Mystery / Fatmir Hoxha’s son was killed, 9 months ago in Sukth The officers who accompanied Adem Tahiraj are accused of abuse of office; Ministry of the Interior: They should have prevented it or arrested the killer (In the photo:) The scene of the killing of commissioner Adem Tahiraj in Shijak. Officers Fatmir Hoxha and Kastriot Gosturani On page 11

The neo-Nazi, former teacher in Delvinë On page 26

Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA With every seared tongue, forests and meadows turned into heap-like, round shapes, pressing upward to narrow the country’s waters of the northern Ionian and the Adriatic... Continued on page 23 Lying on the ‘Bed of Procrustes’

“I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE STATUS” On page 2

Interview / Gabriel Partosh speaks British analyst: Candidate status? The centenary will have a positive impact EXCLUSIVE Interview / Gabriel Partosh speaks “You didn’t meet the 12 criteria, the EU’s patience has a limit” British analyst: Candidate status? The centenary will have a positive impact By RUDINA HOXHA Gabriel Partosh, the well-known analyst of Central and Eastern European affairs, explains in an exclusive interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare” Albania’s position regarding the acquisition of candidate status from the European Union. He notes that Albanian politicians have started to become impatient as they look... On page 3

Bribery On page 16

Report in Vienna On pages 6-7

Party elections On page 5

Decision On page 8

Analysis III / The well-known historian: Mehmet Shehu was a victim of the class struggle Kristo Frashëri: Enver remained a “student” in the socialist economy Analysis III / The well-known historian: Mehmet Shehu was a victim of the class struggle “Stalin did not consider PKSH to be communist” Kristo Frashëri: Enver remained a “student” in the socialist economy It was the year 1946, - says E. Hoxha, - when Nako Spiru, chairman of the Planning Commission, was holding talks with the heads of the Planning Commission of the Yugoslav Federation regarding the conclusion of economic agreements with Albania. After the chairman of the Yugoslav Commission Boris Kidriç handed Nako Spiru the draft agreement, he immediately forwarded it to E. Hoxha by radiogram to obtain his approval before signing it on behalf of the Albanian government. By Prof. KRISTO FRASHËRI “The answer, - writes E. Hoxha, - Nako requested within two or three days. I absolutely had to send Nako my thoughts and instructions, even as clearly and precisely as possible. For this reason, - he writes further, - during that period I carried out...” On pages 20-21

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