Police strike hard, a dozen thieves behind bars
HERE ARE THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE ARRESTED
1. Ylli Prendi, 17, resident of Iballë, Pukë
2. Jani Suta, 19, resident of Iballë, Pukë
3. Ermir Habili, 25, resident of Vlorë, previously convicted of theft
4. Floter Zeka, 20, resident of Mallakastër, previously convicted of theft
- A search has been announced to apprehend Himara’s third robber, Leonard Senkaj, from Vlorë.
- In connection with the robbery in Kacinar, 5 people from Mirdita and the villages in the area have been taken in as suspects
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NEIGHBORS
The prime ministers of Albania, Montenegro and Macedonia meet in Durrës
Balkan interests run through Albania; the region’s peace through Kosovo
• 3 governments, joint investment, development and cooperation projects • Albania - Macedonia - Montenegro: joining Italy against trafficking
SPECIAL — PAGES 3-4
In the photo: The prime ministers of Albania, Montenegro and Macedonia joining hands in cooperation (REUTERS)
FROM DECEMBER ’99 TO MAY 2000, 10 MORE PEOPLE EMPLOYED; 230 THOUSAND REMAIN UNEMPLOYED
EMPLOYMENT
FROM DECEMBER ’99 TO MAY 2000, 10 MORE PEOPLE EMPLOYED; 230 THOUSAND REMAIN UNEMPLOYED
Unemployment lower from one month to the next. Instead of the opposition’s “tears,” the government is implementing social policies
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Blerim Çela kills again in Fushë-Krujë
• Syl Çërguri’s henchmen pushed Blerim Çela into sin
• Minister Muçi responds: This is a mafia strategy that destroyed domestic industry in 5 years
The cement factory in Fushë-Krujë has the two required mining permits
The views of the IMF, the World Bank and the American Ambassador on privatization — SPECIAL PAGE 11
Germany: 7 million marks for the Albanian media
• Socialist leader NANO in Germany, with numerous meetings in the State of Bavaria
Germany: 7 million marks for the Albanian media
• Nano meets with the president of the Bavarian business federation: Concrete projects to give impetus to relations between Albania and the State of Bavaria
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Four years in line to meet a municipal official
• Tirana Municipality has about 540 employees
• The capital has more than 700,000 residents
• The ratio 700,000 / 540 itself clearly shows how many residents one municipal employee has to hear out: 1,296 lives in all
• A municipal employee (the mayor works less) works 264 days a year, or 1,056 days in 4 years.
• A resident of Tirana gets a turn to complain at the doors of the municipality once every four years, or even less often
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ANTI-DRUGS — THE “SONILA” CASE: NETWORK IDENTIFIED, MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE “IN THE GAME”
CRIME
ANTI-DRUGS — THE “SONILA” CASE: NETWORK IDENTIFIED, MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE “IN THE GAME”
Investigation expands in Tirana, Durrës and Berat. Around 100 people suspected
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DILEMMA / TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE
COMMENTARY
• DILEMMA / TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE
By Neshat Tozaj
• THE BOOMERANG EFFECT OF THE “APPOINTED OPPOSITION”
By abc
• ANTI-WESTERN ABSURDITIES OF THE “BERISHA” PARTY
By Kronikani
• WAS THE ARMY BORN ON 10 JULY ’43 OR 4 DECEMBER ’12?
By Arif Hasko
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Interview
Ulajni: Door to door to reach abstainers on voting day
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