PS-PD AGREEMENT, TALKS BEGIN ON DECEMBER 22

The delegation of the European Parliament comes to Tirana to close the agreement. The opposition receives the requested guarantees META: WE HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS, THE OPPOSITION SHOULD END THE BOYCOTT ▶ PAGES 2-3

He hid “Vefa”’s dollars in Hungary, Alimuçaj goes on trial

An amount of 975 thousand U.S. dollars hidden in Hungary since 1996 and discovered four years ago has led to the filing of charges of “money laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense” against the former administrator of the pyramid company “Vefa”, Vehbi Alimuçaj, and his son Artan Alimuçaj. The bank account in Hungary was opened by Vehbi Alimuçaj in 1996. TRIAL He hid “Vefa”’s dollars in Hungary, Alimuçaj goes on trial The boss of the pyramid scheme companies and his son, 2 bank accounts abroad ELTON QYNO TIRANA An amount of 975 thousand U.S. dollars hidden in Hungary since 1996 and discovered four years ago, has led to the filing of charges of “money laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense” against the former administrator of the pyramid company “Vefa” Vehbi Alimuçaj and his son Artan Alimuçaj. The bank account in Hungary was opened by Ve- hbi Alimuçaj in 1996. ▸ PAGE 12

INTERVIEW

Namik Kopliku: Governor? Nishani is proposing the wrong people ▶ PAGE 4 Namik Kopliku: Governor? Nishani is proposing the wrong people

POLITICAL SATIRE

How could you know, old man, what FREEDOM means!.. BY Arben DUKA How could you know, old man, what FREEDOM means!.. (To Basha) ► On page 20

INVESTIGATION

Xhelal Mziu paid thousands of euros for the “Kamza Touristic” medal ▶ PAGE 11 Xhelal Mziu paid thousands of euros for the medal “Kamza Touristic” The mayor of Kamza bought the award with taxpayers’ money

COMMENTARY

Oil and politics... BY BARDHI SEJDARASI Oil and politics... Over the past two weeks, no one has been left without speaking about oil, its global market and the abusive prices of Albanian fuel traders. Even about the “ownership” of the companies that import and trade oil, and the percentages they “share” with the politics of the day, no one has been silent! The frequency of statements has been so high that even the international oil exchange, which has, truth be told, been truly surprising, does not surpass these statements. ► continues on page 15

SPECIAL / PART II Researcher Ylli Polovina: Albanians are all bosses

SPECIAL / PART II Researcher Ylli Polovina: Albanians are all bosses ▶ PAGES 18-19

PROBLEMATIC ISSUE Waste separation fails in the city of Shkodër

PROBLEMATIC ISSUE Waste separation fails in the city of Shkodër ▶ PAGE 9

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