Light Only at Night

MINISTER PREÇI: FOR THE CAPITAL, WE AIM FOR 24 HOURS Light Only at Night Economy chief: Here are the millions spent “Let foreigners take over KESH” On page 4

Durrës

Commandos should leave the Port Blue uniforms once again in place of the commandos at the Port. The government has changed its mind: the commandos are extremely important. Apparently, the words of Prime Minister Ilir Meta—“You should be ashamed that they are doing your job”—have struck a nerve with the Durrës police chiefs. The latter have… On page 15 [The fragment of the previous column at the far left is cut off and partially illegible.]

The ENT doctor who treated Albanians’ ears for 60 years

Who is Emil Qirko On pages 12–13

As If We Were a Colony

paradox Tirana is full of restaurants, pastry shops, cafés, agencies, shops, etc., of every kind, which some people, with a certain degree of justification, consider a sign of material prosperity—not only that, but also evidence of civic, if not social, emancipation. Continued on page 5

Meta: Berisha, be careful—you’re out of the game

Reaction Meta: Berisha, be careful—you’re out of the game Prime Minister speaking from Istanbul after PD’s accusations “Berisha must either accept the rules of the game or remain out of the game,” Meta told “Gazeta Shqiptare” from Istanbul yesterday. The country’s Prime Minister informed the chairman of the Democratic Party yesterday that the conditions he had set for participating in the anti-corruption structures would not be taken into consideration, because they conflict with the joint program that the government has with the international institutions on this issue… On page 3