THE GOVERNMENT DECISION IS REVEALED, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE “OLD LICENSES” POINT-BASED LICENSE Penalties for every violation The new conditions take effect on April 22. Procedure: each driver has 20 points; if caught drunk, 8 points are deducted. If one reaches “zero” points, the exam must be taken again from scratch By ORNELA MANJANI The points-based license enters into force on April 22. The current driving licenses will remain valid and the points system will be applied on the online page, where vehicle drivers will also learn about the penalties. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced that, in yesterday’s meeting of the Council of Ministers, the draft decision “On approving the implementation regulation of the Road Code of the Republic of Albania,” as amended, was approved, an implementing act of article 120/1 of the Road Code, on the basis of which the points system will operate ... Continued on page 8

Opinion of the Day By MIMOZA KOÇIU Last Thursday we had an extraordinary event in the Albanian Parliament, but it went largely unnoticed by the public, due to a debate ... When women come together Continued on page 20

Opinion of the Day By MENTOR KIKIA For days and weeks on end, a television spot, sponsored by the government, shows what could be built with 150 million dollars. And, according to the government, ... What can be built with 64 million USD? Continued on page 21

DOSSIER/ The history of 1939, surrender of the crown of Skanderbeg The landing of Benito Mussolini’s fascists. Armed resistance by part of the military units and hundreds of civilian volunteers (In photo:) Photo from the occupation of Albania by fascist Italy on April 7, 1939 The landing of Benito Mussolini’s fascists. Armed resistance by part of the military units and hundreds of civilian volunteers By IV KALOÇI Exactly 76 years ago, on the morning of April 7, 1939, what is otherwise known in the historical memory of Albanians as the black Friday, Italy ... On pages 16-17

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