Vlora PD too: “The government must go” Political parties call for changes. Shehu: “We will consider it at the National Council” The Mayor of Zile promises new steps if his councillors’ declaration is rejected Yesterday, a meeting of 7 parties at the Palace of Congresses. All in chorus: “The Prime Minister must leave his post” Melo calls for a coalition government that would also include the PS. But his proposal is openly opposed by Shehu The Vlora Municipal Council drafts a petition, also signed by the PD, calling for Meksi’s removal and a new government The protests by the people of Vlora enter their second day. Marches again, but also confrontations with traders On page 2 On page 5

The blue barricade is breached in the square The car blocking the road between Fier and Vlora Road blocked Godo “held hostage” On page 4

TIRANË - The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic declares the spouses Shëmsie and Kani Kadria wanted and will ask Interpol to apprehend them. The decision was made yesterday concerning the two heads of the “Gjallica” company, who have left Albania for the first time. Shëmsie Kadria “escaped” on Monday from Rinas on the Tiranë–Istanbul flight. While her colleague Fitim Çerdhali-lilupo prepares to go to trial, the number one of this company has apparently taken off, seemingly having been tipped off beforehand about what was going to happen. A person who was supposed to travel [?] on this flight testified that she was escorted [?] at Rinas by a car with official plates; an official seeking identification measures suspected that the car belonged to the Democratic Women’s Forum. However, none of this has been confirmed. A person who had been a client of this company said that the plane carried construction goods, without landing in Istanbul but instead in Izmir, where Kadria was reportedly awaited. Kadria had kept a low profile for a few days after returning to Albania and had been staying almost constantly in neighbourhoods in Tiranë. Now both she and her husband, Kani Kadria, the two [?] of the company, have been declared wanted, and Shëmsie is also being sought through an Interpol notice. Company sources say that Kadria had been employed in several [?] and that the company is short by around 6 million dollars.

“They drag me out of the office” Yesterday, more than 50 people at the offices of the Former Political Persecutees TIRANË - Fists again against Kurt Kola. “There were more than 50 people who, after breaking and wrecking everything, beat me and forcibly threw me out.” This is what Kurt Kola, leader of the former political persecutees, said yesterday, declaring that none of them was a member of the Association. “Kola says that violence was also used against the Association’s Secretary-General, Mehilli Gjinaj. Yesterday was the second consecutive time that people described as ‘opponents’ of the association beat its officials and their chairman. Kola called them ‘gangs of the current state’ and accused the current state of being the ‘creator of this ugly scenario.’ On page 3 People in front of the headquarters of the Former Political Persecutees

Petition to Berisha from Sude’s clients TIRANË - Kamberi’s creditors issue an ultimatum to the company. “We want our money returned not on March 1, but on February 20.” A petition posted near the company’s offices contains several points demanding that the firm and its president “honour the contracts, return our money in foreign currency, and pay out deposits of up to 5,000 dollars.” Sude’s creditors also protested yesterday. In a letter sent to Berisha, they criticize the silence that has prevailed [?] over the clients’ money. On pages 6–7

FROM THE WORLD Rome, the new project for refugees Minister Napolitano: “It is a reform document” On page 11

The Prime Minister’s Office and SHIK deny the allegations TIRANË - Accusations stirring fear and alarm about the Government of Tiranë in the Western press. The newspaper “The Independent” published an editorial yesterday purporting to expose deep-rooted and widespread corruption in Albania. Written by Andrew Gumbel, the article “The gangster regime that is in operation” levels warnings and accusations against the Albanian governing coalition and PD ministers over corruption, arms smuggling, drugs, or oil. The Prime Minister’s Office

Redon Makashi Makashi’s new album On page 9

Bundesliga: Dortmund victory Dort-Lverkusen 3:1 Dortmund victory in the Bundesliga On page 10