After Copenhagen, the “Nano case” will soon also be discussed in Madrid Europe speaks a different language, not the language of handcuffs and prison keys page 3

Case file on the Greek plane that scattered leaflets in the Albanian sky Two military officers in prison Two Albanian military officers are under investigation. Thus, the story of the Greek aircraft which, on the morning of August 21, flew over the skies of Saranda, scattering leaflets and also stirring Tirana’s anger over “Athens, a Trojan horse,” is not over yet. Because the Greek pilot, Thomа Vraka, who crossed the Albanian sky in an aircraft from Corfu airport, was not the only person against whom the military justice authorities took measures to arrest. Almost at the same time that Vrakas, after several days in detention, was released from prison to be investigated while at liberty, the Tirana Military Prosecutor’s Office arrested two Albanian officers at the beginning of September. Held responsible for failing to react to the “lone madman” who, according to the Greek authorities, had set off to fly of his own free will, Luan Bare and Bedri Mete, officers at the V.K.Q. (Central Command Post) in Tirana, now face the charge of “abuse of office,” since they underestimated the alert sent to the V.K.Q. by the regional Pamoro-Vizual observation post in Ura Vajgurore concerning the violation of Albanian airspace by the Greek aircraft. The military investigators’ spotlight is therefore focused precisely on this fact. Z.D.

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Malësi e Madhe—Bajzë Expired pesticides to be removed At last, following the removal of the pesticides from Mitol, it is the turn of those in Bajzë. Stored at the Bajzë railway station since March 1992, the expired pesticides from Germany (Hanover) became the subject of discussions, press articles and all kinds of rumors. There are 460 tons of pesticides in 17 railway wagons, the “train of death” stationed there. They were a danger to the entire area, also because the sacks in which they had been stored became a tempting commodity for fuel traders. As a result, the pesticides were dumped on the road and, on occasion, even on the lakeshore, increasing the danger they posed through contact with the environment. On Sunday morning, containers arrived at Bajzë station to transport the pesticides to the port of Durrës, from where they will be taken out of Albania for good. The removal of the pesticides began on Monday afternoon and will continue throughout this week, under the supervision of the relevant commission. J.SH.PUZA

-Interview with former diplomat Javer Malo (p. 5) -Shkodër—Wedding guests end up at the police station (p. 2) -Berat—5 dead in a [mu[f.6]