DECISION/ 7% MORE FOR 36 THOUSAND TEACHERS AND ABOUT 20 THOUSAND HEALTHCARE WORKERS Salary increase of up to 20% for 300 diplomats and 3,500 Prison Service employees. How much military personnel will benefit: 15 thousand lek per month for senior ranks. The increase from 1 April for a total of 65 thousand people (In the photo) Doctors, military personnel (illustrative photo) On pages 10-12

The 29-year-old trained his two sons at home as ISIS fighters The former commando served in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2011. The young man had been under investigation for more than two years TIRANA - Former army commando Erzen Uka, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2011, has been arrested by the Counterterrorism office of the State Police. The 29-year-old was handcuffed on suspicion of radical tendencies and incitement to hatred, with the aim of carrying out terrorist acts. The arrested man is considered highly dangerous. Sources ... On page 7

The Minister of Education appoints Bernard Dosti[n?] at the head of the rectorate of the University of Tirana The Minister of Education appoints Bernard Dostin at the head of the rectorate of the University of Tirana Government “removes” the rector, Koni writes to Meta Mynyr Koni asks the president for help: I am ready to explain myself to you Mynyr Koni reacts after being suspended from his post as rector of the University of Tirana. He says he expected such a thing “after all those unprecedented attacks that for a long time have been addressed against my person,” while adding that before taking this decision, Shahini should at least have received him in a meeting. He further says that his suspension was requested by Rama’s government, so he asks the President of the Republic of Albania, “with the seriousness and composure that characterize him, to ... On pages 8-9

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That night the great man did not do it; he had gone to bed uneasily. A hazy dream that came to him did not let him rest all night. Lying by the bed and his anxiety only grew ... Continues on page 20

By ERMAL MULOSMANI Government meeting in Burrel Continues on page 21

In the negotiations led by the European Union between Kosovo and Serbia for a comprehensive and final agreement on normalization ... Continues on page 21

By BODO WEBER Merkel’s final battle takes place in the Balkans

MINISTER WITH SUPER POWERS On page 5

KUMBARO On page 19

PD REACTS On page 2

THE GOVERNOR On page 13

FIRE IN PARIS On page 15