Berisha’s scheme for uninsured deposits is dead

Any law on deposit guarantees would offer less than the current state guarantee Pictured: Angjeli and Shehu of the IMF Mission

Angjeli: Privatization will make the Savings Bank safer

THE DEPOSITS OF THE SAVINGS BANK ARE GUARANTEED: • More than 60% of deposits in the Treasury bill market • Around 10% of deposits as reserve funds held at the Bank of Albania • More than 15% of them deposited in reputable foreign banks • Nearly 5% of deposits in loans

A course to combat economic illiteracy

In the Economy Committee, DP MPs had no clue PAGES 2-3

Berisha, Arsidi’s partner, was the third to get the money

“The Scandal File” Allegation by Karteron, lawyer for the Albanian state For the first time, the letter of accusation by lawyer Karteron to the French investigating judge is published According to Paul Karteron, lawyer for the Albanian state: “Arsidi” created this document, certainly like all the others, the one that made it possible for funds to be granted to him, most of which he distributed to a third person, who appears as a partner in this operation PAGE 16

Spectacular arrests: 6 prostitution traffickers caught in a trap

Last night, after a 24-hour operation, the bosses of the sex trade were arrested A masterful operation by Durrës Police Director Albert Pilo The network trafficking Moldovan prostitutes in Durrës is now complete behind bars; six more have joined the first three PAGE 8 Pictured: Prostitutes

Pukë, Fushë-Arrëz and Kukës got power late in the evening

Electricians repair five faults on high-voltage lines At 8:00 p.m., TVSH’s signal and telephone communications were restored in the North SHKODËR — At 8 p.m., a test was also carried out, showing that electricity was reaching without problems even the high summit of Mida. This also restored the TVSH television signal and enabled the telephone dialing code for communication with Shkodër to function normally SPECIAL PAGES 4-5

weather

in Albania Sunny and clear Temperature: 1 and 8 Celsius Snow showers alternating, temperatures gradually rising

ZËRI NEWS

Minarolli disgraced and expelled from the Council of Europe 6 European Union gives government reforms the “OK” 7 DP officers had not completed specialist training courses 8 They released the bandits early; judges in handcuffs 9