INTERVIEW/ THE MINISTER: CORRUPTION HAS AFFECTED THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE “SHQUP” to PD? I am not against the fact that the property should pass to a party; the problem is the procedure and transparency. The generals got on the streets for votes In an interview for the program “Bugajski Hour” by journalist Janusz Bugajski on “Albanian Screen,” the Minister of Defence, Mimi Kodheli, warned of cuts across all sectors as well as the restructuring of the Army Intelligence Service, which she says has been affected by the phenomenon of corruption. Allow me to ask you specifically about the Strategic Defence Review that was completed last year. And the next plan is the Implementation Plan by the Ministry of Defence. What is your plan and how will it be affected by the defence budget? Because as you know, the financial situation the new government found is not very healthy. How will this affect the implementation of the strategic doctrine? In Parliament, the Strategic Defence Review was approved this year. And this is a strategic life document on which we will build our defence strategy. But, of course, we need money to put it into practice, and this is not the best period from a financial point of view. On the contrary. Continues on page 4

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Public Health Institute: 15% of children are overweight On page 18

In this article I will not even mention the impressions of a two-day trip, since not only am I not in the habit of keeping notes... Continues on pages 10-11

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“Civil service” THERE IS NO CONSENSUS “Civil service” THERE IS NO CONSENSUS Rama: Ready for dialogue with PD. Basha: Withdraw the normative act On page 5

Thessaloniki, Albanian letters are scratched on the “Durrës-Albania” plaque 48 hours before Venizelos’ visit, PDIU: The Cham resolution has come into force • The damaged plaque of the “Durrës-Albania” square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece • Publication dates of the Cham resolution in the Official Gazette On page 3 • The damaged plaque of the “Durrës-Albania” square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece • Publication dates of the Cham resolution in the Official Gazette

INTERVIEW Deputy Minister of Environment: 16 priorities for 100 days On page 2

FIGHT OVER PLOTS The murder in Gjiri i Lalzit, police: The land was divided by village custom On page 7

CORRUPTION Doctors in Korçë: We did not ask for money, the families respected us on their own On page 6

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