Insist on parity between the government and opposition on the CEC

P. 3

“Forza Italia” sparks controversy within the ranks of the DP

P. 3

Solana: The EU is not keeping its promises to Kosovo

P. 4

Robertson and Clark, in Kosovo after a year

P. 4

The Prosecutor’s Office “contributes” to concealing Security agents

The archive’s secret records concealed the names of many prominent figures who had been agents of the former State Security Service The investigations into the disappearance of the secret diskettes have strangely been closed P. 2

Government “transparency” on the Pact is shattered by the Democrats

The parliamentary session on the Stability Pact has exposed the government’s “transparency” regarding megaprojects kept hidden by those in power. Prime Minister Ilir Meta was the main figure summoned by the Special Parliamentary Committee on the Stability Pact to a session on transparency and accountability for the projects that will soon be presented at the Brussels Conference. The head of the Albanian Executive did nothing other than reiterate for yet another time that “the priorities remain Corridor 8, the Port of Durrës, energy development, drinking water and sewage systems,” in a statement that had no transparency at all. P. 5

Trade with Montenegro intensifies

Shkodër residents cut the prices of goods by 25 percent Cross-border trade taking place between Shkodër and Montenegro through the Hani i Hotit crossing has brought lower prices for goods in the city’s markets in recent days. Sources at the Ministry of Public Order report that in recent days around 200 people and nearly 100 passenger cars crossed from Hani i Hotit into Montenegro. Compared with a week earlier, the movement of travellers and vehicles has increased about twofold. Nevertheless, the number of Montenegrins entering Shkodër through this border crossing remains low. P. 7

Employment deadline expires for 400 cigarette workers

The deadline for the 400 cigarette-processing workers in Durrës to start work has expired. Although it had been promised that work would begin this month, the factory doors remain closed. Since January, the country’s oldest and largest cigarette-processing enterprise has been mired in a deep financial crisis because of the Albanian state’s unprofessional policy, the excessively high excise tax, which reaches 11 lekë, fierce competition, cigarette smuggling, and a shortage of raw materials. P. 11

Working to destroy the roads

P. 7 Working to destroy the roads. “The roads being built as part of Corridor 8 are already deteriorating before being handed over, because unsuitable materials are being used to pave them”

The marines arrived in Kosovo

P. 4

PSD seeks rescue for the elections from the Socialists

P. 3

Deputy head of the “Camëria” association expelled

P. 6

Healthcare with inadequate legislation

Only 18 laws were passed from 1990 to 1997 P. 11

Demis Russos: I’ll be in Albania on April 1

P. 13

EU lifts air embargo over Belgrade

P. 4