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16:30PartiesTop Channel: Çuçi tells minister Gogu to resign over Veliaj's transfer; Balla does not deny itAccording to Top Channel, lawmaker Bledi Çuçi asked the justice minister for the mayor's transfer document at a meeting of the Socialist group. Balla does not deny it, but says the meeting was held behind closed doors.
13:40ParliamentPS seeks 10-day expulsion for Berisha and two months for six PD lawmakersThe Socialist group has turned to Speaker Peleshi and the Secretariat for Procedures, Votes and Ethics after the tense plenary session, citing language that incites violence and the use of smoke canisters.
12:45DiplomacyFerit Hoxha meets Canadian Ambassador Elissa Golberg, with a multilateral defense bank in focusThe minister for Europe and foreign affairs called Canada “a friendly country, a NATO ally and a trusted partner” and thanked Ottawa for its contribution to Albania's development.
12:10GovernmentRama invites students to dialogue again as protesters return to the Education Ministry demanding he quitThe prime minister posted images of a stone table inscribed “Dialogue” and said he is ready to consider any proposal. Students, on the 17th day of protests, are turning down the invitation.
11:30ParliamentParliament passes Bank of Albania law by 84 votes as PD lights flares in the chamberGovernor Gent Sejko cannot be arrested or searched over acts linked to his duties without Parliament's authorization. The session unfolded amid a blocked rostrum, smoke canisters and Berisha being stripped of the floor.
10:45GovernmentNufi: AAT has not started making weapons in Albania; “Combat Proven” does not mean “Made in Albania”The defense minister responds to Syri TV's “Plug” program, which raises suspicions about the company in which KAYO holds a 20% stake. “If you accuse, prove it!” he tells its authors.