THE AMBASSADOR: VISAS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE, EITHER THE CONDITIONS ARE MET OR THEY ARE NOT Campaign/ “Elita 5” presents the PD’s election song. Berisha: In November, we will obtain EU candidate status. Meta: The people of Dibra must give the prime minister water with the spoon’s handle 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 discussion with top students at the University of Tirana, where he had been 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 Albanians’ refusal rate 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 could tell me what the probability is. Facts are facts. Another thing I can base this on is that we do not negotiate like the EU does. Maybe you Albanians are used to, every six months, someone comes from Brussels and tells you that you have done... Continues on pages 2-7

The “BB6” resident: Jani told me, “look what a man he was” INTERVIEW (In photo:) Joana Guzi and Anaid Kaloti, residents of “Big Brother 6” “For a woman it suits her to sell herself, but not for a man. His parents are hypocrites too. Did I cry? No, I only laughed. He is naive, I trusted him blindly” By ADELAJDA XHAMANI She was ready to sacrifice her “Big Brother” dream, because Anaidi made fame and money important in the game. While Joana was waiting to live out her love relationship, outside the house... On page 22

“An evasive constitution will open a debate” On page 3

“He should say the ministry in his favor” On page 4

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI Not a few times, and in no small measure, if one can say so. Jur,[?] as usually happens in small countries with endless transition), the welcome for an American official, Mr. Jonathan Moore: ... American officials, do not turn us into anti-Americans! Continues on page 11

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA It has become customary, in order to be politically correct, for every initiative coming from the State Department or the U.S. Embassy to be treated by the press... Professional or personal stance of Moore? Continues on page 11

ATTACK IN VLORË On page 12

STATE MATRICULATION On page 11

FORMER AMBASSADOR SPEAKS On pages 14-15

“THE BOOK, FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE WHO WERE CONDEMNED” On pages 16-17