5.8-magnitude earthquake in the Adriatic, dozens of houses damaged, panic in Tirana and Durrës The strongest earthquake in 30 years cracks apartment blocks • Ilir Meta warned about severe earthquakes, the government mocked him. The President: Let calm be preserved • Ceiling collapses at the Faculty of Geology. Apartment block splits in Durrës, government meeting at midnight The wall of the Faculty of Engineering and Geology has collapsed because of the strong earthquake that shook the country. Two cars have been completely damaged, while fortunately, because it was the weekend, there were no students at the faculty. Considerable material damage has been reported ... Continues on pages 2-5 (In the photo:) The damage caused by yesterday’s earthquake in Tirana

APPEAL On page 6

Opinion of the Day Tirana had not felt the terror of the earthquake for decades. The last one, in 1979, had been forgotten and relegated to the chronicles. Even so, the people who ... Continues on page 21

By BEN ANDONI The earthquake, the first test of the constructions of the transition period

Opinion of the Day The panel of judges that is damaging Saimir Tahiri’s personal fate spent a lot of time in the deliberation room that same afternoon. Reports from journalists on the ground said ... By SKENDER MINXHOZI Tahiri, when the court enters forcefully into the political quarrel Continues on page 22

EVENT IN TIRANA The former police officer Santiago Malko is killed, four suspects are wanted On page 8

OLTA XHAÇKA: NEW SHOCKS THAT MAKE THE TECTONIC PLATES MOVE INTO PLACE On page 3

VETTING INFOÇIP study: 30 thousand files “pending” at the Supreme Court On page 9

Ndërtimet pa leje në Tiranë dhe në rrethe, pagesa 0.5% e vlerës së investimit Emrat e përfituesve që duhet të paguajnë më parë taksën e infrastrukturës Nga ORNELA MANJANI Agjencia Shtetërore e Kadastrës publikon listën me 1704 pronarë objektesh që janë në proces legalizimi, por nuk kanë paguar ende taksën e ndikimit në infrastrukturë. Për ndërtesat, të cilat janë në proces legalizimi, taksa e ndikimit në infrastrukturë të ndërtimeve të reja është 0.5 (zero pikë pesë) për qind e vlerës së investimit. Pronarët e objekteve duhet të paguajnë taksën për të marrë lejen e legalizimit dhe më ... Në faqet 10-11

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Unauthorized constructions in Tirana and the regions, payment of 0.5% of the investment value The names of the beneficiaries who must first pay the infrastructure tax By ORNELA MANJANI The State Cadastral Agency publishes the list of 1704 owners of objects that are in the legalization process, but have not yet paid the infrastructure impact tax. For buildings that are in the legalization process, the infrastructure impact tax for new constructions is 0.5 (zero point five) percent of the investment value. The owners of the objects must pay the tax in order to obtain the legalization permit and more ... On pages 10-11