Excise duty is increased for the second time within the year. How this will be reflected in market prices. Prime Minister Rama: “This is part of the anti-smoking strategy.” Excise tax on biofuels is reinstated GOVERNMENT DECISION TOBACCO PRICES RISE AGAIN Excise duty is increased for the second time within the year. How this will be reflected in market prices. Prime Minister Rama: “This is part of the anti-smoking strategy.” Excise tax on biofuels is reinstated PAGE 2

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Report: The judiciary in Albania is corrupt, reform is needed Strong criticism of the spread of corruption in Albanian society. On politics: “Consensus is needed, not boycott” PAGE 7

KOÇO TASHKO Popoviçi and the truth of the Peza Conference PAGE 18-19

FOOTBALL / EURO2016 FSHF chief Duka issues an ultimatum to Serbia: We want tickets and security PAGE 22

Albania yesterday, they say, was in vain, so we will look at Albania today! Political satire BY ARBEN DUKA Albania today.. (Epic in Ten Parts) Albania yesterday, they say, was in vain, so we will look at, Albania today!.. continues on page 18 together with “Sad Ballad”

Commentary BY FATOS ÇOÇOLI Why do we receive less money from the EU? The European Commission announced the day before yesterday how much money it has allocated up to 2020 for Albania and for the other Balkan countries that are candidate countries, or that want to join the EU. That amounts to an average of 80-90 million euros per year for the next seven years, including this one. We had hoped that with the granting of candidate status, the funds for us would have doubled, or even quadrupled (this happened to countries such as Croatia and Bulgaria when they obtained this status). continues on page 16

AWARENESS Breast cancer, cases increase, women get younger PAGE 15

UNIVERSITIES Student transfer procedures, deadline and required documents PAGE 14

ABUSIVE PERMITS Ksamil municipal official and planner arrested PAGE 9

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