The European Commission’s Economic Directorate publishes a report on countries aspiring to join the Union Report: Foreign direct investment fell by 21 percent in the first half of the year. External debt rose by 3.5 billion euros, from 3.1 billion euros in the same period last year. Ruli: We will bring back the “cooperatives” By GENC KONDI Foreign direct investment in Albania has recorded a decline of 21 percent during the first six months of this year, compared with the same period a year earlier. This is the finding made by the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission, the department for candidate countries or those aspiring to join the EU, in its latest report published these days in Brussels. INVESTMENTS “After a strong increase during the first three months of the year, investments of... Continues on pages 2-3

REPRINT / GSH publishes the exchange between the two personalities, the archbishop and the historian In the photo (left): Orthodox Archbishop Anastas Janullatos (right) Historian Kristo Frashëri Anastas Janullatos: On 2 August 1992, a group of people was specifically sent there, under the direction of a non-Christian MP... they shouted slogans against the archbishop. But they were drowned out by the voices of hundreds of believers Kristo Frashëri: On the eve of his enthronement as Archbishop of the KOASH, A. Janullatos signed a document in which, without any legal or political backing, it is openly declared that Himara is a Greek minority region On pages 14-19

Profile of the most quoted politician in the country On page 6

Yesterday in the “Washington Post” Only a short time ago, Europe seemed to be the part of the West that feared Islam the most. It was precisely Europe that... Continues on page 20 By TARIQ RAMADAN Muslims and trust in the USA

Opinion of the Day The enthusiasm of the president of Macedonia, the prime minister and the finance minister after the talks with the delegation of the... Continues on page 21 By PETRIT HALITI Skopje’s illusions with Gazprom’s adrenaline

THE PRIME MINISTER’S RESPONSE On page 9

RESIDENTS ARE IN DILEMMA On page 9

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE On page 7

Concern over the Campus and the Polytechnic’s ranking Tanush Shaska: The financial reform papes that fill the pockets of corrupt officials Ledi Shamku, who has always positioned herself in defense of education, in a letter sent to the rector of Vlorë, has declared that she will always support public universities. Through this letter, in which kind words are not lacking for the achievements of this university, despite being relatively new, the Socialist deputy informed the rector of Vlorë that if they want to strengthen the banner of the fight against the discriminatory policies of MASH, then they will be supported by them. On the other hand, the rector of Vlorë, Tanush Shaska, declared that... Continues on page 10