3.4 MILLION EUROS, POLICE: ORDERED BY THE TWO BROTHERS

Details of the operation, 4 arrested, 10 cars and one Kalashnikov seized. The owner of the transport company, sentenced to house arrest ELVIS AND ALFRED VLADI WANTED, PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED FOR DRUGS AND VEHICLE TRAFFICKING (In photo) Alfred Vladi, Elvis Vladi, Edi Luka, Alban Mollaymeri. The “Toyota” with the euros in the port of Durrës On pages 2-3

Praised by “Time” and “Wall Street Journal”, who is the architect of the new National Theatre

The renowned architect, a studio with 400 employees. He designed “Two World Trade Center” in the US Bjarke Ingels won 21 international awards The Danish architect Bjarke Ingels is the designer of the National Theatre in the capital. Founder and partner of “Bjarke Ingels Group” (BIG), the 43-year-old is recognized for the social concepts in his architecture. Bjarke Ingels’ studio has a staff of 400 people. He has built a number of structures that have made his name known around the world ... On page 17

Failure of the Economic Crime unit freed the fraudster

Hametaj family: Here is how they stole our land, accomplice Marsel Dulaj Complaint/ The landowners were deceived by the builder: The police took his side By DORJANA BEZAT TIRANA – “They have stolen our property in cooperation with the Economic Crime section in the Tirana Police.” This is the plight of the Hametaj family. For more than 2 years, they have been knocking on the doors of the Tirana Police and specifically the Economic Crime Section, which is headed by Marsel Dulaj. They are asking for help to resolve the conflict with the builder who took their property and did not give them the share they are entitled to from the construction according to the contract ... On page 9

Today’s Opinion

The Albanian prime minister has poked his head out of the hole where he had buried himself like an ostrich to attack those who are sounding the alarm over the opening of camps ... Continues on page 20

How Macron devalued Rama’s bet

By ANDI BUSHATI How Macron devalued Rama’s bet

Yesterday in “Reuters”

The European Union is divided over the decision of whether to allow the opening of accession talks with Albania and Macedonia ... Continues on page 21 By ROBIN EMMOT Three EU countries against opening negotiations with Albania

PS-PD CLASH

Basha: Foreigners told me about the 3.4 million euros. Balla: A babale story On page 4

DOCUMENT

PD’s new contract, agreement with lobbyists close to Trump in the US On page 5

6 FACULTIES

Admission criteria at the University of Tirana are revealed On page 12

FLOODING

Summer rain “washes away” 12,000 volumes at the National Library On page 19

INSURANCE INSTITUTE

Pensions, the increase affects military personnel, how much each category will benefit On page 13