Nano against Meta. The man who led the crowd and brought Lazarat under control speaks P. 2

By Maksim BEGEJA The Albanian state continues to wander in chaos, if only because it insists on trampling property and failing to respect its lawful owners. It has often created and manufactured intrigues and conflicts between new owners and old owners, forgetting the Republican shareholders: there are no new and old owners, only lawful owners and unlawful owners. For several years now, Republicans have become known to Albanians as “loud” defenders of property and its legitimate owners. Their struggle to uphold the Constitution has begun precisely with this, and their warning is that they will not retreat, will avoid any compromise on this point, and will yield to no force and at no price. The propaganda of the PRSH’s opponents, often dressed in the garb of the left but also frequently in that of the right, has repeatedly portrayed them as defenders of the old owners, even labeling them beys, aghas, latifundists, and so on. It cannot be said that this joint propaganda by the PD and PS has had no effect on the Albanian electorate. But it cannot be denied that their ideas and accusations did not stand the test of time, whereas the Republicans’ consistency on this issue did. This was not because the Republicans defended “old” or “new” owners, but because they defended property, its sanctity, those who made it an inheritance and continue to own it because they have been owners, as well as those who have become owners honestly—those who, through honest hard work and the ability to find their way within the rules of free-market competition, have managed to become owners. Nothing is allowed that appears to defend property and...” MC lej, page 5

Yesterday, at the meeting between the delegation of the Parliament of Kosovo and the Foreign Policy Committee of the Albanian Parliament Godo: “A broad-based government; don’t forget the KLA” Mediu meets Daan Everts. On Kosovo, everyone is talking about unification Republicans initiate the round table. Alibali: We will seek Klosi’s dismissal P. 3

The Director of the Vlora Police accuses his subordinates of incompetence and politicians of links with the speedboat operators. At the press conference he stated that the speedboat operators were talking on their mobile phones with ... P. 7

Rosa Russo Jervolino or... At first glance, her suit with a velvet collar, “Hermes” scarf, Chanel handbag, silk shirt, sheer stockings and heavy gold necklace evoke a Catholic bourgeois woman, a charitable lady, a Roman collector of memorabilia. This impression is confirmed by the roses placed in her office and the Persian sofas with rose-patterned covers surrounding her. But Rosa Russo Jervolino, 62, Minister of the Interior since 21 October, is more than that. She is the first woman in Europe to have more than 300,000 people under her responsibility—the po- P. 10

Rebellion in Tirana too; Kamza blocks the road Public order: 4-hour debate at the ministry P. 2 Strike, talks fail. Gjinushi: Teachers won’t bring down the Government PR: Teachers’ strike—the Government must not remain silent Zani i Vlorës, sentenced to... freedom P. 6 Investigators and the Anti-Mafia unit in Vlora Çiçiku, imprisoned indefinitely Albanian oil keeps an eye on itself Equalization of excise duties: ministries at odds P. 7–8 Socialists at an interpellation with the Communists P. 4 NATO: Ambassadors set aside the American proposal for Kosovo Fisher calls for a global solution The military threat remains in force; Serbs in the crosshairs P. 11 Austria: tender for Saranda P. 9