INTERVIEW / THE WB DIRECTOR: ALBANIANS, A VERY EASTERN VALUE WORLD BANK // “$350 million in aid for 2014” Tahsin Sajed speaks: We will provide 150 million dollars for the regeneration of the energy sector. Life and career, my father sold the land to enable my education By RUDINA HOXHA The General Director of the World Bank in Albania, Ms. Tahsin Sajed (Tahseen Sayed), in an exclusive interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, assesses the issues the Albanian government is working on and comments on what the World Bank sees as the key problems for the country and on the assistance that the World Bank will bring each year for Albania. All with one goal: for a better life for Albanians. Ms. Sayed, allow me first to welcome you to Albania! Please, could you share with us your first impressions of Albania and the people here? - I had never been to Albania before. So I had no previous expectations of your country. I have had many pleasant surprises here. The first thing that struck me was that Albania is geographically part of Europe, people look European, but in their personal communication, the values they have... Continues on pages 8-9

Sports Opinion Opinion Sports By AHMET SHAQIRI Closing stadiums, as happens here, when they are meant to serve spectators, can only be called a hideous Albanian invention.... Continues on page 26 A hideous Albanian invention!

Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI If there are areas of society lying in a coma and urgently in need of surgery, of radical intervention (of course, apart from... Continues on page 23 “Meeting with Culture” fallen into a coma

“THE WORD ‘SHKERDHATE’ WAS SAVED TWICE” INTERVIEW AUREL PLASARI: HOW THEY WANTED TO CENSOR MARQUEZ, TRANSLATED IN THE 1980s On pages 4-5

“CORRUPT ELITE IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY” On page 5

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BLUE TOOTH BB7’s Fation cries to Matilda: I put my hands on Juliana Arben Ristani gets married, wedding photos. Selimllari: Why I gave birth to 3 children EXCLUSIVE (In the photo:) PD MP Arben Ristani with his wife Alketa Zazo. Angela Martini and Vildane Zeneli. Valbona Selimllari Ledina Çelo, pregnant for the second time. Bleona Qereti, once again a “show” for gays. “Big Brother”, Lori and Visari kiss in the dark “Miss Shqipëria” will be held this year in Ulcinj. The sexy photos of Angela Martini and Vildane Zeneli. Inis Gjoni in shape Supplement

LETTER: NO APPOINTMENTS On page 7

CANDIDACY On page 15

EVENT / POLICE WERE IN ACTION On page 8