Council of Europe in Tirana

MEIDANI CUTS THE RIBBON Council of Europe in Tirana PAGE 3

IMAMI: ENOUGH WITH THE GHOST PARTIES

ALBANIA, 53 POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTERED SINCE ’90 PAGE 3

SOS, Memaliaj at risk of collapse

MEMALIAJ: The villages built where the famous coal mine lies are at risk of collapsing and crumbling. Along a 20 km stretch in Luftinjë, the first cracks have appeared in villages and neighborhoods situated above the black depths. The underground seems to be taking revenge. A possible collapse threatens homes. The cracks and tremors have only just been noticed, but it is not difficult to imagine what may happen next. PAGE 8

Teachers, 40% have only secondary education

Dibër: of the 1,222 teachers in the district, 462 have no higher education. PAGE 9

READY FOR WAR TOO

Vlorë–Fier, the masked men are back

VLORË—The reappearance of masked men on the Vlorë–Fier road has caused people to be gra-

Meidani: Rambouillet, signature without hesitation

Reuters PAGE 3

Majko: Prepared even for the worst-case scenario

Papandreu: NATO must guarantee the agreement

The masked men are back

VLORË - The reappearance of masked men on the Vlorë-Fier road has led to several vans traveling from Vlorë to Tirana being robbed. The incident took place yesterday at around 5 in the morning near the village of Panaja, where 3 armed and masked people robbed and threatened the passengers in the vans with guns. PAGE 8

20 million lek for Summer Day

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CURRENCY

POUND/DOLLAR London 1800 GMT Friday $ U.S. $ 1.7031 1.6995 1.6910 1.6825 The dollar 142.00 Monday Euro 154.80