Companies demand the highest prices 12 tenders worth 1.2 billion lek are boycotted EXCLUSIVE THE BATTLE FOR MEDICINES WHOLESALERS DO NOT SUPPLY HOSPITALS Companies demand the highest prices 12 tenders worth 1.2 billion lek are boycotted ▶ PAGE 2-3

This is what Koço Kokëdhima said.. BY ARBEN DUKA This is what Koço Kokëdhima.. (From the debates in Parliament) ▶ On page 20 together with a song

An ideal opportunity to leave a mark in history So far, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has played poorly in the Ukraine crisis. BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN*) An ideal opportunity to leave a mark in history So far, Russia’s presi- dent, Vladimir Putin, has played poorly in the Ukraine crisis. I mean, how strong can you be when your allies insist on wearing masks? But Putin thinks he knows his opponents better than they know those around him. He thinks that Americans will never be serious about energy, that Europeans will never be serious about sanctions, that Ukrainian reformers will never be serious about gov- ernance, and that he can control the separatist forces he has “released” in Ukraine, set them on the attack, or pull them back whenever he wants. The end of the Ukraine crisis depends greatly on the truth of what Putin thinks. How is his bet going so far?... ▶ continues on page 18

The two candidates are in fierce conflict, and the chairman is forced to go and calm tensions between the sides ● DEMOCRATIC PARTY Clash between PD activists, Basha rushes to Durrës The two candidates are in fierce conflict, and the chairman is forced to go and calm tensions between the sides ▶ PAGE 8

Ilirjan Hida: Islam without values, at war with the whole world ▶ PAGE 15

EVIDENCE “21 January,” investigations into police actions begin ▶ PAGE 9

PROPERTY Panariti: The government has 3 thousand certificates ready ▶ PAGE 8

INVESTMENTS Brussels “revives” Corridor VIII, rail project ▶ PAGE 11

PARLIAMENT The Investigative Commission, Çuko “shows” PD the drug plane ▶ PAGE 5

DOSSIER Margjokaj- Krujë: The truth about your political sins ▶ PAGE 16-17

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