PS lawyers discussed the draft yesterday for 4 straight hours before it will be submitted today to Parliament “The arguments have been made against the Speaker of Parliament in the European Commission report on Albania.” Today the PS group meets to collect signatures. The dismissal of the Speaker of Parliament is done by simple majority. Here are the numbers in Parliament By DARINA TANUSHI The calm of the Speaker of Parliament’s days was disrupted by a long meeting yesterday of Socialist lawyers at the pink headquarters. Socialists decided yesterday to request a motion against the Speaker of Parliament, Jozefina Topalli. According to them, in addition to the many reasons listed by the PS, there is also the latest report of the European Commission, where the Speaker of Parliament’s role was specifically addressed. “Tomorrow we will have the parliamentary group meeting to sign the motion request. And tomorrow after that it will also be sent to the Presidium of Parliament.... Continues on pages 2-3

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Yesterday in “Washington Post” By JACKSON DIEHL In November 2010, the Obama administration is devoting much of its diplomatic effort and political capital to containing the rise... A refresh of foreign policy Continues on page 28

Opinion of the Day By ELIRA ÇANGA The event of 14 November, when an Albanian female MP unleashed a barrage of insults at a simple police officer on the border between Albania and Kosovo, ... To put oneself above the law Continues on page 29

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Alarm from the Croatian media / Hundreds of tons of waste labeled Albanian appear at sea (In the photo:) Waste coming from Albania toward the Croatian coast, where plastic bottles and hospital waste can be seen. Photo taken from Croatian media The waste arrives by sea from the northern rivers, where Albanian rubbish is also dumped. Among it are plastic bottles, water, dead dogs and pigs, but even more dangerous are syringes and harmful hospital waste Croatian Embassy in Tirana: We are waiting for the analyses before lodging a complaint with the Albanian authorities. Experts: This is the largest amount of rubbish that has reached us. Croatian national park director accuses Albania: They should see where they dump the rubbish On pages 12-13

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The former head of the Committee for the defense of Autocephaly reacts Petrit Bidoshi: The Archbishop also silenced Father Artur Liolini, obviously with money By GILMANA BUSHTATI Petrit Bidoshi, chairman of the Committee for the Defense of the Albanian Orthodox Autocephaly from 1992 to 1998, speaks to “Gazeta Shqiptare” about the details of 2 August 1992, when His Grace, Bishop Janullatos, took over the Albanian Orthodox Church. According to him, the situation nearly escalated into fistfights in the middle of the church. He says that the opponents... On pages 22-23