THE GOVERNMENT SHATTERS THE TAX MYTH On page 4

Kristina Buzi, President of Coca-Cola and of the Association of Italian Investors in Albania Kristina Buzi’s surprise Coca-Cola attacks Ilir Meta The owner of Coca-Cola’s subsidiary in Albania said yesterday that “Albania is the most high-risk country in the whole of the Balkans” On page 3

The son is arrested; they kill his parents Horror in Yzberisht: 13 children left orphans. Police arrest 4 gang members. One of them has his mother and father executed on the doorstep of their home... This is how the Haxhia family was destroyed On page 2

The head of Fiera del Levante Françesko DIVELLA We are returning to Tirana with great and well-founded interest, after two editions of Fiera del Levante in Albania, because we have been able to observe that new opportunities are emerging to give strength to our initiative. The offices opened last year in Tirana—in this building—not only by ICE, which hosted us and for which we are sincerely grateful, but also by Unione Camere (Chambers Union), by investors from Puglia and by Fiera del Levante, have given greater visibility to the Italian presence and made a contribution that will foster reciprocal relations. For us, Tirana remains an important point in our strategy for trade routes throughout the north-south region of Europe. We also believe in the growing opportunities for exchanges between Eastern and Southern Europe, which may be fostered by the relationship... Continued on page 4

The press’s battle against supertaxes On page 5