“Taxes are not creating jobs” INTERVIEW/ THE HEAD OF LSI: RELATIONS WITH RAMA? NEITHER WARM NOR COLD Speaker of Parliament: Doshi? A soap-opera story. Economic development is not being encouraged. PD leader Lulzim Basha: The money missing from the budget is in the pockets of government officials The Speaker of Parliament, Ilir Meta, declared yesterday in an interview for “Albanian Daily News” that relations with Rama “are neither warm nor cold.” According to him, relations with his allies are constructive. Meta spoke about the economy, citing the fact that Albania, although still not an EU member, has been affected by its problems. Regarding the “Doshi” case, Meta said that it is no longer even a soap-opera story, leaving the matter to justice. Usually plenary sessions are held on Thursday. And in fact on that day everyone’s eyes are turned to the session hall, where MPs from the opposition and Continues on pages 4-5

The 18- and 14-year-old girls have been wanted for three weeks. The family: They caused us disaster (In the photo:) The burned house in Durrës. The two girls, Orialda and Klevisa Kajtazi in a photograph with their mother Orialda and Klevisa Kajtazi disappeared on 15 July. Police: They took with them 4 mobile phones and the passports of their mother and older sister The girls’ father: The police said “they will come back on their own when they run out of money” • Hiqmet Kajtazi: I don’t know whether they were kidnapped or deceived. They are runaway girls; they have no love affair whatsoever By KLODIANA HAXHIAJ My two daughters caused me disaster. They stole my money, jewelry and everything else and then set the house on fire and left without a trace. The police suspect On pages 10-11

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Owners in Shkodër, the names and problems with the documents On pages 21-24

Medium-term draft budget: Pension increases of up to 3 percent On page 6

Today, 100 years of Geraldina and love for Albania On page 20

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