CEC, not a political grouping but an independent constitutional body
Spartak Braho, PS expert at the OSCE, speaks about the composition of the CEC and the Electoral Code
BRAHO: Even after the resignations of Klosi and Mece, only the constitutional formula for the composition of the CEC will continue to function, not Berisha’s unconstitutional formula for bringing party militants into the CEC
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Cirja Topalli was wrong in her prediction about Brussels
Regarding Arbnori and Topalli’s statements in Shkodër: Everything in the service of the great deception
SHKODER- This, which is being
Meta: Corruption? I will see my fight through to the end
Prime Minister Meta in Strasbourg guarantees free elections, 100% monitored
• The Prime Minister to the MEPs: Albania is meeting all its obligations to the CoE
• Seven Conventions and one agreement are signed, including Protocol No. 6 on the abolition of the death penalty • The Prime Minister meets senior Council of Europe officials and delivers a speech to the Parliamentary Assembly
FROM STRASBOURG LULZIM ÇOTA - PAGES 2, 3
Nano: I see no instigator who could create a
The PSSH chairman speaks about Kosovo, the Stability Pact, the performance of the Government in Albania, as well as Albanian emigrants in Greece
Maritati: Albanians, here are the legal options for…
Italian Deputy Minister of the Interior Maritati confirms that 6,000 Albanian emigrants in Tirana are in legal status
Evenly matched contests in the Champions League
FOOTBALL / CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Real M. - Manchester 0-0
Porto - Bayern 1-1
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The masked man is released; the police officer is jailed
Lushnje, court scandal
LUSHNJE- A major scandal at the Lushnje court: the masked person is released in the courtroom, while the police officer who killed his masked colleague is put back in a cell. Not through any fault of the judge, but as a result of the prosecutor’s games
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in the forecast for Brussels
SHKODER—This, which we state in the headline of this article, has been the platform of the PD leadership over the last two weeks for preparing the rally in Shkodër on April 2.
The entire leadership worked along these lines, with Jozefina Topalli and Pjetër Arbnori standing out in particular.
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The capital’s chief district is going to change its appearance very soon
“Dëshmorët e Kombit” Boulevard, a cultural monument
Work begins on transforming Tirana’s central axis, under the supervision of Prime Minister Meta and Minister of Culture Rama
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The first city without weapons in Albania
Anti-weapons campaign in Përmet
Public order inspectors have registered all the weapons in the hands of the population
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Nano: I see no instigator who could create a new armed confrontation
• The overwhelming majority of Albanians feel free from all the things that troubled them in the past, and especially from the ethnic hatred and violence caused by a regime that inaugurated four wars in the Balkans within a decade
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Angjeli: On-site checks of where the State Budget money is going
• 4 million dollars will transform the appearance of ten streets in the capital
Millionaire: Quick Lottery 100 million for just 500 lek. SCRATCH AND WIN
Maritati: Albanians, here are the legal ways to become emigrants in Italy
• Ministry: Çeço: Emigration to Italy even without a guarantee
EMIGRATION • First: with an employment contract and a direct invitation from an Italian employer to the Albanian employee • Second: Through sponsorship, when an Italian citizen or an Albanian with valid documents in Italy guarantees, with a symbolic sum of money, housing and living conditions for the Albanian citizen seeking work in Italy • Third, which is still under consideration and on which a decision will be made very soon, is when an Albanian citizen is verified as having a sum of 4 million lire before going to seek work in Italy
— Çeço-Poçi-Maritati:
Legal emigration, fight against trafficking in illegal migrants
• Maritati: The Italian right wing calls for aid to Albania to be cut off
Here is what the “Alliance for the State” governments have done for emigration over two and a half years
The balance is reversed: In Greece, 1 Albanian is documented for every 1 undocumented; in Italy, very few are undocumented
• In ’97 the situation was: In Greece, among 300 thousand emigrants, 1 was legal and 40 illegal; in Italy, 1 was legal and 2 illegal
BY LIDRA ZEGALI - PAGES 5,6
Americans arm the special forces
1 million dollars for the police
Americans arm the special forces
Poçi: American aid is a concrete indication of the very good relations that exist between the two countries
Limpreht: We are proud to contribute to the Albanian Government’s fight against crime
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Prosecutor’s Office: Prisons Director to stand trial
False again
Prosecutor’s Office: Prisons Director to stand trial
TIRANA—The General Prosecutor’s Office is sending the Director General of Prisons, Gramoz Xhaferrraj, to court. According to the spokesperson for this prosecutor’s office, he is accused of forging documents
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