Periphery BY ALBA MALLTEZI Happiness as a political objective Page 9
ARBEN ROZHANI The Kosovo-Albania highway will not do much for the economic development of the two countries, especially Kosovo. According to a study, “Rruga e Kombit” will improve circulation among people, because trade exchanges... continues on pages 6-7
Editorial BY GENC KONDI The bursting of the “two-digit” model Prime Minister Berisha has been making superhuman efforts for two years to defend a so-called economic model, adopted by his government, which could only bring one thing: success. In fact, the model is simple: take on
ARBEN ROZHANI The head of state, Bujar Nishani, and his wife gave 120 of the country’s best students, three days... Page 7
Interview Pages 6-7 Edmond Panariti: The work we will do in Tirana ARBEN ROZHANI
DOCUMENTS/ The governor’s inflated bills: Hundreds of millions for parties and gifts The bank denies the head. It was only a sports tour in September 2009. The list of outrageous spending on services, training and conferences. Ermelinda Meksi: Transparency is needed News Just the
Lirak, now you are free... BY ARBEN ROZHANI Lirak, now you are free... At the end of 2010, a group of former political prisoners came to the newsroom of the newspaper “Shekulli,” where I worked at the time. With hesitation and distrust, they asked to publish a piece with their de
Today’s Rejoinder By DRITAN HILA Last Sunday, the newspaper “Shekulli”, under the signature of Arben Rozhani, had published an editorial against my reaction on “Facebook”... Koço Kokëdhima as a phenomenon Continues on page 21
The drug network between the boys from Vlorë and the clan already arrested in Italy, Primiceri, is uncovered and documented by wiretaps from the Italian prosecutor’s office. On 17 April 2009, Luigi Primiceri is taken hostage by two Albanians, Erjon Sadiq and Kaflija Nurce. The Al
Nepotistic appointments in the administration, the prime minister’s brother’s son is ‘rehabilitated’ Dritan Berisha and his brother shot a young man from Vlora with a pistol in 2006. Olldashi expelled them from the police. Now he is serving as a diplomat together with his wife at
Trafficking with the consul’s car in Prague Former ambassador explains: This is how it was uncovered The program “Fiks-Fare” reveals the trafficking from 2004 to 2010. How the Czech authorities reacted The story The car of the Albanian embassy in Prague was used for six years to
Ali Evsen, the Turkish businessman with an Albanian passport, was Prime Minister Berisha’s companion during his visit to Azerbaijan. Evsen, 50, was arrested in June 2011 in Spain for money laundering on behalf of the Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem, a friend of Egypt’s former
Order: “All personnel to open fire” The document approved by Ndrea Prendi and signed by Artan Hoxha is revealed The action plan of unit two, approved on 20 January 2011. The Prime Minister’s Office, the Parliament Presidency, Villas 30 and 31, as well as the homes of Berisha and
The General Prosecutor’s Office, five days ago, requested criminal proceedings against three PS deputies, Tom Doshi, Taulant Balla and Besnik Baraj, as organizers of the illegal gathering on 21 January 2011 in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. TIRANA ARBEN ROZHANI The General
COURT DECISION/ The car violations in Vienna by diplomat Selvi Beçaj Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The OSCE representative in Vienna and the driver clashed with the policeman. The Austrian Embassy in Tirana protested last summer about the daughter of the President of the Supreme C
INTERCEPTION Berisha’s ally asks to show it on “Fiks fare”. Çakuli: Come to the studio NEW VIDEO OF META The LSI leader admits filming the prosecutor The former deputy prime minister to “Shqiptarja.com”: The video was made by Spartak Braho. He met Prosecutor Bujar Sheshi before t
JANUARY 21 / The prosecutor’s request for Balla, Bare and Doshi is published The protesters’ messages to the rally organizers are revealed. - Ruçi to Topalli: You have killed four people The Speaker of Parliament: You frightened all of Tirana. The head of armaments in the Guard: