DEBATES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Tension in Parliament, the new government approved amid a row
PARLIAMENTARY SESSION INTERRUPTED 6 TIMES, RAMA’S MESSAGE TO THE PS DEPUTIES REVEALED
Total clash in parliament, Berisha insults the opposition: scum, thugs and criminals. Government changes approved with 73 votes. Ruçi: The madman is driving the whole country mad, we meet on 21 January
By TEDI BLUSHI
Yesterday’s parliamentary session would have degenerated into a physical clash between opposition deputies and government members if the two sides had not been separated by a cordon of 14 Republican Guard officers. But although the incident was avoided and the attempt by 62 Socialist deputies to “charge” toward the seat where Prime Minister Berisha was sitting was prevented, the sides...
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In the photo: Prime Minister Berisha and opposition deputies arrive near the rostrum of Parliament. LSI leader Ilir Meta heading to the podium under the gaze of Gramoz Ruçi
WIFE KILLED HER BROTHER TO TAKE HIS PROPERTY, WORKED WITH HER HUSBAND
VASILIKA AND NIKO TANÇO ARRESTED
In the photo:
Suspected perpetrator of the crime
Niko Tanço
WIFE KILLED HER BROTHER TO TAKE HIS PROPERTY,
WORKED WITH HER HUSBAND
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In the photo: Suspected perpetrator of the crime Niko Tanço
A casino brawl leaves one dead and five injured
CONFLICT IN KORÇË
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The escape of a dictator
Yesterday in “The Guardian”
Yesterday
in
“The Guardian”
By JIM SUMMONS
Zine el Abidine Ben Ali had just begun his fourth presidential term. At the age of 74, he had managed to be reelected in...
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The escape of a dictator
The end of parliamentarianism
Opinion of the Day
Opinion
of the Day
By AFRIM KRASNIQI
In our constitutional system, parliament is the main political institution, the direct representative of the sovereignty of...
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The end of parliamentarianism
Arben Imami, surprise visit to Afghanistan
THE MINISTER MEETS THE TROOPS
Arben Imami,
surprise
visit to
Afghanistan
On page 6
EULEX in Tirana for trafficking investigations
“MARTI” REPORT
EULEX in
Tirana for
trafficking
investigations
On page 7
Satellite for monitoring Tirana’s cleanliness
TECHNOLOGY
Satellite for
monitoring
Tirana’s cleanliness
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Wikileaks: The EU message to Tirana in 2009
“Integration, the Swedish presidency gave Albania a very clear signal”
The document from the embassy in Brussels dated 30 July two years ago is revealed
By ELIRA ÇANGA
The Swedish presidency of the European Union sent a clear message to official Tirana regarding integration in 2009. This happened in response to the ongoing pressure from several EU ministers who wanted Albania to be made to understand clearly that the path to membership in the bloc would not be easy. Everything is reported according to new Wikileaks documents, which have been published in recent days on its website. According to a document sent on 30 July 2009, the Department of...
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The decision: how vehicle plates will change
NEW THIS MONTH
The decision: how
vehicle plates will change
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