SCANDAL CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON A BUILDING BY THE LAKE, POLITICS STAYS SILENT On Christmas Day, while citizens and politicians are celebrating, bulldozers are digging the foundations at the foot of the dam PAGE 8

COMMENTARY BY ILIR DHIMA Does Albanian politics fear a common language? For us, everything that the political currents have brought about throughout the more than two-decade period of the Albanian transition cannot help but remind us of what the well-known Austrian writer Karl Kraus said about the relations of his time between Germany and Austria: “nothing separates us more than the common language.” Reflecting on this statement in relation to our experience, there are still some essential differences. For example: if, in the period Kraus refers to, Germany and Austria had been two separate states with distinctive historical traditions in Europe, whereas... continues on page 14

DOSSIER / EXCLUSIVE PAGES 16-17 Mehmeti-Enver: How We Will Remove Dushan Mugosha from Albania How and why Mehmet Shehu had opened the letter for Enver Hoxha

VISUAL ARTS PAGES 18-19 The 1500s painting, “The Passion of Christ” with the Albanian flag

POLITICAL SATIRE BY ARBEN DUKA Oh Berisha, how quickly you forgot your crimes On page 20

INTERNATIONAL MISSION PAGE 6 Here are Euralius’ recommendations for the reform of the Albanian justice system Changes in the law and formulas to avoid endless court delays

DEBT Fahri Balliu does not pay the loan, the bank files a lawsuit in court PAGE 7

“PEOPLE” A journey to the homeland of the great painter Ibrahim Kodra PAGE 10

INTERVIEW Grid Bici: When the magic of the baton touches the stage PAGE 21

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