POWERS EXPANDED, “OPEN DOORS” AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE EXECUTIVE The old parliament’s “legacy” changes the “status of the deputy”. Those elected in the new Assembly are allowed to be present at meetings of all institutions

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Dismissals from work, 6 lawsuits every day at the Tirana court Dismissals from office, the number of cases doubles, 829 complaints in the first 5 months of 2013. The decision for General Qirjazi is made public: He was removed because he did not advance in rank The MPs of the NEW Assembly will have the opportunity to take part in government meetings and all institutions. A change in the “status of the deputy” gives the elected representatives on the people’s list the right to be present at Council of Ministers meetings when issues affecting the district where they were elected are discussed there. In fact, under the new status, MPs have the right to be in any central or local institution when problems raised by them are being examined. “The deputy has the right to participate in meetings of the Council of Ministers, in ministries or in other central and local institutions, when issues raised by him and related to the district where he was elected are being discussed in them,” says Article 9 of the status of the deputy, which was voted on in Parliament on 30 May of this year, that is, in the last parliamentary session. On 4 June, President Nishani decreed the changes to the status of the deputy, which were made at the proposal of some of the current deputies... (In photo:) Parliament. Tirana Court. Facsimile of the new law on the civil servant Dismissals from work, the number of cases doubles, 829 complaints in the first 5 months of 2013. The decision for General Qirjazi is made public: He was removed because he did not advance in rank By KLODIANA LALA At least 6 people a day in Tirana who have lost their jobs have turned to the court in the first five months of 2013. The alarming figures are officially confirmed through lawsuits... On pages 2-3

THE CONFLICT On page 7

NATIONAL TEAM On page 14

FORMER AMBASSADOR BY FATOS VELIU On pages 10-11

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