NEW LAW / THE GOVERNMENT OPENS THE WAY FOR TRANSFERRING STATE PROPERTY TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP Procedure, how to obtain the mortgage NEW LAW / THE GOVERNMENT OPENS THE WAY FOR TRANSFERRING STATE PROPERTY TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATIZATION OF HOUSES Procedure, how to obtain the mortgage Families living under authorization in buildings owned by municipalities or the government will privatize them. The documents needed, the payment, and how the request is written The government determined yesterday by special decision all the procedures that families will follow for the privatization of the homes where they live, which are state-owned. In yesterday’s meeting of the Council of Ministers, all the steps that these residents, who have been provided housing on the basis of the relevant authorizations issued by the competent bodies, will follow were defined. According to this decision, which also sets by formula the amount that interested parties will pay, “the privatization contract is signed by the local government unit, in its capacity as the party carrying out the privatization and the beneficiary subject(s), ... On page 6

Opinion of the Day By DR. JORGJI KOTE The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Tirana is the most meaningful proof of how high relations stand today... Merkel in Tirana or the third time is the charm Continued on page 24

Fatmir Gjeka: The jokes after receiving the title “Honorary Citizens” (In photo:) The Mayor of Ulcinj, Fatmir Gjeka with the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama and the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi The visit to Ulcinj by Rama and Thaçi in April, the mayor recounts the ceremony: He said, “hopefully the black one won’t get a crush on some Ulcinj girl” By REZARTA DELISULA Fatmir Gjeka is the man who became known in the media in Albania after daring, in the Albanian city of Montenegro,... On pages 15-19

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SHKODER / CAMERAS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS IN THE ORPHANAGE Accusation against the caretaker for mistreating children, Sula: It was the first time On page 3

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DISINFECTION / ARTAN SHABANI SPEAKS National Gallery of Arts, the works are being eaten by worms for 5 thousand euros of “poison” On pages 20-21

THE FULL FILE 390 gigabytes of child porn material, how the banker was caught On page 7

THE CALENDAR IS REVEALED Nominal list, the 370 teachers who will take the state exam On page 8

ANNOUNCEMENT POSTPONED Park entrance at the Lake, 45 thousand euros will be paid for the winning project On page 9

DOCUMENTS Properties in Durrës, the names in the AKKP archive since ’93 On pages 12-14

THE NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST, THE BOOK ABOUT “GERDEC” THE NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST, THE BOOK ABOUT “GERDEC” WEAPONS AND THE BOYS How they were sold to a drug market by the a most unusual smuggler Mafia BIC[6?] How Pinari discovered Diveroli’s forgery over the weapons price On pages 22-23