The prime minister assesses that the progress report contains defects he will complain about Prime Minister: I agreed with Pierre Mirel on the inaccuracies in the report; in 5 weeks we will submit the corrections. US: A student with bad grades says the teacher was unfair. Fule: We help you with the crisis BERISHA: EU, INACCURATE US: BAD STUDENTS Prime Minister: I agreed with Pierre Mirel on the inaccuracies in the report; in 5 weeks we will submit the corrections. US: A student with bad grades says the teacher was unfair. Fule: We help you with the crisis

Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA This matter of visa liberalization within the so-called “Schengen Area” has been, and still remains, for Albanians a difficult road,... “A crown without shine” Continues on page 29

AFTER THE EU REPORT On pages 6-7

META IN VAU I DEJËS On pages 16-17

By BLEDAR HOTI The Albanian government has reservations about the opinion of the European Commission, which, in its decision, rejected Tirana’s official request for candidate status in the EU. Such disappointment was made public by the head of government himself, Sali Berisha, during yesterday’s meeting with his ministers. He announced that he would submit to the EC in writing the objections to the report officially delivered two days earlier by the director for Enlargement. “With Mr. Pierre Mirel, while expressing all these considerations... both in the office, and also ... Continues on pages 2-3

The historian’s book on the truths of the 1946 tragedy is out For the first time, coded documents on the mining of the Albanian coastline are revealed. On 29 August ’46, Yugoslavia did this work in the interests of the Albanian side. In the tragedy of the warships in Corfu, Russia initially hesitated, but Yugoslavia lobbied for Albania. How the treaty was staged for the “alleged” attack by Greece on the two countries (In the photo:) A British warship blown up in the Corfu Channel during the ’46 incident (above?) Facsimiles of new documents and historian Paskal Milo For the first time, coded documents on the mining of the Albanian coastline are revealed. On 29 August ’46, Yugoslavia did this work in the interests of the Albanian side In the tragedy of the warships in Corfu, Russia initially hesitated, but Yugoslavia lobbied for Albania. How the treaty was staged for the “alleged” attack by Greece on the two countries On pages 26-27

Architects’ Association letter to Berisha, Topalli, Rama Architects: The Pyramid and hotel ‘Dajti’ have value; if we demolish them, there is no more discussion By FATMIRA NIKOLLI The Association of Architects of Albania opposed the demolition of the Pyramid yesterday in a meeting. The general assembly of this association unanimously approved a draft resolution addressed to the government, asking for the non- interference with the “Arbnori” International Center of Culture and also the non-installation there of the parliamentary complex. Well-known architects such as Enver Faja, Maks Velo, the head of the association, Artan Shkreli, ... On pages 24-25

Applications, ready only after 5 weeks Yesterday at the counters in Tirana for biometric passports On pages 4-5

Yesterday in “Financial Times” BY STANLEY PIGNAL Citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be able to move freely throughout most of Europe without visas before the end of the year, after a... Visa liberalization for the Balkans Continues on page 28

Normative act On page 14