American embassy: the beginning of the end of impunity. Soreca of the EU: I need to get acquainted with the file Flamur Noka: Saimir Tahiri has no reason to blackmail, he has listened to everyone The prosecution: We will appeal the ruling for abuse of office. PS: He ended his career • Flamur Noka: Saimir Tahiri has no reason to blackmail, he has listened to everyone • The prosecution: We will appeal the ruling for abuse of office. PS: He ended his career By VALENTINA MADANI Through their embassy in Tirana, the United States consider discouraging the verdict of the Serious Crimes Court for former minister Saimir Tahiri, which sentenced him to 3.4 years in prison and which will be served with probation and not in a cell. However, the embassy, which ... Continued on pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri. The American embassy in Tirana

DEBATES IN PS On page 4

Opinion of the Day The United States has recently appointed a special representative in the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer. Whatever the official reason for this... The United States has recently appointed a special representative in the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer. Whatever the official reason for this ... By BRUCE HITCHNER Palmer, the chance for US leadership in the Balkans Continued on page 12

Opinion of the Day If the Saimir Tahiri trial served to convince Albanians of the deep involvement of the government he was part of with drug traffickers, it was of no use at all in arousing ... By ANDI BUSHATI Tahiri’s “conviction”, the law lost, morality won Continued on page 14

NAMES On page 8

THE CONTRACT IS BROKEN On page 6

Governor of the Bank of Albania: In 2020 we will put the 10,000 lek denomination on the market Gent Sejko: The banking system in Albania is stable and secure Governor of the Bank of Albania: In 2020 we will put the 10,000 lek denomination on the market “New banknotes, counterfeiting is very difficult” Gent Sejko: The banking system in Albania is stable and secure By ERJOLA JATA Structural changes in the country’s banking system have been successfully managed. The banking system and the country’s financial stability have been preserved in the best possible way, without undermining and without affecting the security parameters of the second-tier banks, so the structural change has been managed while maintaining stability and a healthy banking system and continuing operations and lending in the economy ... On page 9

UNIVERSITY On page 10

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