Explosive at midnight in Qazim Gjonaj’s home The blast shocked the entire area around the building. The armored gate prevented a tragedy. Gjonaj was at home with his wife and children INTERVIEW "A bomb in the house? Political reasons: perhaps also the April 2 trial" Gjonaj’s appeal: "If the perpetrator turns himself in, I would forgive him" On page 5 The new door of the Gjonaj home above Gjonaj (photo: F. Bilani) The new door of the Gjonaj home above Gjonaj (photo: F. Bilani)

Council of Europe reporters reserved. Meeting with the media yesterday TIRANA - Few comments and a great silence from the Council of Europe reporters after their meetings in Albania. The European representatives who arrived in Tirana to verify Albania’s commitments after admission to the Council of Europe preferred only to listen and to give no preliminary assessment. "We are here to represent all sides and we make that clear to the parties involved," said one of the Council of Europe reporters. These words came just before the meeting with the media took place. Only afterwards will we see where we end up in our conclusions and perhaps even make a recommendation to Albania. On page 3 Yesterday the Council of Europe reporters in a meeting with journalists

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Foresti says in Tirana TIRANA - Talks on Albania’s association with the European Union will begin in January. This was stated yesterday by the Italian ambassador Paolo Foresti during a meeting organized at the Palace of Congresses by the Albanian Atlantic Association. At the end of his discussion on the theme "Italy, Albania and NATO", Foresti stressed that one of Italy’s first steps as the current holder of the EU presidency will be to seek Albania’s membership in it. Ambassador Foresti On page 3

EUROSTAT study on more than 40,000 economic activities More than 11,000 enterprises closed in four years EUROSTAT study on more than 40,000 economic activities How new business is born and dies More than 11,000 enterprises closed in four years On page 3

Durrës, witnesses testify DURRËS - The "Epidam" scandal goes to court for the second time, while the state continues to feel in its pockets the absence of a sum of millions of dollars that were not paid to the purchaser. The ray of hope that had lit up at the opening of the proceedings in September, when it was declared in the courtroom that Shqip Bank, the president of the private company, had put up a bank guarantee, has faded. "From all the checks carried out at the Durrës bank and the Trade bank, there is no evidence that any payment was made." On page 5 Durrës Bank

- He had come to celebrate New Year’s Eve with his family after a long separation, but he could not escape grief amid the joy of the evening. Leka had lived through the terror of prison, while his lifeless body swayed on a wild tree. It happened in Kavajë, in the village of Hajdaraj. The victim was a 21-year-old who had been working in Greece for some time. The generally cheerful atmosphere that usually prevails during the traditional holiday days thus became mixed with the joy that came to the unfortunate Albanian family. The police have still not officially confirmed the reasons for the suicide. Another case that has begun to increasingly raise the numbers of emigrants "Nobody can say anything certain until the prosecutor’s office finishes its investigation into the tragedy, but such cases have been seen before. Some emigrants with their work abroad support their families, while others, unable to bear the loss of income for their loved ones, often give in to homesickness, the sudden sense of ruin in trying to realize their dreams, and then tragedies often occur..." On page 5

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Fier, three perpetrators detained and later released FIER - On Saturday night, they broke the honor door of one of the wooden buildings in the bishop’s old neighborhood, Kovaçve[?], and overturned the table from Fier, who had stolen from the mosque in their city for two nights in a row. The youths were detained and later released by the Fier Police Commissariat. A doctor helped the perpetrators to decontextualize[?] the matter between the mosque imam and some officers of the commissariat. The cleric complained to the head of the Commissariat about mistreatment. The three young men from the city managed to enter the sacred building for the first time on two different occasions after the electronic equipment used for the imam’s call to prayer disappeared from the mosque of his congregation. On January 2 the three youths managed to blow open the safe where the money of various believers, donated for charitable missions, was kept. The police intervened quickly after the imam of Fier reported the incident and the teenagers were held for a short time in the commissariat cells. In a meeting with the parents of the arrested youths and the imam, it was promised that the sentence would be reduced if the thieves returned the missing items, but meanwhile the three young men have already been released, and thus the misunderstanding arose. Hk.Re.

Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of "RD" TIRANA - The President of Albania greeted the 5th anniversary of the newspaper "RD". The head of state praised the contribution made by the pages of this newspaper, which he describes as a factor in the democratization of social life, as well as the achievements in institutionalizing free speech, free from any influence from Berisha for the new years of the first pluralist Albanian newspaper. "RD" almost means more Albanian information space and together with the Democrats later linked development with the successful institutions in our country Berisha in his greeting to the newspaper of the ruling party. The leader of the state also greeted with the word "cordially" the journalist and owner of the paper, who, according to Berisha, have contributed with honesty and courage to his noble mission. p.g

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