BERISHA: ON PROTEST, THE CRIMINALS. RAMA: VIOLENCE? THE PEOPLE MAY OUTNUMBER THE OPPOSITION USA: Peaceful protest, the language of politics is unacceptable. The regions: We will bring hundreds of buses to Tirana THE FEAR OF THE DEMONSTRATION 3,500 POLICE IN THE SQUARE USA: Peaceful protest, the language of politics is unacceptable. The regions: We will bring hundreds of buses to Tirana By NIKOLETA KOVAÇI A concrete plan of measures and around 3,500 police officers to maintain order at the rally announced by the opposition. This is what all the country’s police actors said yesterday, including the Interior Minister, Lulzim Basha, while it was officially stated that the same approach as in the action plan for similar gatherings will be used. Thus, in addition to the sectors dealing with criminal investigations and terrorist acts, the public order police officers who will stand alongside the crowds, the traffic police... (Photo): Police at one of the opposition’s past protests On pages 2-6

COMMENT By ILIR DHIMA On page 23

Opinion of the Day By ANILA BASHA ... not because Edi Rama or the opposition says so. No, I am not going for that purpose. I will go to the demonstration because I have been a field journalist for more than twelve years,... I will go to the demonstration today... Continues on page 23

Alfred Bualoti comments on developments at Albanian Public Television: It’s not ours “It is not written in the television’s statute that it must be the voice of the state” Alfred Bualoti comments on developments at Albanian Public Television: It’s not ours Director: TVSH? We don’t know where the money is “It is not written in the television’s statute that it must be the voice of the state” By FATMIRA NIKOLLI Once the only entertainment for Albanians, today Albanian Public Television seems to have lost its former brilliance. According to Alfred Bualoti, a director who worked there for many years, this station has become “unwatchable”. A few days ago, the doubling of the fee for this public television was announced, from 600 new lek to 1,200. The latter will be collected together with the electricity bills. For Bualoti, any tax whose destination is unknown is “unacceptable”. Although the television needs money, which is well known, the director says that it is not the money that this institution has lacked, as it can by no means compete with private television stations in Albania. Although it has a long tradition and was the first of its kind in our country, Bualoti notes that it has fallen behind... (Left) Alfred Bualoti (Right) The TVSH building On pages 26-27

GIRL FROM ROME: ALBANIANS ARE LIKE GYPSIES On pages 24-25

Yesterday in “News Week” By REXHEP TAIP ERDOGAN At the end of the first decade of this century, we can observe how the center of power has shifted in world politics. The G20 group is replacing... The EU needs Turkey Continues on page 22

“TELLING THE DEALS” On pages 8-9

ARTAN LAZAJ On page 7

GOVERNMENT DECISION On pages 14-15

COUNCILLORS’ DEBATES On page 19