Our ambassadors, the properties and accounts TWO-YEAR DECLARATIONS / ARTUR KUKO, A €295,000 LOAN FOR A HOUSE IN BRUSSELS Who are the diplomatic representatives who have employed their wives at the respective embassies. Edmond Trako, the inheritance that “gifted” him 3 apartments and 2 shops in Thessaloniki By VALENTINA MADANI DARINA TANUSHI Albanian ambassadors Around the world, thanks to their long professional careers, have considerable wealth. “Gazeta Shqiptare” is publishing today the asset declarations of 20 of our diplomats, showing how property, bank accounts and loan obligations have changed over these last 2 years. The declarations were made by the ambassadors in 2014 and 2013. It should be kept in mind that the declaration refers to the income and expenses of the previous year. Among this group of ambassadors, the wealth of Artur Kukos stands out; he bought a house in Brussels for nearly 300 thousand euro, after a loan of 180 thousand euro that he took from a bank outside Albania. Two ambassadors have employed their wives at the embassy (a known practice to save the state money), specifically Behar Bejko, ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, whose wife has been assigned... Continues on pages 4-6

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Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA Rama’s 600 months This 300-day period being celebrated by the “Rama” Government is the last of his first 600 months. If he were to go back in time, he would recognize very little of himself. ... Continues on page 26

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