The Socialist Movement for Integration presents the electoral program, Monika Kryemadhi: Flat tax of 9%. Employment and the economy, non-negotiable PD: THE ITALIAN ANTI-MAFIA WIRETAPS SHOW DEALS FOR TENDERS, THE HOUR OF PUNISHMENT IS COMING (In photo) PD leader Lulzim Basha. LSI Chair Monika Kryemadhi during the presentation of the political program for the 25 April elections On page 3

Opinion of the Day By FRANCESCO MARTINO On 27 December 2020, after a long wait, full of anxiety and with much hope, the European Union launched its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, with the first doses... Vaccines and COVID-19/ The Western Balkans feel excluded Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By EDISON YPI He didn’t feel well. His peace had been disturbed. He was dizzy. The world was spinning around him. He went to a forest outside the city. He took a deep breath. He felt relieved. ... The Embrace Continues on page 21

Two commissioners, Celibashi and Gaida sign the recommendations: No hate speech during the election campaign Taulant Balla: PD must accept the result The leader of the Socialist Party, Edi Rama, yesterday gathered all the heads of districts for the parliamentary elections of 25 April at the pink headquarters for nearly 90 minutes. From the political leaders of the 12 districts, Socialist leader Edi Rama asked for an intensification of field work, with the goal of winning 75 mandates in the 25 April elections. This ambition of Edi Rama is linked to the fact that the polls... On page 2

COVID-19 does not stop, 538 infected in 1,918 tests within 24 hours The Public Health doctor speaks: This year less than 20 percent of the population may be vaccinated By VOLTIZA DURO If we continue at this pace, by the end of 2021 Albania will have vaccinated up to 20 percent of the population, thus remaining far from herd immunity. In an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the Albanian doctor Erion Dasho, director of Health and Innovation in Frankfurt, says that the situation regarding the pandemic in Albania remains unclear. He adds that around 5,500 deaths in Albania during 2020... On pages 10-11

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