LAÇ COMMISSIONER: POÇI SIGNED THE DISMISSAL YESTERDAY

GANI MALUSHI IS READY On page 9

THE GLORY AND FALL OF THE LEADERSHIP CLINIC

FROM MEHMETI TO THE US AMBASSADOR On page 14

ERIETA’S FATHER-IN-LAW Here is why we did not go to the funeral

“I told the friends who had come on Sunday, May 14, that Erieta is our daughter-in-law and that we should go to the funeral, to pay our respects to her also as the mother of my grandchildren.” Here is why we did not go to the funeral On pages 2–3 In the photo: Erieta with her father-in-law Hysen Avdyli

“I, Pilo Peristeri, married the couples in Kombinat”

“A young man and a young woman who talked for more than half an hour—I would send them to the civil registry office the next day to have the marriage ceremony performed.” Pilo Peristeri The 92-year-old member of the Politburo speaks “I, Pilo Peristeri, married the couples in Kombinat” “If a young man and a young woman talked for more than half an hour, the next day I would send them to the civil registry office to have the marriage ceremony performed.” On pages 4–5

THE VOTING DATE: HERE’S THE TRAP

Editorial Ilir Babaramо Albanian authorities, as well as the international community, are trying to avoid holding elections in Albania on the same date as those to be held in Kosovo on October 22. Both sides have their reasons. Reasons that are entirely different. The OSCE and the Council of Europe declare that they will monitor, to the fullest extent possible, the voting that will take place this autumn in almost the entire Albanian-speaking region... Continued on page 11

EURO 2000: How the teams will play

Special EURO 2000 is just around the corner, and the speculation has already been going on for some time. The most talked-about figure is France coach Lemerre. The day after the World Cup ended, he took Jacques Aime’s place as the man in charge,... On pages 12–13