TERRITORY / SP: THIS IS OUR DEADLINE, OTHERWISE WE WILL RECONSIDER THE DECISION RUÇI’S “ULTIMATUM” “Reform, we wait until Thursday” Lulzim Basha’s response: This is the wrong path. We will face the majority with the Constitution in hand in the streets and squares of Albania By DARINA TANUSHI The head of the PS parliamentary group, Gramoz Ruçi, yesterday set a deadline for waiting for the opposition in the attempt to reach consensus on territorial reform. “Gentlemen from the PD, gentlemen from the PR, gentlemen from the other opposition of the PDIU, those of you who consider yourselves in opposition, until Thursday, Mr. Chairman, let us set a deadline, let them take their seats in this Commission, so that the work of this Commission can come to life, so that by the close of this session we can approve the Administrative Division Reform. Otherwise, Mr. Chairman, I ask you on behalf of the majority that parliament reconsider the decision, reconsider the decision so that this commitment undertaken by the Albanian parliament, this decision taken by the Albanian parliament, can be implemented by the end of July,” Ruçi declared yesterday in the parliamentary session. Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, Ilirjan Celibashi, stated yesterday regarding... Continues on pages 4-5

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Catholic priest: He has a problem with Islam, he does not mention the Orthodox Gjergj Meta “against” Ben Blushi: He sees the Church with a Marxist vision (In the photo:) Dom Gjergj Meta. PS deputy, Ben Blushi The new book “Hëna e Shqipërisë”, the cleric reacts: The Church is not spotless, I agree with Blushi, but it has given a lot to Europe “Religion and politics? One side’s interference in the other brings problems and confusion. I see in Blushi an alter ego of mine” On pages 18-19

THE MOTORCYCLIST WITHOUT A HELMET On page 13

HEAD OF THE LAND REGISTRY On page 7

“TRAUMATIZED AFTER KARELI’S MURDER” On page 12

AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION On page 10