ITALIAN MEDIA: 20 FAKE BONDS WERE SEIZED, CHINESE INTERMEDIATION FBI, investigation in Italy into the $20 billion fake bills ITALIAN MEDIA: 20 FAKE BONDS WERE SEIZED, CHINESE INTERMEDIATION THE ALBANIAN MINISTER’S BONDS FBI, investigation in Italy into the $20 billion fake bills The 6 arrested: We received them from an Albanian government official. Professor Jonathan Levi: The US denied production, the origin may be from China The FBI is investigating the case found in Italy of a quantity of American bonds seized during a routine inspection on 25 January in the province of Fermo, in which Albanians were also involved. The Italian media also reported the involvement of an Albanian minister. According to the newspaper “Investigiami”, a quantity of fake papers worth 20 billion US dollars was seized on 25 January of this year at a service station on the A14 motorway in Italy. Italian news agencies reported that 6 people, including a businessman, were detained... Continues on page 5

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI The Entente’s generosity at the beginning of the last century to satisfy Serbia’s appetite for the territories of its neighbors continues to... The dormant Bulgarian-Serbian tensions Continues on page 21

Behind the scenes of the concert, the full spending bill is revealed In the photo: Prime Minister Sali Berisha during the festive rally on the occasion of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the toppling of the bust of former dictator Enver Hoxha on 20 February 1991, in “Nënë Tereza” Square “20 years of freedom” hosted by Çiljeta, 1 minute of silence for the victims of communism. Berisha: The offspring of the Blloku cannot come to power by force The chairman of the PS, Edi Rama, together with his wife and mother, comforts the family of Aleks Nika. FRESSH protests today in front of the Ministry of Interior On pages 2-3

Analysis of “The Economist” report Price, associations: The main burden is borne by high taxes. It rose 37 percent in three years By GENC KONDI Albania is among the countries that have not recorded a decrease in fuel prices; on the contrary, they have accompanied the rises and falls in the world oil price mainly with increases. According to INSTAT, the category “fuel and energy” became 8.1 percent more expensive in January 2010 compared with a year earlier and 3.8 percent in January of this year, totaling almost 12 percent over two years. In the meantime, oil itself has gone from 132 lek per liter to... Continues on pages 8-9

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