INTERVIEW / FORMER ECONOMY MINISTER COMMENTS ON ARRESTS OVER OIL SCANDALS The profits amount to millions of euros. Here are the names of the government officials involved. Deputy Finance Minister: The top of the SP was blocked. Edi Rama: The oil thieves are at Berisha’s table PRIFTI: SMUGGLING, THREE MINISTERS IN THE GAME The profits amount to millions of euros. Here are the names of the government officials involved. Deputy Minister of Finance: The top of the SP was blocked. Edi Rama: The oil thieves are at Berisha’s table The former Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy, Dritan Prifti, who denounced for the first time publicly the existence of a large hydrocarbon trafficking network, in which, according to him, senior officials of the State Police, Customs and Tax Administration were also implicated, says exclusively to Gazeta Shqiptare that the investigations carried out so far by the prosecution have proved that his suspicions were founded. Moreover, he raises the tone of these accusations, saying that at least three ministers or former ministers are responsible for unlawful actions, while the head of... Continues on pages 2-5

Opinion of the Day The affair involving tens of millions of euros, called “Virgin Oil”, resembles a corrupt tsunami of gigantic proportions and... Opinion of the Day By PAJTIM BELLO A “virgin oil” tsunami!... The affair involving tens of mill- ions of euros, called “Virgin Oil”, resembles a corrupt tsunami of gigantic propor- tions and... Continues on page 21

Muslim and Catholic representatives: It has pagan origins The full list of activities for 14 March in Tirana. Neritan Ceka: The celebrations brought back forgotten rituals. The intellectuals of Elbasan deserve the credit Today is Summer Day, religious communities: An invention for celebrating In the photo: Celebrations of Summer Day, one year ago in Tirana. Rrok Mirdita and Selim Muça The full list of activities for 14 March in Tirana. Neritan Ceka: The celebrations brought back forgotten rituals. The credit belongs to the intellectuals of Elbasan Spokespeople for the Muslim Community and the Catholic Diocese: Summer Day is found in many civilizations, we celebrate nothing. It is an invention, as in communist times On pages 10-11

The director of Contributions at ISSH speaks Documentation to reach the necessary years of employment seniority Receiving a pension, expert: Here’s how work years don’t get lost Documentation to reach the necessary years of employment seniority By ERMELINDA HOXHAJ All those people who have missing years of work can fill them in voluntarily, in order to receive the full pension payment, or to avoid losing years of work when they do not reach the right benefit threshold. The director of the Contributions Department at the Social Insurance Institute, Naim Balluku, stressed a day earlier that there are many people who have working years in Albania, for which these are not complete enough to... Continues on page 9

THE FULL COURT DECISION FIGHT IN A TAVERN, THE YOUNG MAN WAS KILLED WITH BASEBALL BATS BECAUSE HE BROKE THE GLASSES On page 7

Yesterday in “SETimes” The continuing protests by thousands of Turkish Cypriots against the austerity measures imposed by the National Unity Party (UBP) as ruling party have... By ALINA LEHTINEN Turkish Cypriots, with no increase in satisfaction The continuing protests by thousands of Turkish Cypriots against the austerity measures imposed by the National Unity Party (UBP) as ruling party have... Continues on page 20

“TO BE PROSECUTED” Intellectuals: Himara must not be led by Bollano On page 18

HANDCUFFS FOR TWO MERCHANTS Chinese goods smuggled, customs officer arrested On page 6

FOOTBALL / INTERVIEW Salihi scores in the derby: Never so much emotion On page 22