SECRET DECISION / The Council of Ministers “books” Albanian companies to collect bad debts There are millions of euros in uncollected obligations, mostly from electricity. A 20 percent reward is granted for the amounts collected. The companies “CE2 managment” and “CE2 Debt Collection” won without a tender Page 2

The Albanian government has had, through a secret Council of Ministers decision, two companies run by businessmen closely linked to it to collect bad debts, such as those in the energy sector. “The companies “CE2 Debt Managment” and “CE2 Debt Collection” were selected without a tender and will receive 20 percent of the amount collected. *** TIRANA GENC KONDI A scheme of enrichment and secret decisions by the Council of Ministers, for the state to collect bad debts that the state itself has. This is the “invented” mechanism of the Council of Ministers. Shqiptarja.com confirms... continues on page 5

Comment BY Preç ZOGAJ ODIHR’s game or the end of the reform? The ODIHR objections against electronic verification of voters and electronic vote counting, on the grounds that they are unfeasible, risk turning the electoral reform into a tree without fruit, a big “fake tree” for the smallness of this country, and consequently into an irresponsible mockery by the big parties, which have been working together for several months on this site undermined by all kinds of tricks and disloyalty, bringing to light a generally positive product, albeit not yet complete. Just when the final blow was expected to fix both the system and it seemed the reform train was about to reach the station, this time the Cassandra-like lies that had predicted that the pear has its tail at the back, here the blow came from where no living soul in this country would have imagined: from ODIHR. ODIHR arrives with brilliance raised against a product cooked jointly by the two parties, PD and PS, which have great difficulty in getting along with one another. Once they had agreed on something important, ODIHR comes to choke it off, throwing water on the waves of the newly born hope of Albanians that voting in Albania can also be done like in the other countries of the region. Let us be clear. From the outset, the electoral reform commission had one challenge to fulfill: to prevent ballot stuffing and stuffing of ballot boxes in the name of absent voters; to eliminate trafficking, devaluation and fabrication of... continues on page 6

THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION The debate with the media that broke the story. The PD deputy, fake American degree *** TIRANA NORA MALAJ Nora Malaj, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, in a long letter sent to Mentor Kika, editor of the newspaper “Idea” that first published the story... Pages 10-11

“They are lying to us about the 3.8 million from the mission in Bosnia” Page 8

Our emotions in front of 1,500 spectators in London Pages 22-23

REFORMS Page 7 Rama to Berisha: The President urgently, not hostage to Ristani

DEMONSTRATIONS Page 9 Muslims, march against the gay parade: We defend the family

Expedition Page 6 Gjergj Bojaxhiu’s diary: I head toward the summit of Everest The account of the team of climbers from 7,000 meters

CONFLICTS Page 4 Eleni Basho’s relatives abandon the house in Shkozë

THE COMPROMISE

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