The Prime Minister responds sharply to the leader of the PD, “throws” Sali Berisha out of parliament “I’m sorry about Mr. Berisha’s lack of manliness, since I stayed and listened to him with great pleasure, despite his stupidities, which are now increasingly ridiculous” Prime Minister: In Albania, things will no longer be done as Berisha wants or as I want... Meta: I have sworn to uphold and protect the Constitution. Berisha, you try violating it... Berisha, how your father-in-law built the apartment block when you were President In the photo: Prime Minister Ilir Meta “I would suggest to Mr. Berisha and all those who talk about smuggling that in the six months of this year this government has collected as much revenue from customs as Mr. Berisha collected over four six-month periods, ’93-’94-’95-’96, combined” “Everyone knows how Berisha carried out privatizations, with those district boards where he put in the heads of SHIK from Gazideca and others, and they made a mockery of public property. Today, everyone is aware of how privatizations are being carried out: entirely open processes with international consultancy” “Everyone knows what Mr. Berisha did with the Fushë-Krujë cement factory, together with Gorguri. He even urged Gorguri, along with several others, to file a lawsuit claiming ownership of the factory, two days before the factory’s open international tender, in order to scare off and drive away some of the participating companies. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT; THE PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH IN FULL — PAGES 2, 3

LATEST NEWS From January 1, 70 items will have a customs duty of just 2% Pensions, effective from July 1, will rise by 15%, not 10% as previously announced. Meanwhile, starting January 1, 70 items, beginning with machinery and equipment, will be subject to a customs duty of just 2%. All this will be announced today by Minister Angjeli and the head of the IMF delegation at a press conference, and then tomorrow the government will formally approve this increase. From January 1, 70 items will have a customs duty of just 2%

POÇI AT THE TIRANA DIRECTORATE: CATCH THE TRAFFICKERS WITH COLLARS, THEY’RE 200 METRES AWAY Crack down mercilessly on the police “moles,” those who pass secrets to criminals PAGE 4

MAJOR OPERATION IN VLORA: POLICE FIND AND SEIZE OVER 100 KG OF PACKAGED HASHISH Owner arrested; a pressing machine is also found PAGE 10

“THE ‘DECEMBER ’90’ GROUPING AND THE SLOGAN ‘WE MAKE ELECTIONS WITH BLOOD’” By abc “SALI BERISHA’S BRAVE BOYS WHO LEFT MILITINA WITHOUT POWER By Kronikani AFTER 35 THOUSAND TELEPHONE NUMBERS, THE SERVICE FOR PEOPLE, THE NEW REALITY IN THE COUNTRY By Kevin Hila PAGES 6, 7