THE EVASION SCHEME Spiropali’s first blow, $4 million. Head of Lezhë suspended CUSTOMS, THIS IS HOW THE OIL SMUGGLING WAS DONE The company “Ada Petrol” belonging to the brother of PD MP Gjok Uldedaj and the PD chairman for Lezhë. Since December, Berisha’s Customs never checked it once and 4,400 tons of gasoil were sold on the market ▸ Page 11

IN PHOTO: Former British prime minister Tony Blair and Prime Minister Edi Rama INTERVIEW ▸ Page 2-3 FOR 29 MINUTES TONY BLAIR REPLACES EDI RAMA The former British prime minister: Here are the priorities Albania must fulfill for the EU

CANDIDATES Vitore Tusha, Sokol Berberi, Vladimir Kristo and Dedja TIRANA JAKIN MARENA The term of the President of the Constitutional Court, Bashkim Dedja, at the head of this institution has ended, and the head of state Nishani has called the parliamentary parties for consultations. Besides Dedja... ▸ Page 4-5

“FUNDJAVA” SUPPLEMENT ▸ Page 13-15 Kosovo, what to see in the youngest state How the Hangjik house was turned into a model guesthouse

BANK ALARM ▸ Page 10 100 million euros are needed to secure deposits

TRIBUTES ▸ Page 20 Yllka Mujo: My first meeting with Drita Pelinku

THE MAYOR ▸ Page 22 Shpëtim Gjika puts “Flamurtari” up for sale

FORMER AMBASSADOR ▸ Page 6-7 Tarifa: Diplomatic service should be reformed

Satire BY ARBEN DUKA We may not take the call in December... The call in December, we may not take it, because PD has dug its own grave! If we have no breath, we can’t climb the mountain, first of all we must get out of the grave. If an agreement is reached, it is clearly understood, that it will be made only out of mercy. A new breath has just begun, but not even a thimble has been freed. We have just come out of a kind of apocalypse, things are worse than they were last year. What happened to us, cannot be covered up, this corruption has not gone down at all. Indeed its strongholds were toppled, but Albania suffers from that wound... continues on page 19 also with another poem

... always one step ahead... Raw materials for restaurants, pizzerias, creperies and fast food.

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