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

Today’s Opinion By ILIR KALEMAJ The bells of an economy in distress, stuck in the dunes of chronic incompetence, endemic corruption, weakness in financial planning, ... Political autumn and free citizens Continues on page 20

INTERVIEW / Gjergj Prenga’s texts: The operation costs 25 thousand euros The incident in Rrëshen where the former OSHEE director was killed, the 50-year-old man: I have diabetes. Here they tell me “let the wound close”, the Greek “as soon as possible” The man wounded by 4 bullets, appeal to Begaj: Take me abroad, save my life (In the photo:) Gjergj Prenga in hospital speaking for “GSH”. The messages the wounded man sent to the Minister of Health The incident in Rrëshen where the former OSHEE director was killed, The 50-year-old man: I have diabetes. Here they tell me “let the wound close”, the Greek “as soon as possible” By XHENSILA KODRA Gjergj Prenga, the person who was 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, no title deed without paying the tax Government: The infrastructure obligation will be 0.5% of the investment value On page 5

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

“Cannabis liberalization? There’s nothing good about drugs” Arben Ahmetaj: The beating of the Lebanese man, a sad and isolated case On page 2

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

GRAMSH Stabbed the 29-year-old after a fight in a bar, the young man handcuffed On page 13

COALITION Ilir Meta: We respect the Shkodër agreement On page 3

CULTURE The “Epic” in UNESCO, the dossier is ready, but Kosovo cannot apply On pages 18-19

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