OFFICIAL CEREMONIAL LAW: THEY MUST NOT TRAVEL AT THE SAME TIME The three heads of state, abroad OFFICIAL CEREMONIAL LAW: THEY MUST NOT TRAVEL AT THE SAME TIME THE PROTOCOL IS BROKEN The three heads of state, abroad President Nishani in Qatar, Speaker Meta in Kuwait, Prime Minister Rama in France. Lobbying for the EU, Bushati, Tahiri and Kodheli are traveling By DARINA TANUSHI The state protocol is being violated. The President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of Parliament are all abroad, which is forbidden by the official ceremonial rules for the highest state authorities. Prime Minister Edi Rama, as he had announced, left yesterday for France, where he will meet today with President François Hollande, to lobby regarding Albania’s obtaining candidate country status. Meanwhile, the president left on Monday for Qatar, where he was received by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. As for the Speaker of Parliament, he has been abroad since... On page 3

Sources from PS: We sent the former chairman the invitation at the restaurant (In the photo): Prime Minister Edi Rama last year at the celebrations of the 22nd anniversary of PS. The party chairman’s invitation for the ceremony of 12 June 2014 Edi Rama: I am pleased to invite you on 12 June to the Garden of the National Museum. The colors of “Rilindja” are “switched off” from the celebration, the symbolic rose returns By DARINA TANUSHI The chairman of the Socialist Party and at the same time Prime Minister Edi Rama began yesterday sending invitations addressed to the chairman of the PD, ... On page 5

THE HEAD OF CUSTOMS SPEAKS On page 7

PDK: DO NOT RUSH, WE WON THE ELECTIONS On page 14

Today’s Opinion By MIMOZA KOÇIU The Czech Republic has announced that the CEZ issue could become a reason for a veto against Albania’s EU candidate status. ... Albania’s status, a matter for the EU or for the Czech Republic? Continues on page 22

Today’s Opinion By BEN ANDONI The hardest job for the independent photojournalists covering D-Day for the Kremlin was undoubtedly to catch the protocol grimaces... NATO on edge because of Russia’s cynicism Continues on page 23

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HOW THE CONFLICT BEGAN On page 13

COST 120 MILLION EURO On page 11

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FORMER THEATER HEAD: I APPRECIATE THE DIRECTOR On page 20