The report of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation is published: need for sincere reforms and a greater accountability role for Parliament toward the government BIRN: DIFFERENT FORMS OF BRIBERY, MONEY LAUNDERING AND STATE CAPTURE “TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL”: DECLINE IN EFFORTS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION The report of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation is published: need for sincere reforms and a greater accountability role for Parliament toward the government (In photo:) Illustrative On page 2

Opinion of the Day W ithin 24 hours, there were three serious international reports on corruption in Albania: (1) the State Department report, which assesses... EDITORIAL Corruption and the lost battle with the system Continues on page 18

Open Opinion An old joke says that when a rich man tried to hide the wealth he had accumulated at home, he went and dug a hole in the middle of abandoned land... By SKËNDER MINXHOZI Do not dig, there’s no treasure here! Continues on page 19

A guaranteed success across the Adriatic Birra Korça will be present on every table of our compatriots Contracts signed, Birra “Korça”, also in the Italian market, is liked by Italian consumers too Birra Korça will be present on every table of our compatriots On page 10

SEARCH They turned the house into a “cannabis grow house” / 23-year-old arrested in Malësia e Madhe, owner of the house wanted On page 9

STUDY Incinerators, at the expense of the circular economy, OECD: Only 17% of waste is recycled On page 9

DOSSIER BY FATOS VELIU Vito Kapo: I became close friends with Nexhmije Hoxha on the school benches On pages 16-17

DOCUMENTS Formerly persecuted people, the new list with the names of the 15,000 beneficiaries On pages 22-23

The university library, part of the COBISS platform The library of Universiteti Luarasi will now be part of the COBISS platform, the Albanian virtual library created by the Academy of Sciences. The agreement was signed today between Luarasi rector Et’hem Ruka and the Chairman of the Academy of Sciences Skënder Gjinushi. Now all researchers or students will be able to access Luarasi’s rich library. Also all students of “Luarasi” will have... “Luarasi” agreement with the Academy of Sciences, Et’hem Ruka: Students have access to over 1 million books The library of Universiteti Luarasi will now be part of the COBISS platform, the Albanian vir- tual library created by the Academy of Sciences. The agreement was signed today between Luarasi rector Et’hem Ruka and the Chairman of the Academy of Sciences Skënder Gjinushi. Now all researchers or stu- dents will be able to access the rich library of Luarasi. Also all students of “Lu- arasi” will have... On page 11

OPPOSITION Meta: I do not fear arrest by SPAK. Dumani should have handcuffed Agaçi long ago On page 5

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