AKKP report revealed: the fund set aside for owners was not distributed PROPERTY COMPENSATION 5 million USD less for legalizations Of 1.6 billion lek, only 1.1 billion was given to the landowners whose land benefited from legalization of informal constructions. For 2014 the government set aside 1.3 billion lek for the compensation process By LORENC RABETA Last year the Agency for Restitution and Compensation of Property failed to fully distribute the 16 million dollar fund in favor of owners affected by informal constructions. According to AKKP reporting to the Ministry of Justice, during 2013 only 1.1 billion lek (around 11 million dollars) of the 1.6 billion (around 16 million dollars) set in the state budget for this purpose were distributed. The data come through the AKKP monitoring report for 2013, which analyzes the expenditure items of the Agency for Restitution and Compensation of Property as well as a series of other indicators. 1.9 billion lek The total amount that the Agency for Restitution and Compensation of Property would have available for 2013 was 1.9 billion lek, approximately 19 million dollars. This quota was set at the beginning of 2013 by the ‘Berisha’ government ... Continues on page 4

Opinion of the Day By ALBINOT MALOKU The Republic of Kosovo on June 8 held its elections for the fifth legislature, and these elections were assessed for the first time by ... Irresponsibility toward the state! Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By PETRIT HALITI Two Nordic states, among the most democratic in the world, Sweden and Finland, are re-evaluating their current foreign policy orientations ... Sweden, Finland: Less neutrality, more security Continues on page 21

Interview/ The baritone: Art in Albania still suffers from communist mentality (In the photo:) Baritone Gëzim Myshketa “I will never forget the adventures of the nights in 1997, when we used to stay with Florian Mumajesin, Erson Shabani ... In September I will perform ‘Don Giovanni’ under the guidance of the great English director Graham Vick” By ADELAJDA XHAMANI This is an interview with a young artist who has just as much to say about love, family, hardships, successes... This is an interview about the life of a great artist. The Durrës-born Gëzim Myshketa, who with ... Supplement

Criteria also for career advancement On pages 6-7

Parliament begins today, Rama gathers the MPs On page 3

Reform in education On pages 8-9

The lawyer’s accusations On page 5

60 films in competition On pages 18-19

86 years ago, Albania was a kingdom On pages 10-11