Mir’hat Havari must leave Tirana

The letter arrives; Havari placed at the ministry’s disposal Deputy director Bizhga takes charge of the Tirana police. “Tajson” nearly bit his ear off yesterday. PAGE 7

Nano: Berisha should get away from the street thugs

party and opposition PS chairman: The structures of the Stability Pact cannot be blocked Nano: Berisha should get away from the street thugs PS chairman: Yellow cards for Socialist abstainers. They must not act against the party Nano: Pollo, Godo, Xhaferi and every other anti-Berisha figure must understand that they cannot build a political career by opposing the ideas of European integration PAGE 2

Sali Berisha like Tarja, digs into corruption

A new version of the old quip: Dig, Tare (Berisha), dig, and you’ll find Ridvan and Taku i Kicos ELBASAN—The Western lawyer Spartak Ngjela also attended the meeting and lunch; he did not dare go as far as the Miraka police checkpoint in Librazhd. For months, the fact of the smuggling maneuvers protected by Taku has stood there like a monument. PAGE 3

For ’99, Savings Bank makes 1.3 billion lek in profit

Berisha loses the next round of votes. Agjush does not withdraw his deposits from the bank after his call; people even make deposits. PAGE 4

What are we supposed to do, make them up?

Rakipi: There are no criminal cases against ministers at the prosecutor’s office; there is no investigation into Angjeli In the photo: Minister Angjeli and the head of the IMF mission in Tirana at the press conference “As for ‘Murati do Brazil,’ the court has declared the guilty parties” Rakipi: “I have also compiled statistics on customs clearances for excise goods, particularly those with high excise duties, and I can tell you quite plainly that customs clearances for these goods in 1999 were twice as high as in 1996.” PAGE 6

Explosive bomb at school; two people arrested

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Angjeli to tax police: Catch those abusing VAT invoices

Permanent inspection teams set up to target businesses that do not pay taxes PAGE 4

The fate of the vote is decided at the polling station, not at the CEC

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KESH’s 400-kilowatt rate encourages high consumption

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500 million yen: the first loan for farmers in Albania

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New conductors appointed at the Opera

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