THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION SENDS A LETTER TO PARLIAMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE DEPUTY CHAIRWOMAN CEC, risk of collapse Subashi’s “pension”, the preparation of the elections is held up Ristani: She turned 60, let her go. The deputy chairwoman: I retire at 65. Artan Lazaj: Here is the blockage that may cause decision-making problems in the Election Commission By BLEDAR HOTI The head of the CEC, Arben Ristani, is increasing tension within the institution he leads by asking Parliament for the removal of deputy chairwoman Deshira Subashi. The clashes between the majority and the opposition have been reflected in the CEC as well, where Ristani, invoking article 18, point 1/b, has asked the Speaker of Parliament to take measures to resolve the appointment of the new member of the CEC, since Subashi has reached retirement age. In fact, the retirement age, the current deputy chairwoman of the CEC, elected with... Continues on pages 2-3

Photo feature / A few days after the amnesty, Nano meets Tritan Shehu In the photo: Greek Foreign Minister Theodhoris Pangallos, during his visit to Albania on 3 June 1997 (right) Fatos Nano in the first days of freedom, after the amnesty he won from President Berisha. He is shaking hands with Tritan Shehu, then chairman of the Democratic Party The foreign minister from Athens came on 3 June 2007 and visited the Greek peacekeeping forces stationed in Yzberisht. Foreign Minister Starova thanked him for the support After leaving prison, Fatos Nano called for President Berisha to leave. But instead, the departure of the president of the company “Populli”, Bashkim Driza, was announced On pages 12-13

Police arrest 29 people, investigation in several countries The investigations show that the “Tetovo Menada” and the “royal horse” are missing By BARDHYL BERBERI Recently in Macedonia a criminal group trafficking works of art from the country’s cultural heritage has been uncovered, while Albanian specialists confirm that many of these missing works belong to the cultural heritage of Albanians living in Macedonia. It was a Macedonian police operation codenamed “Phalanx” that uncovered the 29-member criminal group at the end of 2010, the... Continues on page 11

Full dossier on the 4 defendants On page 6

Yesterday in “Reuters” By ADAM TANNER A wave of investigations into corruption in the Balkans may create the impression that the authorities are finally dealing with this disease in... Corruption investigations in the Balkans Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI It is true that diplomacy should not be guided by history, but it is equally true that diplomacy cannot... Reparations Continues on page 21

Comment By Prof. Dr. ELMAS LECI On page 16

RAMA: BERISHA MUST GO On pages 4-5

Interview On page 7