THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES THE LAW “ON PARTIES”. THE 1 MILLION OLD LEK FINANCING FUND IS ALSO REMOVED Gjinushi, Spahia, Milo and Ndoka: Pluralism is being eliminated by a prime minister who steals votes and is illegitimate. Now, foreigners too can create parties in Albania

Opinion of the Day By BESNIK GJONGECAJ It is not the author of this article who sets Albania and Cuba against each other for the purpose of comparison... Continued on page 21 Albania versus Cuba

In the UNESCO-protected city, strange things happen By TEDI BLUSHI The government decides to evict parliamentary parties from the state buildings they have benefited from over the years. The legal initiative submitted for approval to Parliament assigns the Minister of the Interior to carry it out. This process foresees, as a first step, the inventorying of all immovable state properties that have been given to political parties. Immediately after that, the legal relationship established over the property between the state and the political party to which it has been given will be identified. “After the completion of the inventory process of these properties,... Continued on page 6 (In the photo) The 300-year-old museum house, a first-category cultural monument (top) The interior spaces turned into an animal stable The Turkish historian is left in shock: I do not want to believe it, it is an act that does not honor you; no one will respect you if you do not respect yourselves Institute of Monuments: There is nothing we can do, we do not know who the owner of the Museum House is, but it is category I. We are losing this heritage On page 18

The foreign affairs committee approves the amended regulation 2 MEPs voted against the proposal, and 3 abstained. The draft received 43 votes in favor By ELIRA ÇANGA The Netherlands respects the position of the European Commission regarding the process of visa liberalization with Albania. Contacted by “Gazeta Shqiptare”, immediately after the harsh statements against lifting visas with Albania by a Dutch MEP in the Committee on Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament, diplomats from the Dutch embassy in Tirana... On page 7

THE TWO VIP BUSINESSMEN, 7 HOURS BEFORE THE INVESTIGATORS Rahman Selmanllari and the lawyer yesterday at the prosecutor’s office On pages 2-3

Yesterday in “The Guardian” By PATRICK WINTOUR David Miliband, the main contender for Labour leader, has opened up rifts over privatization and globalization policies... Continued on page 20 Labour, Face to Face with the Unions

BERISHA: IT WON’T HAPPEN On pages 4-5

FIRST DAY MASH forgets the genius student, her father does not take her to school On pages 10-11

MISSING FROM TAXES 2009 budget, the state collected 70.7 million lek less than planned On page 8