Rama joking with Merkel while talking about the period before ’90
BERLIN CONFERENCE
IN PHOTO: Prime Minister Rama and Chancellor Merkel All the behind-the-scenes details of the official dinner. The anecdote about “spaghetti Bolognese” told by the Albanian prime minister that brought laughter to the table and was followed by the chancellor’s stories about East Germany ▸ PAGES 2-3-4-5
Better to work together than to break apart
Speech
BY Edi Rama Better to work together than to break apart Thank you, Madam Chancellor, for these remarks, and above all thank you for taking the initiative to bring us together here in Berlin. It must be nice to be the leader of the country that won the World Cup in football. And a leader with whom the players themselves wanted to take photos. Usually it is the opposite. Thank you President Barroso for your presence. ▸ continued on page 17
The new compensation scheme for political convicts
The categories that benefit first. The requirements to obtain the right
FORMERLY PERSECUTED
BRAHIM SHIMA TIRANA Political persecuted people, starting from 14 September, will receive compensation according to the new formula provided in the amended law. Under this scheme, the first to benefit are political convicts over the age of 75 who are still alive, as well as former female convicts who are still alive, families that include minors, and people in poor health... ▸ PAGE 16
Kadare in Athens, cancer scare, flirting with the nurse
MEMORIES
▸ Pages 18-19 Kadare in Athens, cancer scare, flirting with the nurse
Saint Kozmai: We are not Greeks, but Christians!
A missionary of Orthodoxy and an opponent of Ancient Greece?
ARBEN LLALLA
▸ PAGES 12-13
What did they have against Aurel Plasari, anyway?!
Opinion
BY ARBEN DUKA What did they have against Aurel Plasari, anyway?! ▸ On page 20 along with a satire
Victim with three surnames, convicted in Belgium for drugs
