WOMEN WHO LIVE OFF THE MONEY OF THE DEAD

STEALING AT CEMETERIES On page 23

JUDGES ARE AFRAID OF AZEM’S FORMER BODYGUARD

MARIAN GRYKA On page 20

The national team’s fate: Fans, please lose your voices for us

From Linza, between faith and fear With the players who will face Greece on Wednesday afternoon. Strakosha: Those who talk about selling the match have put a bullet to our heads Everything about the emotions, training, and stress of the Albanian national team. Mount Dajti, the footballers’ “secret” refuge. Coach Sejdini’s fixations and predictions for the result of the match with Greece. What the protagonists of Wednesday eat and where they sleep. They play cards to ease the anxiety of the much-anticipated duel. Hour by hour, the Albanian team’s entire schedule up to the start of the match. Agustin Kola’s outcry: I would never put money ahead of the honor of the Nation On pages 12–13

Police intervene in KQZ scuffle

THE REFERENDUM The police have broken up an open confrontation between representatives of the government and the opposition at the Central Referendum Commission. Following the arguments that took place at around 10:00 p.m. concerning a vote on an opposition proposal, Çano declared the meeting closed. On page 2

Meta’s attack is shameful

MALAJ I think these things were said from the position of a young politician, with the passions of someone just starting out, but it is shameful if such a statement was made by a deputy prime minister and leader of a political force. This is shameful for the person who says it, not for those being accused. On page 4

Secret commandos to eliminate

Secret status for those who will eliminate criminals On page 5

Autumn and the Government’s foreign policy

Mirosh SAKO Majko’s visit to the three-country route of France-Italy-Greece seems to mark a good start for the new Government’s foreign policy. For many reasons, still known even today, Albania is not known for a consistent and trouble-free policy. Visits by leaders—prime minister and foreign minister—have always produced contradictory results because of poor choices of timing and sequence, something that has always been accompanied by jealousy among partners and fears that they would not bring the expected results. Majko’s visit to France, making use of the WTO’s international conference, gave the new Government the opportunity to Continued on page 13

Trucks wait in line to pass through customs duty-free

Trucks wait in line to pass through customs duty-free

The Government is alarmed by dozens of trucks “sleeping” beyond Qafë-Thanë customs, on Macedonian soil, waiting to enter by smuggling. Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta told Gazeta Shqiptare that he had convened, even in the absence of some participants, an emergency meeting with the heads of the National Intelligence Service, the Public Order Intelligence Service, the Ministry of Finance and the General Directorate of Customs, to alert them about the trucks seeking to enter by smuggling. “You must raise your level of readiness to the maximum.” On page 9