CLASH The mayor orders the lock to be changed in the meeting hall LUL BASHA ON TRIAL PS: HE LOCKED US OUT Councillors from the Socialist Party and LSI remove Njazi Kosovrasti as chairman of the Municipal Council and appoint Aldrin Dalipi. Both sides accuse each other Pages 2-3
Editorial
BY ANILA BASHA To be a journalist To be a journalist in Albania these days means to be in difficult days. To be at the end of one’s tether. To be annoyed, frustrated, and at times self-important (why would this perhaps happen with those colleagues who read themselves between the lines and will say that I am the most honest????); to pretend, to take... continues on page 8
Lisien Bashkurti: Why did we fail in the negotiations with Edi Rama
INTERVIEW Lisien Bashkurti: Why did we fail in the negotiations with Edi Rama AK diplomat: Political pact for the arrest of Sali Berisha Pages 4-5
Commentary
BY GENCI KOJDHELI The puppet commission A parliamentary investigative commission is a group of the prepared, unmoved by the people, with the aim of discovering the unnecessary! Never before has this expression been so true as in the case of the parliamentary investigative commission set up to... continues on page 11
THASH&THEM
Supplement “THASH&THEM”
BB6, ELENA: I HAVE NOT DONE A “SIN”... The paparazzi, in focus: Dadë, Braçe, Ruçi, Fino and Topi ROSHI: THE MISSING POP-REALITY Nora and Tuna undress, enjoy the sun at the beach Pages 13-17
Fatos Qerimi
Memories with Laver Bariu, this self-taught virtuoso
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MUNICIPALITY OF POGRADEC
THE OPENING IS ORGANISED IN THE CITY PARK. Tourist Season 2013
THE OPENING IS ORGANISED IN THE CITY PARK. 4 May Tourist Season 2013
