Census for diplomats with dual citizenship THE GOVERNMENT ASKS EMPLOYEES TO DECLARE THE FOREIGN PASSPORTS THEY HOLD • Delays in returning the responses, Head of Human Resources: Lack of correctness • Declaration of dual citizenship and foreign permit, a requirement also for ambassadors’ wives By TEDI BLUSHI The receipt of information that a considerable number of diplo- mats also hold another citizenship besides the Albanian one has forced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin... Continues on page 3 (In the photo:) Minister Edmond Panariti with his Serbian counterpart, Ivan Mrkić. Facsimile of the form for declaring dual citizenship by MFA employees

“He had a difficult character, I am not friends with his daughters” INTERVIEW/ The friend of the man from Poradec: The dictatorship destroyed my family By FATMIRA NIKOLLI Meri Lalaj is today an elderly woman, and still in good shape. Her life has gone through great waves, but she managed to survive, arriving at the present day, when she says she lives for her daughter. At an early age she was an English teacher, but her husband’s sentence would change her life forever. In fact, it would shatter it. Her family would be split apart, never to be reunited. This is the painful past of many women,... On page 16

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The referendum is approved, Berisha: The worst moment was when I lost in ’94 THE REFERENDUM IS APPROVED, BERISHA: THE WORST MOMENT WAS WHEN I LOST IN ’94 On page 5

We all know that smoking and alcohol cause, or at least increase, the risk of developing cancer, yet most people still use them without hesitation... Opinion of the Day By MENTOR KIKIA We all know that smoking and alcohol cause, or at least increase, the risk of developing cancer, yet most people still use them without hesitation... When politics gets stained even with milk Continues on page 19

The Draft Law on Audiovisual Media is not simply an amendment to the law on electronic media or a merger of it with the law... Opinion of the Day By VALENTINA LESKAJ The Draft Law on Audiovi- sual Media is not simply an amendment to the law on electronic media or a merger of it with the law... Why consensus on the media law broke down Continues on page 18

FRD, the program: 100 MPs and a president chosen by the people FRD, the program: 100 MPs and a president chosen by the people On page 6

Panariti: “Presheva” is not only a Serbian issue Panariti: “Presheva” is not only a Serbian issue On page 2

The referendum on garbage, Moisiu: I had faith in the Constitutional Court The referendum on garbage, Moisiu: I had faith in the Constitutional Court On page 11

“The northerners are killing us,” the village elder is wounded “The northerners are killing us,” the village elder is wounded On page 9

The pharmacy owner: They stole my expensive medicines The pharmacy owner: They stole my expensive medicines On page 11

“In search of Ali Kuçi, the legend of Nazi Dachau” “In search of Ali Kuçi, the legend of Nazi Dachau” On pages 12-13