The prime minister, who eats from both sides, has found himself in a difficult position in this fierce rivalry among government officials, but in the end he has decided to side with Pashko in order to strike at Fino The struggle within the ranks intensifies. Smuggling divides the “brothers in arms” “The Union for Democracy” assesses the Contact Group statement: a very important political reaction The OSCE welcomes the Democratic Party’s decision to return to Parliament The government under scrutiny In the unusual context of the monitoring being carried out within the framework of the efforts made by the Albanian authorities to respond to the Council of Europe’s recommendation on respect for institutions in Albania, attention is focused especially on the Nano government. The behind-the-scenes work of the “OSCE” in this regard began already in the first days of February. Only now are some facts exploding in the foreign press, which fully confirm the assessment made by part of the press in Albania. A top-down monitoring linked to the concentration of attention on relations with institutions and the overall Albanian political situation, although it has not yet been expressed in all its dimensions, has begun to become noticeable. Democrats are “engaged” at all levels of the PD. The mission of this monitoring is to assess the new climate in the Albanian government, after its creation on 25 July and its reshaping after P. Milo’s departure on 15 September. This mission includes contacts with representatives of the administration, senior executive officials, the media and parties. In particular, two problems are to be highlighted: the government’s relations with the opposition and the position in the executive held by members of the “Union for Democracy” who are inclined to distance themselves from the Nano government. These two issues take on greater importance in the context of Albania’s progress toward the Council of Europe and the position of the current government vis-à-vis international demands for a greater role for the opposition in Albanian institutional life. All these specific and general issues have also been focused on in direct meetings between foreign experts and the Albanian political factor. The microphonists target the opposition Albania may ask NATO for military intervention The new Albanian government is in the hands of socialists and the most anti-opposition parliamentarians, who have declared that they will make no concessions to the opposition. Instead of seeking out the elements that are inciting conflict, the government has placed itself in the role of defending its own figures. The focus is the attitude toward the opposition’s demands and especially the relationship with the Democratic Party. In particular, the positions of state structures toward the opposition’s demands to return to institutions have been examined. These developments are also being followed in relation to Kosovo and the regional crisis. It has been assessed that an unstable government in Tirana will increase the risk of internal complications and will also damage the country’s international standing. Not the trade unionists toward a strike PRESAN. The socialists seem to be preparing the ground for “PD” for the union escalation of the opposition. Local government structures have been asked to avoid clashes with citizens and not to turn the conflict into open confrontation. Part of the press has underlined that the government is trying to channel social dissatisfaction into controlled forms, while avoiding any direct confrontation with opposition organizations. Do not wait for 20 April Nevertheless, the government has hurried to create the impression that 20 April will not be a final deadline for important political and institutional processes. The press has commented that the executive is seeking time to consolidate internal relations and avoid an immediate peak in the crisis. Last night, three killed in the city Elbasan is bloodied again These latest episodes are now placing Tirana before the dilemma of the next step. If the government fails to control developments, it may face new consequences for public order and political stability.

The weakness of the International Community in intervening decisively with the chosen means in the crisis in Kosovo could have consequences many times more catastrophic than in Bosnia ON PAGE 3

The President of Kosovo received Ambassador Gelbard ON PAGE 2

The UN war against Kosovo shakes the brakes of force ON PAGE 2

Albania may ask NATO for military intervention The new Albanian government is in the hands of socialists and the most anti-opposition parliamentarians, who have declared that they will make no concessions to the opposition. Instead of seeking out the elements that are inciting conflict, the government has placed itself in the role of defending its own figures. Even in this case it has been interpreted that the Albanian government is maintaining a dual position toward the opposition and international partners. The issue of the position taken by [???] and the use of harsh words against the opposition is making the atmosphere more tense.

Albina Karamitro and Fidan Bode among the hunger strikers “The whistling of the heartbeats may be heard from one moment to the next,” says cardiologist Osmani Hodo ON PAGE 5

The police are accused of arresting and torturing innocent citizens ON PAGE 4

The government should reward workers of the companies by law . ON PAGE 4

Zbaticë b[r]okal ordered the killings Shkodra declares the victims of 9 August martyrs ON PAGE 4 Edi Paloka before the court The Çek record: by any means necessary, RD journalists are imprisoned ON PAGE 4 The ambitions of the government’s usury network Large companies become attractive ON PAGE 5