THE ALBANIAN DELEGATION IN PARIS SIGNS TODAY
THAÇI: The delegation and I say “Yes” to the agreement
SOLANA: If the Serbs refuse, NATO is ready with the bombs
KUK: The Serbs have lost their “first line of defense”
VEDRINE: The Serbs are now “with their backs to the wall”
In the photo: The Albanian delegation, Hashim Thaçi, Rexhep Qose and Ibrahim Rugova
INVESTIGATORS TAKE UP THE PICKAXE
Former Minister of Construction and Transport Gaqo Apostoli
Majko calls for the investigation to be deepened. Prosecutors: evidence on the roads’ asphalt
VLORA GROWS ANGRY OVER THE DELAYS
FARUDIN ARAPI IN VLORA, MEETS WITH CREDITORS
VLORA GROWS ANGRY OVER THE DELAYS
REPAYMENT RATE RISES FROM 10 TO 40
The companies’ debt amounts to 780 million dollars. Of this, 380 million dollars is owed by “Gjallica,” 297 million by “Vefa,” 41 million by “Cenaj,” 39 million by “Kamberi,” 31 million dollars by “Silva,” and 6.6 million dollars by the “Leka” company
Arrest the bosses of the pyramid schemes. Parliament must pass the law on affiliated creditors by March 31
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In the photo, chief supervisor of the pyramid schemes Farudin Arapi
It drips in Tirana, floods Bovillë
22 families in Gjonaj have been left without a road, land, bread, a hospital or a school
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Durrës in Washington for the Trans-European corridor
DURRËS—From [the text is unclear] until March 28, the 11th meeting of the coordinating group of the initiative for the development of the Southern Balkans will be held in the United States, under the patronage of the government’s Trade and Development Agency. The agenda gives special attention to the east-west corridor and to speeding up the implementation of projects along this corridor
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Alcohol is driving the police crazy
DIBER—Police officers without uniforms can be found in bars at any time of day
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15 million dollars for Shkodër Hospital
SHKODËR—Health Minister Leonard Solis, accompanied by Deputy Minister Fatmir Brahimi, visited Shkodër Municipality yesterday morning in order to coordinate work so that construction of the Shkodër hospital complex could begin as soon as possible.
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