HIGHER EDUCATION / OVER 4 THOUSAND EMPTY QUOTAS, HOW THE WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA Admission criteria in the second phase Candidates earn 50% of the points from the group of preferred subjects. Free places in every department. Lindita Nikolla: An ‘online’ monitoring system for posting the cutoff line By ERMELINDA HOXHAJ At the University of Tirana the vast majority of admission quotas have not been filled and are available to candidates in this second phase. According to official data from the UT authority, out of 5,378 admission quotas only 1,297 students have enrolled, while 4,081 quotas remain empty. So, first-phase high school graduates have occupied only 24% of the quotas at this university, while the rest, 76%, are free. The admission procedures at UT in this round do not change either, meaning the same application criteria apply: 50% of the weight in the formula Continued on pages 10-11

Opinion of the Day By ILIR KALEMAJ The bells of an economy in a bottleneck, trapped in the dunes of chronic incompetence, endemic corruption, weakness in financial planning, ... Political autumn and free citizens Continued on page 20

INTERVIEW / Gjergj Prenga’s SMSs: The operation costs 25 thousand euros The incident in Rrëshen where the former director of OSHEE was killed, the 50-year-old man: I have diabetes. Here they tell me “to close the wound,” the Greek says “as soon as possible” The injured man with 4 bullets, appeal to Begaj: Send me abroad, save my life (In photo:) Gjergj Prenga in hospital speaking for “GSH”. The messages the injured man sent to the Minister of Health The incident in Rrëshen where the former director of OSHEE was killed, The 50-year-old man: I have diabetes. Here they tell me “to close the wound,” the Greek says “as soon as possible” By XHENSILA KODRA Gjergj Prenga, the person who remained wounded in the attack carried out against the former director of OSHEE for the North, Saimir Jaku, appeals to the state for help, On page 6

THE LEGALIZATION LAW CHANGES, THERE IS NO TITLE DEED WITHOUT PAYING THE TAX Government: The infrastructure obligation will be 0.5% of the investment value On page 5

“HASHISH LIBERALIZATION? THERE’S NOTHING GOOD ABOUT DRUGS” Arben Ahmetaj: The beating of the Lebanese man, a sad and isolated case On page 2

Pensions in the years ’93-’96, the calculation of the supplement for each beneficiary category On pages 14-16

Jaka: Liberalization for cannabis and women’s services On page 7

Killed the 29-year-old with a knife after a quarrel in a bar, handcuffs for the young man On page 13

Ilir Meta: We respect the Shkodra agreement On page 3

“Eposi” in UNESCO, the file is ready, but Kosovo cannot apply On pages 18-19

PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE: LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR 2 YOUNG MEN The massacre at “1 Maji”, the perpetrators: Why we wanted to kill Evi Gaçqi On pages 8-9