THE MINISTER SPEAKS On page 11
HEALTH Ilir Beqaj at “Hygeia”: Contracts also with the private sector On page 10
Ilir Beqaj: We have a severe shortage of doctors On page 9
THE MINISTER TO “GSH”: DIVISION IN EVERY FIELD Specializations in Medicine, Ilir Beqaj: 325 places will be opened On page 10
INCIDENT “Thief, criminal,” former minister’s car hit with stones Ilir Beqaj in Tirana On page 4
INTERVIEW Eneda Tarifa: A couple’s relationship does not depend on marriage On pages 16-17
“XIBRAKA” Journalist of “News 24” Artan Hoxha threatened On page 2
HEALTHCARE On page 10
INTERVIEW / “WE ADDED 63 NEW MEDICINES” On page 9
THE MINISTER SPEAKS Row at the market over the roof, Ilir Beqaj: It is needed for hygiene On page 11
FULL LAW / EXCISE DUTY CHANGES, THE PRICE HIKE STARTS ON 1 JANUARY 2015 Cigarette prices rise by 20 lek Tax increase also in 2016; on 1 January 2017 a pack of cigarettes becomes 20 lek more expensive again. Beqaj: We are reducing smokers. Only the price of cigars remains unchange
INTERVIEW / “WE HAVE ADDED 63 NEW MEDICINES” On page 9
THE FORMER MINISTER On page 5
Appeal keeps former ASPAC director in prison The agency’s task was to manage EU funds, which are suspected of ending up in the pockets of Beqaj and his collaborators On page 6
STERILIZATION FILE On page 7
THE STERILIZATION FILE Former minister Ilir Beqaj appears at SPAK: I took the hard drive with the laptop data On page 7
The Appeals Court leaves the former ASPAC director in prison The agency’s task was to manage EU funds, which are suspected of having ended up in the pockets of Beqaj and his collaborators On page 6
ADRIATIK DOÇI It could not have happened otherwise. The Democratic Party refuses to recognize the opinion of the Venice Commission, which confirmed in every letter the legality and constitutionality of the Vetting law. Even though it used it for two years as a reference point for
RECORDING Former director of FSDKSH in Tropojë, Clirim Hajdarmataj The director in Tropojë: Here is the full conversation Denunciation: Ilir Beqaj removed me because I did not go to the party meeting The minister on the phone: Success in life. Response: He was dismissed for break
FEES FOR PATIENTS Prices in healthcare services Payments for every type of medical check-up for uninsured people in clinics and hospitals. Lower fees for those who first go through the family doctor By OLA MITRE Since 1 February, the new patient referral system has begun to be im