Exclusive interview / The EU Commissioner: Political dismissals put your country at risk Hahn: We expect convictions at every level Exclusive interview / The EU Commissioner: Political dismissals put your country at risk CORRUPTION IN ALBANIA Hahn: We expect convictions at every level • The Commissioner for Enlargement: The Police and the Prosecutor’s Office should deepen cooperation in the fight against crime • “Implementing EU-related reforms may be difficult, but it brings positive change for Albanians” By MARINA COLOMBO Johannes Hahn, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, is the main reference figure regarding the next steps that Albania will have to take after receiving the grant in June after approval [?] Continues on page 3 (In photo:) Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn

Opinion of the Day By XHELAL GJEÇOVI The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the homeland was accompanied by broad debates on television screens and in the articles of daily newspapers. ... Continues on page 20 The 70th anniversary passed, the debates remained

Opinion of the Day By PETRIT HALITI Russian diplomacy has intensified pressure on Cyprus in order to secure a military base on the island. Its official request ... Continues on page 21 Why is Russia asking for a military base in Cyprus?

Chairman of the Democratic Party Cocaine, the rental contracts are suspected to be fictitious On page 5

New law Universities, students: MAS is taking away our right to vote On page 7

CHAIRMAN BASHA: SPRING OF PROTESTS, TODAY SWITCH OFF YOUR CARS FOR 5 MINUTES On page 2

Specialist speaks Buçet: The power line is destroying Koman On page 16

“We have set up the special commission and drawn up the program. After the written exam, an oral interview” Artur Zoto: The exam will be at three levels, the physical test like the FNSH standards “We have set up the special commission and drawn up the program. After the written exam, an oral interview” Prison Director: Here is how 2,999 guards will be tested Artur Zoto: The exam will be at three levels, the physical test like the FNSH standards By KLODIANA LALA All the guards who will undergo testing, the first overall assessment carried out in decades, now have the program in their hands. The General Directorate of Prisons, on the basis of the order of the Minister of Justice, has continued working on preparing the testing process in all institutions for the execution of criminal decisions in the country. The Director General of Prisons, Artur Zoto, says that the program has been drawn up and made available to all staff who will be tested on their knowledge. In an interview with “GSH”, Zoto made the program and the way the testing will be conducted public. “The test will be taken by 2,999 Prison Police employees. We as a directorate, On page 6

ARTUR MEÇOLLARI The agreement with Greece, 5 years after the decision of the Constitutional Court On pages 10-11

Electronic archive, part one 3 special pages On pages 17-19

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