Categories that may benefit from the new housing scheme. Priority families are defined for soft loans and rent payment DOCUMENTS YOU MUST SUBMIT TO BENEFIT FROM ONE OF THE 6 PROGRAMS Categories that may benefit from the new housing scheme. Priority families are defined for soft loans and rent payment (In photo) Illustrative photo On page 7

Seismologists respond: Ground tremors cannot be predicted in time Rama: The situation is difficult, the state is at the forefront Civil Emergencies: After the heat, strong earthquakes and heavy rains Seismologists respond: Ground tremors cannot be predicted in time By DARINA TANUSHI The Director of Civil Emergencies, Shemsi Prençi, during a working meeting at the Tirana Prefecture with the heads of the fire services and local government, warned yesterday of dangers in the not-so-distant future from earthquakes and rain. “After a hot summer, a problem arises... On page 3

“Do not write in ‘La Liberation’; it gave space to the monarch” The secret document from 1984 in the book “Writers and artists under the communist dictatorship...” By DASHNOR KALOÇI Driven by the great fame that the well-known Albanian writer, Ismail Kadare, had gained, since the beginning of the ‘70s, (when his novel “The General of the Dead Army” was translated and published in France), in the years that followed he had many various invitations from several French newspapers, magazines, radio stations and television channels to be present in their newsrooms with articles, interviews, etc. This continued also in the ‘80s, when fame and... On pages 18-19

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Opinion of the Day Language, territory, history and culture are basic elements that identify the nation-state, or national state according to the Western definition... By AZGAN HAKLAJ The completion of our national dream Continued on page 21

Opinion of the Day Is representative democracy sufficient? Has it met the expectations of open society? And in countries with a weak tradition of democracy... By PËRPARIM KABO Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy Continued on pages 20-21

INTERVIEW Mujahideen in Albania, Iranian Deputy Minister: They have committed crimes On page 4

DEDICATION Edison Gjergos’s ex-fiancée: They ruined my life, he remains unforgettable On page 12

ARLINDA GJONI “Singers who have no voice but sponsors turn music into business” Supplement

BORICI’S BOOK “Begsat”, who studied there in the years 1987-1992, the full list On pages 10-11

DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL The second night of the celebration, a river of “Korça” beer flows On page 8