Although the socialists view the resolution of Olta Xhaçka’s mandate saga through the Venice Commission, the opposition once again brought it up for debate at the Conference of Presidents.

During this conference, opposition representatives directed accusations at the Speaker of Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, alleging that she had undermined the Constitutional Court.

“We have referred to the constitution and justice regarding Olta Xhaçka’s mandate,” stated Gazment Bardhi, the chairman of the PD parliamentary group. “You have denied us this right and have disregarded the decisions of the Constitutional Court.”

According to Gazment Bardhi, the Venice Commission is an advisory body and does not have binding effects.

His socialist counterpart, Niko Peleshi, told the Conference of Presidents, “Of course, we have implemented the decision of the Constitutional Court by bringing the mandate to the session.”

Further, Niko Peleshi is quoted as saying: “We believe that an opinion from the Venice Commission would be beneficial for all of us, especially in a situation of conflict between two rights: the discretion of deputies to express their free will in the session and the obligation to implement the decision of the Constitutional Court.”

The debate also involved Ina Zhupa, the chair of the parliamentary media committee.

“You are dragging the issue of Xhaçka’s mandate along. There cannot be an opinion on the decision of the Constitutional Court. Opinions are given before or during the review, not after the Court has expressed its stance. You have undone the Constitutional Court,” she is quoted as declaring.

Peleshi responded: “Of course, we have implemented the decision of the Constitutional Court by bringing the mandate to the session. We have fulfilled all obligations; it is not just about the mandate of one deputy, but it is necessary to clarify all potential future cases. We believe that an opinion from the Venice Commission will benefit us all, especially in a situation of conflict between two rights: the discretion of deputies to express their free will in the session and the obligation to implement the decision of the Constitutional Court. This clarity will benefit us and will also be useful to you.”

Bardhi: “Madam Speaker, you personally decided to ignore the decisions of the Constitutional Court. You are the second speaker who has chosen to undermine the Constitutional Court, thereby also damaging the coexistence with the opposition. We have referred to the constitution and justice regarding Olta Xhaçka’s mandate. You have denied us this right and have disregarded the decisions of the Constitutional Court. The Venice Commission is an advisory body, and you know very well that it does not have binding effects. Your behavior undermines all your propaganda that you are supposedly constructive and open. This is propaganda because your actions are preventing us from fulfilling our duties. It has never happened that the parliament does not implement a decision of the Constitutional Court. The Court requested that you approve it quickly as there is no time available. Your practice of supposedly consulting the Venice Commission aims to save the mandate through procedure. This is not about the individual; for us, one Xhaçka goes and another comes. It is about constitutional principles.”

Tabaku: “Dear colleagues, Ms. Xhaçka is one of our colleagues. We are discussing the principle, not Ms. Xhaçka’s name. In 2010, every progress report stated that the PD government did not respect a decision of the Constitutional Court, and now we are talking about 9 other decisions that the government has not implemented, setting a dangerous precedent. We are not discussing whether there was a conflict of interest or not; we think there was, you don’t, but we leave it to the court to decide. However, if we use our vote to protect ourselves, we are sending a wrong message outside this hall.

We have sent the justice reform to Venice, a member of the Constitutional Court has gone there, and cases have been judged in Venice. We need to abandon political protection. If I were in your position, I would not want any political shield; let the Constitutional Court decide.

Why didn’t you send it to the Venice Commission earlier? Why is this happening for the first time now and not earlier? The standard set by the Constitutional Court should not be undermined.

We do not take pleasure in discussing this issue, nor in speaking against one side or the other, but we are discussing this matter on principle. We need to speak on principle and implement, on principle, the decisions of the Constitutional Court.”

Ina Zhupa: “You are dragging the issue of Xhaçka’s mandate along a path of delay. There cannot be an opinion on the decision of the Constitutional Court. Opinions are given before or during the review; you cannot seek an opinion after the Court has already spoken. You have undone the Constitutional Court.

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As part of the completion of the project “Green Itineraries for Albanian Livestock” (IVEA), supported by the French government, we conducted an informative visit to the Agricultural Technology Transfer Center (QTTB) in Korçë, together with Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Arian Jaupllari and French Ambassador Mrs. Catherine Suard.

QTTB is a research and scientific institution in the field of agriculture and livestock, which focuses on the identification, testing, adaptation, and introduction of new methods and materials into agricultural and livestock practices.

For nearly three years, this center, in collaboration with the Livestock Institute in Paris, has implemented a project that has brought the following benefits to farmers in our region:

• The creation of a new breed nucleus aimed at meat production;

Installation of photovoltaic panels for electricity production and pasture improvement;

Installation of a cooling tank for milk storage with solar panels;

Installation of a biogas plant for processing animal manure;

Installation of a filter for treating wastewater from the milk room;

Installation of an “electric fence” for livestock management, increasing production in animal husbandry while respecting the environment for optimal pasture use and adapting to climatic changes.

• Provision of an innovative device with video assistance for artificial insemination;
• Offering training for specialists and farmers in our region on the use of new animal husbandry technologies, and more.

All these investments serve as knowledge and models for applying new technologies in animal husbandry, assisting farmers who wish to raise livestock breeds for milk and meat production.

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Names of the leaders:

Political leaders of Tirana – Elisa Spiropali, Erion Veliaj, Ogerta Manastirliu

Political leader of Durrës – Emirjana Sako

Political leader of Shkodër – Benet Beci

Political leader of Lezhë – Ulsi Manja

Political leader of Kukës – Pandeli Majko

Political leader of Elbasan – Arbjan Mazniku

Political leader of Fier – Belinda Balluku

Political leader of Korçë – Niko Peleshi

Political leader of Gjirokastër – Mirela Kumbaro

Political leader of Berat – Ervin Demo

Political leader of Vlorë – Bledi Çuçi

Political leader for the Diaspora – Taulant Balla

Political leader of Dibër – Blendi Gonxhja

“Deputy of the Democratic Party, Ervin Salianji, commented today on the removal of the General Director of the State Police:

‘I am convinced that this is a ceremonial dismissal, a forced departure. There was a General Director two years ago who refused to resign, so this is the same scheme.

The last three directors have experienced the same thing. Ardi Veliu was forced to resign, and the ministry distributed his resignation letter; you saw that he didn’t even know how to write it. Similarly, with Gledis Nano, news circulated that he resigned, but he later stated that he had not resigned. Today, we have two General Directors being paid with Albanian taxpayers’ money,’ Salianji stated.”

The students of “Themistokli Gërmenji” school will return to complete their lessons at home this school year.This is the latest news given by the mayor of Korça, Sotiraq Filo, who a few moments ago gave the good news that the students of this high school will find their school completely reconstructed on the first day of school on the 11 September.Here is the latest news that Mayor Sotiraq Filo gave:Completely transformed “Themistokli Gërmenji” Gymnasium in Korçë is getting ready to welcome students in this new school year.Currently, work is being done on the systematization of the external premises, while the work on the reconstruction of all the internal premises has been completed.Happy that the students of this school will soon learn in super comfortable conditions.

The Prefect of Korça, Nertil Jole, announced that in the meeting:- In order to make a summary and discussion of the level of completion of tasks for the period that has passed from this year, as well as the setting of objectives and targets for the remaining 3 months of the year, I held an analysis meeting today at the Prefecture with the Vice-Prefects, the Secretary General and Heads of Sectors of the institution.- The achievement for the season we passed was the administration of the Summer Civil Emergencies, bringing a significant improvement compared to the years 2022 and 2021. Meanwhile, work will now begin for the preparatory phase for the Winter Civil Emergencies.- Public Safety has also had improved parameters compared to previous periods, especially during this tourist season, which has been the best year in this regard. Meanwhile, this season a special priority will be the implementation of the measures of the School Safety Package.- Institutional control and coordination with all state actors and Local Self-Government Units, in implementation of the laws of the country and in the function of the citizens, remains a priority of the institution, and I believe that with joint commitment we will have the expected achievements, having also paying attention to the level of cooperation with various economic and social actors in the district, in order to further improve and improve the effectiveness of these relations, in the service of citizens and in accordance with government programs.

Today, June 25, the parliamentary elections are held in Greece, it is the second round where it is expected that the party that will create the government will be determined. The process started at 7 a.m. and the polls will close at 7 p.m. There are 9,813 eligible to vote. .595 voters. From the polls published, the current Prime Minister Mitsotakis comes out first in these elections.

The Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, has posted this article about “Fan Noli” University on his official Facebook page.Read Niko Peleshi’s post:FOR THE UNIVERSITYBased on some sudden decision-making processes in the structures of the “Fan Noli” University, I consider it important to publicly share some opinions, with the hope of a positive impact, respecting the freedom and autonomy of the university, but also the civic sensitivity for this wealth of common.”Fan Noli” University is an inviolable value of Korça and a strong point of identity of Korça citizens.From the First Albanian Teacher to “Fan Noli” University, it is a long road, full of challenges and efforts of our ancestors, who succeeded in leaving us as a legacy this scientific hearth, where thousands of students were formed over the years.Today this university is facing other challenges, not easy to successfully overcome. Demographic movements towards the capital, where employment opportunities are greater, or low interest in certain profiles, are strong threats to the future of the university. Reforms and creative solutions are required which can only emerge from an open, broad, honest and courageous discussion. This discussion should start today and should definitely include the opinions of every lecturer and student, but also the citizen’s opinion, before it is formalized in the academic and administrative structures of the university.I do not undertake here to provide all the solutions, but only to try to bring all the actors to a consensus about the principle that should guide the discussion: “FAN NOLI” UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE A PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTION OF ALBANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION, WITHOUT I LOST IDENTITY AND THE HONORABLE NAME THAT HE BEARED. TODAY’S CHALLENGES SHOULD DRIVE US TO REINVENT OURSELVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIMES, IDENTIFYING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND WORLD BEST MODELS.FATALITY AND CAPITOLATION SHOULD NEVER BE THE SAMEOPTION.How realistic is it to claim that Korça, in today’s time of freedom of movement, decently maintains a public university, with increasing demands, not decreasing, and with academic quality of European standards?For all those who read this post as a pathos or even worse as a politician’s speech, I can bring dozens of examples of cities even smaller than Korça that have more than one university and a student population greater than the population of the city. University towns are not necessarily big cities. The university city is a development approach for which Korça is the ideal ground for life.Today’s problems of regional universities are related to market forces. Bigger market has bigger magnetic force. But we must not forget that education is a public service and as such cannot be left in the hands of the market. Same as health care. Doctors may prefer Tirana or Germany, but in any case the public service will be enabled, despite the failure of the market, at any cost, as is happening through the bonus for doctors of regional hospitals and other government policies.A strong attempt to correct the “market” or in other words, the decline of interest in certain branches such as agronomy or exact sciences, is the payment of 40 thousand new lek for all students of these branches. This policy should be promoted to maximize the result in increasing enrollments in September.Another opportunity to make our universities more attractive is internationalization. Double degrees in partnership with foreign universities would create the opportunity for Korca students to study in Korca and benefit from better quality knowledge and internationally recognized degrees. A large fund, greater than the requirements of the universities, has been made available by the Ministry of Education, to support the internationalization programs of the universities. From all the contacts I have made for this purpose, I have realized that the interest in cooperation of some prestigious European universities is great, even greater than the will of our universities.These and many other measures and reforms, combined with a closer cooperation with the municipality and ambitious development plans and above all with a better analysis of the needs of the labor market, can lead Fan Noli University to a standard of young.There are creative solutions for every situation.Few believed that Korça could become the main weekend destination, but it happened. We have to repeat the same story with the public university, with the technology academy and innovation promotion programs. The pages of history that are being written now should be the springboard that will feed inspiration and optimism for many years, just as the work of the patriots, humanists, philanthropists, intellectuals and artists of Korca of the last century inspires us today.They had less opportunities than us, but they had a lot of love.We have many more opportunities, but we need to light the fire of the desire to come out on top once again, so that Korça will once again leave her friends behind, as Naim once wrote and as it seems to us.

I was excited today by the unexpected visit to my office of our well-known playwright, Ruzhdi Pulaha.  Despite the fact that we had not met before, we had a very friendly and warm conversation with each other.As I mentioned earlier in the “Contributions and Acknowledgments” column, Ruzhdi Pulaha has truly made an irreplaceable contribution to Albanian art. I am grateful to him for the attention and time he devoted to me during these holidays.Once again, I wish the artist a long life, health, creativity and as many awards as possible for his contribution!

PRAY FOR FATOS NANOIn these difficult hours of the struggle for life, the historical leader of the Socialist Party and the man who turned the unjust suffering of deprivation of freedom into the source of a liberal spirit in leadership, at a time when Albania faced the wild ugliness of a political conflict driven by the spirit of revenge, ignorance, darkness and the boundless ferocity of a great historical leap, from extreme communist isolation to democracy as an overwhelming ordeal, in a land scorched by the fire and iron of successive empires and regimes – the other since the independence of Albania, where the institutional status of the state could never grow and where the freedom that came with the fury of popular anger brought with it the light of the future and the terrible wounds of the destruction of many things in the name of the fight for democracy, today, together with our prayers, he deserves our great gratitude, for all the good he was able to give to the country and society in the heavy roles he had during his career with its ups and downs.