HEADLINES
POLITICS
• Albania commemorates the fall of dictator statue since 26 years ago
• European Commission disapproves DP’s parliamentary boycott
• DP’s protest persists…all in an open air on the square
• Basha – Free elections is not just DP’s concern, it’s of people also
• Justice Reform Chair speaks of General Prosecution’s law violations
• Justice Reform Chair – ONM merely observes, does not decide
• Speaker Meta greets DP’s protest. The request for election is lawful
• Fleckenstein – Accession talks strictly linked to justice reform enforcement
• Fleckenstein starts up a three-days visit to Tirana
• PM Rama – Protesters are one thing, what DP demands is another
• Interior Minister – DP’s protest is a waste of time
• Premier is hopeful for a second mandate even without SMI
• CEC states there are not grounds against SP MP Prenga
ECONOMY
• State forces HPP builders to pay VAT on machineries and equipments
• EDO invested mln 1.9 USD on Lezha’s electrical substation
• Import of machineries, equipments and auto parts store fell off
• Alternative investments are driving economy into e real development
• A twofold increase of Albanian commodities exports to China and Greece
• Albania pays 34-40 thousand € annual cost to attend EU Justice program
• Albania predicts an increase of renewable energy to 38% for 2020
• Insurance Companies paid € 2.1 bln for unpaid road accidents damages
• EBRD grants € 87 mln to South urban integrated development
• Negotiations on oil areas research seem to run down
• Petrela forest given for rest by City Hall
• Currency values today
WEATHER
• Weather forecast tomorrow