THE ATTACK: 7 BULLETS AT THE 35-YEAR-OLD, HE WAS ACCUSED LAST YEAR OF MURDER MAFIA-STYLE EXECUTION, BLEDAR BALLIU KILLED The man sentenced to 8 years for drug trafficking is shot near “Petro Nini”. He had been arrested for the murder of Aleksandër Koliçi, and released for lack of evidence (In the photo:) The scene of last night’s killing in Tirana. (left) The victim Bledar Balliu. (right) Aleksandër Koliçi. On page 14

FULL TABLE Universities, the new quotas for each department in Albania On page 11 CEMENT FACTORY Threatened businessmen, 27-year-old arrested On page 12 THE DECISION Government: Transfer of land, procedures approved On page 8 TODAY GERMANY-ITALY Spain, the first finalist of the European Championship On page 26

“LSI SAVED US FROM NEW ELECTIONS” On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA Italy, the last trench Napoleon did not lose at Waterloo in 1815, but when he failed to subdue Russia three years earlier. The Great Depression of ’29 did not begin on October 24,... Continues on page 25

SP: THE LAW, OPEN THE BOXES On pages 4-5

Corporal Aleksandër Peci (left) during the mission in Afghanistan “The soldiers smoked hashish” Commando Peci: My injury came from the treachery of the Afghans The corporal who was shot in Kandahar: I am doing physiotherapy, I will return to the front By ADELAJDA XHAMANI He is only 23 years old and has taken on the task of changing the world through his great passion. This is by no means an exaggeration, because if we were to ask anyone about the problems the world faces today, the first answer would be: War! ... Supplement

GOVERNMENT DECISION / Jumping from the rocks is prohibited, a lookout tower every 250 meters “Hygiene, toilets must be cleaned every day. Navigation only in designated areas” By OLA MITRE Through a decision dated 1 June, the Council of Ministers orders the adoption of a series of measures aimed at improving safety conditions on beaches, in recreational areas along the coast, and in the inland deep waters of the territory. According to this decision, every area declared for beach use and other leisure activities must have lookout towers, which must be placed... On page 9

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