ASYLUM IN GERMANY SCAM THE “EXODUS” SCHEME IS EXPOSED 5 IN HANDCUFFS

The Minister of the Interior and the German ambassador inspect the Port of Vlorë. Saimir Tahiri: Those responsible will be brought to justice. Hoffman: We do not grant economic asylum ▸ PAGES 10-11

POLITICAL SATIRE

BY ARBEN DUKA The ridiculous agreement to enter Parliament!.. ▸ On page 22

COMMENTARY

BY ILIR DHIMA The main conditions for obtaining asylum The blocking of several buses with passengers, which were departing from Vlorë for Munich, Germany, was indeed an effective measure to cut off the trafficking of deceived people, since in the best case they might have been granted territorial and economic asylum. But this was only one case of the Albanian state acting to prevent its own citizens from abusing... ▸ continued on page 17

WEIGHTLIFTING Doping, also tests positive in the B sample, Begaj: I am clean

● WEIGHTLIFTING Doping, also tests positive in the B sample, Begaj: I am clean The World Champion risks being suspended from sport for two years and losing her medals ▸ PAGES 20-21

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DEBATE

▸ PAGE 4 Mesila Doda: Paloka is Erion Veliaj’s puppet

COURT CASE

▸ PAGE 9 The owner emerges for the Kulmak Teqe road

BOYCOTT

▸ PAGE 2 Fleckenstein: The opposition in Parliament on 24 December

BIRTH LEAVE

▸ PAGE 8 Italy, 600 euros a month to pay for nursery school

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