Removal of the review for HECs was a mistake, the projects are weak THE GOVERNMENT DISSOLVED THE GROUP OF 18 EXPERTS: WE LEARNED ABOUT IT FROM THE MEDIA, NOBODY TOLD US Ina Rama convenes Task Force: Investigate the corrupt officials, not political pressures. Edi Rama: I know Tan Lepri, that does not mean anything. The prosecution: We will investigate 20% of Dritan Avllaj By TEDI BLUSHI The government has decided to dissolve the group of experts who carried out the state technical review of concession-based hydropower plant construction projects. Part of this group of 18 experts was also Professor Farudin Hoxha, the designer of the dams of the hydropower plants in the Drin river cascade. In an interview given yesterday to “Gazeta Shqiptare”, he described it as “inappropriate”... Continues on pages 4-5 (In the photo:) From the Council of Ministers meeting, (right:) Professor Farudin Hoxha

DEBATES AFTER FAJON On page 6

Yesterday in “Financial Times” PHILIPS STEPHENS There is a sentence in Tony Blair’s memoirs that describes the illness of modern politics more clearly than anything else. ... Blair’s lessons, for the left Continues on page 21

Opinion of the Day By EDUARD ZALOSHNJA The election results in the city of Tirana have not been contested in the last three votes (2005, 2007, 2009). As such, they can... Electoral question marks in the race for Tirana Continues on page 21

“TROPOJA” FILE Petrit Brahaj: Here is why they attacked me, what I know about Azemi On pages 2-3

PS ULTIMATUM On page 7

OUTAGE MAP On page 13

TO BE PAID AGAIN On page 9

Police tracked the four members of the group, the torture of the rival gang Part II / The Albanian mafia operating in France The pages of this novel based on real facts, the second volume of which is expected to be released soon, are shocking in their description of the Albanian gang of Rennes, which sought to impose itself over other local gangs, where among the French, Algerian, Arab.... On pages 16-17

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