“I hadn’t seen them for three months. They wouldn’t let their mother attend the funeral” In Tapizë, death reigns: what happened in the family of Besim Xheka three days after the tragedy The sister-in-law of Zana Xheka: Her own relatives did not let the mother of the children take part in the funeral. The state didn’t give us money for the burial From our correspondent in Tapizë, NIKOLOTA KOVAÇI He saw his four wretched children about 3 months ago, when they secretly, behind their mother’s back, went to meet their father. With tears in his eyes and words cut in half by the contempt of emotion, Besim Xheka recounts the painful story of his life. Three months ago, after an argument with his wife, he decided to leave, never to return. Although there has been no attempt at divorce between the two partners, since to them it seems like a foreign term, not only in legal terms..., from what is told by Besim’s family,... Continues on pages 2-3 (In the photo above) The four children of the tragedy in Sukth, (below) the father, Besim Xheka, speaking to the newspaper and the children’s mother Zana

Ismail Kadare: Visa liberalization is positive, soon in Europe The writer promotes “Mosmarrëveshja”, speaking about it in the literary essay The well-known writer, Ismail Kadare, present yesterday at the Book Fair to promote his latest publication “Mosmarrëveshja”, answered some questions from “Gazeta Shqiptare” regarding the historic decision on visa liberalization. According to Kadare, this “is certainly a positive moment. There is no debate about that.” When asked when he sees Albania joining the European Union, Kadare replied that he “does not see it as distant”. By FATMIRA NIKOLLI This week visas for Albanians in the Schengen area have been liberalized. Do you have any comment on that? I have nothing to say. Everything has already been said. But of course you feel good about this fact. How do you see this moment for Albania?... On pages 6, 17 Ismail Kadare, yesterday at the book fair

Postal worker: The man who injured me, drugged, the state must protect us On page 9

Many European governments that breathed a sigh of relief when the complex Lisbon Treaty was set aside last year are not ready for this document ... Continues on page 20

By TERENCE ROTH The changes the leaders are asking for

Opinion of the Day By AFRIM KRASNIQI A day after the publication of the EU Progress Report concerning the one-year developments in Albania and its capacities for European integration,... EU and the “bad student” Continues on page 21

Incident in Skrapar On page 15

Taken out in a urinal On page 8

“MILOSAO” Supplement

Yesterday’s promotion Xhuzepe Shelsi: Ideologies destroy relationships On page 16

Today’s protest in Vlore On page 12