A year of consolidating institutions In January, Stëfanoopullos is expected to sign the legalization of migrants TITAN: In the presidential decree, which is expected to be officially published next week, the legalization of hundreds of thousands of migrants [?.] and citizens [?.] will [?.] [?.] [?.] [?.]. According to [?.] [?.] [?.], legally included are [?.] [?.] [?.]. He by [?.] [?.] [?.] [?.]. “Insincere” reform The Minister of Devaluation and Jashtri Shuku commented on Millon’s letter [partially unreadable text] Page 2

Interview with Mr. Abdyl Xhaja, Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources 1997 is the year of privatization of the national energy sector. The government, together with parliament, is framing the legal pilot framework; one of the commitments is the privatization of the production of electrical materials, basic materials for which preparations have also been made beforehand.... The shutdown of factories, the expansion of the share of consumption and privatization [?.] in the field of [?.], the supply of electricity in a volume of [?.]. The short-term energy supply plan is [?.] by the government with [?.], financing [?.] in [?.] January [?.], also includes [?.] as well [?.] for [?.]. Page 3

The Union Council approves the first 150 'errat' for loans A good part of this contingent of homeless people will have the opportunity to withdraw the loans in the first deadlines of this month Page 2

Special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council A special resolution of the OSCE Permanent Council was approved yesterday by the members of the organization. In the document [?.] it is underlined [?.] [?.] [?.] and [?.] [?.] [?.] of the elections of [?.] [?.]. According to [?.] [?.], [?.] [?.] [?.] in [?.] [?.] [?.]. Page 4

The Albanian government is ready for the final phase of privatization The necessary legal framework has been prepared for the transfer into private ownership of mines, banks, water supply and telecommunications Page 2

Tourism development constrained by economic ties with Italy According to the Italian Economic Center, the roughly 110 million dollars invested so far by Italian entrepreneurs in Albania will be joined by even more investments in the near future Page 2

Chairman Aliboni supports Dengsut’s election at the head of the party Padamarrë[?] Page 2

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