The “rebels” of the DP set a deadline: July will find us in the chamber TIRANA Tritan Shehu: “Berisha is hiding behind the party program” page 2

Throughout all these months of intensifying the Kosovo crisis, there has been more talk than ever about unifying the Albanian factor. Although the discussion has mainly concerned the Albanians of Kosovo, it was in some way implied that Tirana would not be able to exert a positive influence in this direction without a unification of the positions of the local political forces. All the more so now, when the war in Kosovo can be considered a closed chapter: the term “unification of positions” should perhaps be present in Tirana even more than in Pristina. In view of the difficult challenges of rebuilding the country, within the framework of plans for the Balkans, the country faces the need to raise relations between government and opposition to a higher level. If, for Kosovo’s sake, the opposition has “kept quiet,” and there have even been occasions when it supported the government, now it should contribute its options for ensuring the most appropriate administration of the aid envisaged in Western projects. And Majko and Meta, when it comes to relations with the DP and the opposition in general, should welcome its observations and suggestions. First, if the political climate were to grow more tense, aid, investments and everything else would head toward our neighbours, such as Macedonia, which is preparing the ground very carefully in this regard. The invitation addressed to Majko and especially to Thaçi is itself a move to reduce any possible tension in relations with the Albanian factor there. Usually, we have been accustomed to conceiving cooperation between government and opposition here only as the opposition always applauding the government. Specifically, there is much talk today about the opposition’s return to parliament, but before those in power and the governing coalition demand this, they should look at what they have done to pave the way for the opposition to take such a step. The series of meetings between Majko and Berisha, begun several months ago, was a positive step in this direction. The contacts between government and opposition would themselves have continued; certainly, the course of tensions in the country would have been very different. As in the case of the Albanian factor in Kosovo, the passivity of the institutions of the President of the Republic regarding the improvement of government-opposition relations during this period is absurd. The assessment by a DP deputy that “the president should not concern himself with planting trees” is right. Moreover, given that certain circles in the governing coalition say one thing but, through their actions, sabotage the DP’s return to parliament, while then claiming to seek cooperation with it, the President should perhaps have taken the initiative, helping to bring government and opposition closer—the main factor that could help in this regard.

In Korçë, 220,000 dangerous eggs are seized

In Korçë, 220,000 dangerous eggs are seized Albania, a warehouse for expired food Our market is full of foods that European countries remove from circulation as dangerous to human health pages 11, 22

To die in the name of God: A teenager takes his own life for Christ. “I will go to Paradise” page 9 Bukoshi’s minister speaks: We are not FARK, we are the KLA page 3 Qosja’s great message: Albanians, beware of Serbs who have committed no crimes page 4 Mysterious crimes. Now private detectives are uncovering them page 8