THE OPPOSITION UNITES AGAINST “DURRËS PORT”: RAMA’S CORRUPT DEAL

Berisha: The government will turn Durrës into Europe’s money-laundering machine, Rama is a shareholder with the Kariç brothers. Meta: Theft of Albania’s most strategic property BERISHA, META AND THE ALIBEAJ GROUP: PROJECT WITHOUT COMPETITION, THEFT AND MONEY LAUNDERING (In the photo) The Durrës port project On pages 3, 5

Opinion of the Day

This is what has been happening lately with propaganda campaigns aimed at covering up government failures. The euphoric syndrome has reappeared... Continues on page 20

Real failures as virtual successes!

By JORGJI KOTE Real failures as virtual successes!

“The Autumn of Xheladin Beu”

Opinion of the Day By IRSA RUÇI In the trees where it had been planned that every leaf would hang if Xheladin Beu blocked the path of light, the leaves had begun to fall slowly, while the branches dried... “The Autumn of Xheladin Beu” Continues on page 21

Scandal, Belinda Balluku awards without competition the €320 million concession for the widening of the 42 km Lekaj-Fier road

The road axis provides for widening and only 3.8 kilometers of construction of a new alignment Surprisingly, only 1 offer was submitted Scandal over the 35-year concession for the Lekaj-Konjat-Fier road segment, part of the Milot-Fier highway. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, headed by Belinda Balluku, has declared the bid submitted by the consortium of eight companies the winner, even though in the official tender documents the project had been planned... On page 2

Rama again criticizes Britain: It has gone down a dead-end road

“The fact that they did not apologize to us means the attack was calculated” Migration, the prime minister: I asked for liberalization, but they are moving in the opposite direction Prime Minister Edi Rama declared today that the British government has gone down a dead-end road, referring to the migrant crisis and the Albanians’ request to liberalize visas. “The situation is known. We can say many things, but it must be said that the British government has gone down a dead-end road with all the new policy that came as a result of Brexit and other things, and to ask for visa liberalization is the thing I have said and I repeat, but in fact... On page 3

PD Presidency, the first 200 candidates for the “primaries” are out. In Tirana, 7 contenders are competing

LOCAL ELECTIONS On page 5

CRITERIA

Applications open for 300 places at the police basic school, for “General Patrol” On page 7

HIGHER EDUCATION

University “Luarasi” welcomes students from Dubai during study visit: Here everyone speaks English On page 14

BY NDRIÇIM KULLA

“Albania, a history of legal mentality” On page 17

HOW TO BENEFIT

Formerly persecuted people, the new list with the names of 1,500 beneficiaries On pages 22-23