A new bill will change the current law More for parliamentary parties Anyone with fewer than 5,000 members receives no budget funding A new bill will change the current law This is how politics is financed More for parliamentary parties Anyone with fewer than 5,000 members receives no budget funding TIRANA — Another proposal has been submitted to Parliament to amend the existing law "On Political Parties" after the one concerning their registration procedure. This, together with the changes suggested by the Council of Ministers, concerns the financing of parties from the state budget. Starting from the current wording — according to specialists — it does not guarantee a fair distribution of state aid among the parties on the basis of the number of members and their activity. Meanwhile, the still relatively low level of state funding it establishes strongly encourages parties to seek benefits from illegal sources. This has in fact become both a means and an object of scrutiny by the parliamentary commission, which has still not pronounced on the outcome of the review. Under the existing law, it is possible for a single non-parliamentary party that did not take part at all in the elections to receive from the state aid far greater than that given to parties represented in Parliament or to those parties which, in the last elections, managed to obtain more than 2 percent of the electorate’s votes. This has been noted by specialists, who consider the current form of state funding for parties to be harmful. They propose that parliamentary parties and those that have obtained more than 2 percent of the vote should receive state support that ensures a minimum of necessary expenses. The amount proposed by specialists for this funding, they say, should be 4 million lek per year. Thus, they would be allocated — equally — 30 percent of the state aid, while also having a share in 60 percent of this fund. The latter is suggested to be divided — in proportion to the number of votes — among the parties that have received no less than 2 percent of the votes. Taking into account the distribution of votes in the 22 March elections, in which no parliamentary party received more than 2 percent of the votes — otherwise it would have been considered parliamentary — this proposed distribution method suggests that 90 percent of the state contribution would go only to parliamentary parties. At the same time, strict control for non-parliamentary parties. Before they can receive a share of the remaining 10 percent of budget aid, they must prove to the State Control Service — with documents — that they have no fewer than five thousand members in their ranks. This procedure is introduced to avoid financing fictitious political parties, which — according to specialists — are a reality in Albania. If in the end the expressed assessment is deemed compatible for all categories — parliamentary or not — of parties, they will be allowed to receive gifts and aid when these come from international party organizations and unions, provided they do not exceed the maximum aid given by the state. (p. re) Parliament headquarters

They crossed illegally into Kosovo: executed TIRANA — They crossed the border illegally and were executed by Yugoslav border guards only 150 meters from their country’s border. Two young men, cousins and both teachers at the primary school in the village of Bogaj in the Has District, lost their lives under violent circumstances in the Albanian state. The victims, Skënder Morina and Lulzim Morina, aged 25 and 22 respectively, were hit by Serbian soldiers with automatic weapons. According to a statement by the Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Public Order, one of the cousins had crossed into Kosovo a day earlier to visit their relatives who live in the village of Gorozhup near Prizren. According to the same source, the Yugoslav guards had first shot them in the legs to stop them and then executed them in cold blood from a very short distance. Both suffered severe wounds to the chest and head, which caused their immediate death. On this occasion, the Ministry of Public Order called on Albanian citizens to cross the border only when carrying the relevant documents and only at the recognized crossing points.

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After four years, the factory reopens KAVAJE — Albanian-made glass will soon be back in use. The well-known factory in Kavajë, one of the oldest and most famous in the country, has begun work at full capacity. After nearly four years of total paralysis, the workers of this factory — who make up a large share of the city’s able workforce — will soon resume work. Shortly before 1, the director of this factory, Hykmet Rrçi, told Gazeta Shqiptare that the resumption of work was made possible partly through financing from the Enterprise Restructuring Agency. 28 thousand lek were made available for restructuring this factory for the production of glass, packaging and glass products for beer factories. The factory stopped production in July 1990, initially for machinery repairs and later because of the well-known economic difficulties of the transition period. Work on restarting operations has been underway for several months. Thus, Albanian glass products will once again appear on the Albanian market: window panes, packaging and everyday items. All products for which demand has so far been met through imports, often at high prices.

ELBASAN / Teachers’ protest Order agencies: "We will establish surveillance" ELBASAN / Teachers’ protest The school director victim of violence Order agencies: "We will establish surveillance" ELBASAN — Another act of violence carried out on school premises has been recorded. But unlike previous cases — where the victims had been girls — this time the victim is the director of the 8-year school "Bardhyli Popa" in the city of Elbasan. It happened in the blink of an eye. A person — previously unknown — entered the school premises and struck, injuring its director Mehmet Murati, who ended up in hospital. "There have also been previous cases of threats against teachers and girls," says the police chief for Gazeta Shqiptare, Murat[?] — "but this latest case goes beyond all limits." And while the order agencies have managed to identify and detain the perpetrator of the violent act, anxiety and fear continue to engulf not only staff and students but also the parents of the latter. The news spread quickly has angered everyone, forcing them to take protective measures as well. Parents have been forced to accompany their children to school themselves, while the city’s teachers boycotted one lesson in protest. The district education union has also asked the order agencies for guarantees of safety and peace. And they have responded positively: "we will keep the schools under watch." Mentor Kikia

NATO always ready for new air strikes BEOGRAD — The ceasefire agreement in Goražde was finally reached, although its implementation still had to be verified. But discussions continued, while Serb-Bosnian tanks entered Goražde firing, according to some sources, on civilians who were trying to organize a desperate resistance; on the other hand NATO bombers, at the request of Sarajevo’s Unprofor, were preparing a close-range air military operation, which in fact meant bombing in order to speed up the city, which was in agony. As in the previous days, and also on Sunday, this operation was blocked because of bad weather. This highly scrutinized version seems diplomatic: on Saturday the air strikes had been blocked, while the planes had already begun flying, following the departure of Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev for Beograd, where it appears he stopped by to find a way out of this dramatic crisis situation, caused by the siege on one side by the Serbs. UN soldier on an armored vehicle

ELBASAN / FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL FOR RAINWATER RUNOFF: The area has officially disappeared very quickly from the school grounds after the heavy rainfall in recent times. As a result of the heavy flow of the rivers Drin, Kir and Gjadër, there has been a great deal of flooding, including agricultural land. For the evening of 7 January, the situation here moves from the operation of the collector to a station in Nënshkodra and to that of Zadrima, as well as to the hydrovors of Cune beach for draining the Velipoja plain. IN PRIZREN THERE IS NO JUSTICE BODY AT ALL The Has district continues to have no justice body at all. Since its creation until now, for two decades with their own problems, the inhabitants of this district have been forced to go to Kukës. All this situation has been created because of a shortage of staff, which has made it impossible to provide services through the justice bodies in Kukës. WOOD-PROCESSING FACTORY IN DURRËS — A bridge has been raised over another wood-products factory in Xhafzotaj in the Durrës area. In terms of its value, the headquarters made an initial expenditure of 40 thousand dollars, plus an amount of urgency amounting to 270 thousand dollars in the form of equipment and machinery. The facility, which was bought on condition, also produces factory cases and doors, windows, tables and various furniture, which have begun to be supplied as goods demanded by this market. BURREL, 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A RELIGIOUS COMPLEX — It is 150 thousand dollars that the Joint Communal Council for Buyers will invest in the construction of a religious complex in Burrel. The start of construction is expected to be completed with important objectives and with the involvement of both investors and the residents themselves.

PUTIN AND MIGUM MANDELA IN SOUTH AFRICA — There are ready lines being drawn in the elections of the 21, 21 wounded blancs in large fires caused by the huge crowd that took part in a rally where the leader of the African National Congress party, Nelson Mandela, gave a speech, at the stadium in Johannes, the South African city owned in a captured state. Hospital sources reported that the wounds were found. Three local people were struck by the crowd. GREECE, PAPANDREOU RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF PASOK — Andreas Papandreu has been re-elected by majority vote as president of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), at the party’s third congress, which was marked by ideological debates and criticism from agrarians of the government and the party’s own objectives. USA, A MINE IN THE STATE? — It is in a US city, from 10 thousand dollars in Illinois and it is valued at a difficult 8 billion dollars. The US Congress will not manage to change this underground law that had come into use for the sale of gold deposits at a maximum price of 5 dollars per acre (4046.7 m²); the contract will enter into force after a few weeks and the Canadian company "American Barrick Resources Corporation" will become the owner of one of the largest resources in the United States. ITALY, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE CHAMBER ELECTED — With the election of Carlo Scognamiglio to the presidency of the Senate and Irene Pivetti to the Chamber, the center-right majority has overcome the first obstacles. Since 1948, and now it is paving the way for the government. For the first time since 1948, both Houses will be led by representatives of the majority elected without the involvement of the opposition. It is the very clear result of the beginning of a cycle. The former president of the Senate, Spadolini, lost by one dissenting vote.

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DUVAS LINE s.a. Ro / Ro FIRST CARGO FERRY WITH ALBANIAN CREW DUVAS LINE s.a. Ro / Ro TYRSUS FIRST CARGO FERRY WITH ALBANIAN CREW Soon the joint company "DUVAS LINE" at the Durrës Commercial Shipping Fleet will begin its activity with the ferry "TYRSUS" for transporting passengers and vehicles on the Durrës — Vasto route and return twice a week, and Durrës — Bari and return once a week. Vasto is a port in central Italy, a place of tourism, peace, safety and order, which gives you the opportunity to continue your journey by rail and motorway to the South and North of Italy. The eastern port closest to Rome and Naples. The ferry "TYRSUS", the first with Albanian crew and staff, ensures safe, fast, comfortable, contemporary travel, with pleasant communication and service for you. Companies, freight forwarders, passengers and tourists are encouraged to contact the headquarters of this company in Durrës by phone and fax at number 052 23627. We offer you satisfactory prices with rates lower than ever before. Ticket sales points in Durrës: near the Commercial Fleet and in Tiranë: near the Adria Agency, Albania Air Lines, Skenderbeg Travel. Also in Shkup, Gostivar, Macedonia, etc.