THE OSCE AMBASSADOR GOES TO BASHA’S OFFICE. KRYEMADHI: WORK FOR THE ANTI-CRISIS PACKAGE Electoral reform “melts the ice” between PS and PD They burned the mandates and boycotted the elections, opposition parties return to dialogue on reform US Embassy official in Tirana: We have bad news for corrupt officials, before justice THE OSCE AMBASSADOR GOES TO BASHA’S OFFICE. KRYEMADHI: WORK FOR THE ANTI-CRISIS PACKAGE THE OPPOSITION SITS DOWN AT THE TABLE TODAY Electoral reform “melts the ice” between PS and PD • They burned the mandates and boycotted the elections, opposition parties return to dialogue on reform • US Embassy official in Tirana: We have bad news for corrupt officials, before justice By VALENTINA MADANI OSCE will hold today the conference on electoral reform with the theme “Learning from the system: building an inclusive system for the protection of democracy”. In its draft agenda, the meeting will begin with a speech by the Head of Presence ... Continues on page 2 (In the photo:) The leader of the opposition, Lulzim Basha, during the meeting with allies. Head of the OSCE Presence, Ambassador Bernd Borchardt

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Bundestag, green light for integration. Rama: Thank you! Basha: The government failed “Prosecution investigation into vote buyers. Punishment for the corrupt” As expected, the German governing majority in the Bundestag has said “yes” to opening negotiations for Albania, but has asked our country to resolve the political crisis and has set 9 conditions, among them Bundestag, green light for integration. Rama: Thank you! Basha: The government failed Germany: ‘Yes’ with conditions to the opening of negotiations “Prosecution investigation into vote buyers. Punishment for the corrupt” As expected, the German governing majority in the Bundestag has said “yes” to the open- ing of nego- tiations for Albania but has asked our country to resolve the political crisis and has set 9 conditions, among them the establishment and functioning of the justice institutions such as SPAK, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, comprehensive electoral reform, punishment of high-ranking officials and politicians, the fight against organized crime ... On page 3

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