TABAKU MEETS THE U.S. DIPLOMAT: CORRUPTION, A SECURITY RISK

Chargé d’Affaires David Wisner meets the chair of the Integration Council TABAKU MEETS THE U.S. DIPLOMAT: CORRUPTION, A SECURITY RISK PD MP with the U.S. diplomat: Fight corruption so foreign investment can be absorbed; President Biden called it a threat to national security (In the photo) Chair of the Committee on European Affairs Jorida Tabaku during the meeting with David Wisner On page 2

Konispol, sold expired food in the school shop, municipal police officer arrested

SARANDE On page 6

The OSCE-ODIHR report spoke in harsh tones about the 14 May elections

Opinion of the Day The OSCE-ODIHR report spoke in harsh tones about the 14 May elections Taken as a whole, they were a spectacular regression in democratic standards. Power overstepped... Continued on page 18

The collapse of the elections

By LUÇIANO BOÇI The collapse of the elections Continued on page 18

The chronicle of a foretold attack

Opinion of the Day By ENVER ROBELLI In the summer of 2022 Milan Radoiçiqi from Leposaviqi: «Here I am, I have returned, and you know what that means». Despite it being said... The chronicle of a foretold attack Continued on page 18

Tourist season, Rama: This good reputation must not turn into a “boomerang”, 1.1 million tourists in September

“7 million tourists by August” Tourist season, Rama: This good reputation must not turn into a “boomerang”, 1.1 million tourists in September Public administration, the prime minister’s promise: We will reduce bureaucratic layers for business On page 4

BIRN: The struggle for the €19 million tender put the former Road Authority director under investigation

SPAK accuses Sonila Qato of irregularities in tenders BIRN: The struggle for the €19 million tender put the former Road Authority director under investigation In September 2019, the former director of the Albanian Road Authority, ARRSH, Sonila Qato, publicly attacked the largest Albanian concession company in road construction, “Gjoka Konstruksion”, accusing it of using false data during the application to win a ceiling budget of €19.3 million. The accusations were mutual after “Gjoka Konstruksion”, which had submitted the lowest offer... On pages 4-5 ROAD SECTION

They tried to leave Albania with sporting weapons and cannabis, 2 Frenchmen arrested

DURRES On page 8

Berisha: An attack on democracy, Rama will appoint the opposition as well

PD CHAIRMAN On page 7

The number of young people seeking work increased in the second quarter of the year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels

THE FIGURES On page 15

Formerly persecuted people, the new list with the names of 15,000 beneficiaries

DOCUMENTS Formerly persecuted people, the new list with the names of 15,000 beneficiaries On pages 20-23

The government went too far... sent a threatening video message CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES DAVID WISNER MEETS THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE INTEGRATION COUNCIL CORRUPTION, A RISK TO SECURITY The administration, the prime minister’s promise: It will the former director of the Albanian Road Authority, ARRSH, Sonila Qato publicly attacked the company the largest concessionaire