INTERVIEW
The prominent Kosovo academic speaks about Albanians on the eve of the 100th anniversary
QOSJA: YOU ARE WEAK FOR
KEEPING BERISHA IN POWER
A tragic balance sheet in the first century of independence. The academic: 40 years of Hoxha and 20 years of Berisha, why do they tolerate him, endure him, make peace with him? The prime minister, worse than the dictator, is an autocrat without authority
News
Kosovo academic Rexhep Qosja said that Berisha has remained in power for so long not because of his own strength, but because of Albanian weaknesses. Meanwhile, he describes Enver Hoxha as an autocrat with authority, while Berisha is an autocrat with not a trace of authority.
TIRANE
FON ILIA
Academic Rexhep Qosja, in an interview for the program “Fiks Farë”, commented on the issue of rewriting history. Qosja initially said that the history of Albania during these 100 years is a history of many hardships. He said that for these hardships the Albanians have...
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USA: There will be unrest because of shortages of water and electricity
Embassy
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USA: There will be
unrest because of
shortages of
water and electricity
Trafficking under blue uniforms, 51 kg of heroin seized in Tirana
The boss was the anti-drugs police officer
Trafficking under blue uniforms
51 kg of heroin seized in Tirana
Operations last night also in Elbasan and Vorë. 8 kg of cocaine found
TIRANE
ANXHELA TATO
The drug trafficking network is
dismantled, the anti-
drug officer is arrested. Police seize
51 kilograms...
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Europe and our candidacy
Commentary
BY PREÇ ZOGAJ
Europe and
our candidacy
Albania had an
almost similar start to Romania
and Bulgaria on the road to
integration into Euro-Atlantic
structures. The similarities among the three
countries in terms of post-
communist aspirations and first
democratic achievements were
much more evident than the differences
in other respects. We have
been in the same boat, or on an
integration agenda with these friendly
countries. And it could not have been otherwise, since when we
detached ourselves from communism and set off together toward the future of democracy, the countries
of the former Yugoslavia were involved
in the bloody war of
the federation’s disintegration. Romania, Bulgaria and Albania
have knocked one after another
on the doors of the Council of Europe.
They have moved side by side with the first tasks of the action plan
for NATO membership.
The election crisis and the pyramid schemes in the years 1996-1997
cut us off from our Balkan sisters,
but not to such an extent that we should be surprised.
Romania and Bulgaria were
admitted to NATO five years
before Albania. For many
reasons, somewhere we had hoped and
believed that this...
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Topi: Berisha is preparing to rig the 2013 elections
FRD leader
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Topi: Berisha
preparing to
rig the 2013
elections
Sulejman Gjana: King Zog’s grave, the most visited
REBURIAL TOMORROW
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Sulejman
Gjana: the grave of
King Zog,
the most visited
Weekend supplement
Weekend
GENC TUKIÇI: A CONCERT WITH INVA MULA
The pianist talks about his collaboration with the well-known soprano
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Investigation / Tenders
The prime minister’s brother-in-law, millions from restorations
The prime minister’s brother-in-law,
millions from restorations
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drug trafficking, anti-narcotics officer arrested
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integration into Euro-Atlantic structures. The similarities between the three
countries in terms of their aspirations
post-communist and their achievements are
much more evident than the differences in other aspects. We
set off together toward the new democratic future, the countries
the first tasks of the action plan
admitted to NATO five years
believed that this... continues on page 22
