AMBASSADOR: VISAS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE; EITHER THE CONDITIONS ARE MET OR THEY ARE NOT Campaign / “Elita 5” presents the PD election song. Berisha: In November, we will get EU status. Meta: The people of Dibër should give the prime minister water with a spoon By VALENTINA MADANI The American ambassador, Aleksandër Arvizu, said yesterday that Albania is not yet ready for visa-free travel with the USA. He expressed this position yesterday afternoon during a conversation with outstanding students at the University of Tirana, where he was invited together with the EU ambassador, Ettore Sequi, to speak about elections and democracy. The U.S. ambassador explained: “There are some criteria that make a country eligible for the visa liberalization program, and one of them is the visa refusal rate, which must be below 3%. In the last calendar year, the refusal rate for Albanians was 40.5%, and if you look at the last few years, it has not been below 30% and has not gone above 45%. So, a statistician can tell me what the probability is. Facts are facts. Another thing on which I can base this is that we do not negotiate like the EU. Otherwise, you Albanians are used to every 6 months someone coming from Brussels and telling you that you have done... Continues on pages 2-7

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI There was no small amount of hope and curiosity, during [ur, (as usually happens in small countries with endless transition), at the arrival of an American official, Mr. Jonathan Moore: ... American officials, don’t make us into anti-Americans! Continues on page 11

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA It has become customary, in the name of political correctness, for every initiative coming from the State Department or the U.S. embassy to be treated by the press... A professional or personal stance by Moore? Continues on page 11

“BB6” resident: Jani told me, “you could see what a man he was” INTERVIEW (In the photo:) Joana Gjuzi and Anaid Kaloti, the residents of “Big Brother 6” “It’s fitting for a woman to sell herself, but not for a man. His parents are hypocrites too. Did I cry? No, I only laughed. He’s dimak, I trusted him blindly” By ADELAJDA XHAMANI She was ready to sacrifice her dream in “Big Brother”, because Anaidi and fame and money became important to him through the game. While Joana was waiting to live out her love relationship, outside the house... On page 22

“THE ELUSIVE CONSTITUTION WILL OPEN DEBATE” On page 3

“IN HIS FAVOR, LET HIM SAY THE MINISTRY” On page 4

THE ATTACK IN VLORË On page 12

STATE MATRICULATION EXAM On page 11

“THE BOOK IS AN APOLOGY FOR THOSE WHO WERE CONDEMNED” On pages 16-17

FORMER AMBASSADOR SPEAKS On pages 14-15