PD CONGRESS THE BANK OF ALBANIA COUNCIL IS TOPPLED MILO AND KULE BREAK THE LAW • The open political stance of Petraq Milo, who is a candidate for the National Council, and Dhori Kule as a member of the PD Congress, foreshadows their departure from the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania • What happened at the Democrats' Convention, from Basha's apology for Berisha's governance to the backstage maneuvering behind the vote PAGES 2-3-4-5

Commentary BY FATOS ÇOÇOLI The responsibility of a budget To increase the country's budget by 32 million dollars (or as much as one percent of your annual spending) for the remaining part of the year is nothing. But when for 5 years the budget has only been cut, and you change it with a reduction in spending in the middle of the year, then this stopping of play, this “turning of the page” or direction for our State Budget, means something. A budget is responsible when it thinks about the citizen. continued on page 16

Commentary BY AFRIM KRASNIQI The emigrants' vote, time to reflect In the 2009 and 2013 election campaigns, the main political parties promised to reform electoral legislation to make it possible for temporarily emigrated citizens living in other countries, as well as members of the diaspora with active Albanian citizenship, to participate actively in voting. The promises were made so similarly that the parties often let go of the issue of emigration, because it seemed there were no differences and the effect for each party would be the same. At the same time, in the last two parliamentary processes and... continued on page 25

PRE-UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Schools, all teachers will be subject to competitions Nora Malaj: New recruitments will be made through testing PAGE 9

THE HOME IS BURGLED FATOS LUBONJES, THIEVES STEAL HIS WATCH COLLECTION PAGE 11

Aerial photography of the territory and digitization of mortgages begins PROPERTY The compensation fund for owners increases by 1 billion Aerial photography of the territory and digitization of mortgages begins PAGE 6

RETURN FROM ITALY Rama convinces Italians to invest in Albania PAGE 7

SUPPLEMENT “RILINDASI” RILINDASI ELBASAN WAS NOT THE FIRST... Telegraph conversation: The flag was raised on the afternoon of 28 November 1912 25 Elbasan was not the first to raise the Independence flag Telegraph conversations are uncovered that overturn the current version BY MAJLINDA PEZA-PERRIU PAGES 17-24

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