TURKISH PRIME MINISTER: “PALESTINE”, ABSTENTION HURTS RELATIONS Turkish media: Pressure from Ankara forced Albania not to vote “against” Palestine’s membership. Erdogan: There are many cowards in the world (In the photo:) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and the Albanian one, Sali Berisha On page 3

SPOKESPERSON OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SPEAKS INTERVIEW On page 4

“HARADINAJ” CASE On page 6

Opinion of the Day Albania’s centenary once again brought the term “Greater Albania” back into the spotlight of the world press and diplomacy. The reason was the demonstration ... Continues on page 18 By DRITAN HILA A Greater or Normal Albania

Opinion of the Day One of the greatest secrets in autocratic, communist and anti-communist regimes is the mental and physical condition of the head of state. ... Continues on page 19 By SHABAN MURATI The Cult of Overpower and Poor Health

TIRANE On page 7

Greece, whoever did not apply remains outside Within one year, pensions were cut off for around 6,200 beneficiaries living in Albania By ANILA JOLE On 30 November the registration process ended for pensioners who receive a pension from the Agricultural Social Insurance Institution, OGA, from which around 17,000 Greek minority members in Albania also benefit. 1.2 million pensioners were asked to undergo a new registration process, ... On page 15

HEALTH On page 11

The influx into the city for the 100th anniversary, the people of Vlorë opened their homes to Kosovars How the hospitality was organized. A relative of Adem Jashari, in the Koreta family Around 1,100 guests, arriving from Albanian lands outside the borders, were hosted in the homes of people from Vlorë, while they celebrated the 100th anniversary of Independence together. The initiative “Vlora opens its doors in the centenary”, launched by the association “Eagle Sky” (Sky Eagle), which includes a group of parachutists from Vlorë, as well as by the Youth Office of this city, seems to have been successful even beyond expectations. Many Kosovars, Albanians from Macedonia and Montenegro stayed in the homes of people from Vlorë, because all hotels were overbooked. Auron Rrokaj, one of the initiators of this initiative, in an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare” says that the citizens of Vlorë, even many students, have... By ENRIK MEHMETI On page 14 MEHMET D[?]ERALLA

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