THE HEAD OF STATE: INSULTS, VULGAR. Volfart: Parties, like in 1914 TOPI, A TOUR THROUGH THE REGIONS Topalli: The President and Rama, an anti-EU cell The garbage law returns. Edi Rama: If we are an anti-European cell, then Jozefina is Marilyn Monroe while Saliu is John Lennon!

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI After the Enver statues were torn down, once it was seen that communism was losing its teeth and gradually fading away, many people began to show off and play the role publicly... On our former communists - anti-communists! Continued on page 31

“The PD headquarters is surrounded by 3 streets bearing our surname” The Toptani family: Us traitors? Berisha brought back the class struggle (In photo:) The Democratic Party headquarters in Tirana. “Abdi Toptani” Street to the left of the headquarters, (below) “Murat Toptani” Street to the right of the headquarters The Prime Minister in Parliament: The Tirana family, worse than the occupiers. Ajten Toptani, Murat Toptani’s grandson, reacts: We defend the principles of the right Historians react, Arben Puto: Esat Toptani sold 2/3 of Albania. Pellumbi Xhufi: Most of the family has made a positive contribution On pages 8-9

By VALENTINA MADANI President of the Republic Bamir Topi has begun a tour of Albania’s cities, where yesterday he stopped in Fier, while today he will travel to Shkodër. From Fier, the head of state reacted yesterday after the debates in Parliament regarding the EU progress report for Albania, which according to him are the clearest proof of why the international community has kept Albania back in the integration process. “Of course my appeal was linked to the moment of the European Commission’s opinion on the issue of whether or not to grant candidate-country status. Unfortunately, this status was rejected again this time. The critical focus of the EC and the critical focus in my position as President were reconfirmed yesterday once more in the events in Parliament. Today Albanian society is penalized above all by politics. All partners are concerned that Albanian politics continues to be conflictual. Conflictual in communication, in jokes... Continued on pages 2-3

BERTINA: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BREAKUP WITH ERJON Zaimina Vasjari’s ‘hot’ photos: Professors are my fans Supplement

Yesterday in “The Economist” By JAVIER SOLANA With the two allusions to Istanbul, the desperate Syrian opposition movements announce their initiative to create a “Syrian National Council”.... The failure of the test in Syria Continued on page 30

The court is bloodied, Lezha “fortified” On page 27

PS celebration, the jokes On page 4

TIRANA On page 11

KORÇË On page 28

The relationship with Ninen, the first Russian wife On pages 6-7