FOREIGN MINISTER AVRAMOPULOS: RELATIONS, NOT UP TO STANDARD Greeks: With Albania, unresolved issues Athens’ chief diplomat reports to parliament: The agreement on maritime borders must be implemented. There is a strengthening of nationalist extremism (In photo:) Greek Foreign Minister, Dimitris Avramopulos On page 5

PRIME MINISTER: ALI LIRI ILIR XHAKJAN[?] Topi: Berisha entered politics from Alia’s office; he is a Stalinist On pages 2-3

AFTER THE DIVORCE Elbasan, the judge and the lawyer, an argument inside the office On page 11

Today’s Opinion In most Balkan countries, religion played an important role in the process of creating national identity. The call for religion and homeland rang out... By Prof. Dr. FEDHON MEKSI Religious harmony at the core of the National Awakening Continues on pages 16-17

Today’s Opinion If Ahmet Zogu had made even a small effort to develop the country, Albania’s authority on the international stage would undoubtedly have been... By DRITAN HILA If Zogu had been King! Continues on page 23

“FORMER OWNERS” Meta: Abstaining votes? We have a stable coalition On page 2

“The war was waged by Hoxha, the secret pact between Balli and the Germans in 1943” ANALYSIS II “The project for socialism is astonishing” Kristo Frashëri: Enver admitted he did not understand economics “The war was waged by Hoxha, the secret pact between Balli and the Germans in 1943” By Prof. KRISTO FRASHËRI Its grassroots militants were patriots. They accepted the platform of popular democracy driven by romantic ideals - convinced that with its implementation social inequality and poverty would be eliminated, without needing Marxist ideology. In record time, they became involved... On pages 20-21

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International court: He was given a harsher sentence than the law provided The Strasbourg ruling forces payment of 6,000 dollars to the former boss of VEFA Through a decision taken yesterday, the Council of Ministers approved compensation of 8,000 euros for the former boss of the pyramid companies Vehbi Alimuçaj. The compensation, which comes as a state obligation for respecting the European Convention for the Protection of Human By LORENC RABETA Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is dictated by a ruling of the Strasbourg Court, according to which the former boss of the company “Vefa Holding sh.p.k” was given by the Albanian state a harsher sentence than the law provides. “The Council of Ministers decided to execute the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, dated 7.2.2012, in case no. 20134/05, ‘Alimuçaj v. Albania’, in the amount of 8000 euro, ...” On page 7

SHOW BUSINESS Adelina: Why she refused to be on the jury in “X Factor” On page 26

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