Interview, Vjollca Braho speaks: Under the new law, those who are already in supplementary retirement and also active personnel who, due to age, are in old-age retirement will benefit from a supplementary pension By LORENC RABETA In her first interview as general director of the Social Insurance Institute, Vjollca Braho, appointed to this position as the result of a political agreement between the Democratic Party and the PDIU, explains the current situation of social insurance in Albania and outlines the main lines that will be followed in the future. The new head of the ISSH stresses that the pension scheme must be revised and, because of its complexity and importance in the country’s life, this reform requires broad political consensus. According to the new ISSH director, one of the key developments for 2012 is improving the scheme for the gradual increase of the retirement age. Braho explains that this will significantly increase the number of pensioners, which has nevertheless been anticipated, and every pensioner will be guaranteed a pension.... Continued on page 10

Court testimony, murder defendant: Madly in love Ilia Basho to Yllka: Either I get her or I die. Eleni was tied to drug traffickers! THE FULL FILE (In photo:) The accused of murdering his wife, Ilia Basho in court. His former girlfriend, Yllka Shehaj Court testimony, Basho’s lawyer: Ilia had given his word that he would divorce, he told her ‘take care of my children, if this thing I want does not happen’ Prosecutor: Ilia Basho had expressed the wish to kill Eleni Basho, he sent a message to his girlfriend: Tomorrow or on the 2nd, this matter will be settled On pages 8-9

JANULLATOS: THE GERMANS ARE MOCKING GREECE’S ECONOMIC CRISIS On page 15

By BISLIM AHMETAJ On 11 March 1963, around 12:00 noon, in a remote corner of the homeland, in a modest worker’s family, in an even humbler house ... Azem Hajdari would have been 49 today! Continued on page 22

By ILIR DHIMA To be honest with the reader, right at the outset I must explain that I did not come up with the title of these lines. My memory took me back a few ... We don’t have Dostoevskys, idiots are plentiful Continued on page 23

Dashnor Sula: Topi voted on 8 May for the persecutors On page 5

The list with the 860 registered owners in Tirana On pages 18-19

Kakavijë-Athens, a journey through the crisis On pages 14-15

The Ambassador of Poland: My message for 8 March On page 13

Edvin Shvarc: Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”? Let it be published On pages 20-21