HEADLINES
POLITICS
- Assembly reinstates all the expelled members of the opposition except former Prime Minister Berisha
- New status for Albcontrol okayed amid debate
- Hydrocarbon deal with Shell is in force
- Minister Igli Hasani meets former President of Kosovo in the Hague, Hashim Thaçi
- Vice chairman of the Freedom Party resigns
- Socialists boycott Inquiry Committee on TIMS
- American embassy greats punishment from the High Council of Prosecution for attacks against SPAK
- Associated Press: A prisoner in Albanian prisons, candidate for European MP in Greece
- Tirana Mayor receives two Swedish politicians with Albanian origin, Adnan Dibrani and Arber Gashi
ECONOMY
- Agreement with USAID, Mete: Financing to be extended, postponed to 2030
- Regress in agriculture and industry puts in danger 54% of the employees in the private sector
- Hydrocarbon deal with shell is in force
- National Scheme of Support, around 60 thousand farmers have submitted their files
- New fiscal package, Qiraxhi: Youngsters are being taxed, whereas government is thinking about future elections
CURRENT EVENTS
- Former Minister Ilir Beqaj again appears at SPAK
- Police arrests Agron Bejdolli, wanted for kidnapping
- Two Albanians arrested in Spain with 180 kg of cannabis
- Vetting and professional ability verifications for firefighting officers begin
SOCIETY
- Youngsters leave for immigration, senior people work
- April 17th, National Day of Haemophilia