HEADLINES
POLITICS
- PM Rama inspects Covid 3 and 4 hospitals: Reserve staff has been recruited, trained and are on standby
- Venice Commission opinion, PM Rama: It is welcome, but Parliament will vote it without delay
- Granting citizenship allegations, President Meta: I have strictly respected the law
- Unpaid police force overtime/ Authorities do not provide extra pay since January, 250 thousand lek owed to each police officer
- President accepts new Spain ambasador credentials
- DP urges Albanians to “Get on streets and remove Rama”
- Democrats slam OFL for not punishing republican guard officer`s killer
- DP: Premier ready to get wage war on EU for personal power
- Basha labels PM Rama as people`s enemy
- PM received by General Abass prior retreival of refugees from Syrian camp
ECONOMY
- Economy expected to shrink by 7, 1 % in 2020
- Goveremnt aims at recovering Albanian economy via 2021 draft budget
- Vlora airport to become Albania`s main gate
CURRENT EVENTS
- Covid-19 update; 288 new cases and 3 victims in the last 24 hours
- Medics demand salary increase in letter to authorities, extra pay for overtime hours
- Unpaid police force overtime/ Authorities do not provide extra pay since January, 250 thousand lek owed to each police officer
- 12th day of the hunger strike; Health condition of women oilworkers is deteriorating
SOCIAL
- Agricultural University is saved after the registration of 1350 undergraduates, still 450 free places
- Great Road Ring of Tirana / Traffic is suspended at the former “Shqiponja Square” roundabout, traffic is diverted
WEATHER
- Sun and drop of temperatures