PS-PD-LSI, members in committees CONSENSUS IN PARLIAMENT, ILIR META: THEY WILL BE APPROVED TOMORROW IN SESSION PD sends Bylykbashi to the Legislation Committee, PS sends Fatmir Xhafaj. Monika Kryemadhi, secretary in the Integration Committee. Meta: SHQUP? It is not an issue that concerns us

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The Prime Minister publishes new photos. 59 “road police” officers appointed Rama: How we found Berisha’s ministries. Totozani: The administration must not be touched The Speaker of Parliament, Ilir Meta, called yesterday’s meeting of the Conference of Chairs, which was held only between him and the heads of the parliamentary groups. At the end of the meeting, Meta announced that the next plenary session will be held on Thursday to confirm the composition of the 8 standing committees, the Bureau, as well as the delegations to international bodies. He clarified that despite the difference in numbers, the committees will preserve political balance. “In the meeting we held today (yesterday) morning with the chairpersons of the parliamentary groups, we agreed that the plenary session will be held on Thursday morning. Naturally, by consensus we also agreed on the agenda, which essentially concerns the constitution of the standing committees of Parliament, their leadership, their composition, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and at the same time the composition of the Secretariats and the permanent delegations of the Assembly of Albania and, of course, the approval of the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament,... Continues on page 5 (In photo:) Prime Minister Edi Rama and Hashim Thaçi in New York. View of the Interior Ministry building, published by Rama The Ombudsman: Appointments and dismissals must be made through competition, according to the law. Ministry of the Interior: The average age of the police station staff has dropped to 33 By AURORA KOROMANI “Any police officer who believes he has been unfairly removed from his job will have the Ombudsman’s office open to him.” This is how the Ombudsman, Igli Totozani, spoke during the press conference with

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