PROCEDURE/ TABLES FOR CALCULATING THE POINTS FOR EACH DEGREE PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA Student admission criteria Quotas and the steps for how the winners will be selected. UT Senate: 50% of the evaluation weight will be the average of the 3 years of high school. There will be 5,378 students By ERMELINDA HOXHAJ The University of Tirana has published the steps for how the 5,378 winning students for the 2016-2017 academic year will be selected. The Senate of the University of Tirana has determined that 50% of the weight in the admission formula will come from the average of the three years of high school, plus the average grade from the State Matura exams. Meanwhile, 50% will come from the average grade of the subject groups designated as priorities by the respective faculties. In the tables attached to the article, the newspaper publishes in detail the preferred subjects and quotas for each... On pages 10-11

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Opinion of the Day By KASTRIOT FRASHËRI More than two years ago, the Institute of National Affairs, which I lead, through an official letter addressed to the minister ... The arrows that do not speed up justice Continues on page 26

Opinion of the Day By SILVI BAKIRI From the heated discussions and debates before and after the cameras in these days, what particularly strikes us as viewers, ... Reform in ambiguity! Continues on page 25

Ilir Meta, phone call with Han: Reform, compromise is very close (In the photo:) The U.S. Ambassador, Donald Lu, at the protest organized yesterday in front of the Parliament Presidency for the approval of the justice reform Meta: I am ready to go with Basha to Brussels, Rama more constructive. Basha: Close to consensus, the PD group’s position is unanimous By VALENTINA MADANI The U.S. Ambassador in Tirana, Donald Lu, yesterday issued an ultimatum to Albanian political leaders to approve... On pages 2-7

The chairman of the Socialist Party: We will not join forces with the PD in a front against the US and the European Union Rama: ASHE, ‘pro’ vote in block for “the reform” • Chairman of the PS: We will not going together with the PD in a front against the US and the European Union On page 3

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PD ‘REBELS’ Selami: I vote ‘pro’ for the reform. Bregu: Enough with ‘diversants’ On page 2

INTERVIEW Harito: The justice vote, the most decisive since Independence On page 9

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THE SINGER SPEAKS Mateo Brento: There is no middle class here, either rich or poor Supplement

“WE HAD 80 THOUSAND, WE NOW ONLY HAVE 5 THOUSAND M2” “WE HAD 80 THOUSAND, WE NOW ONLY HAVE 5 THOUSAND M2” “Kinostudio”, the director speaks What remained of the “empire” On pages 20-21