THE PRESIDENCY: DIALOGUE FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY AND THE CONSTITUTION Prime Minister reacts: Albania’s strategic partners have been targeted by the miserable politics of the madmen driven by fear of justice (In photo) President Ilir Meta. Prime Minister Edi Rama On page 3

Opinion of the Day Based on books and writings. In newspapers, in figures, facts, arithmetic calculations, without pretending to be a historian and without paying attention to fairy tales ... Continues on page 20 By XHEVAT MUSTAFA We have the right to celebrate, but not with Enver’s figures!

Opinion of the Day At the beginning of November the government brought the draft budget to parliament and two weeks later the Bank of Albania announced a platform, a plan to ... Continues on page 21 By FATOS COCOLI Budget and credit, not short-sighted politics!

INTERVIEW The Socialist MP analyzes the situation in Shkodër Mesi: The partial elections must be decreed, otherwise the Assembly will task the CEC “We are ready for PD to write the reform draft. The electoral system could be a mixed proportional system with open lists” The former Socialist deputy prime minister, Senida Mesi, in an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare” considers the start of political dialogue between the majority and the opposition essential as the best way to give the country political stability. According to her, this dialogue can start precisely with electoral reform, which in her view should also go ahead with agreement ... On pages 4-5

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HOW THEY WERE DISCOVERED On page 8

Head of UFSH: Online medicines are a risk to patients’ health “The departure of pharmacists, dictated by the system and the minimum conditions” BY VOLTIZA DURO Open-network pharmacies, which are mostly owned by the pharmacist, are threatened by the risk of bankruptcy and then being swallowed up by pharmacy chains, in most cases owned by pharmaceutical importers-distributors. This is one of the issues raised by the head of the Order of Pharmacists of Albania, Diana Toma, during the interview given to ‘Gazeta Shqiptare’. She further adds that the sale of medicines ... On pages 6-7

ILIR ÇEPANI SPEAKS: HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE ILIR ÇEPANI SPEAKS: HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE Expert: Special law serves the public good, but with strong legal brakes On pages 10-11

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