Italy lobbies for Albania Lulzim Basha’s second homeland emerges as an “underwater rock” at the end of the process, the majority in the Netherlands is against it. After the European Commission, Parliament also gives the OK ▸ ON PAGES 2-5

Political satire BY Arben Duka Justice is still in an abyss... (Part three) Since the opposition, I have often said that all justice was in an abyss... ▶ continues on page 20 along with the column “VIPs and Ripa”

● GUARD PROPERTIES Former head of AKKP violated national security law “Objects important for defense and security cannot be transferred.” Article 7 was disregarded by Avenir Peka. A lawsuit was filed by the former head of the Guard, Artan Hoxha ▸ ON PAGE 10

Commentary BY ALBERT GJOKA Basha loves Enver more than Rama does Images always strike people’s eyes and minds. They affect you, make you react; whether for good or bad; they bring back and re-bring moments from the past or the present. So it happened as well when banners with the portrait of Enver Hoxha appeared at the meetings of the Martyrs of the Nation Cemetery, in the ceremony organized on the occasion of Liberation Day, on November 29 of this year. The highest state leaders, from the president, the prime minister, the speaker of Parliament, elected officials, veterans, as well as representatives of the Tirana Municipality (standing near the speaker) - were lined up in the front row to honor the fallen of the war, while over there at the back, someone, moved by emotion or instructed by the communist remnants of the past, in the midst of fatigue, was holding the portrait of... ▸ continues on page 13

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Budget THE DRAFT COMES TODAY TO THE GOVERNMENT MEETING, HERE ARE THE TAXES FOR SALARIES ▸ PAGE 14