THE GOVERNMENT INDEXES PENSIONS IN RURAL AREAS AND CITIES, 16% MORE FOR VETERANS Table, increase for each category THE GOVERNMENT INDEXES PENSIONS IN RURAL AREAS AND CITIES, 16% MORE FOR VETERANS PENSION INCREASES Table, increase for each category 6,600 veterans benefit from a pension increase, breakdown by category. Some will receive 3,900 lek per month, starting from 1 August. 630,000 pensioners benefit from an additional 1.4% By OLA MITRE Starting from 1 August, around 600,000 citizens will benefit from a 1.4 percent pension increase. According to the government decision, the increase applies not only to full old-age pensions, but also to partial pensions, reduced pensions, early old-age pensions, disability pensions and family pensions, service seniority pensions, both in cities and in rural areas. Supplementary pensions for the military, the State Police, the Guard, the State Intelligence Service, the prison police,... will also increase by the same percentage. On pages 10-11

FULL DECISION / HOW TO BENEFIT On page 12

Yesterday in “Europa e Lirë” EDITORIAL “I love my mother very much... When I start thinking about her, my heart breaks.” These are the first words of a post, which the Russian-speaking fighters have... Continues on page 24

Opinion of the Day By MENTOR KIKIA The local elections are over, but the negotiations between the parties have not ended. Now it is time to divide power. ... Local government is not war booty Continues on page 25

“NO LEGAL VIOLATION, ONLY ADMINISTRATIVE” Prosecutor’s Office: The arrest warrant for Frroku was delayed by mistake On page 7

INTEGRATION Commissioner Hahn: Your road to the EU will be long On page 4

DOSSIER/ PHOTOS On pages 20-21

NAME LIST On pages 12-14

DECISION On page 5

ITALY/ Igli Meta admits the crime: I’m sorry, I only wanted to scare him The two young men invited their friend to go swimming in the river and then killed him. Afterwards they sent his mother an SMS: I’m going to Milan for a new life, don’t look for me He saw him in a café with his ex-girlfriend, how they killed the 17-year-old with a knife to the throat (In photo:) The place where the body of the 17-year-old, Ismail Luli (in the circle), was found. The two accused, Marjo Mema and Igli Meta The two young men invited their friend to go swimming in the river and then killed him. Afterwards they sent his mother an SMS: I’m going to Milan for a new life, don’t look for me By AURORA KOROMANI Jealousy over the ex-girlfriend was the reason for the killing of the Albanian 17-year-old in Italy. The media in that country write... On page 7

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