EXAMPLES / AGE AND CONTRIBUTION YEARS, HOW THEY DIFFER FOR MEN AND WOMEN The new scheme means women retire at 60 years and 6 months, and the required contribution years also increase by 2 months. Tables show how much the pension reaches for each category (In the photo) Pensioners sitting on one of the benches in the capital (illustrative photo) On pages 10-11

Opinion of the Day Ramush Haradinaj will soon return to Kosovo, and he will return as proud and heroic as always. But the arrest of Ramush Haradinaj by the court ... Continues on page 12 By REXHEP QOSJA What should we learn from Haradinaj’s arrest?

Opinion of the Day Edi Rama has decided to postpone once again the opening of schools, nurseries and kindergartens throughout Albania until 16 January. The decision apparently... Continues on page 21 By DESADA METAJ The virus that drove us to collapse

Homeless man dies, Totozani criticizes Dako Deputy Minister of Education, Nora Malaj School starts on 16 January, Malaj: Recovering hours on Saturdays Bad weather / Clash with the PS, Vasili: “No” to comments that are out of place and harmful The flu epidemic, which has affected our country, has forced the Ministry of Health to order the postponement of the start of the school year until 14 January. According to the order of Minister Ilir Beqaj, nurseries, kindergartens and pre-university education institutions will be closed on 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ... On page 3

CONTROL On page 5

NEGATIVE RECORD On page 7

ETHICS COMMITTEE On page 6

PROCESS IN CRISIS On page 4

MILOSAO Professor Eqerem Çabej’s essay: The relationship of Illyrian with Albanian The temptation to get involved in politics, campaigns and the final result MILOSAO Professor Eqerem Çabej’s essay: The relationship of Illyrian with Albanian Will the artists “escape” the elections? The temptation to get involved in politics, campaigns and the final result By BEN ANDONI The title resembles a rhetorical question because it is unlikely that Albanian artists will escape the temptation to get involved in active politics or in parliament. It is true that in the print and visual media one often sees individuals from the arts who, rightly or wrongly, criticize government policies, present various issues, denounce them, and increasingly rarely offer professional insight, but in all cases, and above all, artists are the first to obey politics. And there is a reason for that. The poverty of many of them, the inability to make money from their art, the lack of rules of the game, the need for a section that has learned to adapt... Supplement

AFTER THE ELECTIONS On page 9

BEER a still the best today ...

BEER a still the best today ...