Solana: Building a democratic society in Kosovo, puts the EU’s interests first! P. 4

Garuli: Let’s change the strate- gy and tac- tics of policies P. 6

Albali: The Eskimo element for impor- tant politi- cal developments P. 6

Let’s return lost power to the citizens By Fatmir MDIU I believe that not only I, but everyone, through a careful analysis of recent political developments and at least the links provided by the written and spoken media, comes to the conclusion that Albanians are suffering from fragmentation and lack of direction. Albanian power holders are giving excessive weight to day-to-day politics; conversely, government actions are being wrapped in shades of unsupported interference. Politics appears increasingly closed off from representation in Albanian public life, which not only is not reducing this ineffective political rule, but is distracting the whole Albanian society from what would happen. Today Albanian politics itself is undergoing a highly unacceptable condition. Power becomes an instrument for the interests of political groupings, and what saddens me most. The former power that for years had been accumulated in the hands of new minorities. The Albanian of today, in free movement, has not much freedom and right. A concern that unravels the mechanisms of return to traces which make societies sickly for future leaps. In the view of today’s thought in different social conditions, in today’s direction, rationalization and centralization are attempting to deform the social recognition of the individual. Albanian society and democracy, de jure, but shackled, de facto. Within its structure and developments, this kind of governance, limited within the text to revive standards, is drawing attention through their effort to regain the lost power for citizens. See page 2

S’bri Godo, chairman of the National Assembly! The Republican Party convenes the National Assembly S’bri Godo, chairman of the National Assembly! • The new coalition government of fiction will have 6 forces rather than before in panic control. • Power - as a façade - has been divided into governing parcels. • We will cooperate with the left-wing political spectrum only for national interests. • We have only one path: to reclaim the historical Right, by awakening the electorate within ourselves.

The danger of pyramids is approaching P. 8

“Octopus 2” begins operations in the Balkans P. 9

operations in the Balkans P. 15

Post-com- munism breeds “state property” P. 19

Himara is exploited by government officials for illegal trafficking P. 2

SHORT STORY by Qamil Buxheli: POETRY by Sherri Balli and Minella Kurta; CURIOSITIES from the lives of famous people; GRAPHICS by Medi Belortaja

Sunday 31 October 1999 at 18:20 + 100 thousand BINGO + 500 thousand Jackpot + 20 prizes of 50 thousand lek each + stars cars Ticket price 50 lek MAGIC-BINGO 7.5 mil Bingo ticket with prize for million-star answers On Saturday evening the million stars are awarded The total prize amount on Saturday is 4.4 million. 88 CET Sun 31 a COLOUR TELEVISION TELE-BINGO is on? tel 21900 in the permanent game with million-star prizes visit: www.albingo.net

Online Albania visit: www.albaniaonline.net