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Gazeta Shqiptare

24 October 2016

RAMA’S PROMISE

THE PRIME MINISTER: WE WILL RAISE SALARIES MORE THAN THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION "100 million USD for salaries and pensions" “This is the largest amount made available to Albanian families. The previous government allocated 124 million for 8 years. Relations with LSI? They have their own job, on the ground we grow together” By DARINA TANUSHI BRIKENA METAJ Prime Minister Edi Rama declared yesterday that Albania will no longer be last in the region in terms of the lowest and average salary. In his Facebook column “Week’s Communication”, Prime Minister Rama spoke yesterday about the government reforms undertaken over these three years. He focused on the justice reform, but also on salary and pension increases. Rama said that 100 million dollars will be transferred from the state budget to family budgets. “Today the government is ready to shift a full 100 million dollars from the state budget into the family budgets of workers and pensioners. This is by far the largest amount ever made available to families in a single year for salaries and pensions. The previous government allocated from the state budget for salaries and pensions 124 million dollars over 8 years,” Rama said. “Albania will no longer be last in the region for the lowest salary” Continues on page 3

CRIME IN NDROQ, KASEM LILA:

THE 56-YEAR-OLD KILLED HIS WIFE AND WOUNDED HIS SISTER-IN-LAW I KILLED HER BECAUSE SHE YELLED AT ME, I DON’T KNOW HOW I’LL TELL THE SON On page 5

The Three Seas Initiative and Albania

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI Usually diplomatic initiatives are focused around one region or have a continental or global character, but it is a rare case, ... The Three Seas Initiative and Albania Continues on page 19

Moikom Zeqo: Clement XI, the predecessor of the Pope of Albanian origin

THE HISTORY OF GJON FRANÇESK ALBANI Moikom Zeqo: Clement XI, the predecessor of the Pope of Albanian origin On pages 14-15

Race for LSI, Meta: I will raise the party to a higher level

THE CHAIRMAN: THE PLATFORM WITH CONCRETE PROPOSALS THE CHAIRMAN: THE PLATFORM WITH CONCRETE PROPOSALS Race for LSI, Meta: I will raise the party to a higher level On page 2

Public universities, 5,470 free places, registration closes today

Tirana still has 1,416 empty places, Medicine 170, Polytechnic 707 Public universities, 5,470 free places, registration closes today (In photo:) Students from the Faculty of Natural Sciences on the first day of the new academic year Dean Dhori Kule: The quality of admissions has declined. In Economic Informatics there are 70 free places By ERMELINDA HOXHAJ In the public universities there are still 5,470 unfilled places. The ordeal of registrations seems to be coming to an end, due to the limitation of On pages 10-11

Caught in Greece with 173 kg of hashish, Alket Dhroso from Saranda

OPERATION Caught in Greece with 173 kg of hashish Alket Dhroso from Saranda On page 7

Hashish, Manjani replies to Kodheli: There is no benefit in this work

CLASHES Hashish, Manjani replies to Kodheli: There is no benefit in this work On page 6

Majko: The clashes between Albania and Kosovo are a strategy for division

THAÇI AT NATO: READY TO RECONCILE WITH SERBIA THAÇI AT NATO: READY TO RECONCILE WITH SERBIA Majko: The clashes between Albania and Kosovo, a strategy for division On pages 12-13

The vitamin myth falls, they are harmful to health

ADVICE The myth of vitamins falls, they are harmful for health On page 22