After the President's decree, Parliament's approval. Here are the advantages of the law Here is how Italy legalizes Albanians Regular documents for emigrants Hope for seasonal employment: 6 months every year. Those who respect the deadlines have their contracts renewed Italy is setting clear rules for emigrants. The decree signed these days by President Scalfaro definitively establishes coexistence between Italians and all those who want to work and live in Italy. The doors are not open to just anyone, but at least now all non-EU citizens - including the hundreds of thousands of Albanians there, most of whom are present in a clandestine manner - will have the chance to obtain the necessary documents and all the benefits of pensions and social security just like all Italians. New hopes also for seasonal employment On page 2 Albanian emigrants arriving in Italy

SHKODER Thousands wait for Ermenji On page 3

Statement by Finance Minister Vrioni The first stock exchange arrives in Albania By the end of March, the new owners will register the capital TIRANA - "The first state and private initiative, for the first time, to arrive in Albania will give rise to a new way of success? of purchasing, where shareholders will register their shares and can verify ownership in trade. Thus a free capital market will be created where the value and settlement of securities can be exchanged under all the rules." This is what Finance Minister Milto Vrioni said yesterday afternoon at yesterday's conference. It remains to be seen how this makes possible this leap - though not on paper - of the Albanian economy, through the privatization of the first 20 commercial companies. On page 3 Minister Vrioni at yesterday's conference

Meeting at the Prosecutor's Office, evidence arrives from relatives Border killings: Ali's fate today After the complaints, the investigations will be decided Disclosure of secrets: Haxhiari demands the extradition of all former officials Among the accused are the names of the former Minister of Defense, Kiço Mustaqi, and the former Chief Investigator Qemal Lame On page 3 General Prosecutor's Office

Xhixha alone before Justice The "ZP" printing house, today: trial over 400 thousand USD TIRANA - The printing house of "Zëri i Popullit" and its 400 thousand dollars will be before Justice today. In the dock before the judges there will be only one person: Përparim Xhixha, former owner of the socialist newspaper and later head of the new company "Proxhi". The charge against Xhixha is "misuse of funds provided by the state for public service," and he must answer for thousands of dollars that ended up - according to the investigations - in the purchase of items such as paper, oil, flour, tractors, and agricultural equipment On page 5 Përparim Xhixha He killed his father-in-law: sentenced to 13 years On page 5 Wanted for money: arrested On page 5

Decision yesterday The fifth editor-in-chief of RD is dismissed The leadership of the PD decided yesterday to remove Ligori not merely in a technical sense from the top post of one of the main political newspapers TIRANA - The Democratic Party press offices are "shaken." After much talk, yesterday the PD leadership decided to dismiss the editor-in-chief of the government newspaper? "Rilindja Demokratike" and replace him immediately. Meanwhile, not the removal of the event? was previously carried out also by the other 5 PD chiefs - this time the locally devised? branch of Tirana - "Tribuna Demokratike", when its editor-in-chief had given his place to his deputy. On page 3

VLORE An anti-communist association is created On page 5

KAVAJE Investors 'In Golem not business people from Tirana" On page 5

VLORE Killed while breaking up the quarrel On page 5

For not reporting to the army Fine imposed on local authorities because of conscripts On page 5

CULTURE Ismail Kadare presents the Marubi album New publication in France On page 7 Shkodran beggar, photo by Marubi

"German PSD promised us help" / "'96 elections less democratic" Social Democrat Milo speaks after his visit to Germany / PSD leader Gjinushi comments on the political situation in Shkoder PR and PAD leaders talk one-on-one Today Imami meets Godo: “The election law in Parliament” "German PSD promised us help" Social Democrat Milo speaks after his visit to Germany On page 3 Sabri Godo "'96 elections less democratic" PSD leader Gjinushi comments on the political situation in Shkoder On page 3

Students from the Academy first on stage Today the Theatre raises the curtain More than 200 names from the arts at the Festival TIRANA - Yesterday in Vlore more than two hundred names from the arts, who today, from the large border center? But the participants come from 4 cities. The journey of Albanian theatre has a painting? activity within? the country and the young people of the Academy of Arts will "step" to arrive again? the wide, inclusive curtain, to which another prize has also been laid, the "Velija" Foundation, urban the main weight of the prize with 4.9 million exceeds. The National Theatre Festival begins today in Vlore as well. Too many? to gather? actors and directors, critics and other invited guests, led today toward the "coastal city." That these are finished? and there the expectations will be joined by artists from Prishtina and Prizren, when art will then have to arrive and break away with "The Passage of Troy". However, as is customary in the country with the "saved" young people, with their arrival they will be left. It will be precisely them who will close? the parade of the first today, with the Festival stage, as never before, where because after the piece there will be no first game? of climbing toward success with "The Victims of Duty". Director Arben Kumbaro is currently in the USA and will not be able to "clarify" the absurdity of the left? cosmos, for today's audience in Vlore. A pseudonym, which would follow from the local competition, presented for the city year after year with a piece by Ferdinand Haxhif? an initiator? directed? by the professor, and with the direction of Armando Bora, the troupe plays Mexican? bringing? came in the name of Albert Vërish? Over three decades are recorded in the career of the well-known actor, when at the successful Festival he will see? precisely a career prize. Around one million old lekë, new ones are collected, registered? by the public expectation for the prizes, in the big activity? by the "Velija" Foundation, but also "INSI"? "Vefa". Genç Myeraj

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