Opinion of the Day The goal of not achieving the year-end holidays to international standards is an established fact, in the face of the risks of monopolistic development... By LILIANA HOXHA The goal of not achieving the year-end holidays according to international standards is an establishe d fact, in the face of the risks of monopolistic development... The death of the baby and the splendor of the holidays Continues on page 22

Opinion of the Day We hear every day about trafficking in white flesh, drugs, organs, weapons, goods, land, MPs, influence, but it turns out that there is also... By KIÇO BLUSHI We hear every day about trafficking in white flesh, drugs, organs, weapons, goods, land, MPs, influence, but it turns out that there is also... Today even (un)gratitude can be trafficked Continues on page 23

The government decision on spouses’ pensions is made public In the full documentation submitted by beneficiaries, the payment of social contributions must be proven up to the moment the unemployment benefit is received Soldiers, the new criteria for a receiving unemployment benefits (In photo): Officers of the Albanian army In the full documentation submitted by beneficiaries, the payment of social contributions must be proven up to the moment of receiving unemployment benefit The documentation that proves compliance with the established criteria is selected each year by the beneficiary himself and submitted to the structure where the benefit is received On page 6

By VALENTINA MADANI The Democratic Party MP, Edi Paloka, in an interview given yesterday to “Gazeta Shqiptare” appeals for the need for changes in the government cabinet. Paloka, the year we left behind began with a prolonged political deadlock and ended with a consensus between the PD and the PS. Concretely, what is the political balance of 2011? The political balance of a year must be viewed from several angles, since it must include all the elements such as the work of the government, the work of the Parliament, the political parties and the relations among them, and all this must ultimately produce an overall result showing what impact these activities have on the development of the country and Albanian society. In short, I would say that the Albanian government managed to face the global crisis with success, being among the few countries in the world that recorded economic growth; Parliament, despite the boycott and destructive actions... Continues on pages 2-3

APPEAL FOR TRANSPARENCY BLOOD DONORS: MINISTER VASILI HIDES THE ORDER FOR THE SALE On page 13

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Gjukanović: Oil smuggling? We wanted to survive On page 19

CRITICISM Sajmir Çili: The festival on TVSH, disgrace for mediocrity On page 26

RARE DISCOVERY 1,000-year-old brucellosis in the bones of Butrint On page 18

THE SON OF REMZI HOXHA, LETTER TO BAMIR TOPI THE SON OF REMZI HOXHA, LETTER TO BAMIR TOPI Remzi Hoxha “‘Released’ Ilir Kumbaro, Shpresa Beçaj should be investigated” On page 7