Kosovar prisoners in Serbia must be released

PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION Proposed by Majko PAGE 3

Nano: The thugs are a small handful contesting the state

The opposition conducts orchestras made up of smugglers, traffickers and car thieves PS Chairman Nano after his stop in Laç: The opposition’s serious illness remains its contestation of the state PAGE 3

Ago: Yes, we raised tariffs to 18% on imported vegetables

promises & reality AGRICULTURE Interview with the Director General of Customs • We want the farmers’ domestic produce not to go to waste PAGE 5

Without security there can be no democratization and economic development

Meetings of the “Security Roundtable” of the Parliamentary Commission of the Stability Pact • Albania must demonstrate through concrete projects and actions that it is fully open to cooperation in all areas related to security, including military security • Nano: The economic roundtable and the democracy roundtable are children fed by the security roundtable READ ON PAGES 2–3

PS: Here’s how we helped, supported and protected the farmers

Three years on from the election campaign promises • Agriculture: what the PS promised and what it has achieved so far in government regarding land, exports of produce, and tariffs to protect domestic production PAGE 6

May 2000: 825 million more than last May

revenue & tariffs CUSTOMS Stability in revenue collection • During May, customs revenues were recorded at 3.750 billion new lekë PAGE 5

There’s plenty of money; the ministries aren’t using it

Failure to carry out investments, an inherited ailment of government departments Implementation of domestic investments in the 4th quarter (in 000/lek) Departments | Plan | Actual | % Min. of Transport 1.639.791 550.601 34 Min. of Agriculture and Food 677.598 378.884 56 Min. of Public Economy and Privatization 155.036 134.098 86 Min. of Education and Science 505.321 324.937 64 Min. of Health 241.063 167.563 70 Min. of Local Government 213.666 173.339 81 Min. of Defense 25.494 21.743 85 Min. of Culture, Youth and Sports 19.669 17.237 87 Min. of Labor and Social Affairs 26.858 12.210 45 • For this month of this year, domestic investments have been implemented at only 68 percent. The budget made 4.1 billion lekë available to government departments and central institutions, but they have “absorbed” only 2.8 billion lekë PAGE 7

INSIDE

• Fier–Vlorë: within two days, police destroy 10,000 cannabis plants ................................ 9 • “Drafo-Albania” launches its 30-year concession; ferrochrome begins operations ................................ 11 • Lushnja residents: Bravo, Meta! The Democratic Party’s lies wouldn’t fool even an owl ............................ 11