QSHKE — 60% of the economy is informal ON PAGE 5

Prisoners complain about the Greek justice system ON PAGE 4

KESH management alarmed about the corporation ON PAGE 5

Yugoslav Foreign Minister Jovanoviç reveals Serbia's plan for aggression along the country's northern borders The Yugoslav foreign minister's statement comes after the scandals and false reports broadcast by the Albanian SHIK in some of the Tirana press, which exaggerate the danger of Islamic fundamentalism in Albania. For at least a year, several Tirana newspapers with close ties to the Albanian intelligence service have published reports at least twice a week, citing SHIK as their primary source and speaking of mujahideen and Islamic terrorists operating in Albania. Such propaganda has been blatantly terrorist in nature, to the point that it is thought to have influenced the State Department's decision to close the United States Embassy in Tirana for an indefinite period. Meanwhile, the fact that the Serbs are using the same arguments as SHIK to justify a possible attack on Albania brings all the hypotheses of cooperation between the secret services of Belgrade and Tirana back to the fore, just as in the time of Enver Hoxha. ON PAGE 2

Teachers, oil workers, cement workers, and arms and wood manufacturers demand higher wages and the promotion of domestic production Teachers begin an indefinite strike. The protest sets off the oil workers in Ballsh. The Cement Factory's 1,000 employees are on strike. The Mjekësi plant closes its doors ON PAGE 5

By Sami NEZA A few days ago, the left-wing government celebrated the 100th day since its third accession to power within a year and a half. Almost no government has ever changed its prime minister twice and its cabinet more than three times in a period of just over a year. The first thing that comes to mind is the Albanian crisis, which may be the reason for the frequent changes of government officials. If we consider this the main reason, then a change in government, its structures and the instruments that make it up would indeed be justified. This would be a very good thing if such changes had also produced tangible results in reducing the level of the crisis, or at least in averting it in some sectors. From the months following the elections, the left-wing government has been accused of corruption, smuggling and failing to establish law and order. These three labels can all be applied to the left in Albania, since under left-wing leadership they found fertile ground in the Albanian state. They did not change pace during the governments formed from 29 October 1997 onward. Neither under the Nano 3 government nor under the Nano 4 government—the two governments in question—was any change in the cabinet felt. On the contrary, the ranks of government officials were closed, apparently as a means of protecting those who had enriched themselves and exploited their positions in government. There was no movement, no national reflection and no outcry over corruption in the administration, even up to the ministers. Even after the prime minister was removed, supposedly to justify the inactivity or change the approach, there was no improvement in the performance of the Albanian left. Corruption, smuggling, dependence and crime remain at the same levels. Since the day the latest government took office, there has been no major change in the way things are done: the first or second government, whether two or four of them, differ only in the age of the prime ministers and the names of the ministers. The left may once again put new ministers or even prime ministers on its lists. They may be chosen and new. But their statements and pledges, made at meetings of the PS Steering Committee or of its parliamentary group, have already been put to the test within their own party and have failed, as has been the case for at least two years. They cannot remain in their posts or in parliament with support while continually making new government decisions that—if anyone wants to know—show that the crisis in the country today is not a crisis of the government, nor even a crisis of Albania, but the crisis of the left that governs it. Every opportunity existed for an unaccountable government to carry out the reform of national rebellion and address its consequences in the country. The fate of the crisis and of its government, which are almost entirely intertwined, lies in the arrival of the left-wing democrats at its head, to put an end to the breakdown and establish an independent exercise of their power.

PD responds to Jovanoviç's statements in Madrid: A serious provocation against Albania Fatos Klosi and those keeping him in office are responsible for fabricating the bogeyman of Islamic terrorism in Albania In a statement issued last night, PD Deputy Chairman Genc Pollo, referring to Foreign Minister Jovanoviç's statements in Madrid, said: “It seems the Yugoslav minister has finally invented what Belgrade wants. Apparently, we must find the will and strength to prepare for any surprise. The Madrid statement is a provocation and, as such, must not go unanswered.” These statements, which contain a threat to use force, are an outright violation of the United Nations Charter, OSCE documents and those of all international organizations; it is the duty not only of Albanians, but of the entire international community, to respond to them. It seems the Serbs want to create facts on the ground to use as a basis for future negotiations. Unfortunately, it seems Belgrade has allies in official Tirana, who provide it with a “casus belli” in the form of so-called Islamic terrorism rooted in Albania. I am referring to the head of the SHIK Intelligence Service and all the officials keeping him in office. If the government leaders and everyone in the other services are to take a position on the Kosovo issue, they must purge the state apparatuses that carried out the policy of the previous government—namely, SHIK and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ON PAGE 2

The Democratic Party's Parliamentary Group will undertake a démarche with the ruling Spanish People's Party to inform it, and through it the Spanish government, about the situation and conditions in Kosovo as a result of the violence and repression of the Belgrade regime. The PD parliamentary group's office announced last night that the chairman of the Democratic parliamentary group, Genc Pollo, would shortly meet with the parliamentary secretary intermediary of the Par-...

Prime Minister Majko fails to restore law and order More people have been killed in Albania during these three months of left-wing coalition rule than in Kosovo, which is in an openly declared state of war ON PAGE 3

Politicians discuss the possibility that part of the diplomatic corps may leave Albania ON PAGE 3

The Prime Minister must honor his commitments ON PAGE 3

Senior diplomats boycott the President's speech ON PAGE 3

Today, 129 days since the murder of the December leader Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, the symbol of democracy and pluralism, proves the involvement of the government of Fatos Nano and his successor in the crime that shocked the entire Albanian world. The former coalition of the left and right, and its successor, which took the December leader's life, show Albanians that they were and remain on the side of the murderers, who have names but are not touched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari cannot tolerate these misdeeds under any circumstances. The government must either bring the criminals before justice or publicly declare that it itself committed Azem Hajdari's murder.

President Meidani and Minister Kondi prepared the broom to sweep out the new judges Testing, a trick carefully chosen by Meidani and Kondi to carry out mass dismissals of judges who do not obey the PS's orders to put themselves above the law ON PAGE 4

After seven months, the National Theatre resumes work with “The Last Apology of Socrates” This is a catastrophe, not a government. What would happen if the ministers of public order, defense, the economy, etc. issued orders and then held others responsible for them, without first holding themselves accountable? ON PAGE 8

The association of mayors held its 6th national conference ON PAGE 2