The Socialist Party’s chief administrator speaks about electoral difficulties The largest opposition party will receive only 15 million lekë The Socialist Party’s chief administrator speaks about electoral difficulties Alarm in the SP: “We have no money for the campaign” The largest opposition party will receive only 15 million lekë Alarm in the SP. “We have to tighten our belts during the upcoming election campaign.” The strong statement was made yesterday by the party’s chief administrator, Fardin Arapi himself. Just a few months before Albania’s new political elections, the Socialists are sounding the alarm over the financing of the election campaign, which will begin soon. According to Arapi, the amount the state owes the largest opposition party is only 150,000 dollars. “These are the funds we will receive under the election law, whereas the minimum amount needed to run the campaign is no less than 400,000 dollars,” said the person in charge of the SP’s coffers, expressing his concern. “This is the first time the Socialist Party has made public another aspect of its uncertainty, on the eve of the announcement of the official campaign. page 3

Venizellos and Frashëri sign the agreement Around 750 prisoners in Albanian cells ATHENS — Greece and Albania reached an agreement last night to transfer 750 prisoners. Venizellos and Frashëri sign the agreement Albanian prisoners will leave Greek prisons Around 750 prisoners in Albanian cells ATHENS — Greece and Albania reached an agreement last night to transfer 750 prisoners currently held in Greek prisons. They will thus serve the remainder of their sentences in Albanian prisons. Official Greek sources at the Ministry of Justice report that Greek Justice Minister Venizellos and his Albanian counterpart, Frashëri, reached an agreement to transfer the prisoners to prisons in Albania. More than 300,000 Albanians have entered Greece illegally as undocumented migrants over the past five years, and several thousand of them have been imprisoned for various criminal offences. They have clashed with their Greek “colleagues” several times, causing disturbances in prisons; on more than a few occasions, some of them have been killed or injured. Officials say that 70 prisoners are the first to be transferred to Albania over the next two weeks.

Mysteries surrounding the upcoming election law The Election Law will soon go before the Constitutional Court After 3 April, MPs without immunity may be imprisoned; they cannot be re-elected to the next legislature Mysteries surrounding the upcoming election law “Genocidal” MPs without mandate or immunity The Election Law will soon go before the Constitutional Court After 3 April, MPs without immunity may be imprisoned; they cannot be re-elected to the next legislature page 4

Conflicting positions on the regularity of the Prosecutor’s Office’s actions After Sanxhaku’s statement, controversy erupts The question of the legal basis for the investigation into the killings of 2 April in Shkodër, which began nearly four months ago, has sparked fierce controversy. “The court’s decision on these events cannot be reviewed” — in which five people were convicted — “without a request for its review, even from just one of them.” This is the essence of lawyer Sanxhaku’s arguments on behalf of Nano, offered to substantiate the claim that this action was irregular. Yesterday, the head of the investigation team on the case and the capital’s Prosecutor, Adnand Xhelili, responded immediately. “Everything is in accordance with the procedural rules in force and is based on the law,” he told “KJ”. Nevertheless, the case file remains open and investigative work is proceeding as normal. page 2

Maritime transport disrupted and road traffic brought to a standstill page 15

From the visit of the British Foreign Secretary Berisha: The time has come for dialogue to resolve the Kosovo issue From the visit of the British Foreign Secretary England appoints ambassador to Tirana Berisha: The time has come for dialogue to resolve the Kosovo issue page 3

Greek president reaffirms trip to Albania But Sebastianosi’s successors want the gathering to be postponed Greek president reaffirms trip to Albania Relations with Tirana have been renewed But Sebastianosi’s successors want the gathering to be postponed page 2

Tomorrow: 7 European parties at the PSD Congress At the five-year anniversary, a battle among social democrats Tomorrow: 7 European parties at the PSD Congress The PSE is back in Albania At the five-year anniversary, a battle among social democrats page 3

Suspected of prostitution. They return by plane Escorted by carabinieri at the airport page 5

Two of the assailants arrested Police are looking for 3 others Two of the assailants arrested They raped the teenager Police are looking for 3 others page 2

The Ministry gives its accounting page 5