CITIZENS PAID OVER 30 MILLION EUROS, BIRN: RAMA EXTENDS BERISHA’S CONCESSION The company was sold to an honorary consul of the “Rama” government a year ago and received a contract extension from the government. When in opposition, the PS criticized the concession (In the photo) Turkish investor Murat Ersoy, Nerve Korkmaz and Albanian Sinan Idrizi presenting the Vlora Sport project to Edi Rama in 2015 BIRN: The landfill in Tirana cost 100 million euros Municipalities, no payments for incinerators a few months before seizure by SPAK Despite the fact that the “de facto” owners of the company “Integrated Energy BV SPV”, which holds the controversial concession for waste management in Tirana, have been on the run for 16 months, accused of money laundering and corruption, the government and Prime Minister Edi Rama justified the continuation of payments by claiming they were implementing the contract. “These are contractual relationships which are imposed by law to continue until there are final court decisions”... On page 2

ASSAULT IN GREECE On page 6

Opinion of the Day By BEN ANDONI Rarely in recent years has there been such great disappointment among the public with our state. If this is our democracy, then it is true democracy.... “The truth is not wrinkles but the grimaces that hide them!” Continues on page 18

Opinion of the Day By SONILA MEÇO The government took us aback a few days ago with a talisman-like decision to raise the property tax, right in the middle of the year, when the sun is blazing down and troubles have barely begun... Chronology and facts, an ointment for suffocation from the multi-storey propaganda nonsense Continues on page 19

“The situation could turn into Donbass” “Until 10 years ago, it was unthinkable for Balkan leaders to sit at the table” On page 5

VLORË On page 9

THE AMBASSADOR: BE PATIENT On page 14

DOCUMENTS On pages 20-23

“FOREIGN EXPERTISE IS IMPORTANT” On page 5

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