PRESIDENCY-GOVERNMENT CLASH / HEAD OF STATE: I DID NOT CALL THE MEDIA “A KITCHEN SINK” The Minister of State for Relations with Parliament reacts: the Presidency’s Big Fish issues hundreds of passports in violation of the law. He issues dancehall-style decrees. The Prime Minister inspects reconstruction: The apartment blocks will be more beautiful (In the photo) President Ilir Meta. Prime Minister Edi Rama, yesterday in Shijak. Minister Elisa Spiropali On page 3

PD CHAIRMAN “COVID returns,” Basha: We are doing few tests, we have shortages of doctors On page 4

Opinion of the Day In the world there are four tax systems used by about 150 governments across the globe, but the two main ones are the flat tax and the progressive tax. The flat tax is applied by countries ... By FATOS ÇOÇOLI The flat tax dogma Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day We have all become fans of one cause or another, where most people, even instinctively, cannot speed up their party stance and preferences. ... By BEN ANDONI SPAK works when politicians fear it Continues on page 21

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“The officer who put me in the police car also stole my umbrella” . The rare confession of the son of former Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi: How they put me in a cell with 15 people, during the pandemic “I did not go to the protest because of the masks, but because of the unlawful normative act” The son of the former Prime Minister of the Republic, Aleksandër Meksi, Redon Meksi, has given a rare account through a post on “Facebook”. He describes an incident of his from a few days ago, during the pandemic, when the police fined him for not wearing a mask and then put him in a cell, where he stayed together... On page 5

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ISSH: The documentation candidates must submit. Registration on the portal What is the review procedure and how to apply ISSH: The documentation candidates must submit. Registration on the portal How to get a higher pension, the requirements retirees must meet What is the review procedure and how to apply By VOLTIZA DURO After the pension amount is set, not a few beneficiaries express dissatisfaction regarding the payment they are entitled to. “Gazeta Shqiptare” publishes today the procedure pensioners must follow to increase the pension amount, by first submitting a request on the government portal “e-albania”, as well as the full documentation that interested parties must provide. After receiving the pension award decision, the beneficiary has the right... On pages 10-11

STORIES When Fishta disguised himself as a Soviet and Fatos Arapi cried for him On page 19

“THE STATE STANDS UP TO DEFEND THE TERRITORY” On page 4