Turkish Prime Minister: “Palestine”, abstention harms relations Turkish media: Pressure from Ankara forced Albania not to vote “against” Palestine’s membership. Erdogan: There are many cowards in the world (Pictured:) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and the Albanian one, Sali Berisha On page 3

Spokesman for the European Commission speaks Interview PETER STANO: State advertising in the media, without an objective criterion On page 4

THE “HARADINAJ” CASE On page 6

Opinion of the Day The centenary of Albania once again brought the term “Greater Albania” to the attention of the press and world diplomacy. The reason was the event ... Continues on page 18 By DRITAN HILA A big Albania or a normal one

Opinion of the Day One of the greatest secrets in autocratic, communist and anti-communist regimes is the level of mental and physical silence of the head of state. ... Continues on page 19 By SHABAN MURATI The cult of over-power and over-health

TIRANE On page 7

Greece, anyone who did not apply is left out Within a year, pensions were cut for around 6,200 beneficiaries living in Albania By ANILA JOLE On 30 November, the registration process ended for pensioners receiving a pension from the Agricultural Social Insurance Agency, OGA, from which around 17,000 Greek minorities in Albania also benefit. One million two hundred thousand pensioners were asked to undergo a new registration process, ... On page 15

HEALTH On page 11

Crowds in the city for the 100th anniversary, Vlorë residents opened their homes to Kosovars How hospitality was organized. A relative of Adem Jashari, in the Koreta family Around 1,100 guests, arriving from Albanian lands outside the borders, were accommodated in the homes of Vlorë residents, while they celebrated the 100th anniversary of Independence together. The initiative “Vlora opens its doors on the centenary”, launched by the association “Eagle Sky” (Sky Eagle), which includes a group of paratroopers from Vlora, as well as from the city’s youth centre, seems to have been successful even beyond expectations. Many Kosovars, Albanians from Macedonia and Montenegro stayed in the homes of Vlorë residents, because all the hotels were overcrowded. Auron Rrokaj, one of the initiators of this initiative, in an interview with “Gazeta Shqiptare” says that the citizens of Vlora, and even many students, have... By ENRIK MEMETI On page 14 MEHMET DERALLA

EXPENDITURES On page 8

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