EXPLOSIVE STATEMENT BY THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER SALI BERISHA: ON 21 JANUARY READY TO KILL EDI RAMA “If he had not held back, he would no longer be alive. And that would have been the most desperate decision of my life. But he forced it, because he behaved like an enemy.” PAGE 6

Police go to his house, Berisha runs to Parliament Document/ The former prime minister in the commission after police requested to escort him by force P 4-5

ADRIATIK DOÇI It could not have happened otherwise. The Democratic Party refuses to recognize the opinion of the Venice Commission, which confirmed in every letter the legality and constitutionality of the Vetting law. Even though it used it for two years as a reference point for blocking constitutional changes, the Albanian opposition... read on pages 2-3

MAS: Here is how to apply so that you can be employed P 15

Shezai Rrokaj chairman of the KDK, Bahri Shaqiri member of the Presidency P 7

Negotiations with the police for voluntary surrender begin P 9

Blog/ Periphery BY ALBA MALLTEZI I would like to tell a small story in these final days of 2016, with the new 2017 on the horizon: A story that often comes to mind... In 1999, the Swiss embassy in Tirana organized a trip and several-day stay for journalists, selected from Albania’s main media outlets. For me it was the first trip I made with colleagues, but after that, it remained the last until 2015. The Swiss ministry had scheduled a visit to the main cities of Switzerland as well as meetings with politicians and local personalities. continues on page 16

“THERE WILL BE OTHER HEALTHCARE CONCESSIONS” BY ILIR BABARAMO P 8

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