- 26 MPs, from 9 parties and 12 different European countries, demand verification of the Nano case during the review of Albania’s request to be admitted to the Council of Europe - From informed sources, it is learned that during the latest meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, members of this Assembly representing 9 political parties from 12 different countries on the Continent sent a motion for a Resolution to the Bureau of this Assembly, calling for the verification of the Nano case from the report of the Political Committee of the Council of Europe before the recommendation for Albania’s admission to this institution is voted on. In a request sent to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Miguel Ángel Martínez, 26 European MPs, representatives of 9 political parties and 12 countries, stress that “it is necessary for the Nano case to be clarified before the Political Committee report is examined in the General Assembly.” In the material sent, these MPs point out that “it is essential for the report of the Political Committee to provide a full assessment of the state of human rights and democratic standards in Albania.” According to the same sources, the motion for Resolution also emphasizes the need to take into account developments linked to the court proceedings against Fatos Nano and the political consequences this case has caused in Albania. The motion, according to the same sources, was signed by MPs from various European countries and distributed to members of the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The document states that Albania aspires to become a member of the Council of Europe, but before a final decision is taken, a number of issues affecting the functioning of the rule of law and respect for political freedoms must be clarified. It is requested that the Nano case be seen not only as a domestic criminal procedure, but also as a test of the independence of the judiciary and the country’s democratic standards. According to these sources, this request is expected to be considered in the upcoming sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly.

Commentary by the Presidency of the Socialist Party: “PSSH, through its decisions and conclusions, frees the Albanian socialist forces from agreements...” 7-8 February Second National Conference – an important event of the Socialist Party Commentary by the Presidency of the Socialist Party: - “PSSH, through its decisions and conclusions, frees the Albanian socialist forces from agreements...”

Statement by human rights defenders

- At least that is how he should defend his honor - The guilt is not collective. It has a name and an author. - At least that is how he should defend his honor - The guilt is not collective. It has a name and an author. That heavy shadow of political decomposition and shame from the Tirana high-school affair had hardly gone away when the news that followed made it even more repugnant: instead of the Ministry of Education being transparent, those responsible were hiding behind collective formulas. Sali Zhuli cannot be presented as a neutral name in this story. He bears moral and institutional responsibility. To say today that “the system is to blame” means refusing to accept that concrete decisions were made by concrete people. The guilt is not collective. It has a name and an author. In a normal state, a minister would come before the public, apologize, and resign. That would be the minimum form of respect toward citizens and toward oneself. Instead, we have silence, evasions, and muddy statements. This harms the institution even more than the scandal itself. And that is why the word expected is one: apology. After that must come the act of responsibility: resignation.

TIRANA'S SCHOOLS, STILL TURKISH HAS IT?! GREAT OHRI FOR ONE YEAR