BALLA AGAINST BLUSHI “A person for garlic is needed”

PS DEPUTY: I INVITE HIM TO BECOME PART OF ERION VELIAJ’S PROJECT BALLA AGAINST BLUSHI “A person for garlic is needed” Campaign in Tirana, Veliaj: Instead of mud, honey. Halim Kosova meets actors: Mobilization for art. Taulant Balla: I don’t waste time with writings

Pajtim Serjani and 3 others arrested for extortion

WAS INJURED IN THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT “RRUGA E KAVAJES” On page 6

Democracy “made in Albania”

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI In the last decade of pluralism something unlike anything seen before and unimaginable years earlier has happened: the party loyalists,... Continued on page 20 Democracy “made in Albania”

Albanians are not asking for bread, but for hope

Opinion of the Day By MENTOR KIKIA The emigration of people is an ongoing process and happens all over the world, but it undoubtedly affects countries in conflict the most... Continued on page 21 Albanians are not asking for bread, but for hope

Edi Rama meets Vuçiç: We have joint projects

ALBANIA-KOSOVO On page 4

Testimony: She was to undergo gallbladder surgery, the doctors almost killed her

APPEAL / WOMAN IN HOSPITAL On page 9

Colonel: How we built the leadership’s secret anti-atomic residences

DOSSIER/ Ahmet Mehmeti: Shehu came to Skrapar and then pleaded The former senior officer at the Ministry of Defence расскаfs about the villas of Enver, Mehmeti, Beqiri, Petriti and the Staff headquarters command post (In the photo:) Ahmet Mehmeti, former senior officer at the Ministry of Defence in the 1970s speaking for “GSH”. Enver Hoxha inspects the secret tunnels The former senior officer at the Ministry of Defence tells about the villas of Enver, Mehmeti, Beqiri, Petriti and the Staff headquarters command post By IV KALOÇI The testimony of the retired colonel, Ahmet Mehmeti, former senior officer in the Ministry of Defence in the 1970s, about... On pages 10-11

Taulant Balla: I don’t lose a single minute with writings. I also invite Mr. Blushi to become part of Erion Veliaj’s project for the Municipality of Tirana

By DARINA TANUSHI The deputy head of the PS parliamentary group, Taulant Balla, yesterday also invited his colleague, MP Ben Blushi, to support together the candidate of the left-wing coalition for the Municipality of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, for victory in the June 21 elections. Asked in the “News 24” studio about Blushi’s criticism of the PS government, Balla said: “I have no time to waste a single minute with writings. I also invite Mr. Blushi to become part of Erion Veliaj’s project for the Municipality of Tirana. I am sure that everyone wants good governance. Let us talk about the problems ... On page 3

Ardian Vehbiu: Essay, I did not slander Ismail Kadare

THE WRITER’S CLARIFICATION On page 17

Studies in Italy, language grades for 440 applicants

RESULTS On page 8

Laura Vorpsi: Merkel’s postcard and private life

“RUMORS DO NOT AFFECT ME” On pages 13-15

TODAY THE POINT-BASED DRIVER’S LICENSE COMES INTO FORCE, HERE ARE THE PENALTIES FOR EACH VIOLATION

HOW THE LICENSE IS LOST AND HOW IT IS REGAINED On page 7