NEW LAW / THE PROPERTY AGENCY WILL OPEN SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS 2 ways overlapping claims are resolved NEW LAW / THE PROPERTY AGENCY WILL OPEN SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS PROPERTY CONFLICTS 2 ways overlapping claims are resolved When there is a dispute between the parties, a solution by mutual agreement or a court process will be attempted. The ATP will “freeze” the money in the bank. No physical compensation in informal areas By ORNELA MANJANI In cases where there is overlap, that is, when two or more owners claim compensation for the same piece of land, the new draft law on property treatment and the completion of the property compensation process provides for two ways of resolution. The Property Treatment Agency, currently the Agency for the Return and Compensation of Properties, will continue calculating the value of the plot. The amount to be used for compensation will be transferred to a separate bank account, while the parties claiming to receive... On page 7

ARCHIVE SINCE ’93 Property owners in Gjirokastër, names and documents On pages 19-20

FORUM / Historians on Ben Blushi’s idea: Do not remove the statue Arben Puto: Lef Nosi collaborator. Xhufi: The monument, Elbasan rushed it (In the photo:) Historians Arben Puto and Pëllumb Xhufi. The bust of Lef Nosi in Elbasan Arben Puto: Monuments of the era should be there, just like bunkers. He served Independence. What are we going to do, throw out Zog as well?! Pëllumb Xhufi: Leaving political involvement aside, Lef Nosi was a silent guardian of Albanian values. It is not right to remove his monument On page 21

“GJIN BUE SHPATA RULED EPIRUS” ANALYSIS KRISTO FRASHERI: THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME ÇAM FROM THE THIAMIS RIVER. WHY WERE THEY CALLED “MIRDITORË” On pages 22-23

INTERVIEW “KLSH? POLITICAL ULTIMATUM” INTERVIEW “KLSH? POLITICAL ULTIMATUM” Gjiknuri: Lawsuit against Berisha over “CEZ”. No international investigation On page 6

Opinion of the Day Whenever accusations and denouncements against the government are made public, majority MPs will appear at the podium of Parliament and in the media,... Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI Whenever accusations and denunciations against the government are made public, majority MPs will appear at the podium of Parliament and in the media,... Continues on page 24 Enough already with: “It’s Saliu’s fault!”

Opinion of the Day Among a group of students and lecturers, who were almost forgotten together with the consequences of the Higher Education law, have taken center stage... Opinion of the Day By ENTON ABILEKAJ Among a group of students and lectur- ers, who were almost forgotten together with the consequences of the Higher Ed- ucation law, have taken center stage... Continues on page 25 The broken eggshells of Rama

7 PEOPLE ON TRIAL The dossier of “Viloni Valley”, how the drugs were thrown into the sea out of fear of the police On page 8

MEETING WITH PITELLAN Ilir Meta: No distortion of the Constitution as in 2008 On page 3

INTERVIEW Çekja: Compromise with Robert Aliaj, he informed me in advance about the incidents Supplement

DEPUTY MINISTER: 100,000 LEK PER MONTH EXTRA SALARY DEPUTY MINISTER: 100,000 LEK PER MONTH EXTRA SALARY Milva Ikonomi: The doctors who will receive a bonus, how they will be selected On page 13

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