“Bujar Murati will receive 150 million lek” DOCUMENTS/ The prosecutor’s office reveals the statements of officials and traders The prosecution uncovers the involvement of the defendants in the uniform tender. They were acquitted three days ago. The deal for the Interior Ministry official: he asked for 10% of the lot value as payment News The former senior officials and traders involved in the 2009 uniform tender, who were acquitted three days ago by the Court of First Instance, had given enough testimony about the corrupt scheme for organizing and winning the tender. According to the case file the prosecution has from “Shqiptarja.com”, they admitted cooperation in the winning purchase. TIRANA ELTON QYNO At the end of November 2010, with the total repeal of the Penal Code by the Supreme Court, the telephone wiretaps on which the charges against Bujar Murati, Ilir Sulo and Jani Gjergjefti were based were declared unlawful, overturning the work of the SHISH, which exposed the irregularities in the 1.7 billion lek uniform tender in 2009. According to SHISH information, some... Continues on pages 2-3 In the photo: Bujar Murati and a facsimile of the conclusions of the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office for those accused in the State Police uniform tender

How the in-depth subjects will be calculated. The role of English, physics, technology and sociology A1 FORM FOR UNIVERSITY TIRANA ESMERALDA KETA The subjects that final-year high school students will list in form A1 as subjects on which they will take elective exams will largely determine their ranking on the winning line for public universities. This... Page 10

Analysis “The Economist” The talks between Pristina and Belgrade, sponsored by the European Union, are a “diplomatic race,” said an EU diplomat. Much has been said about their resumption this week. If the two sides reach an agreement, their prospects would improve significantly. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence, declared four years ago, and opposes its participation in international forums as long as it is not accompanied by the UN, the organization that administered Kosovo after the 1999 war. This has become an obstacle to regional cooperation, as the Kosovo government refuses the presence of the United Nations, saying that it is now independent. Both sides agree that Kosovo should be represented in the footnote next to its name. Reaching an agreement to allow representation in regional organizations is a condition for Serbia to be rewarded with candidate status... ...reaching an agreement to allow representation in regional organizations is a condition for Serbia to be rewarded with candidate status... This is a valuable prize; it would mean that the five European Union countries that have not recognized Kosovo would avoid objections within the EU related to it. Such a development would allow Kosovo to begin its march... Continues on page 6

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New female contestants enter, Emirjeta leaves the house Page 22

Edi Rama in Lushnje, 300 young people join the Socialist Party Page 5

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