Law, corruption is punished even in the private sector PENALTIES FOR BRIBERY OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SECTOR ARE APPROVED FOR THE FIRST TIME 3 months to 2 years in prison for anyone who violates their duty. Foreigners working in Albania are also punished. The government says yes to the document; final approval requires 84 votes in Parliament

Study by specialist healthcare doctors published (In the photo:) Doctors and nurses during an operation The most at risk are Surgery and Urology. Report: The air in operating rooms contains fungi, and the circuits of the suction device and the anesthesia machine contain microbes Patient infections increase the length of stay and raise financial costs for hospitals. Minister Vasili: National center for the monitoring of complications On page 13

By GENC KONDI After a rating more positive than a year earlier, but still very low in the ranking of countries that successfully fight corruption, by Transparency International, the Albanian government seeks to create a dream of a tougher elite against this phenomenon, even extending the possible punishment beyond the territory of the Republic of Albania. The assessment of a highly developed level of corruption may be one of the main obstacles to failing to obtain approval for candidate country status for... Continued on pages 8-9

Interview/ The actress and PS deputy speaks “The law in Parliament, I expected independence and decentralization of institutions” Luiza Xhuvani: I am disappointed, the government politicizes art too “The law in Parliament, I expected independence and decentralization of institutions” Disappointed! That is how Luiza Xhuvani, the well-known actress and recently a member of the Parliament of Albania, feels about the new law on art, drafted by the Ministry of Culture. According to her, this law leaves us where it found us, and it found us where we had already been before, that is, in place.... On pages 26-27

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