THE DRAFT IS IN PARLIAMENT TODAY. HERE ARE THE TAXES AND DUTIES THAT WILL BE CHANGED The persecuted and property owners, less money THE DRAFT IS IN PARLIAMENT TODAY. HERE ARE THE TAXES AND DUTIES THAT WILL BE CHANGED THE BUDGET IS REVEALED The persecuted and property owners, less money Funds are cut by 40% for former political prisoners and by 15% for property compensation. There will be no wage or pension increases, except for the police and the judiciary By LORENC RABETA The 2014 draft budget does not foresee any wage or pension increases, meaning that pensions will only be indexed to the inflation rate. In the draft to be discussed today in Parliament, the Council of Ministers envisages pay rises only for the judiciary, the prosecution service, and the State Police. “The forecast does not include any fund for a general wage increase in the public administration,” the draft law for next year’s budget states. The judiciary and the police The draft provides for the implementation of the policy of pay increases for the judiciary and the prosecution service, starting from the date the relevant law enters into force (January 2014), with an effect of 200 million lek. Nevertheless, this budget includes a fund of 1 billion lek for salary increases for the State Police, support for a highly priority sector under current conditions, where order and security... Continued on pages 2-3

VIOLA: THE LAST MOMENTS WITH MY FATHER THE MURDER OF BUJAR KALOSHI, HIS DAUGHTER: AFTER 17 YEARS, THERE ARE STILL NO CONVICTED PERPETRATORS On page 8

Opinion of the Day The book “White Overcoats” by Luljeta Progni, which has recently appeared in Albanian bookshops, sheds much light through memories and documents ... By EDUARD ZALOSHNJA The book “White Overcoats” by Luljeta Progni, which has recently appeared in Albanian bookshops, sheds much light through memories and documents ... A clarification about the name “Democratic Party” Continued on page 18

Opinion of the Day Salty seas, which are being sweetened by ever larger natural reserves of gas and oil discovered in them, and which are not ... By SHABAN MURATI Salty seas, which are being sweet- ened by ever larger natural reserves of gas and oil discovered in them, and which are not ... The Romania-Bulgaria clash over the maritime border Continued on page 19

NGJELA: GOVERNMENT STUPIDITY NGJELA: GOVERNMENT STUPIDITY Basha: the status, skeptics are won over by deeds not words On pages 4-5

CHAIRMAN TERZIU “Pensioners without a bonus, the state should review the decision” On page 13

FROM 05:00-08:00 Buses, today a three-hour strike: Fuel excise should be reduced On page 9

The former student: We know Ben Imami only as an actor, Azemi, leader Details of the hunger strike, Jamarbër: PD was not a factor, but a collaborator. If he had become Ramiz, today we would still be praising communism Malltezi: In the December strike, Edi Rama hid in Greece, got a tourist visa (In the photo:) Jamarbër Malltezi, Edi Rama in the first years of pluralism. The December student strike. Cover of the book “White Overcoats” Details of the hunger strike, Jamarbër: PD was not a factor, but a collaborator. If he had become Ramiz, today we would still be praising communism By LULJETA PROGNI The relations between the December stu- dents and the PD, in February 1991, also form the essence of the fourth chapter of the book “White Overcoats”, which reflects developments within the PD, from its founding... On pages 10-11

CASE FILE AT THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Hysni Burgaj and 9 others, accused of abuse in tenders On page 6

FETA KORE: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FORMER LEADER FETA KORE: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FORMER LEADER The master of cobblestones: Enver called us for his villa On page 14

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