VISAS FOR RUSSIANS ARE LIFTED
Bumçi: A wrong decision. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Normal
FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER: THE GOVERNMENT ACTED HASTILY. RUSSIA IS AGGRESSIVE
The government decides to remove the entry “visa” for 4 months for Russian citizens. Collaku: The US and the EU are increasing sanctions, while they are opening the doors to these people. Ministry of Tourism: Tour operators requested it
By VALENTINA MADANI
DARINA TANUSHI
On Wednesday, the government decided that Russian citizens will enter Albania without visas during the period from 25 May to 30 September 2014. In addition to this country, the government decision also concerns other countries such as Moldova, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. But Russia stands out in particular because of the conflict in Ukraine. In fact, this is a decision that almost all Albanian governments over the last decade have taken on the eve of the tourist season, but in this case the lifting of visas for Russian citizens stands out more, at a time when the Russian authorities have been subject to restrictions by the US and the European Union regarding the conflict in Ukraine. The former Foreign Minister, Aldo Bumçi, and the former Deputy Foreign Minister, Kreshnik Çollaku, call the government’s decision a scandal, referring to the current situation in which the US and the EU have imposed sanctions...
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Arvizu: Respect for the Anti-Fascist War, my 95-year-old father is a veteran in France
MAY 5 / Debates, Topalli: Enverism. Meta: His time is over
The U.S. ambassador in Korçë: I admire everyone who was part of this war. Berisha: A just war, but it brought us dictatorship
(In the photo): U.S. Ambassador Aleksandër Arvizu and former President Alfred Moisiu during the unveiling of the memorial in honor of American soldiers in Korçë
The U.S. ambassador in Korçë: I admire everyone who was part of this war.
Berisha: A just war, but it brought us dictatorship
By ENKELEJDA SKËNDERASI
KORÇË- On the occasion of May 9, the day marking the victory over Nazi-fascism, a memorial has also been inaugurated in Korçë...
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'SUDJA', FROM 19 MAY THE 5 MEETINGS WITH THE CREDITORS WHO WILL RECEIVE THE MONEY BEGIN
THE ADMINISTRATOR: A MEETING AT THE COURT
On page 7
Optimism in times of “cholera”
Opinion of the Day
By XHEVAT MUSTAFA
The title of this article is borrowed from the great and immortal writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, changing only the word...
Optimism in times of “cholera”
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Explosive device planted on the businesswoman’s vehicle, mystery motive
THE 39-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IS SAVED
On page 12
The Bureau in ’91: Azem was sentenced for insulting Enver. Ramiz defends him
• Former President Alia: There is no law to punish those who insult
By FATOS VELIU
On pages 14-15
Ramush Haradinaj: When we fired rocket launchers at the Serbs who came to the house
HERO OF KOSOVO / BIOGRAPHY
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