INTERVIEW/ “Athens’ ‘12 miles’ are granted by the convention. Rama should be cautious” Well-known historian: The right-wingers have always been “esadists”. Greek bones? Let them take them to their homeland. LSI was the first to include the Cham issue in its program (In the photo) Pëllumb Xhufi. The map showing the division of the maritime borders between Albania and Greece On page 6

A new agreement between Greece and Albania, as has happened with almost all agreements between the two neighbors, turned into the apple of discord ... Continues on page 20

By DESADA METAJ Is it good to be Albanian?

Opinion of the Day The 2018 World Cup will take on a special geopolitical significance; the place and the date when this competition will be held will make it a hot spot in politics ... Continues on page 21 By SALI METANI The 4 geopolitical challenges of the “2018 World Cup”

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The head of the Democratic Party speaks on “Studio e hapur” The head of the Democratic Party presents the document: Seitaj would tell how much money Tahiri received The head of the Democratic Party presents the document: Seitaj would tell how much money Tahiri received By ENI VASILI The opposition leader, Lulzim Basha, declared last night on “Studio e Hapur” on “News24” that what happened in Parliament today was not the opposition’s scenario, but a repeated behavior by the majority, which wants to take the floor away from the opposition. ... On page 4

Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth: Who has the right to take exams Deadlines for completing forms A1 and A1Z By VOLTIZA DURO All students who are pursuing their studies in the final year of high school can now familiarize themselves with the regulations for the 2018 State Matura in the Republic of Albania. The latter was approved by the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth after Order no. 672 was signed by Minister Lindita Nikolla herself. According to the regulations, the matura exams are held only in written form for all those ... On page 13

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INSTRUCTIONS U.S. Embassy: How do I apply for family reunification On page 12

Based on the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, article 163, point c), and on law no. 154/2014, dated 27/11/2014, “On the organization and functioning of the High State Audit”, article 10, “Powers”, point e), in accordance with its function, KLSH has the competence to inspect and control: “the audit of the use and administration of public or state funds and property, as well as the protection of the economic and financial interests of the State in legal entities in which the state holds more than half of the shares, or when their loans, credits and obligations are guaranteed by the state.” Based on the above article, KLSH cannot audit the company “ARMO” sh.a., in which the State has only 15% of the shares, less than half, since 2008. If the deputies of the Assembly of Albania wish for “ARMO” sh.a. to be audited, they must either approve changes to the Constitution and the Law, or draft a special law for this case, which would be of great importance and high value for public finances, given the many related cases of abuse of the role of state law in joint ventures where the State holds a minority of shares, which have caused considerable losses to the State Budget and to the interests of citizens. HIGH STATE AUDIT