20/05/2020
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Gazeta Shqiptare

20 May 2020

RAMA: THE THEATRE WAS DEMOLISHED TOO LATE, META: A BARBARIC ACT

DEMOLITION / U.S. AMBASSADOR: WELL-THOUGHT-OUT DISCUSSIONS IN GOVERNANCE Lulzim Basha: Rama, a plunderer of public assets and hostage of the oligarchs. Enlargement Commissioner: The confrontation between citizens and police should have been avoided (In photo) Views from the demolition of the National Theatre. Prime Minister Edi Rama. President Ilir Meta. PD leader Lulzim Basha On pages 2-3

Effects of COVID-19, the budget is short by 132 million euros in tax collection

ECONOMY On page 16

Thank you, Kosovo!

Opinion of the Day National Theatre Prishtina! Dear colleagues. I was deeply moved by the solidarity you showed in defending and opposing the demolition of the People’s Theatre, ... By ROZA ANAGNOSTI Thank you, Kosovo! Continues on page 21

The gravediggers of our national heritage...

Opinion of the Day By XHEVAT MUSTAFA The demolition of the National Theatre building on 17 May 2020 will go down in history as a new or latest act in the about 75-year crusade of the “Albanian communist-socialist-renewalist”... The gravediggers of our national heritage... Continues on page 21

Rama: The restriction at 9 o’clock, in a few more days the time window will be expanded

ONLY 1 INFECTED On page 17

American analyst on “VOA”: The incident was a huge shame. The government did not respect the laws

“Albania, a semi-authoritarian regime” David Phillips on Voice of America: The Theatre building could have been renovated, not destroyed An American analyst says the way the National Theatre in Albania was demolished was disgraceful. Professor David Phillips of Columbia University told Voice of America that the real issue is the government’s lack of will to respect the rule of law, contempt for civil society... On page 6

The cost per minute of mobile phone calls rose for the fourth year in a row

AKEP REPORT On page 17

420 pensioners receiving supplementary pensions

The new law, the categories of oil workers, miners and metallurgists who benefit Insurance Institute: The names in Tirana and in the districts, who is paid By VOLTIZA DURO All citizens who have acquired the right to receive a supplementary pension can verify whether or not they meet the criteria to receive the additional payment. “Gazeta Sh-[?]qiptare” today publishes the new list with the names of 432 beneficiaries who can withdraw their pension supplements. The head of the Social Insurance Institute, Astrit Hado, has stated that the total number of beneficiaries has reached 12,742 people... On pages 13-15

Dossier by Spartak Topollaj: The long history of the Italian mafia

ANALYSIS On pages 18-19

10,000 euros to go to the USA, major operation lands 15 people in jail

TRAFFICKING On page 9