From aalibali at yahoo.com Tue Oct 1 08:45:02 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 05:45:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Albanian Helsinki Committee Message-ID: <20021001124502.82525.qmail@web11508.mail.yahoo.com> ALBANIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE RR. Sami Frash?ri, Pall. 20/1, Hyrja B, Ap. 21, Tirana - ALBANIA Tel-Fax: ++ 355 4 233 671/40891 e-mail: (temporarily) erdi at a... _________________________________________________________________ Two prestigious organizations denounce severe human rights violations in Greece It is made widely known in the press that two international human rights organizations with reputation world wide, Amnesty International and International Helsinki Federation, have denounced human rights violations in Greece in a special report. Among many victims, a special attention is paid to the Albanian emigrants who have often become objects of violence under different circumstances. Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) fully joins the above-mentioned report, moreover that this Committee itself has brought to light, from time to time, several maltreatment cases of the Albanian emigrants. AHC has denounced cases when Albanian emigrants have either generally suffered from an anti-Albanian psychosis or have been objects of racial prejudices. AHC has not had the opportunity to monitor itself the situation on the ground for reasons that are easily understood. But AHC has continuously received complaints from many emigrants who have experienced violence by the Greek police where they live in different cities of Greece. Especially severe have been cases of use of violence towards Albanian emigrants at the borders. Events, which have been taken place lately, are clear evidence. Apart from these violations, AHC has received complaints from Albanian detainees who suffer their imprisonment in the Greek prisons. Despite of the fact that it has not been possible to establish a direct contact with the complainer, AHC has gathered data, has received letters and phone calls where severe maltreatment of the detainees have been reported, different from the treatment given to the other detainees. Quite often, they have required for repatriation in Albania in order to serve their sentence in the Albanian prisons. Under these circumstances, AHC brings this issue, which according to this report is a keen one, to the attention of the authorities. It is expected that this issue becomes an object of discussion between the respective authorities of the two parties. This can be also influenced by the Treaty of Friendship signed by these two countries in March 1996, in which the Greek minority in Albania and the Albanian emigrant in Greece are considered to be " a bridge of continuous development of relationship between the two countries". Tirana, 26.09.2002 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? 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Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Thu Oct 3 17:18:40 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:18:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Per Vatren Message-ID: <20021003211840.46685.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> Shk?lqimi unik i nj? diaspore shqiptare nga Ardian Klosi Para 90 vjet?ve u krijua n? Boston ShBA shoqata "Vatra", pa dyshim organizimi m? i sh?nuar e m? i fuqish?m politik-kulturor i shqiptar?ve jasht? atdheut, n? t? gjitha koh?rat dhe vendet. Ky p?rvjetor dhe konferenca "Marr?dh?niet shqiptaro-amerikane" q? u zhvillua para pak dit?sh n? Tiran? dhan? shkas p?r meditimet e m?poshtme. Edhe me nj? v?shtrim t? shpejt? mbi historin? e diasporave t? ndryshme shqiptare n? bot?, do t? v?resh se ajo e SHBA, sidomos n? gjysm?n e par? t? shekullit t? 20 ?sht? m? e suksesshmja. Le t? kujtojm? shkurt meritat kryesore t? emigracionit shqiptar n? Bot?n e Re, q? z? fill me emigrant?t nga Kor?a dhe nga fshati Katund, i pari nd?r ta prifti Nikolla Kristofori q? u vendos n? Masa?usets m? 1876: - Ky emigracion arriti t? organizohej m? mir? se ?do m?rgat? tjet?r. P?rhapja e m?simit t? gjuh?s shqipe, botimi i gazetave, "Kombi" i Sotir Pecit m? s? pari m? 1907 dhe sidomos "Dielli" q? ?eli Faik Konica m? 1909 e q? do t? b?hej m? pas gazet? e p?rditshme, krijimi i organizatave patriotike, "Besa-bes?n" e pastaj "Vatra", jan? treguesit e par? t? nj? veprimtarie t? pazakont? p?r intensitetin e saj nd?r diasporat historike shqiptare. - Emigracioni shqiptar i Amerik?s arriti t? b?j? di?ka q? shqiptar?t n? tok?n m?m? ose n? diaspor? s'e kishin b?r? kurr? dhe ndoshta as q? e kishin ?uar ndonj?her? nd?r mend qysh prej skizm?s s? shekullit t? 11 n? kish?n e krishter?: ata krijuan kish?n e tyre t? m?vetshme ortodokse, me gjith? ritualet, liturgjin? dhe tekstet e nevojshme n? gjuh?n shqipe. Kjo ?sht? nj? merit? e padyshimt? e Theofan Nolit, por ?sht? edhe nj? rrjedhim gati logjik i situat?s s? krijuar n? at? koh? e n? at? vend, si? do ta shohim m? posht?. - Emigracioni shqiptar i Amerik?s ndihmoi materialisht, politikisht e me forca njer?zore arritjen e pavar?sis? s? shtetit shqiptar dhe pengoi me t? gjitha mjetet e me sukses pas luft?s s? par? bot?rore cop?timin e k?tij shteti midis vendeve fqinje. Deri dhe flamuri q? u ngrit n? Vlor? ishte q?ndisur n? Masa?usets e qe prur? n? Shqip?ri nga grupi i vullnetar?ve "Pro Patria". Nd?rhyrja vendimtare e presidentit Woodrow Wilson n? janar 1920, pas marr?veshjes q? kishin b?r? Clemanceau, Lloyd George dhe Francesco Nitti, p?r t'ua ndar? Shqip?rin? fqinj?ve, nj? akt q? shpjegon deri m? sot marr?dh?nien e ve?ant? q? ka vendi yn? me ShBA, ?sht? edhe frut i k?mb?nguljes s? vatran?ve. - S? fundi, ky emigracion ka dh?n?, sidomos n? tri dekadat nga 1910 m? 1940 nj? produkt t? madh kulturor, q? ?sht? i madh jo sepse botimet jan? t? panum?rta ose t? v?llimshme, por sepse jan? cil?sisht t? tilla: veprat q? u shtyp?n m? s? shumti n? Boston rreth shoq?ris? "Vatra" dhe q? mbajn? kryesisht firm?n e Fan Nolit e t? Faik Konic?s ndihmuan n? m?nyr? vendimtare p?r krijimin e gjuh?s s? shkruar q? p?rdorin sot t? gjith? shqiptar?t. Nuk duhen l?n? pa p?rmendur n? k?t? kontribut kulturor disa shkolla me r?nd?si q? u hap?n n? Shqip?rin? e viteve '20- '30 kryesisht me ndihm?n e emigracionit t? Amerik?s. K?to merita jan? t? padiskutueshme, gjithaq edhe t? paharruara. Megjithat? p?r ne sot ?sht? interesante t? shpjegojm?, se p?rse erdhi gjith? ky kontribut nga kjo koh? e nga ky vend, ?far? ndodhi pas shk?lqimit t? tij m? t? madh dhe ?far? mund t? thuhet p?r diaspor?n e m?pasme shqiptare t? Amerik?s. U bashkuan disa rrethana n? fillim t? shekullit t? 20 q? b?n? t? mundur organizimet e sip?rp?rmendura. Pra nuk jemi aspak t? mendimit q? njer?zit q? shkuan n? Amerik? n? at? koh? ishin m? t? mir? sesa shqiptar?t q? ndodheshin n? vende t? tjera si n? Turqi, Bullgari, Rumani, ose Egjipt. Ata v?rtet vinin nga zona m? pak t? prapambetura t? Shqip?ris?, si? ishte Jugu e m? sakt? Juglindja e vendit, megjithat? ishte n? radh? t? par? ekzistenca e demokracis? amerikane, vrulli i zhvillimit t? ekonomis?, teknik?s, komunikacionit n? at? vend, q? b?n? t? mundur at? organizim t? panjohur deri m? aty. Amerika ishte nj? shtet i paansh?m p?r fatet e nj? pike t? vog?l n? hart?n e Europ?s, si? ishte edhe e pangat?rruar n? aleancat historike shtet?rore-kishtare q? mbanin fuqit? e m?dha t? Europ?s me fqinj?t tan? aq t? rreziksh?m aso kohe. Pra ndryshe nga gjetiu k?tu shoqatat patriotike, gjuha shqipe, shtypi e librat nuk pengoheshin. Nj? tjet?r faktor i r?nd?sish?m historik ?sht? koincidimi i rritjes s? emigracionit shqiptar p?r n? Amerik? me shp?rb?rjen e perandoris? osmane dhe luft?rat ballkanike q? do ta vulosnin p?rfundimisht shkat?rrimin e saj. N? ato koh?ra t? stuhishme patriotike nj? shumic? emigrant?sh largoheshin jo si? largohen sot: ata linin pas sht?pin?, gruan, f?mij?t, pjesa m? e madhe me mendimin q? nj? dit? do t? ktheheshin. Plasja e kryengritjeve n? Shqip?ri, b?ri q? shum? vullnetar? t? ktheheshin n? Shqip?ri: edhe me konsolidimin e pavar?sis? s? vendit, midis viteve 1920-25 llogaritet t? jen? kthyer n? atdhe 20.000-30.000 vet?. Emigrant?t, pun?tor? n? fabrikat e pambukut ose t? k?puc?ve n? Masa?usets jetonin kryesisht n?p?r "konaqe", ca si fjetore t? p?rbashk?ta p?r 15-20 vet?. Okupimi i tyre kryesor n? koh?n e lir? ishte shqiptaria, leximi i "Kombit" ose i "Diellit" n?p?r kafenet? alla turka, m?simi i gjuh?s shqipe krahas asaj anglishte. Kuptohet pra se ?'ishin gati t? jepnin k?ta njer?z p?r atdheun e tyre q? po lindte midis luft?rave dhe kaosit. Edhe krijimi i kish?s autoqefale shqiptare nuk ?sht? rast?si ose thjesht produkt i nj? personaliteti gjenial. Kisha ortodokse greke luante n? Bostonin e fillimit t? shekullit e m? gjer? nj? rol nacionalist e shoven, ajo k?rkonte t? identifikonte ?do shqiptar ortodoks me helenizmin dhe Greqin?, duke arritur deri aty sa t'u mohonte ceremonin? mortore shqiptar?ve q? ishin marr? me pun? patriotike p?r atdheun e tyre! Kjo gjendje e padurueshme p?r ata besimtar? ortodoks? nga zonat e jugut t? Shqip?ris?, q? ishin nj?koh?sisht tep?r aktiv? n? pun? t? shqiptarizm?s, b?n? q? tek prifti i ri me talente t? shumta, Fan Noli, t? gjendet njeriu q? do t? b?nte gjestin e madh t? lartp?rmendur. Nuk dua t? ul k?tu rolin e madh q? kan? luajtur individualitetet e pazakonta n? lul?zimin e asaj diaspore. Noli, edhe pse i ri n? ato vite, kishte arritur nj? erudicion t? rrall?; te ai kombinoheshin zot?sia e pen?s, pra shpirti prej artisti, me oratorin, njeriun q? b?n p?r vete masat me pasionin dhe argumentimet e tij. Nd?rsa Faik Konica ishte i pari be, p?rfaq?sues i fisnik?ris? s? vjet?r shqiptare, q? ngulej n? tok? amerikane; bashk? me erudicionin e tij dhe bagazhin e rrall? p?r historin? dhe kultur?n shqiptare, ai sillte gjith? autoritetin q? kishte krijuar n?p?rmjet "Albanias" n? vitet 1897-1909. Le t? mos harrojm? me k?t? rast se mbyllja e "Albanias" erdhi n? radh? t? par? si rezultat i humbjes s? njeriut kryesor q? e mb?shteste financiarisht, t? ungjit t? Faikut n? Stamboll, Mahir Pash?s, i cili do t? vritej m? 1909; e pra pik?risht n? ShBA Konica do t? gjente at? truall t? frytsh?m liberal q? i p?rshtatej karakterit t? tij sa poliedrik e kozmopolit aq dhe t? v?shtir?. K?tu do t? gjente, sikurse edhe Noli, financimet dhe kontributet bujare t? vatran?ve q? b?n? t? mundur botimin e nj? s?r? veprash, sikurse edhe t? periodik?ve "Dielli", "Trumbeta e Kruj?s" etj. Duke u ndalur pak gjat? te k?ta dy korifej, nuk dua t? l? pa p?rmendur kontributin e nj? numri njer?zish q? disi jan? mbuluar nga shk?lqimi i dy t? par?ve; duke filluar prej patriot?ve t? par?, Petro Nini Luarasit e Sotir Pecit dhe te t? tjer? si Kostandin ?ekrezi, Kristo Dako, motrat Qiriazi, Bahri Omari, Qerim Panariti e mjaft t? tjer?, deri te ai Harry Stoya, financieri i palodhur i "Vatr?s", q? m? ka shtangur m? 1992 n? Boston me radhojt? e tij aq t? rregullt, ku regjistroheshin me p?rpikm?ri gjith? t? hyrat e t? dalat e shoqat?s, t? cil?t i gjeta t? pal?vizur n? arkivat e vjetra t? "Vatr?s". Konica e ka shprehur mjaft bukur rolin e "Vatr?s" n? koh?n kur rrezikohej ekzistenca e Shqip?ris?: "N? dit?t e err?ta kur Shqip?ria ish e shkelur nga usht?ri t? huaja, kur Shteti ish p?rmbysur dhe kur flitej sheshit p?r cop?timin e vendit VATRA, e k?shilluar nga nj? pakic? patriot?sh, e shtyr? nga atdhesia dhe d?shira e an?tar?ve t? saj... e mori p?rsip?r t? veproj? n? v?nt t? Shtetit t? vdekur. Nuk k?rkoi nderet as t? drejtat e Shtetit, po mori p?rsip?r vet?m detyrat dhe harxhet. Me shpenzimet t? VATR?S u-mbajtn? delegat?, u-d?rguan misione, u-subsiduan ajgencira, u-kablluan mij?ra protestime, n? nj? fjal? u organizua mprojtja e Shqip?ris? - dhe u-organizua aq? mir? sa kryeministri i Greqis? Z. Venizelos tha, n? koh? t? Konferenc?s s? Paqes n? Paris, se t? vet?min pengim serios q? gjeti n'Epir Greqia, ish pengimi i v?n? nga VATRA" ("Dielli", 7 korrik 1922). P?rfaq?suesi kryesor i diaspor?s s? Anglis? s? Re n? Shqip?ri n? vitet 1921-1924 ishte sikurse dihet Fan Noli, udh?heq?si i krahut liberal n? parlamentin e shtetit t? ri shqiptar. "Vatra" me shtypin e saj, dmth. n? radh? t? par? Konica do ta p?rkrahte Nolin me gjith? baterin? propagandistike. Ai u k?rkon vatran?ve q? t? japin gjith?ka p?r mb?shtetjen e krahut liberal dhe Nolit, n? luft? kund?r latifondist?ve t? prir? nga Ahmet Zogu. "Vatra" ka qen? dhe ?sht? ?ampioni i t? drejtave t? popullit", shkruante Konica n? "Diellin" e 15 shkurtit 1924. "n? Shqip?ri ajo e ka vazhduar luft?n n?n flamurin e Partis? Liberale... Partia Liberale ?sht? partia e Vatr?s, sepse Vatra e ka furnizuar at? me ideale, me udh?heq?sit e saj... me gazeta, me t? holla p?r t? b?r? zgjedhjet..." Ky ishte nj? ndryshim i madh n? platform?n e nj? shoqate q? ishte krijuar n? radh? t? par? si organizat? patriotike p?r t? shp?tuar atdheun n? rrezik. Mb?shtetja e fuqishme vazhdoi edhe n? koh?n e qeverimit t? shkurt?r t? Nolit, megjith?se n? kolonat e "Diellit" shprehet edhe zhg?njimi p?r mosmarrjen e masave dhe munges?n e reformave. Nj? nga mesazhet e fundit t? Konic?s p?r Nolin n? Shqip?ri, thoshte: "Sadoq? qeveria juaj i ka refuzuar k?shillat tona dhe e ka kund?rshtuar programin ton? drejtp?rdrejt ose t?rthor... ne ju mb?shtesim. Megjithat? mendojm? se s'mund t? b?het asgj?, p?r arsye se juve ju mungon edhe bashkimi, edhe fondet, edhe arm?t, edhe municionet. Ve? k?saj qeveris? suaj i mungon baza ligjore, p?rderisa nuk i mbajt?t zgjedhjet n? qershor, si? ju kishim k?shilluar... ndaj marrim t? drejt?n t'ju propozojm? q? t? b?ni nj? kompromis me bazhibozuk?t, p?r ta shp?tuar vendin nga nj? luft? civile fatale... Kjo do t? ishte mjaft me vend, p?rderisa e dini edhe vet? fort mir? se shumica e shok?ve tuaj nuk kan? ndonj? ideal m? t? lart? politik nga ?'ka Zogu dhe nuk jan? m? t? mir? sesa shok?t e Zogut (m? 27 dhjetor 1924 d?rgohet ky mesazh, pra n? koh?n kur Noli e kish tanim? marr? rrug?n p?r n? Itali). Disfata e Nolit e b?n Konic?n q? t? k?rkoj? pa vones? ndryshimin e drejtimit politik te patriot?t e tij: "Na duhet t? mb?shtesim qeverin? e re, jo p?r programin q? ka, por q? t? kthehet paqja dhe rendi. Ata q? thon? se Zogu ?sht? tradhtar, mjaft t? shikojn? rrotull dhe do t? zbulojn? se shumica e shqiptar?ve mund t? quhen tradhtar?. Ngre prandaj k?t? tez?: ai njeri q? ka mb?shtetjen e shumic?s s? popullit, ai ka edhe t? drejt?n ta qeveris? k?t? popull. Populli shqiptar nuk do reforma dhe reformator?, nuk do gj?ra t? reja as njer?z q? p?rpiqen p?r gj?ra t? reja ("Dielli", 8 janar 1925, cituar nga libri "The Albanian Struggle", Boston 1939, f. 75-76). Ndryshimi i q?ndrimit ndaj Nolit, batareja e sulmeve q? do t? hapte tani shtypi shqiptar-amerikan kund?r tij ("peshkopi i kuq, p?rbind?shi boleshevik" etj.), kompromisi i Konic?s me Zogun, stabilizimi i shtetit shqiptar n?n mbret?rin?, kthimi n? SHBA i nj? numri shqiptaro-amerikan?sh q? kishin shkuar n? atdhe plot shpresa p?r nj? Shqip?ri t? re (vler?sohet se nga mbi 20.000 vet? q? u kthyen pas 1920-s, m? shum? se nj? e treta mori s?risht rrug?n e Amerik?s) - t? gjitha k?to zhvillime e trondit?n besimin e vatran?ve n? udh?heq?sit e tyre dhe i ftoh?n emigrant?t- patriot? p?rfundimisht nga politika. "Vatra" e ndaloi q? m? 1925 me statut ?do lloj angazhimi politik. N? diaspor?n shqiptare t? Bregut Lindor z? fill n? faz? e re, q? karakterizohet nga nj? integrim m? i mir? n? shoq?rin? amerikane, nga lidhje gjithmon? e m? t? dobta me m?m?dheun, nga humbja e gjuh?s dhe kultur?s amtare qysh n? brezin e dyt?, shkurt nga gjith? ato ve?ori q? dallojn? p?rgjith?sisht diasporat shqiptare t? Koh?s s? Re kudo n? bot?. Kishte qen? megjithat? nj? shk?lqim q? nuk mund t? zbehej aq leht?. Si? dihet n? fillim t? viteve 1930 Noli kthehet n? Boston ku i jep edhe nj?her? jet? e dinjitet kish?s s? atyshme ortodokse. Vijojn? nj?koh?sisht n? ato vite nj? s?r? botimesh, t? mb?shtetura nga vatran?t, me r?nd?si vendimtare p?r let?rsin? dhe kultur?n ton?. Po ato personalitete t? ve?anta q? pat?n frym?zuar nj? l?vizje me shtrirje p?rtej kufijve t? nj? kolonie n? diaspor?, q? vun? dhe trondit?n tek e fundit themelet e shtetit t? ri shqiptar, po ato do t? b?heshin shkak p?r degradimin e bashkimit politik-kulturor q? kishin ngritur vet?, duke nxjerr? edhe nj? her? n? pah t? v?rtet?n aq t? shpesht? n? historin? ton?, se individ?t shk?lqejn? n? p?rgjith?si shum? m? fort nga puna e tyre e p?rbashk?t n? t? mir? t? komunitetit. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From albboschurch at juno.com Fri Oct 4 08:08:32 2002 From: albboschurch at juno.com (albboschurch at juno.com) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:08:32 -0400 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Metropolitan JOAN (Pelushi) of Korce in Boston Message-ID: <20021004.081519.772.28.albboschurch@juno.com> His Eminence, Metropolitan JOAN (Pelushi) of the Orthodox Church of Albania is on a visit to Boston. He is scheduled to deliver a paper on "Ethnic Conflict in the Orthodox Church" at a symposium entitled: The Orthodox Church in a Pluralistic World, sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Boston Theological Institute and Harvard's Initiative on Religion and Public Life," being held at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School in Brookline MA., October 3-5, 2002. Metroplitan JOAN is expected to celebrate liturgy at Saint George Albanian Orhtodox Cathedral during his stay in Boston. -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sat Oct 5 07:45:05 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 04:45:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] US-SEE Teacher Initiative Message-ID: <20021005114505.69687.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> Bring the world into your classroom by integrating technology and global issues into your curriculum... Give your students the opportunity to work collaboratively with their peers overseas...through the School Connectivity Project! In the School Connectivity Project, students and teachers in the U.S. and Southeast Europe work collaboratively on projects which promote mutual understanding, tolerance, and sharing about cultural similarities and history. The countries and regions in which the School Connectivity project will take place are Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and the USA. The program activities adapt easily to many classes, including Western Civilization, European or American History, Civics, Morality and Ethics, Journalism, computer and technology classes, or others. School Connectivity is an alternative education program that helps you to increase your use of technology in the classroom, broaden your students' perspectives, and give your students the chance to be active participants with international partners in a project that they help to create. What better preparation for their participation in tomorrow's world? The School Connectivity project is sponsored by the U.S. State Department and implemented by Catholic Relief Services, and will begin in January 2003 in public and private schools. A competitive application process begins this fall. For more information or to participate in this exciting program, call Zoya Naskova, Domestic Education Officer, at (410) 951-7231, or email her at znaskova at catholicrelief.org. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sun Oct 6 09:50:37 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 06:50:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Evens Foudation Message-ID: <20021006135037.8879.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> Call for Nominates: Evens Price for Intercultural Education The Evens Foundation prize is awarded to a project (or organisation) which has contributed to the integration of European citizens in the field of intercultural education, and has demonstrated determination and creativity. The prize consists of a sum of 30.000 euro for the laureate and 5.000 euro for the second and third prizes, as encouragement for the work undertaken. Deadline: November 30, 2002. More Information: http://www.tolerance-net.org/news/020910_evens.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Mon Oct 7 07:38:05 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 04:38:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [CfP: Macquarie University Law Journal:"Self-determination, Secession and the Creation of States" Message-ID: <20021007113805.86407.qmail@web11505.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 20:57:10 +0200 Subject: [balkans] CfP: Macquarie University Law Journal:"Self-determination, Secession and the Creation of States" From: Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter No. 26, September 2002 Macquarie University Law Journal is accepting papers for its upcoming special issue on "Self-determination, Secession and the Creation of States". Guest editors are Aleksander Pavkovic and Peter Radan. For information on how to submit an essay, contact Alex Reilly, Macquarie University Law Journal, Division of Law, Macquarie University, NSW2109, Australia, alex.reilly at mq.edu.au tel: 61-2-98507066; fax: 61-2-98507686. ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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Hill Chair in East European History, Indiana University Cabot Room, Center for European Studies Co-Sponsored with the Southeast European Study Group _____________________________ Tuesday, October 15, 2002 4:15PM "New Directions in Turkish Party Politics?" Dr. Sabri Sayari, Executive Director, Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown University Room 140, Littauer Building John F. Kennedy School of Government Co-sponsored with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Center for Middle East Studies' Study Group on Modern Turkey _____________________________ Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:00PM "Southeast Europe: From Stabilization to Integration" Mr. Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator, Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building John F. Kennedy School of Government _____________________________ Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:30PM "Current Realities and the Question of the Future Status of Kosovo" Dr. Daniel Serwer, Director, Balkans Initiative, US Institute of Peace (USIP) Mr. Louis Sell, Contributer, "Kosovo Final Status", USIP Special Report, and former head of the International Crisis Group's Kosovo Office Mr. Whit Mason, Public Affairs Advisor to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building, 5th Floor John F. Kennedy School of Government _____________________________ For more information please visit http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/kokkalis --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Tue Oct 8 20:27:40 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:27:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Leter ne Shekulli Message-ID: <20021009002740.94553.qmail@web11505.mail.yahoo.com> "?sht? e v?rtet? q? po harrojm? shqipen" Julian Peci jetta2279 at msn.com Jam emigrant n? SHBA dhe mendoj se ne shqiptar?t q? jetojm? jasht?, jemi v?rtet duke harruar gjuh?n shqipe. K?tu n? Worcester (?sht? nj? qytet n? af?rsi t? Bostonit) na vjen keq dhe b?hemi xheloz? kur shohim f?mij?t grek? q? shkojn? dhe mbarojn? 4 vitet e para t? shkoll?s n? gjuh?n greke ( sht?pia time ndodhet af?r kish?s greke). Kurse ne shqiptar?t megjith?se jemi n? num?r komuniteti i dyt? k?tu, nuk kemi ende nj? shkoll? n? gjuh?n shqipe. Dhe gj?ja m? ironike ?sht? se i kemi fondet dhe mjediset, por s`kemi m?sues. Edhe ceremonit? fetare gjat? t? dielave m? shum? b?hen n? gjuh?n angleze, pasi prifti megjith?se ?sht? shqiptaro-amerikan nuk flet shqip. Nuk di ?`t? shkruaj m? tep?r, por sa p?r shtetet evropiane, pasi kam jetuar n? Greqi p?r 4 vjet, jam m?se i sigurt se shqipja po harrohet shum? m? shpejt. Ju falenderoj p?r anket?n mbi gjuh?n shqipe dhe ju uroj gjith? t? mirat dhe suksese (sidomos nga im at?, pasi kalon t? pakt?n 2 or? duke lexuar lajmet shqiptare) --------------------------------- Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Wed Oct 9 08:22:08 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 05:22:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: CfP: Political Cleavages for Central and Eastern Europe, 9-10.5.2003, Bruxelles Message-ID: <20021009122208.36675.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> From: Jean-Michel DE WAELE Call for papers: "What kind of political cleavages for Central and Eastern Europe?". The Social Political Analysis Group of Central and Eastern Europe Countries (Free University of Brussels) organizes an international conference between the 9th and the 10th of May 2003. The topic is "What kind of political cleavages for Central and Eastern Europe?". We are thus addressing an open call for papers. You can find enclosed to the present paper the main topics of the conference. A short description of your presentation should be sent (in English or French) to jmdewael at ulb.ac.be with the subject "conference May 2003". The dead line is the 1st of December 2002. An answer for your project should be received until the 15th of January. The Central and Eastern European researchers could apply for a financial help for accommodation. Appel ? contribution : ?Quels clivages partisans pour l'Europe centrale et orientale?? Le Groupe d'analyse Socio - politique des pays d'Europe centrale et orientale de l'Universit? Libre de Bruxelles organise les 9 et 10 mai 2003 un colloque international intitul? : ?Quels clivages partisans pour l'Europe centrale et orientale?? Dans ce cadre, nous lan?ons un appel ? contribution. Vous trouverez ci-joint les probl?matiques qui seront approfondies lors de ce colloque. Un r?sum? d'une page de la th?matique abord?e est ? faire parvenir en fran?ais ou en anglais au com it? d'organisation ? l'adresse suivante jmdewael at ulb.ac.be avec la mention ? colloque mai 2003 ? Les propositions doivent nous parvenir pour le 1 d?cembre 2002. Le comit? d'organisation donnera sa r?ponse pour le 15 janvier 2003. Une aide financi?re pour le voyage et le s?jour sera prioritairement accord?e aux chercheurs issus des pays d'Europe centrale et orientale. Jean-Michel De Waele Directeur du groupe d'analyse socio-politique des pays d'Europe centrale et orientale (GASPPECO) Directeur du Groupe d'?tude pluridisciplinaire Sport et Soci?t? (GEPSS) Tel:32.2.650.44.81 fax:32.2.650.30.68 mail: jmdewael at ulb.ac.be Site web : http://www.ulb.ac.be/soco/cevipol Yahoo! 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Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Wed Oct 9 08:23:32 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 05:23:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] CfA: Regional Youth NGO Forum in SEE Message-ID: <20021009122332.37181.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> RYCID - Regional Youth Center for Information and Documentation in South Eastern Europe Partenership project of Independent Youth Foundation Timis County Romania European Voivodina Novi Sad Student Organisation of University of Maribor YOUTH COUNCIL of PRILEP TIRANA YOUTH Center Financed by YOUTH HOUSE Conference Center Aries str. 19 Timisoara ROMANIA tel: ++40-56-191170; fax:++40-56-201238; email: fitt at xnet.ro CALL FOR APPLICATIONS on SOUTH EAST EUROPE YOUTH NGOs Forum Dear friends, We are happy to announce the next event on the framework of the RYCID ? Regional Youth Center for Information and Documentation in South East Europe. We invite young NGO-activist to take part in this youth event to be held in Timisoara, Romania between 21 and 23 of November 2002 Purpose of the Forum The Forum is to reunite the majority of the organizations from the network for direct contact, discussions and activity presentation. The first edition of the forum will create the possibility of common projects, will expose directly NGOs are confronting with at the regional level. The main need that determines this type of action is that of connecting and partnership between the youth NGOs. Main Components NGOs presentation Workshops on the following themes: the lack of youngsters social involvement and combating strategies; the governmental ? non-governmental partnership in the youth sector; the prevention of the social exclusion of the young people coming from the unprivileged areas; instability factors of the region from the young inhabitant?s perspective. Direct presentations of the financers of interest for the region and for the youth sector. Methodology The participants will be able to share their experience both in direct contact with the other NGOs present in the Forum, but also to present their work in front of the main actors in the youth field and financers of the region and to contribute to the outcome of the forum through workshops on different themes. A small exhibition of youth NGOs materials will be available as a tool for better presentation of the activity. We would like to stress the importance of partnership projects in the region through all the activities of the Forum. *Financial and practical conditions of participating The accommodation and meals are covered by the organizers and will be provided starting with dinner in the 20th of November and ending with breakfast in the 23rd of November The materials, forum support and guides are free of charge. There is no participation fee. The transportation is to be covered by the participants (with some exceptions that are subject to direct discussion). Buses will be provided from Belgrade free of charge. * Languages: Working language is English. There are no translation possibilities. * Application, procedure and selection of participants The participants selection will be made on the basis of a standard application form, a letter of intention. The selection will be made either by the IYF or the partner organizations in Macedonia, Slovenia, Albania. The standard application is attached to this email. You can apply online at the RYCID web page: www.rycid.org or download the application form there. * Deadline for applications: We ask you to inform the members of your organization about this event, and to send as the application-form for forum before the 6th of November 2002 * The persons you can get in touch are: Dan Diaconu - program manager Adina Cartog - program assistant Phone: +40723207292 Phone: +40723253571 Fax: +40256201238 Fax: +40256201238 E-mail dan at rycid.org or fitt at xnet.ro Email : adina at rycid.org The partners: Trajce Dimitreski (for Macedonia) Youth Council of Prilep trajced at rycid.org Marko Rosandic (for Slovenia) SOU Maribor P:+386 (0) 22285600 F: +386 (0)2 229 51 60 Email: marko.rosandic at soum.si Marlina Ohri (for Albania) Tirana Youth Center marlina_ohri at rycid.org Best wishes and looking forward to hearing from you. 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Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Thu Oct 10 20:27:13 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:27:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Buxhuku ne Shekulli Message-ID: <20021011002713.88445.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> P?rmasa e re e tradh?tis? komb?tare nga Gjergj Buxhuku Deficiti tregtar i Shqip?ris? ka arritur shifra t? tilla, q? b?jn? t? rr?qethet ?do njeri me intelekt minimal. Bazuar n? t? dh?nat zyrtare, jan? m? shum? se 1 miliard dollar?, q? ?do vit dalin nga vendi n? form?n e importeve. Duke i shtuar k?saj shifre edhe dhjet?ra e qindra milion? dollar? t? tjer?, t? pallogaritur si pasoj? e evazionit gjigant n? dogana, del se ?sht? m? shum? se nj? buxhet i plot? vjetor i shtetit shqiptar, q? fluturon jasht?! Nga ana tjet?r, eksportet shqiptare mezi arrijn? shifr?n prej 200 milion? dollar?sh, ku mbi 65% e tyre jan? rieksporte, q? tregojn? se vet?m nj? pjes? shum? e vog?l e saj q?ndron n? xhepat tan?, duke e b?r? grop?n tregtare minimalisht 2-3 her? m? t? madhe sesa raportimi zyrtar edhe ashtu tragjik(5/1)! Shifrat jan? edhe m? tmerruese kur shikohet shpejt?sia e shtimit t? deficitit. Krahasimisht me vitin 1997 n? vitin 2001 importet zyrtare jan? rritur me rreth 500 milion? dollar?, eksport-rieksporti me vet?m 100 milion?! Parat? shqiptare q? zhduken jasht?, p?rkthehen n? mjerim, papun?si, kriminalitet, drog?, klandestin?, p?rmbytje, revolta sociale, plehra, err?sir?, etje p?r qytetar?t shqiptar? brenda vendit. Ajo p?rkthehet n? krijimin e kushteve baz? t? trafiqeve t? mafias nd?rkomb?tare, t? ideologjive t? err?sir?s fondamentaliste dhe komuniste, t? izolimit nd?rkomb?tar, t? moslejimit t? krijimit t? institucioneve demokratike shtet?rore, t? rrezikut t? falimentimeve financiare, deri te pamund?sia e sigurimit komb?tar! Argumentet e m?sip?rm jan? t? mjaftuesh?m p?r t'i v?n? vul?n e tradhtis? komb?tare t? gjith? pushtetar?ve individ? ose t? "mbuluar" me mask?n kolegjiale p?r t? gjitha ato vendime politike, q? me vet?dije kan? ?uar n? shkat?rrimin barbar t? prodhimit vendas, duke mbushur kasafortat e huaja me parat? shqiptare. Esht? e domosdoshme q? drejt?sia shqiptare t? filloj? sa m? shpejt rishikimin e t? gjitha procedurave t? marrjes s? vendimeve politike p?r sektor?t strategjik? ekonomik?, si rubinetat kryesore t? rrjedhjes jasht? vendit t? djers?s dhe gjakut shqiptar. Ka ardhur koha t? investigohen thell?sisht procedurat e privatizimit dhe shitjes s? licencave t? telefonis? celulare, t? shitjes s? fabrikave t? ?imentos s? vendit, t? shkat?rrimit t? prodhimit vendas t? naftes, marrjes s? kredive dhe granteve donatore n? projekte korruptive. K?tu dhe pik?risht k?tu ?sht? rr?nja e v?rtet? e tradhtis? komb?tare dhe shitjes s? qeveritar?ve tan?, sepse k?tu jan? edhe qindra milionat e dollar?ve, q? p?rjet?sisht do t'i grabiten ?do vit shqiptar?ve. Ka ardhur koha, q? politika shqiptare t'i vej? gishtin mir? kok?s p?r shkat?rrimin e paskrupullt, q? i ?sht? b?r? dhe po i b?het pron?s publike t? mbetur dhe ve?an?risht sektor?ve t? naft?s, telefonis? bazike dhe energjitik?s, duke i futur n? privatizim t? sforcuar p?r t'ia dhuruar m? pas p?r dy lek? tregtar?ve t? huaj! N?se duam t? nd?rtojm? shtet ligjor, duhet t? fillojm? pik?risht nga koka e s? keqes dhe jo nga bishti. Edhe n?se fajtor?t do t? ken? ditur t? mbrojn? kok?n me ligjet, q? i kan? b?r? vet?, ata duhet t? gjykohen, q? t? pakt?n t? vdesin p?rgjithmon? politikisht. P?rndryshe, ne do t? v?rtetojm? tez?n shekullore t? armiqve tan?, se shqiptar?t nuk jan? t? aft? t? nd?rtojn? shtet t? pavarur. Pushtimet moderne nuk b?hen me ushtri dhe luftra t? kushtueshme, por me an? t? zaptimit t? tregjeve komb?tare. Me k?t? logjik? ne jemi t? rob?ruar turp?risht. Kjo ?sht? edhe p?rmasa e re e tradhtis? komb?tare. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Thu Oct 10 22:01:18 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:01:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Zeri i Popullit, 4 Mars 2002 Message-ID: <20021011020118.72556.qmail@web11507.mail.yahoo.com> Rakipi k?rkon leje Kuvendit p?r procedim penal t? Priftit Prokuroria pran? Gjykat?s Shkalles Pare Tiran? me dat? 11.01.2002 ka rregjistruar procedimin penal nr.54 p?r vepr?n penale t? shp?rdorimit te detyres, parashikuiar si krim nga neni 248 i Kodit Penal. Hetimet p?r k?t? procedim penal u nisen kryesisht, me objekt prokurimet e b?ra me fonde publike nga ana e Korporat?s Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare p?r periudhat kohore tetor-dhjetor 2000 dhe janar - dhjetor 2001. Nga hetimet paraprake t? zhvilluara p?r periudhen kohore lartp?rmendur, rezultojn? t? jen? kryer veprime n? kund?rshtim me ligjet, q? p?rb?jn? p?rmbushje jo t? rregullt t? detyres nga persona t? ngarkuar me funksion shtet?ror, veprime t? cilat i kan? shkaktuar pasoja t? r?nda financiare interesave t? shtetit, dhe konkretisht nga ana e ish-Drejtorit t? P?rgjithsh?m t? k?tij institucioni, Dritan Prifti, fakte t? cilat do t?i ekspozojm? n? m?nyre t? detajuar sa m? posht?: Me q?llim mbulimin e nevojave p?r energji elektrike p?r periudhen tetor-dhjetor 2000, me inicim te Korporat?s Elektroenergjetike Shqiptare dhe propozim te Ministris? s? Ekonomis? dhe Pun?ve Publike, K?shillit te Ministrave i ?sht? k?rkuar t? autorizoje me Vendim t? tijin KESH-in q? t? prokuroj? p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike me "K?rkes?n p?r kuotim" p?r k?t? periudhe. Mbi k?t? baz? ka dal? V.K.M. nr.495 dat? 19.09.2000 ku ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen tetor-dhjetor n? sasin? 300.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 1.575.000.000 lek? p?r prokurimin me proceduren "K?rkes? p?r kuotim". Procedura lartp?rmendur, ?sht? n? kundershtim me legjislacionin shqiptar n? fuqi dhe konkretisht: Me nenin 22 t? Ligjit nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin publik", dhe pik?s 3 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik", p?rcaktohet shprehimisht se "procedura e prokurimit me "K?rkes? p?r Kuotim" do te p?rdoret kur kemi nj? treg t? stabilizuar, dhe kufiri monetar i fondit limit ?sht? deri n? 1 milion lek? p?r prokurimet me mallrat". P?r realizimin e k?tij prokurimi nga ana e KESH-it ju ?sht? d?rguar ftes? p?r ofert? 9 subjekteve dhe sipas procesverbalit t? komisionit, date 04.10.2000 jan? paraqitur vet?m 2 firma dhe konkretisht Subjekti "EPCG" Mal iZi me ?mimin 29 USD/MWh, sasia 150.000 MWh Subjekti "E.G.L" Zvicer me ?mimin 30 USD/MWh, sasia 77.000 MWh Nga dokumentacioni rezulton se ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr.10661 dat? 06.10.2000, me "EPCG" Mal iZi me ?mimin 29 USD/MWh, p?r sasin? 150.000 MWh, kontrat? e cila ?sht? realizuar n? sasin? 125.760 ose n? mas?n 83.3 $ %. Nd?rsa me subjektin tjet?r "E.G.L." Zvic?r, nga dosja e prokurimit, nuk rezulton t? jet? lidhur kontrat?, megjithese ishte shpallur fitues. Po k?shtu nga faturat e paguara nga ana e KESH-it, p?r k?t? periudhe, nuk rezulton t? jen? b?r? pagesa apo furnizim me energji elektrike nga ky subjekt. Arsyet p?r mosrealizimin e kontrates nuk spjegohen dhe ne k?t? drejtim nuk ka praktike dokumentare. E p?rmendim k?t? fakt t? mosrealizimit te kontrat?s pasi ka lidhje t? drejtp?rdrejt? me kontratat e m?passhme t? lidhura nga ana e KESH-it. Kontrata me subjektin EPCG ?sht? n?nshkruar pa sigurimin e detyruesh?m t? kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 %, fakt ky q? bie n? kund?rshtim me nenin 29 t? Ligjit nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin publik", dhe pik?s 6 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik", n? t? cil?t p?rcaktohet i detyruesh?m kushti i sigurimit t? kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 % t? vler?s s? kontrat?s. P?r m?e tep?r ky kusht do ta detyronte subjektin kontraktues EPCG n? p?rmbushjen e detyrimeve n? furnizimin me energji elektrike n? mas?n 100 % ose nga ana e KESH do t? mbahej 10 % e kushtit t? sigurimit t? kontrat?s, veprim i cili nuk ?sht? realizuar nga aan e KESH e p?r pasoje demi financiar i shkaktuar nga mospagimi i kushtit t? sigurimit t? kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 % ?sht? n? shjm?n 435.000 USD. (150.000 MWh x 29 USD/MWh x 10 % = 435.000 USD) Kontrata ?sht? n?nshkruar me dat? 06.10.2000 ose 5 dite p?rpara se t? miratohej procedura e prokurimit n? A.P.P., veprim i cili bie n? kund?rshtim me Udh?zimin Nr.1 dat? 01.01.1996 "P?r Prokurimin Publik", Kreu IV, i cili thekson "?do shpallje fituesi ose lidhje kontrate p?rpara miratimit me shkrim t? organit q? ve n? dispozicion fondin, ?sht? e pavlefshme". Duke qene se sasia e energjis? q? duhej t? prokurohej, nuk ?sht? arritur t? sigurohej, si m? lart, me inicim te Korporat?s Elektroenergjetike Shqiptare dhe propozim t? Ministris? s? Ekonomis? dhe Pun?ve Publike, K?shillit t? Ministrave u ?sht? k?rkuar t? autorizoje me Vendim t? tijin KESH-in q? t? prokuroj? me "Prokurim t? drejtp?rdrejt?" p?r mbulimin e k?saj nevoje. Mbi k?t? baz?, nga ana e K?shillit t? Ministrave, brenda nj? dat?, 31.10.2000, jan? nxjerr? tre vendime p?r prokurim t? drejtp?rdrejt?, t? cilat i shtjellojm? m? poshte: Me V.K.M. nr.574 dat? 31.10.2000 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p??r blerjen e energjise elektrike p?r periudhen 28.10.2000 deri 15.11.2000 n? sasin? 25.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 210.250.000 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejt? me subjektin EPCG-Mali iZi. N? k?t? rast, i k?rkohet K?shillit te Ministrave t? prokurohet me firm?n EPCG-Mali i Zi, megjith?se ishte kjo firme q? nuk e p?rmbushi detyrimin e saj t? p?rcaktuar n? kontrat?n nr.10661, e lidhur p?r efekte t? V.K.M. nr.495 dat? 19.09.2000. N? rast se kjo kontrat? do te ishte p?rmbushur, nuk do te ishte e nevojshme nxjerrja e Vendimit n? fjal? e p?r m? tep?r nuk do te kishte pse t? prokurohej p?rs?ri me t? njejt?n firme, por tashti me nj? ?mim m? t? lart?. N? mb?shtetje t? vendimit t? m?sip?rm, ?sht nxjerr? urdh?ri i prokurimit i dat?s 31.10.2000. N? dosjen e tenderit ekziston dhe nj? draft kontrate e dat?s 15.11.2000 p?r sasin? 13.540 MWh me ?mimin 34 USD/MWh, p?r mbulimin e nevojave me energji elektrike p?r periudhen 28.10.2000 deri 11.11.2000, pra duke mos mbuluar t? t?r? periudhen kohore t? p?rcaktuar n? V.K.M. Sqarojm? dhe nj? her? se ky subjekt kishte n?nshkruar m? par? kontrat?n nr.10661 dat? 06.10.2000 ku parashikohej furnizimi me energji elektrike p?r muajt tetor, n?ntor dhe dhjetor 2000 me ?mimin 29 USD/MWh. Ky d?m financiar ka rezultuar pasi n?se do te realizohej kjo kontrate, me ?mim 29 USD/MWh, nga ana e KESH-it nuk do t? ishte e nevojshme t? lidhej kontrata e dyte me 34 USD/MWh. p?r sa m? sip?r, kontrata e dyt? e lidhur me subjektin EPCG, ?sht? lidhur n? kundershtim me ligjin dhe si rezultat i diferenc?s s? ?mimit nga 29 USD/MWh n? 34 USD/MWh, shtetit i ?sht? shkaktuar nj? d?m ekonomik me vlere 68.580 USD. Nd?rkoh? q? n? dosjen e prokurimit t? k?saj praktike mungojn? praktikat e negocimit dhe ofertat e subjektit mbi baz?n e t? cilave jan? mb?shtetur p?r n?nshkrimin e kontratave me ?mime t? ndryshme. Kjo kontrat? ?sht? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, nga ana e Dritan Priftit. Me V.K.M. nr.573 dat? 31.10.2000 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen 03.11.2000 deri 12.11.2000 n? sasin? 15.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 115.800.000 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejt? me subjektin Sllovenske Elektrarne Bratislave-Sllovaki. N? mb?shtetje t? vendimit t? m?sip?rm ?sht? nxjerr? urdh?ri i prokurimit i dat?s 31.10.2000 dhe ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr.01/2000 dat? 31.10.2000 p?r sasin? 14.400 me ?mimin 31.2 USD/MWh, nd?rkoh? q? n? dosjen e prokurimit t? k?saj praktike mungojn? praktikat e negocimit dhe ofertat e subjektit mbi baz?n e t? cilave jan? mb?shtetur p?r n?nshkrimin e kontrat?s dhe justifikimin p?r p?rdorimin e prokurimit me tender t? drejtp?rdrejt?. Kjo kontrat? ?sht? lidhur pa nj? ofert? t? studiuar mir? e duke patur parasysh faktin e ofrimit t? energjis? nga subjekti "E.G.L" me ?mimin 30 USD/MWh, kontrat? e cila nuk u lidh megjithe shpalljen fitues t? subjektit, ?sht? shkaktuar nj? d?m financiar n? shum?n 14.400 USD *(31.2-30 USD/MWh)=17.280 USD. Kjo kontrat? ?sht? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, nga ana e Dritan Priftit. Nga t? dy rastet lartp?rmendur shihet se jan? lidhur dy kontrata, q? mbulojn? nevojat energjitike p?r t? njejt?n periudhe kohore, pasi periudha 03/11 - 12/11/2000 p?rfshihet n? t? dyvendimet dhe nj?koh?sisht t? dy kontratat kan? ?mime t? ndryshme, p?r t? cilat mungojn? praktikat shkrespre t? negocimeve mbi baz?n e t? cilave jan? mb?shtetur k?to kontrata. Me V.K.M. nr.575 dat? 31.10.2000 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen 31.10.2000 deri 03.11.2000 n? sasin? 19.520 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 159.515.200 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejte me subjektin EFT-Lond?r. P?r k?t? vendim mungojn? Urdh?ri i Prokurimit i titullarit t? Entit Prokurues, pra KESH-it dhe nj?koh?sisht nuk ekziston kontrata apo negocimi p?r blerje t? energjis? p?r k?t? periudh?. Ky mos realizim shpjegohet me faktin se firma E.F.T., prokuruese mjaft e "suksesshme" n? tenderat e m?passhme t? zhvilluara nga KESH, ka si dat? t? krijimi t? saj vet?m tetorin 2000, muaj n? t? cilin relatohet nga KESH-i K?shillit t? Ministrave si tenderuese e drejtp?rdrejt?. Nd?rkoh? q? nga KESH nuk i ?sht? k?rkuar asnj?here dokumentacioni ligjor i k?saj firme si dhe kapacitetet e saja n? p?rmbushjen e detyrimeve, detyrim ky i p?rcaktuar n? Ligjin nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin publik", dhe ne V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik". kjo mang?si ka sjell? si pasoje mosrealizimin e prokurimit te drejtp?rdrejt? t? b?r? me t? p?r fondin limit 159.515.200 lek?, pasi ajo kishte vet?m nj? muaj q? ishte krijuar. E p?r m? tep?r k?saj praktike prokurimi i mungon i t?r? dokumentacioni shkresor i negocimit me k?t? firme, dhe nuk kuptohet se si nga ana e drejtuesve t? KESH paraqitet si kandidatja e vetme p?r t? mbuluar nevojat p?r energji elektrike. Por edhe ky deshtim me pasoja ekonomike t? lartpermendura, nuk i ka "dekurajuar" drejtuesit e KESH-it ta propozojn? si tenderuese t? drejtp?rdrejt? E.F.T-n? n? tenderat e m?passhme. Pamvaresisht se n? dokumentacionin e m?passh?m t? E.F.T.-s?, ajo paraqitet si nj? firme Britanike, aktiviteti iv?rtet? i saj drejtohet nga Beogradi, e sakt?sisht nga Svetislav Bulatovic. Ky fakt tregon r?nd?sin? q? i jepnin drejtuesit e KESH-it njohjes s? besueshm?ris? financiare t? partnereve t? cileve u besonin plotesimin e nevojave me energji elektrike. Pavaresisht nga fakti i lartp?rmendur, p?rs?ri me inicimin e KESH-it dhe propozimin e Ministris? s? Ekonomis? dhe Pun?ve Publike, i k?rkohet K?shillit t? Ministrave nxjerrja e nj? vendimi p?r prokurim t? drejtp?rdrejt? p?r mbulimin e nevojave me energji per t? njejtin tremujor, tetor-dhjetor dhe p?rs?ri referohet si subjekt prokurues E.F.T., subjekt q? vet?m 21 dite m? par? nuk kishte kontraktuar, megjithese e p?rcaktuar n? V.K.M. si tenderuese e drejtp?rdrejt?. Nga nna e K?shillit t? Ministrave me V.K.M. nr.618 dat? 21.11.2000 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike per periudhen 22.11.2000 deri 31.12.2000 n? sasin? 177.200 MWh me fond liomit n? shum?n 1.400.000.000 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejt? me subjektin EFT-Lond?r. N? mb?shtetje t? vendimit t? m?sip?rm ?sht? nxjerr? urdheri i prokurimit i dat?s 01.12.2000 dhe ?sht? lifhur kontrata nr.54/12-2000 me subjektin EFT - Londer me ?mimin 31.5 USD/MWh. N? k?t? praktike kontraktuale mungon sigurimi i kontrat?s me l?t? subjekt n? mas?n 10% ose 557.550 USD, veprim i cili n? kund?rshtim me Ligjin nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin publik", kontrata e cila rezulton t? jet? realizuar n? mas?n 98.5 %. Pra p?r tremujorin e fundit t? vitit 2000, nga ana e KESH-it ?sht? inicuar nxjerrja e disa V.K.M-sh, t? cilat mbulonin t? njejt?n periudhe kohore me fonde t? nj?pasnj?shme, dhe kjo p?r shkak t? mosrealizimit n? sasi t? kontratave nga subjektet e paraqitura nga KESH-i, K?shillit t? Ministrave dhe p?r m? tep?r me ?mime t? ndryshme nga t? njejt?t subjekte. P?rfundimisht, d?mi financiar si rezultat i parregullsive ligjore n? procedurat e tenderimit p?r tremujorin e kat?rt t? vitit 2000 ?sht? n? shum?n (435.000 + 85.860) = 520.860 USD. P?r vitin 2001 jan? zhvilluar k?to tenderime: P?r vitin 2001 Sh.A. KESH ?sht? lejuar t? tenderoj? 7 tendera nga t? cilat 4 me prokurim t? drejtp?rdrejt? dhe 3 tendera me procedure prokurimi "K?rkese p?r kuotim". P?r k?t? vit fondi i lejuar p?r prokurim ka qen? 12.647.810.000 lek? p?r blerjen e energjis? n? sasin? 1.985.000 MWh, ndersa sasia faktike e kontratuar ?sht? 1.895.000 MWh ose 90.000 MWh me pak se p?rcaktohet n? vendimet e K?shillit t? Ministrave. Respektimi i dispozitave ligjore p?r ?do prokurim n? m?nyre t? detajuar ?sht? si vijon: Me V.K.M. nr.1 dat? 04.01.2001 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen janar 2001 deri mars 2001 n? sasin? 340.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 2.645.360.000 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejt? me subjektin "Energy Financing Team" E.F.T.-Lond?r. Mb?shtetir n? k?t? vendim, nga ana e KESH, ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr. 02/1-01 dat? 04.01.2001 p?r sasin? 310.000 MWh, e ndar? sipas muajve janar 104.000 MWh, shkurt 94.000 MWh dhe mars 110.000 MWh pra gjithsej 310.000 MWh (nga 340.000 MWh t? p?rcaktuar n? V.K.M), me ?mimin 33.5 USD/MWh, aq sa ishte oferta e subjektit E.F.T. N?nshkrimi i kontrat?s me subjektin ?sht? kryer pa nxjerr? urdher prokurimi p?r tenderimin e sasis? s? k?rkuar me V.K.M.-n? e m?sip?rme. Po n? dat?n 04.01.2001 ?sht? lidhur dhe kontrata nr. 03/1-01 p?r sasin? 30.000 MWh por me ?mimin 36 USD/MWh ose 2.5 USD/MWh m? tep?r, pa patur ndonj? relacion p?r arsyen e ndarjes s? k?saj sasie dhe lidhjes s? dy kontratave me ?mime t? ndryshme brenda dites. Esht? p?r t? theksuar faktin se oferta e E.F.T. Londer p?r k?t? tender ?sht? me ?mimin 33.5 USD/MWh. K?to kontrata jan? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, nga ana e Dritan Priftit. P?r periudhen janar-mars 2001 nga ana e KESH, ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr.05/1-01 dat? 19.01.2001 p?r sasin? 88.000 MWH, e ndar? sipas muajve janar 30.000 MWh, shkurt 28.000 MWh dhe mars 30.000 MWh, me ?mimin 35.5 USD/MWh, me subjektin E.F.T.-Lond?r. N?nshkrimi dhe ekzekutimi i k?saj kontrate ?sht? n? kundershtim t? hapur me Ligjin nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurim publik", pasi ?sht? n?nshkruar pa u zhvilluar tender dhe pa patur nj? vendim t? K?shillit t? Ministrave p?r t? justifikuar k?t? prokurim t? drejtp?rdrejt? e p?r m? tep?r nuk ka as ofert? nga subjekti E.F.T. q? gjender n? dosje ?sht? ajo faksi i dat?s 26.12.2000 (pa num?r protokolli dhe dat? t? KESH), n? t? cilen p?rcaktohet se ?mimi i energjis? p?r periudhen 1 janar - 31 mars 2001 do t? jet? 33.5 USD/MWh. Si rezultat i k?tij veprimi t? kundraligjsh?m ?sht? shkaktuar nj? d?m financiar n? shum?n 89.605 MWh (sasia e energjis? e blere n? fakt) * (35.5-33.5 USD) = 179.210 USD. Kjo kontrat? ?sht? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, nga ana e Dritan Priftit. Me V.K.M. nr.45 dat? 26.01.2001 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen janar 2001 deri mars 2001 n? sasin? 110.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 2.645.360.000 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejt? me subjektin "Energy Financing Team" E.F.T.-Lond?r. N? zbatim te ketij vendimi, nga ana e KESH jan? lidhur dy kontrata: Kontrata nr. 88/1-01 dat? 27.02.2001 p?r sasin? 23.000 MWh, p?r periudhen 01.02.2001 - 28/02/2001, me ?mimin 35 USD/MWh, si dhe Kontrata nr. 09/1-01 dat? 27.02.2001 p?r sasin? 60.000 MWh, e ndar? sipas muajve shkurt 30.000 MWh dhe mars 30.000 MWh, me ?mimin 34.8 USD/MWh. N?nshkrimi k?tyre kontratave ?sht? b?r? pa nxjerr? urdh?rin e prokurimit p?r tenderimin e sasive t? p?rcaktuar n? V.K.M. dhe lidhja e tyre ?sht? b?r? pa nj? ofert? paraprake p?r ndryshimin e ?mimit t? ofertuar nga ana e E.F.T. pasi oferta e vetme e k?tij subjekti ?sht? ajo fakti i dat?s 26.12.2000 (pa num?r protokolli dhe dat? t? KESH), n? t? cilen p?rcaktohet se ?mimi i energjis? p?r periudhen 1 janar - 31 mars 2001 do t? jet? 33.5 USD/MWh. Si pasoj? e veprimeve lartp?rmendur ?sht? shkaktuar nj? dem financiar: P?r kontrat?n nr. 08/1-01 dat? 27.02.2001 demi ?sht? 23.115 MWh, (sasia e energjis? e bler? n? fakt) * (35-33.5 USD) = 34.672,5 USD P?r kontrat?n nr. 09/1-01 dat? 27.02.2001 demi ?sht?61.445 MWh, (sasia e energjis? e blere n? fakt) * (34.8-33.5 USD) = 79.878.5 USD. K?to kontrata jan? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH nga ana e Dritan Priftit. Vlen t? theksohet se nga hetimet e kryera nga ana e Prokuris?, p?r k?t? periudhe, jan? gjetur dy oferta; njera e dat?s 22.02.2001 nga subjekti "Slovenska Elektrika" Slloveni e cila ofronte energji elektrike me ?mimin 32.5 USD/MWh dhe ajo e dat?s 27.02.2001 e subjektit "Hoularetta" Qipro e cila ofronte energji elektrike me ?mimin 30.3 USD/MWh. N?se do t? ishte marr? n? konsiderat? oferta e ofruar nga ana e subjektit "Slovenska Elektrika" Slloveni, p?rfitimi do t? ishte 241.730 USD. Me V.K.M. nr.141 dat? 22.03.2001 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen Prill-Qershor 2001 n? sasin? 450.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 3.217.500.000 lek? p?r prokurimin me proceduren "K?rkes? p?r kuotim", duke ju d?rguar ftes? p?r ofert? 19 subjekteve dhe sipas procesverbalit t? komisionit t? dat?s 03.04.2001 kan? marr? pjes? 4 firma, nga ku fitues ka dal? subjekti E.F.T. pasi ka ofruar ?mimin m? t? ul?t 27.6 USD/MWh. Procedura larp?rmendur, ?sht? n? kundershtim me legjislacionin shqiptar n? fuqi dhe konkretisht: Me nenin 22 t? Ligjit Nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin publik", dhe pik?s 3 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik". Me subjektin ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr. 17.1 o1 dat? 12.04.2001, p?r sasin? 378.066 MWh nd?rkoh? q? procedura e prokurimit ?sht? miratuar me shkres?n nr.2135/1 Prot. dat? 18.04.2001 nga A.P.P. Kjo kontrat? ?sht? realizuar n? fakt p?r sasin? 378.066 MWh ose n? mas?n 84.01 %. Si rezultat i moszbatimit t? pik?s 6 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000, p?r sigurimin e kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 % ?sht? shkaktuar nj? d?m financiar n? shum?n 1.242.000 USD. (435.000 MWh x 27.6 USD x 10% ). Mb?shtetur sa m? sip?r kontrata me fituesin ?sht? n?nshkruar 6 dite p?rpara se t? b?hej miratimi nga A.P.P. veprim i cili ?sht? n? kund?rshtim me Udh?zimin nr.1 dat? 01.01.1996 "P?r prokurimin publik", Kreu IV, n? t? cilin parashikohet "?do shpallje fituesi ose lidhje kontrata p?rpara miratimit me shkrim t? organit q? v? n? dispozicion fondin ?sht? e pavlefshme". Kjo kontrat? ?sht? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, nga ana e Dritan Priftit. Nga materiali hetimor rezulton se nga ana e KESH, ?sht? bler? energji elektrike p?r periudhen 20 qershor - 2 korrik 2001 nga K.E.K. Kosov?, p?r sasin? 15.130 MWh. P?r k?t? ?sht? p?rpiluar kontrata me dat? 17.07.2001, pra pasi ?sht? blere m? pare energjia elektrike, veprim ky n? kundershtim t? hapur me Ligjin nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin publik", dhe nj?koh?sisht pa u mbuluar me nj? V.K.M. p?rkat?se. Blerja e k?saj sasie energjie para n?nshkrimit t? kontrat?s v?rtetohet me fatur?n nr.87/01 dat? 03.07.2001 t? K.E.K. Kosov? p?r furnizimet e kryera si m? posht?: 8.380 MWh p?r periudhen 20-25 qershor me ?mim 21 USD/MWh 4.970 MWh p?r periudhen 25-30 qershor me ?mim 17 USD/MWh 1.780 MWh p?r periudhen 01-02 korrik me ?mim 17 USD/MWh. Kjo kontrat? ?sgt? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, nga ana e Dritan Priftit. Me V.K.M. nr.450 dat? 17.06.2001 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen Korrik-Shtatpr 2001 n? sasin? 300.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 1.422.900.000 lek? p?r prokurimin me procedur?n "K?rkes? p?r kuotim", duke ju d?rguar ftes? p?r ofert? 19 subjekteve, dhe sipas procesverbalit t? komisionit kan? marr? pjes? 3 firma, nga ku fitues ka dal? subjekti E.F.T. pasi ka ofruar ?mimin m? t? ul?t 30.4 USD/MWh, p?r sasin? 200.000 MWh p?r periudhen gusht-shtator. Procedura lartp?rmendur, ?sht? n? kund?rshtim me legjislacionin shqiptar n? fuqi dhe konkretisht: Me nenin 22 t? Ligjit nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurimin Publik", dhe pik?s 3 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik". Me subjektin ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr. 28/01 dat? 17.07.2001 dhe ?sht? bler? sasia prej 191.313 MWh. Kontrata ?sht? n?nshkruar pa sigurim kontrate. Me V.K.M. nr.464 dat? 17.07.2001 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen korrik-shtator 2001 n? sasin? 145.000 MWh me fond limit n? shum?n 835.000.000 lek? p?r prokurimin e drejtp?rdrejt? me subjektin "N.E.K" -Bullgari. N? zbatim t? k?tij vendimi, nga ana e KESH, ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr. 21/200 dat? 18.07.2001 p?r sasi t? pap?rcaktuar, me ?mimin 28.5 USD/MWh. N? dosj?n e prokurimit mungojn? urdh?ri p?r prokurimin dhe sidomos mungon t?r?sisht praktika e negocimit si dhe oferta konkrete e subjektit, ku t? p?rcaktohej ?mimi i ofruar. Nga ky subjekt ?sht? bler? sasia prej 120.000 MWh. Kjo kontrat? ?sht? realizuar n? fakt p?r sasin? 120.000 MWh ose n? mas?n 82.76 %. Si rezultat i moszbatimit t? pik?s 6 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000, p?r sigurimin e kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 % ?sht? shkaktuar nj? d?m financiar n? shum?n 413.250 (145.500 MWh x 28.5 USD x 10 %). Me V.K.M. nr.496 dat? 14.08.2001 ?sht? lejuar prokurimi p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike p?r periudhen Tetor-Dhjetor 2001 n? sasin? 550 milion MWh p?r prokurimin me procedur?n "K?rkes? p?r kuotim", duke ju derguar ftese per oferte 14 subjekteve, dhe sipas procesverbalit t? komisionit kan? shpallur fitues dy kompani. Procedura lartpermendur, ?sht? n? kund?rshtim me legjislacionin shqiptar n? fuqi dhe konkretisht: me nenin 22 t? Ligjit nr. 7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "Per prokurimin publik", dhe pik?s 3 t? V.K.M. nr. 335 dat? 23.06.2000 "Per rregullat e prokurimit publik" Subjekti "Montmontacana" P/C Kroaci me?mimin 33,9 USD/MWh. Subjekti "E.F.T." Londer me ?mimin 35 USD/MWh. M? subjektin "Montmontacana" P/C Kroaci ?sht? lidhur kontrata dat? 30.10.2001, ku ?sht? p?rcaktuar vet?m ?mimi p?r njesi 33.9 USD/MWh dhe nuk ?sht? p?rcaktuar sasia e furnizimit. Sipas dokumenteve, nga ky subjekt ?sht? bler? sasia prej 154.630 MWh. Me dubjektin "E.F.T" Lond?r ?sht? lidhur kontrata nr.34/1 dat? 02.11.2001, p?r periudhen tetor-dhjetor 2001, me ?mimin p?r njesi 35 USD/MWh p?r sasin? e furnizimit 400.000 MWh. Sipas dokumentave, ky subjekt ka furnizuar sasin? prej 343.310 MWh, ose 80 % t? kontrat?s. Si rezultat i moszbatimit t? pik?s 6 t? V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000, p?r sigurimin e kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 % ?sht? shkaktuar nj? d?m financiar n? shum?n 1.400.000 USD. (400.000 MWh x 35 USD x 10 %) Nga sa m? lart parashtrum, konstatohet se t? gjitha kontratat e vitit 2001 jan? n?nshkruar pa p?rcaktuar si kusht kontraktual sigurimin e kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 %, kriter ky i parashikuar dhe i detyruesh?m nga Ligji nr.7971 dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r prokurim publik" dhe pika 6 e V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik". K?to kontrata jan? n?nshkruar n? em?r dhe p?r llogari t? KESH, ngaana e Dritan Priftit. Ky fakt merr nj? r?nd?si t? ve?ant?, patur parasysh se kontratat e lidhur me subjektet n? t? shumtet e rasteve kan? mbetur t? paekzekutuara n? sasit? e p?rcaktuara n? kontrat?. Ekzistenca e kushtit t? sigurimit t? kontrat?s nga nj?ra an? do te detyronte firmat n? p?rmbushjen e plot? t? detyrimit dhe nga ana tjet?r n? rast t? nj? misp?rmbushje t? detyrimit do t?i munbd?sonte KESH-it sekuestrimin e sigurimit t? kontrat?s. I paraqitur n? shifra, fakti lartp?rmendur paraqitet si m? posht?: Nga kontrolli i t? gjithe dokumentacionit q? ndodhet n? dosjen "P?r prokurimi publik" te V.K.M. nr.335 dat? 23.06.2000 "P?r rregullat e prokurimit publik" dhe Udh?zimit Nr.1 dat? 01.01.1996 "P?r prokurimin publik" duke sjell? dhe p?r pasoj? nj? d?m financiar p?r periudhen tetor-dhjetor 2000 dhe vitin 2001 n? shum?n 3.968.960 USD. Gjithashtu p?r vitin 2001 rezultojn? dy prokurime t? drejtp?rdrejta t? b?ra nga ana e KESH, jan? t? pa mb?shtetura n? vendime t? K?shillit t? Ministrave, detyrim ky i p?rcaktuar n? ligj. P?r sasite 84.560 MWh dhe 18.530 MWh, t? prokuruara n? fund te muajit shkurt p?r t? cilat ?sht? paguar shuma 3.592.155 USD, n?se do te ishte marr? n? konsiderat? oferta e dat?s 22.02.2001 nga subjekti "Slovenska Elektrika" Slloveni, e cila ofronte energji elektrike me ?mimin 32.5 USD/MWh, p?rfitimi n? buxhet do t? ishte 241.730 USD. Vlen t? theksohet fakti se p?r vitin 2001 nga tre subjekte t? kontraktuara, vet?m N.E.C. Bullgari ?sht? subjekt prodhues i energjis? elektrike nd?rsa E.F.T. Lond?r dhe Montmontacana" P/C Kroaci jan? subjekte komisionere, t? cilat ?mimet e shitjes n? USD/MWh i kan? patur m? t? larta se prodhueset. E t?r? kjo ekspoze faktesh t? provuara gjat? hetimeve paraprake, ngarkojn? me p?rgjegjesi direkte ish-Drejtorin e p?rgjithsh?m t? Korporat?s Energjitike Shqiptare, Dritan Priftin, i cili me veprimet e tij n? k?t? funksion, i ka sjell? pasoja t? r?nda financiare shtetit. N? k?to kushte, p?r sa spjeguar m? lart, bazuar n? nenin 288 t? Kodit t? Procedures Penale dhe nenin 73 Kushtetut?s s? Republik?s s? Shqip?ris?"; K E R K O J : Autorizim p?r t? proceduam penalisht dhe p?r arrestimin e ish Drejtorit t? P?rgjithsh?m Dritan Prifti, p?r vepr?n penale t? shp?rdorimit t? detyr?s, parashikuar nga neni 248 i Kodit Penal. PROKURORI I PERGJITHSHEM ARBEN RAKIPI --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Thu Oct 10 20:52:45 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:52:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Terheqje e akuzes per shperdorim detyre - Zeri Popullit, 11 tetor 2002 Message-ID: <20021011005245.74164.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com> Akuza krim qe desh vrau Dritan Priftin Prova te sajuara, akuza jesht? ligjit, d?mi ekonomik zero I plote dokumenti i ri i prokuroreve per Parlamentin Sot me dat?n 01.10.2002, ne prokuror?t Thoma Jano, Biblbil Mete e Genti Xholi, mor?m n? shqyrtim aktet e procedimit penal nr. 54 dhe konstatuam REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE PROKURORI I PERGJITHSHEM L?nda: P?r t?rheqjen e k?rkes?s p?r dh?nie autorizimi p?r pro?edim penal dhe arrestimin e deputetit Dritan Prifti Kuvendit t? Republik?s s? Shqip?ris? Bashk?lidhur ju d?rgojm? k?rkes?n e grupit t? prokuror?ve p?r t?rheqjen e k?rkes?s p?r t? autorizuar procedimin penal dhe arrestimin e deputetit Dritan Prifti. Nga analiza e k?tij procedimi, rezulton se n? gjendjen q? jan? aktet, dh?nia e autorizimit p?r t? proceduar penalisht dhe arrestuar deputetin Dritan Prifti ?sht? e panevojshme, pasi nuk mb?shtetet n? ligj dhe n? provat e grumbulluara nga organi i akuz?s. N? k?to kushte, duke q?n? dakord me konkluzionet e grupit t? prokuror?ve, Ju paraqes k?rkes?n "P?r terheqjen e k?rkes?s p?r t? autorizuar procedimin penal dhe arrestimin e deputetit Dritan Prifti". Pavar?sisht nga sa m? sip?r, hetimet p?r k?t? vazhdojn?, dhe n?se n? t? ardhmen do t? dalin fakte t? reja, Ju siguroj se nuk do t? ngurojm? p?r t? k?rkuar bashk?punimin me Kuvendin. Duke shpresuar n? mir?kuptimin Tuaj. Sot me dat?n 01.10.2002, ne prokuror?t Thoma Jano, Biblbil Mete e Genti Xholi, mor?m n? shqyrtim aktet e procedimit penal nr. 54 dhe Konstatuam: Me dat?n 11.01.2002, n? Prokurorin? e Rrethit Tiran?, ?sht? regjistruar procedimi penal, nr. 54 p?r veprat penale t? shp?rdorimit t? detyr?s dhe at? t? shkeljes s? barazis? s? pjes?marr?sve n? tendera apo ankande publike, parashikuar nga nenet 248 e 258 t? Kodit Penal. Mbi baz?n e materialeve t? grumbulluara, me shkres?n nr. 431, dat? 27.02.2002, Prokurori i P?rgjithsh?m i ?sht? drejtuar Kuvendit t? Republik?s s? Shqip?ris?, duke i k?rkuar autorizimin p?r t? proceduar penalisht dhe p?r t? arretsuar deputetin Dritan Prifti, ish Drejtor i P?rgjithsh?m i KESH-it, p?er vepr?n penale t? shp?rdorimit t? detyr?s, t? parashikuar nga neni 248 i Kodit Penal. Me urdh?r t? Prokurorit t? P?rgjithsh?m nr. 80, dat? 23.03.2002, u ngarkuan Prokuror?t e Prokuroris? s? P?rgjithshme, Thoma Jano e Bilbil Mete, si dhe prokurori i prokuroris? s? rrethit Tiran?, Genti Xholi, p?r t? drejtuar dhe kontrolluar hetimin e k?tij procedimi penal. N?n drejtimin e k?tij grupi, p?r t? realizuar nj? hetim sa m? objektiv e t? gjithansh?m, u kryen nj? num?r i madh veprimesh hetimore si: pyetja e specialist?ve t? Ministris? s? Ekonomis? Publike dhe privatizimit q? kan? ushtruar kontrollin financiar n? KESH, pyetja e punonj?sve t? KESH q? kishin dijeni p?r m?nyr?n e zhvillimit t? tenderave p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike, kqyrja dhe sekuestrimi i provave shkresore, sakt?simi i ekspertimit kontab?l, pyetja e personave t? akuzuar dhe verifikimi i pretendimeve t? tyre etj. Nj?koh?sisht, n?p?rmjet k?tyre veprimeve, u realizua edhe verifikimi i pretendimeve t? deputetit Dritan Prifti, t? d?rguara me vullnetin e tij drejt?p?rdrejt? n? Prokurorin? e P?rgjithshme. Nga hetimi n? t?r?si, deri m? sot, i k?tij procedimi penal, ka rezultuar si m? posht?: Me q?llim p?r t? plot?suar nevojat e domosdoshme t? furnizimit t? vendit me energjui elektrike, p?r periudh?n tetor-dhjetor 2000, me k?rkes? t? Koorporat?s Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare, ministria e Ekonomis? publike dhe privatizimit i ka k?rkuar k?shillit t? Ministrave t? autorizoj? KESH q? t? prokuroj? p?r blerjen e energjis? elektrike, me procedur?n "k?rkes? p?r kuotim". Mbi baz?n e k?saj k?rkese, K?shilli i Ministrave, ka marr? vendimin nr. 495, dat? 19.09.2000, me t? cilin ?sht? vendosur t? lejohet KESH - t? blej? energji elektrike, p?r periudh?n tetor-dhjetor 2000, n? sasin? 300.000 MWh, me fond limit n? shum?n 1.575.000.000 lek?, me procedur?n "k?rkes? p?r kuotim". P?r realizimin e blerjes s? energjis? elektrike sipas k?tij vendimi, KESH-i u ka drejtuar k?rkes? p?r ofert? 9 firmave t? huaja, t? njohura p?r prodhimin dhe tregtimin n? k?t? fush?. K?saj k?rkes? i jan? p?rgjigjur pozitivisht vet?m dy prej firmave t? m?sip?rme duke d?rguar ofer? dhe konkretisht: firma :"EPCG" Mali i Zi dhe firma "EGL" - ZVic?r. Oferta e firm?s "EPCG" - Mali i Zi ka q?n? p?r sasin? 150.000 MWH, me ?mimin 29 USD/MWh, nd?rsa oferta e firm?s "EGL" - Zvic?r ka q?n? p?r sasin? 77.000 me ?mimin 30 USD p?r ?do Mwh. Edhe pse ofertat e paraqitura nuk plot?sonin t? gjith? sasin? e k?rkuar t? energjis?, t? dy firmat e lartp?rmendura jan? shpallur fituese. Por, n? fakt ?hst? lidhur kontrat? vet?m me form?n "EPCG" - Mali i Zi p?r sasin? dhe ?mimin e ofruar, pasi firm? "EGL" - Zvic?r ka hequr dor? nga lidhja e kontrat?s. Si shkaqe p?r heqjen dor? t? saj kan? sh?rbyer mossigurimi i lejes s? tranzicionit t? energjis? elektrike n?p?rmjet Rumanis? dhe kushtet q? ajo i vinte KESH-it p?r shlyerjen e borxheve t? m?parshme dhe p?r parapagimin e energjis? q? do t? blihej. K?to kushte nuk mund t? plot?soheshin p?r shkak t? gjendjes s? r?nd? ekonomike q? kishte koorporata shqiptare n? k?t? periudh?. Me kompanin? "EPCG" - Mali i Zi kontrata ?sht? lidhur me dat?n 06.10.2000, koh? n? t? cil?n nuk ka q?n? n? detyr?n e Drejtorit t? P?rgjithsh?m t? KESH-it, deputeti Dritan Prifti e n? k?to kushte nuk mund t? p?rgjigjet edhe sikur t? kishte shkelje. P?r rastin e lartp?rmendur, n? k?rkes?n q? Prokuroria e P?rgjithshme i ka drejtuar Kuvendit t? Republik?s s? Shqip?ris?, ?sht? trajtuar si shkelje q? ka sjell? si pasoj? d?m ekonomik n? vler?n 435.000 USD fakti i mossigurimit t? kontrat?s n? mas?n 10 % t? vler?s s? saj. Po k?shtu, p?r vitin 2001, sipas k?rkes?s p?r autorizim, ?sht? llogaritur d?m financiar n? shum?n 3.448.1000 USD mossigurimi i kontratave n? mas?n 10 % t? vleft?s s? tyre, ndon?se t? gjith? tenderat p?r k?t? periudh? jan? zhvilluar me procedurat "K?rkes? p?r kuotim" dhe "prokurim i drejt?p?rdrejt?". P?r llogaritjen si d?m t? shumave t? m?sip?rme, n? k?rkes?n p?r t? autorizuar procedimin dhe arrestimin e deputeit Dritan Prifti, i ?sht? referuar nenit 29 t? ligjit nr. 7971, dat? 26.07.1995 "P?r proikurimin publik" me ndryshimet p?rkat?se dhe ?sht? ngarkuar si p?rgjegj?s i drejt?p?rdrejt? deputeti Dritan Prifti, ish drejtor i p?rgjithsh?m i KESH-it. Nj? konkluzion i till? ?sht? i gabuar sepse sigurimi i tenderit sipas dispozit?s s? m?sip?rme parashikohet kur zbatohen procedurat e tenderit t? hapur dhe jo p?r tenderat e zhvilluar me procedurat "K?rkes? p?r kuotim" e "prokurim i drejt?p?rdrejt?" sikurse ?sht? vepruar p?r t? gjitha blerjet e energjis? elektrike nga ana e KESH-it p?r periudh?n objekt hetimi. Ligjv?n?si n? asnj? dispozit? t? ligjit "P?r prokurimin publik" nuk ka p?rcaktuar detyrimin p?r sigurimin e ofertave dhe t? kontratave n? rastet kur tenderat kryhen me procedurat "K?rkes? p?r kuotim" dhe "Prokurim i drejt?p?rdrejt?". Nga ana tjet?r, n? kushtet kur blerja e energjis? elektrike ?sht? realizuar n? t? gjitha rastet pa b?r? pagesa paraprake, mossigurimi i kontrat?s nuk sillte asnj? rrezik. Shteti shqiptar ka paguar aq para sa energji elektrike ka marr? dhe gjithmon? i ka kryer likujdimet pas m? shum? se 20 dit?sh nga marrja ne saj. Gjithashtu, nuk q?ndron si d?m ekonomik as shuma prej 85.8600 USD q? ?sht? llogaritur si diferenc? ?mimi, p?r tremujorin e fundit t? vitit 2000, midis kontratave t? lidhura me dat?n 31.10.1000 me kompanin? sllovene "Sllovenskja Elektrarna" dhe me kompanin? tjet?r "EPCG" - Mali i Zi me dat?n 15.11.2000, krahasuar me ofert?n e b?r? nga kompania "EGL" - Zvic?r, sepse n? koh?n q? ?sht? b?r? k?rkesa n? Kuvend p?r t? autorizuar procedimin penal ndaj dpeutetit Dritan Prifti, nuk disponoheshin ende aktet zyrtare q? provonin heqjen dor? vullnetarisht t? kompanis? zvicerane p?r arsye teknike dhe financiare. P?r blerjet e energjis? elektrike gjat? tremujorit t? par? t? vitit 2001, n? k?rkes?n p?r t? autorizuar procedimin dhe arrestimin e deputetit Dritan Prifti, nd?r t? tjera, ?sht? llogaritur si d?m financiar, shuma prej 392,850 USD. Llogaritja e k?saj shume mb?shteje n? munges?n e ofertave p?r lidhjet e kontratave nr. 03/1-01, dat? 04.01.2002; nr. 08/1-01, dat? 27.02.2001 dhe nr. 09/1-01, dat? 27.02.2001, me kompanin? EFT Lond?r, me arsyetimin se duke mospatur oferta t? tjera k?to kontrata duhet t? lidheshin me ?mimin 33.5 USD/MWh, q? ishte ?mimi fillestar i dh?n? nga kompania n? ofert?n e dat?s 26 dhjetor 2000 dhe jo me ?mimet 34,8; 35,5 dhe 36 USD/MWh. Gjat? hetimit rezultoi se q? n? ofert?n e dat?s 26.12.2000 t? kompanis? "EFT" - Lond?r, p?r shtresa t? furnizimit me energji elektrike me ?mime me t? larta nga ai i dat?s 26 dhjetor 2000, t? cilat p?rputhen plot?sisht me ?mimet e blerjes t? vendosura n? kontratat e tremujorit t? par? t? vitit 2001. K?to oferta jan? dor?zuar nga ish drejtori i Zyr?s s? Prokurimeve, i pandehuri Leonard Mone me dat?n 10.07.2002, por v?rtetohet q? ato kan? q?n? n? disponim t? KESH-it n? koh?n e lidhjes s? kontratave, sepse jan? protokolluar n? librin p?rkat?s t? fakseve sipas radh?s kronologjike. N? k?to rrethana edhe arsyetimi se ?sht? shkaktuar d?m ekonomik p?r k?t? periudh? n? shum?n 392.850 USD, nuk q?ndron. Nga hetimi ka rezultuar se gjat? prokurimeve t? kryera nga KESH, p?r periudh?n objekt hetimi, kan? rezultuar shkleje t? procedurave t? prokurimit si: lidhje kontratash para daljes s? VKM-s? p?rkat?se, blerje energjie para lidhjes s? kontrat?s, blerje energjie pa V.K.M. (blerjet nga KEK - Kosov?) etj, por asnj? nga k?to shkelje nuk ka sjell? d?m ekonomik p?r buxhetin e shtetit dhe justifikohen me nevoj?n urgjente q? kishte vendi p?r energji. Pagesat, sikurse u trajtua m? lart, jan? b?r? gjithnj? pas lidhjes s? kontratave dhe pas marrjes n? fakt t? energjis? elektrike nga vendi yn?. Theksojm? se n? dispozit?n penale q? parashikonte shp?rdorimin e detyr?s n? periudh?n objekt hetimi, thuhej:"Kryerja e veprimeve q? synojn? t? pengojn? zbatimin e ligjit nga personi i ngarkuar me nj? funksion shtet?ror, kur nga veprime t? tila u jan? shkaktuar pasoja t? r?nda interesave t? shtetasve ose atyre shtet?rore, d?nohet ..." Pra, nga p?rmbajtja e k?saj dispozite, del se, q? t? ekzistonin element?t e k?saj vepre penale, subjekti duhet t? kryente veprime q? synonin drejt?p?rs?drejti pengimin e ligjit, veprime t? cilat nuk jan? kryer nga deputeti Dritan Prifti. Nga sa parashtruam m? sip?r rezulton se mungojn? element?t e vepr?s penale p?r t? cil?n ?sht? k?rkuar autorizimi p?r t? proceduar dhe arestuar deputetin Dritan Prifti. N? veprimtarin? e dpeutetit Dritan Prifti nuk rezultojn? as element? t? ndonj? vepre tjet?r penale. P?rsa m? sip?r, duke iu referuar rezultateve t? hetimeve t? kryera, k?rkesa q? i ?sht? drejtuar Kuvendit t? Republik?s s? Shqip?rios? me shkres?n nr. 431, dat? 27.02.2002, ?sht? e pamb?hstetur n? ligj e n? prova, prandaj n? mb?shtetje t? nenit 288 t? Kodit t? Procedur?s Penale. K?rkojm?: T?rheqjen e k?rkes?s p?r t? proceduar penalisht dhe p?r t? arrestuar deputetin Dritan Prifti. Prokuror?t Bilbil Mete Genti Xholi Thoma Jano --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From jetkoti at hotmail.com Fri Oct 11 03:14:54 2002 From: jetkoti at hotmail.com (Xhuliana Agolli) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 01:14:54 -0600 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fw: Security Watch: Friday, 11 October 2002 Message-ID: Att: Albanian related topic xhuliana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Security Watch" To: "Security Watch Mailing List" Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:56 AM Subject: Security Watch: Friday, 11 October 2002 > ISN Security Watch - Your daily security check on the > Euro-Atlantic region. For our full news service > visit our website - www.isn.ethz.ch. > _________________________________________________________ > > -Chechen government under military control > -Federal Iraq unacceptable to Turkey > -Germany arrests 9/11 suspect > -Open EU talks with Turkey, says Greece > -UN investigates Afghan massacres > -US praises Albanian army reform > _________________________________________________________ > > -In depth: Seaborne arsenals increase US attack speed > www.isn.ethz.ch/infoservice/indepth.cfm?sNewsID=5073 > -In depth: US tested chemical weapons on own troops > www.isn.ethz.ch/infoservice/indepth.cfm?sNewsID=5074 > -In depth: Wehrmacht exhibition rekindles war crimes debate > www.isn.ethz.ch/infoservice/indepth.cfm?sNewsID=5076 > _________________________________________________________ > > > Chechen government under military control > > Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree that > effectively subordinates Chechnya's civilian government to the > Russian military commandants' offices in Chechnya, Interfax > reported on Tuesday. The military commandants' offices will, > in turn, be subordinate to the joint military command in > Chechnya, which is ultimately under the jurisdiction of the > Federal Security Service (FSB). The decree empowers military > commandants' offices to rule on socioeconomic issues and > questions of law and order, in addition to the fight against > terrorism, Chechnya military commandant Lieutenant General > Sergei Kizyun said. Also on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry > criticized a European Court of Human Rights recommendation as > gross interference into and obstruction of a criminal > investigation. The European Court recommended that Georgia > delay the extradition to Russia of eight suspected Chechen > militants apprehended after illegally crossing the Russian > border into Georgia in early August. The Foreign Ministry > dismissed the court's concern that the Chechens might be > subjected to inhumane treatment upon their return to Russia, > noting that Russia has imposed a moratorium on the death > penalty. (RFE/RL) > > > Federal Iraq unacceptable to Turkey > > Iraqi Kurdish plans for a federal Iraq that would give their > northern region autonomy if the US ousts President Saddam > Hussein are unacceptable, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit > was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Turkey fears a separate > Kurdish state in Iraq will threaten its borders and encourage > its own estimated 12 million Kurds to make a bid for > independence. Other regional countries with large Kurdish > populations such as Syria are similarly alarmed. Turkey, a > close US ally with around half a million men under arms, has > watched with growing alarm as the Kurds of northern Iraq unite > and plan for a possible post-Saddam future, hoping to > formalize a fragile autonomy they won by breaking from Iraqi > control in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War. The two main Kurdish > parties have agreed on a draft constitution for a federal Iraq > that would give their region wide independent powers and last > week held the first meeting of a regional parliament since > 1996. "If this draft that removes Iraq and counts Baghdad as > nothing is formalized and set in place, that is unacceptable > for Turkey," Ecevit told the Milliyet newspaper. "It all but > puts an end to Iraq and gives no powers to the central > authority." Turkey has not ruled out military action if the > Iraqi Kurds seek what Ankara considers excessive autonomy. > Turkey has fought separatist Kurdish rebels since 1984 in a > conflict that has cost more than 30'000 lives. (Reuters) > > > Germany arrests 9/11 suspect > > German authorities arrested a Moroccan man on Thursday on > suspicion of involvement in the 11 September attacks on the > US. Police arrested 29-year-old Abdelghani Mzoudi in the > northern port city of Hamburg on Thursday after a formal > arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday, the Federal State > Prosecutor said in a statement. Mzoudi was arrested on > suspicion of having links to the al-Qaida network and > providing logistical help to Mohammed Atta and other suicide > hijackers involved in the attacks. "The accused is alleged to > have supported the members of the cell around Mohammed Atta, > which was involved in the terror attacks on the US of 11 > September 2001," the prosecutor's office said. Atta and other > leading hijackers spent time as students in Hamburg before > entering the US. Mzoudi will be brought before an > investigating judge of the Federal Supreme Court on Friday, > the office said. The office said Mzoudi had had close contact > for years with members of the Hamburg cell, which included > Atta and two other hijackers who died in the attacks, Marwan > al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah, as well as key al-Qaida suspect > Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who was arrested in Pakistan last month. > He had particularly close contacts with two further members, > Zakariya Essabar (who is still a fugitive) and Mounir El > Motassadeq, who goes on trial in Hamburg this month. "The > accused knew the organization's goals of launching terrorist > attacks and supported it logistically," the prosecutors office > said. Mzoudi allegedly gave Essabar money at the end of 2000 > to pay for flying lessons in the US and arranged accommodation > for Al Shehhi in a student's hostel in Hamburg until al-Shehhi > left for the US in May 2000. Mzoudi spent time in training > camps in Afghanistan in the summer of 2000 where the attacks > were organized, prosecutors say. Mzoudi was detained before, > in a police raid in July, but later released. He was arrested > this week after a witness said he had spent time in > Afghanistan, the office said. (Reuters) > > > Open EU talks with Turkey, says Greece > > Greece said on Thursday there was no reason why the EU should > not set a date to start accession talks with Turkey at its > December summit, a day after the European Commission said > Turkey was not ready yet. "I believe a positive message to > Turkey must be sent from (the EU summit in) Copenhagen," > Foreign Minister George Papandreou told Greek radio. Greece > and fellow NATO defense alliance member Turkey have seen their > often tense relations improve in recent years, easing their > traditional enmity. Asked if this message could even be a > specific date for the start of negotiations, he said: "Why > not, we can say even that." On Wednesday the European > Commission recommended that 10 mainly eastern European > countries join the 15-nation bloc in 2004. It did not set a > date for the negotiations with EU hopeful Turkey. (Reuters) > > > UN investigates Afghan massacres > > The UN investigator on summary or arbitrary executions will > visit Afghanistan from 13-23 October to probe human rights > groups' allegations of mass killings by the Northern Alliance > and other groups. Asma Jahangir hopes to visit Kabul, the > former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, the central province of > Bamiyan and the volatile northern city Mazar-e-Sharif, > according to UN sources. Talks are expected with several > ministers. She is likely to make recommendations on a separate > UN probe, announced last month after an accord with the > transitional government, into alleged war crimes and mass > graves. That inquiry has not yet begun because forensic > experts are awaiting security guarantees. Activists have > called for an inquiry into the deaths of up to 1'000 captured > Taliban or al-Qaida fighters who were reported to have > suffocated in airless truck containers while being moved from > one place to another late last year after surrendering to > Northern Alliance fighters near Mazar-e-Sharif. Many of those > who died are believed to have been buried in a mass grave at > Dasht-e-Leili, not far from the Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid > Dostum's stronghold of Shiberghan. Dostum denies deliberately > killing Taliban prisoners, but admits around 200 may have died > from wounds and weakness while being transported. One > investigation could open the way for many more in a country > where war crimes and other abuses occurred regularly during 23 > years of civil war and occupation. The ruling Taliban were > accused of massacres, mainly of the minority Shi'ite Hazara > tribe in the Bamiyan region. Jahangir will report to the UN > Commission on Human Rights, whose 53 member states open an > annual six-week meeting in March. (Reuters) > > > US praises Albanian army reform > > The US ambassador to NATO, Nicholas Burns, said in Tirana on > Tuesday that the US will continue to cooperate closely with > Albania, even if Albania is not asked to join NATO during the > next wave of expansion - due to be announced in Prague next > month. Burns is on a tour of NATO applicant countries ahead of > the alliance's Prague summit in November. Albania is among > nine candidate countries. The other countries are Bulgaria, > Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, and > Slovenia. Albania and Macedonia are unlikely to be invited to > join in this round. While in Tirana, Burns praised the reforms > already made by the Albanian armed forces. A 10-year > modernization program has been drafted in cooperation with the > US Defense Department, which will also observe its > implementation. "An example of that progress [that Albania has > made in reforms] is demonstrated by the fact that in December > of this year, NATO's Partnership for Peace cell in Tirana will > be able to close up its shop because, in effect, Albania has > graduated from this program. It has fulfillled all the > requirements, and we'll move on to other cooperative ventures > together," Burns said. But Burns, a former US ambassador to > Greece, was also critical, stressing that the Balkans have > common problems to address. "As we have done in Romania and > Bulgaria and Macedonia... we raised the issue of corruption, > which remains a major challenge for the government and > society. We discussed the need for greater measures concerning > border security and particularly its impact on the drug trade, > the narcotics trade, and trafficking in women and children. > And, of course, we raised the issue of the need to deal with > the massive piles of weaponry and ammunition that remain in > this country," Burns said. Burns praised the support Albania > has given to the international antiterrorism campaign, noting > the participation of Albanian troops in the International > Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. (RFE/RL) > > _________________________________________________________ > > INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY NETWORK - ISN > Your one-stop information network for global security > http://www.isn.ethz.ch > > To unsubscribe, send a message to isn-daily-news at sipo.gess.ethz.ch with > "Unsubscribe" (no quotes) in the subject line. 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Tel. & Fax.: +355 4 22 74 76 Tiran?, 4.10. 2002 IX CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DTTUDES DU SUD-EST EUROPEENS 1 ?re Circuliure A TOUS LES COMITES NATIONAUX DE L'A.?.E.S.E.E. Le Comit? national albanais de 1' A.LE.S.E.E. a le plaisir de vous informer que 1e IXe Congr?s International D'Etudes du Sud-EstEurop?en aura lieu ? Tirana entre le 30 ao?t et le 3 septembre 2004. Les th?mes majeurs proposes par le Bureau du Comit? International, sont les suivants: Peuples, ?tats et nations dans le Sud-Est de l'Europe sur la longue dur?e 1. Le Sud-Est europ?en - un concept g?opolitique. 2. Processus et developpement ?conomiques dans le Sud-Est europ?en, 3. Mouvements sociaux et soci?t?s dans le Sud-Est europ?en. 4. Traditions communes, ?changes et courants de pens?e dans le Sud-Est europ?en. 5. "Ecoles nationales" dans la litt?rature et les arts du Sud-Est europ?ens. 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Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Fri Oct 11 07:54:12 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:54:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] CfA: Trainers for course "Organizational Management in Youth NGOs in Albania, 9-15.12.2002 Message-ID: <20021011115412.65700.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> NGOs in Albania, 9-15.12.2002 From: SEE E- Newsletter, issue 10 CALL FOR TRAINERS, TRAINING COURSE "ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN YOUTH NGOs in ALBANIA", 9-15 December, 2002. The objective of this training course will be to empower youth NGOs in Albania and to improve information-flow and co-operation between youth NGOs within the country. It will take place in Albania and will last for 5 days (excluding travel days). The activity will bring together around 30 participants from different youth NGOs in Albania. This should provide enough time for the participants to get to know each other and exchange experiences and information about the different youth organisations inside the country. The training course also provides a good basis on which to establish partnerships and closer future co-operation. The programme for the activity will be developed by the training team according to guidelines that have been developed by the BYP Steering Group. The key objectives for the Training Course in Albania will be organisational capacity building and development, long term project design/project management and information and technology. NOTE: The training course will be carried out in the Albanian language!!! The organising team of trainers shall consist of four persons. All trainers must comply with the following criteria: ? Have a general knowledge of the situation of young people in Albania; ? Have experience from previous involvement in the youth NGO sector in Albania and preferably in South East Europe; ? Have a general knowledge of organisational development, project design and management, information and technology; ? Be familiar with funding opportunities available for youth initiatives in South East Europe; ? Be between 20 and 35 years old; ? Be fluent in Albanian; ? Be fluent in English; ? Have previous documented training experience in the youth field; ? Be able to take part in the full length of the Training Course (December 9-15) and the preparatory meeting for the activity (November 8-10); ? Be willing to develop the Training Course according to the guidelines developed by the BYP Steering Group. Deadline for Applications: OCTOBER 28, 2002!!! Applicants should send in their application form to the European Youth Forum (attention Mateja Prosek), tel. +32 2 230 6490, fax +32 2 230 2123, e-mail: mateja.prosek at youthforum.org . The complete call for trainers including an application form is available on: http://www.youthforum.org/our_work/balkan.html. Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Fri Oct 11 07:54:12 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:54:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] CfA: Trainers for course "Organizational Management in Youth NGOs in Albania, 9-15.12.2002 Message-ID: <20021011115412.65700.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> NGOs in Albania, 9-15.12.2002 From: SEE E- Newsletter, issue 10 CALL FOR TRAINERS, TRAINING COURSE "ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN YOUTH NGOs in ALBANIA", 9-15 December, 2002. The objective of this training course will be to empower youth NGOs in Albania and to improve information-flow and co-operation between youth NGOs within the country. It will take place in Albania and will last for 5 days (excluding travel days). The activity will bring together around 30 participants from different youth NGOs in Albania. This should provide enough time for the participants to get to know each other and exchange experiences and information about the different youth organisations inside the country. The training course also provides a good basis on which to establish partnerships and closer future co-operation. The programme for the activity will be developed by the training team according to guidelines that have been developed by the BYP Steering Group. The key objectives for the Training Course in Albania will be organisational capacity building and development, long term project design/project management and information and technology. NOTE: The training course will be carried out in the Albanian language!!! The organising team of trainers shall consist of four persons. All trainers must comply with the following criteria: ? Have a general knowledge of the situation of young people in Albania; ? Have experience from previous involvement in the youth NGO sector in Albania and preferably in South East Europe; ? Have a general knowledge of organisational development, project design and management, information and technology; ? Be familiar with funding opportunities available for youth initiatives in South East Europe; ? Be between 20 and 35 years old; ? Be fluent in Albanian; ? Be fluent in English; ? Have previous documented training experience in the youth field; ? Be able to take part in the full length of the Training Course (December 9-15) and the preparatory meeting for the activity (November 8-10); ? Be willing to develop the Training Course according to the guidelines developed by the BYP Steering Group. Deadline for Applications: OCTOBER 28, 2002!!! Applicants should send in their application form to the European Youth Forum (attention Mateja Prosek), tel. +32 2 230 6490, fax +32 2 230 2123, e-mail: mateja.prosek at youthforum.org . 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Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sat Oct 12 09:43:49 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 06:43:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfA: Seminar for Youth Leaders, 18-25.10.2002, Ohrid Message-ID: <20021012134349.31822.qmail@web11507.mail.yahoo.com> Florian Bieber wrote:From Florian Bieber Sat Oct 5 04:26:02 2002 To: balkans at yahoogroups.com From: Florian Bieber Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 13:26:02 +0200 Subject: [balkans] CfA: Seminar for Youth Leaders, 18-25.10.2002, Ohrid CoE's SEMINAR FOR YOUTH LEADERS IN MACEDONIA, Ohrid, Macedonia, 18-25 October, 2002 Does your organisation want to find contacts in the Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia? Do you already have contacts in the Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia that you wish to nurture? Do you want to share your experiences with other young people and have the opportunity to be a resource person and learn from others ( please see the attached explanation of what a resource person does?) The Council of Europe is organising a Seminar for youth leaders living in "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" which will take place from the 18 - 25 October 2002 at the Youth Centre, Ohrid and they are looking for 5 - 8 'non local particpants' ( people from other European countries) to take part in the event from other European Countries. If you are interested in taking part and feel that you can contribute to the event and have carefully checked to see whether you meet the profile, outlined in the attached document then next step is ....to please as soon as possible complete the application form ( that means over the next few days) which you will find at the end of the attached document and send it back urgently to Carol Ann Morris at the European Youth Forum by e-mail carol-ann.morris at youthforum.org or by fax for her attention 0032 2 230 2123. Maybe you, who are reading this e-mail are not interested so before consigning it to the deleted items - have a think about who could be interested and please let them have the opportunity by sending the message on - thanks If you need to contact Carol Ann, should you have any question or feel unclear about anything then you can reach her on her direct line at 0032 2 286 9413 A nd now some help for your application.. 1. Please make sure that you answer all the questions as fully as possible, including the technical questions for your visa - since time is short your participation cannot be guaranteed if all information is not available. The questions can help those making the selection decide whether you meet the profile or not. 2. Make sure that you speak with your organisation - that means the organisation that want to send you to the seminar. Your sending organisation has to write a letter of support which MUST accompany your application form, otherwise your application cannot be considered. ( Make sure the letter of support has is either on letter header paper or has the stamp of your organisation - and is signed by the appropriate person) Apologies for the very short notice of this call but we certainly hope that some of you will not miss this exciting opportunity and can take a role in contributing with your experience to contribute to the re-establishment of the youth scene in one of the countries of the SEE region. Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sat Oct 12 10:09:50 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (aalibali at yahoo.com) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 14:09:50 +0000 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Interesting Story Message-ID: <004cb5509140ca2VOA-3@voa-3.chntva1-dc1.genuity.net> ALBSA, Menduam se kjo mund t? ket? interes p?r ju. http://www.voanews.com/Albanian/article.cfm?objectID=D9C0D1A4-6B83-4079-BBBE43E8061437DD Agron Alibali From aalibali at yahoo.com Sun Oct 13 09:55:12 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 06:55:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Cameria, Fakte te verteta dhe te stisura - Koha Jone Message-ID: <20021013135512.91719.qmail@web11508.mail.yahoo.com> Cameria: Fakte te verteta dhe te stisura Nga Hajredin Isufi* /Eshte hera e pare ne historine e publicistikes shqiptare qe behet nje debat ne fushen e historise, me tematike aksi te vecante, ate te ceshtjes came, midis studiuesve greke e shqiptare. Gazeta "Koha Jone" duhet pergezuar per kete nisem qe synon per rrahje e shkembim mendimesh ne shtjellimin e ngjarjeve te kaluara e per te hedhur drite mbi te vertetat historike. Ne kuadrin e ketij debati i vura vetes per detyre te trajtoj kryesisht disa nga problemet qe trajtohen edhe ne artikullin "Cameria fakte reale dhe imagjinare" te historianit grek, Lambros Baliciotis. Autori i ketij artikulli merret me problemin cam ne harkun kohor per afro nje shekull, fundin e shekullit XIX deri ne ditet tona, por analizen e perqendron ne vitet 1913-1945, duke u ndaluar ne menyre te vecante ne keto probleme: 1. Shtrirje e te folmes shqip te dialektit cam ne Cameri 2. Rajonizimi i te folmes greqisht ne fshatrat e krishtera, perfshi dhe fshatrat e Sulit 3. Popullsia dhe feja ne Cameri 4. Ekspansioni i nacionalizmit grek drejt Epirit, me 1912, dhe perkujdesjet e qeverise greke per minoritetin shqiptar ne Greqi ne vitin 1913-1922 5. Emigrimet e cameve ne kuadrin e shkembimit te popullsise greko-turke 6. Shpronesimet e shqiptareve. E shoh me vend te bej nje paranteze te shkurter rreth shtrirjes se treves se Camerise, duke u mbeshtetur ne burime greke. Cameria eshte nje krahine qe shtrihet ne anen perendimore te Epirit historik. Qendrat kryesore te saj jane: Filati, Gumenica, Parga, Margellici, Paramithia e Preveza. Ne veri, kufijte e saj mberrijne deri ne zonen e Delvines, ne jug kufizohet me Gjirin e Artes (Prevezes), ne perendim laget nga deti Jon, kurse ne lindje ndahet prej pellgut te Janines nga malet e Olicikes e te Llakes. Eshte nje krahine mjaft e begate ne fusha, si fusha e Frarit, apo me kodra te buta te pershtatshme per kultivimin e ullirit dhe te agrumeve. Ne fillim te shekullit XX, Cameria kishte 75.000 banore autoktone, qe i perkisnin kombesise shqiptare, prej te cileve, shumica ishin te besimit musliman. Kurse vetem 18.000 ishin shqiptare te besimit ortodoks. Keta te fundit ishin perqendruar kryesisht ne fshatrat e Sulit e te Frarit, si dhe ne fshatrat e shperndara rreth Parges (Agjia, Rrapeza, Morfat, Spatharat) e gjetke. Jo rrallehere, si dhe gjetke ne Shqiperi, kishte fshatra laramane (te perziera) me banore muslimane e te krishtere qe ishin dhe farefis me njeri-tjetrin (Chr. Suli, "Tsamuria, Megale Ellenike Enkyklopedia "Pirsos" vell. 23, Athine 1933, f.405; Fjalori Enciklopedik shqiptar, f.149-150; A.Gobineau Paris etudes sur la Grece moderne, Paris, 1905, f.113, Zotos mollossos, Dromologion..., Athine 1878, f.4; A.Philippson, The Salien...Berlin 1897, f.222, 228 etj.) Marrdheniet me besime te ndryshme qe kishin te perbashk`t origjinen e tyre ilire, ne mes tyre ishte deshira te mbeteshin te te njejtes fe qe i perkisnin, dhe i ndertonin relacionet midis tyre ne baze te mirekuptimit, jetonin me dashuri e vellazeri, madje "ishin ne harmoni dhe ne marredhenie shume korrekte" (J.Sarras, Istoria tisperiohis, f.568) Ky kuader i shkurter historik per Camerine vlen per te sqaruar "te vertetat historike" te autorit dhe "imagjinaret" ne artikullin e tij. Ai te folmen shqipe ne Cameri e kufizon nga Konsipoli ne Filat, vazhdon deri ne qytetin e Paramithise, e shtrin madje ne te gjithe pjesen e brendshme te Camerise duke pershtatur nga e folmja e shqipes "grekofonet historik te Parges" dhe gfrekofonet e Sulit. Ne vijim autori sjell "te dhena statistikore" per popullsine e Epirit, perfshi ketu dhe Camerine qe, sipas tij, popullsia e Epirit "nuk i kalonte 50.000 banore gjithsejt dhe se popullsia muslimane shqiptare ne Cameri, sipas tij, ne vitin 1920 ishte 21.800 muslimane qe flisnin gjuhen shqipe si dhe 4200 muslimane ne prefekturat e Janines e te Prevezes qe gjuhen amtare kishin greqishten. Autorit te ketyre pohimeve, qe na i servir si "fakte", i sugjerojme t'u referohet autoreve greke qe jane marre me studime ne kete fushe. Gjeografi greko-epiriote... A.Psalidha, ne "Gjeografine" e vet e konsideron Epirin deri ne Gjirin e Artes (Ambrakise) nje toke shqiptare ku flitet gjuha shqipe. Nje informacion me i gjere rreth ketij problemi gjendet edhe tek dijetari francez, Ami Boue, tek anglezi W.M.Leake i cili pohon se kufijte e Shqiperise ne vijen bregdetare arrin deri ne Preveze. Paradoksal, krejt i pavertete eshte pohimi se suliotet na paskan qene greqishtfoles! Dihet nga te gjithe shqiptare e greke se suliotet kane folur shqip dhe vetem shqip, madje edhe sot e kesaj dite kudo qe jane ne fshatrat e Frarit (Kastri, Kanallaq, Hajke) ne Preveze, Arte, Prage e gjetke. Udhetari francez, Zhak Puzhad ve ne dukje se "suliotet flasin vetem shqip", "shqipja eshte gjuha e tyre dhe ata e quajne veten shqiptare". P.A. Sallabanda ka shkruar se "burrat e pare te Sulit ishin race shqiptare" (shih P.A.Sallabanda, To Souli...Athine, 1880, f.411) Edhe Mendelsen Bartoldi pohon se "suliotet jane pasardhes te krishtere nga kombesia came" (shih Mendelson-Bartholdi, Greschicte...Leipsig 1870-1874, f.31). Deri ne ditet tona ne More dhe ne Greqine e Veriut eshte ruajtur nje kenge ku midis te tjerave, thuhet: Kjo gjuha arberishte Eshte gjuhe trimerishte E flit Navarko Miauli Bocari dhe gjithe Suli. Per saktesi historike rreth popullsise se Epirit dhe te Camerise po u referohemi vetem autoreve greke te shekullit XIX. P.Aravantinos, Chronographia tek Zpirous, vellimi II, Athine,1856, f.320-338). Ketu jane renditur te gjitha vendbanimet e Vilajetit te Janines te ndara ne Sanxhak (tmema) dhe keta ne Kaza (dioksesis) ose nahije (periochi) dhe per bri secilit vendbanim (fshat ose qytet) numri i shtepive, fene e banoreve dhe gjuha qe flitej prej tyre. Njoftimet e hollesishme qe jep heleni epiriot tregojne ne regjistrimin e tij se ne sanxhakun e Delvines, ku bente pjese edhe Cameria, shqiptaret perbenin shumicen ne te gjitha kazate e saj, ne kazate e Delvines, Filatit, Paramithise, Margellicit dhe Frarit, te cilat kishin bashkarisht 317.217 familje shqiptare dhe 7030 familje greke. Ne kazate e Sanxhakut te Janines shqiptaret perbenin shumicen vetem ne dy prej tyre, ne krhinen e Carhovices (618 familje shqiptare dhe 219 familje greke) dhe ne ate te Konices (2086 familje shqiptare dhe 1638 familje greke). Edhe historiani grek i shekullit te XIX V.Zotos Mollossos, ne vepren e tij "Dromologion.... vell.I, Athine 1878, ne qendrat kryesore te Camerise ka bere regjistrime te hollesishme per popullsine e zones se Paramithise, Filatit, Parges, Margellicit, Frarit. Ne zonat qe permendem, ai jep nje popullsi 74.500 banore, prej te cileve: 35.000 muslimane dhe 38.800 te krishtere. Zoti Llambros Balciotis na jep konkluzionin alogjik, sipas te cilit ne Cameri paska baza shqipfolese me rendesi te vecante. Cilat quan autori baza me rendesi te vecante? Ndoshta si pergjigje mund te vije arsyetimi: Paramithia qysh ne lashtesi ishte qyteti me i madh i Camerise dhe permendet ne shek e XI (shih Sp.Muselimi istoriqi...f.5). Kuptohet se fjala eshte per qendrat kryesore te Camerise (Paramithi, Margellic, Mazarrek, Parge) mjafton te kuptojme se Paramithia ka ndertesa e monumente kulture te vjetra, gjurme te cilat ruhen deri ne ditet tona. Eshte per t'u permendur Kalaja historike e Ajdonatit, Xhamia e vjeter e ndertuar me 1490 nga Sulltan Bajaziti i pare (shih vepra epiriotike viti 1955, f.163-164). Kronisti anglez Hobhausse e permend edhe Margellicin si nje qender kryesore qe banohej nga muslimanet shqiptare dhe me nje mosperfillje te plote ndaj pashait te Janines. Margellici, shkruan i njejti autor qeverisej nga nje bylykbash (J.C.Hobhausse, A.Jorney...f.168). Ne pjesen e dyte te artikullit qe titullohet "Perandoria otomane dhe shteti-komb", ngrihen disa probleme qe kerkojne pergjigje. Sipas artikullshkruesit, Greqia i pushtoi disa krahina te Shqiperise se poshtme perfshi dhe Camerine sepse keto ishin territore ku ortodoksit nuk kishin si gjuhe amtare te tyre gjuhen greke dhe se zhvillimi i rrjetit arsimor ne zonat "e pacliruara shtronte per zgjidhje "depertimin e shtetit - komb grek ne keto zona "te pacliruara". I kujtojme lexuesit se ne fund te shekullit XIX, Porta e Larte e lejonte Greqine qe te organizonte shkolla greke ne te kater anet e krahines se Camerise. Keshtu, sipas Salnamese turke per Vilajetin e Janines te viitt 1306 (1888), ne fshatrat e Kazase se Filatit, kishte 25 shkolla greke me 400 nxenes dhe asnje shkolle shqipe (Saenam-e Vilajet-i Joanya, sene 1306 (1888) f.58). Hapja e shkollave greke ne Cameri kishte filluar qysh ne vitin 1850 si ne Skupice, Pleshovice, ne Sidher, Qeramice, Koqino Lithar (te gjitha keto fshatra te krishtera. Ne vitin 1899 u hapen shkolla greke ne fshatrat ortodokse ne Jeromer, Finiq, Sajadhe, Fotir, Babur, Glusta-Lia, Ahuret e Camauda (shih Sp.Muselimi "Istoriqi".... f.114-117) Sic shihet, Greqia kishte nje rrjet te dendur shkollash greke pothuaj ne cdo fshat te krishtere, qe mesonin femijet ortodoks. Argumenti qe sjell autori per te justifikuar pushtimet e trojeve shqiptare nga Greqia nuk qendrojne. Zoti Lambi Baliciotis, me sa duket e zhvesh veten nga roli i nje historiani dhe merr persiper detyren e nje avokati mbrojtes per te "perligjur" (!) padrejtesine e shekullit qe beri Greqia duke i grabitur Shqiperise pjese nga trungu i saj, Camerine, Follorinen dhe Kosturin. Kam mendimin se menyra se si e shtron autori problemin dhe argumentat qe sjell jane shume te demshme per vete autoritetin dhe shtetin grek ne opinionin e brendshem dhe te jashtem. Ne pjesen me te madhe te lexuesve shiptare, kur te njihen me pohimet e autorit qe jane mine me sahat, do t'i shohin me dyshim e frike hapjen e shkollave greke ne Shqiperi, shtrirjen e tyre deri ne zonat qe s'ka asnje minoritar. E verteta e problemit qe ju keni marre persiper a merrni ne mbrojtje qendron ndryshe. Qysh nga Kongresi i Berlinit, me 1878, u pa qarte se "Lufta per Epirin" nuk ishte me problem i marredhenieve greko-turke, por i marredhenieve greko-shqiptare. Ndaj, pas vitit 1881, kur Fuqite e Medha arriten ne perfundimin qe t'i jepnin Greqise vetem Arten dhe tokat ne lindje te saj, politika greke u perqendrua ne nje veprimtari propagandistike ne gjirin e popullsise shqiptare te Shqiperise se Poshtme, qe synonte ne rradhe te pare te crrenjoste shqiptarizmin ne ate treve dhe te mbillte urrejtjen e percarjen midis vete shqiptareve, te krishtereve e muslimaneve. Ne pararoje te kesaj veprimtarie vijuan te qendrojne si gjithmone kisha dhe shkolla greke, te cilave pushteti osman dhe vete Sulltani u kishte siguruar nje status te vecante te privilegjuar. Objektivi i Greqise ne Epir ne prag te Luftes se I Ballkanike ne vjeshte te viitt 1912 mbetej jo ajo qe shpreh autori grek, por pushtimi i anes perendimore te kesaj vije bashke me Janinen e rrethinat e saj. Berthamen kryesore te ketyre territoreve e perbente treva e Camerise. Ne mesditen e 23 shkurtit 1913 forcat e Epirit hyne ne Paramithi, nderkohe qe kapiteni Muxakas mori Margellcin dhe Pargen. Forca te tjera te komanduara nga Trypogeorgi hyne ne Filat dhe deri ne fund te shekullit 1913 forcat greke kishin zene gjithe hapesiren midis rrjedhave te lumenjve Kallamas dhe Greqi (Akeront). Pushtimin e qendrave kryesore te Camerise nga forcat greke e pasoi nje vale krimesh, ekzekutimesh e terrori mbi popullsine vecanerisht mbi ate muslimane. Deshmitare okulare pohuan se ne Janine dhe ne rrethinat e saj kishin pare grumbuj me kufoma shqiptaresh, ushtarake e civile, te shfytyruara ne menyren me te eger. Te njejtat skena mizore u shenuan ne qytetet e fshatrat e Paramithise. Autori grek G.Fessopoulos, pjesemarres ne ngjarje si oficeri i ushtrise greke, detyrohet te pohoje "kujtimet e hdihura" qe lane mbi popullsine shqiptare te Camerise bandat kreteze te drejtuara nga Manos, Montakas, Granicas etj. Politika e terrorit ndaj popullsise shqiptare u shtri dora-dores edhe ne vise te tjera te Shqiperise se Poshtme, ku hyne trupat greke. Pamjen e ketij terrori te vendosur nga forcat greke ne trevat e pushtuara e jep ne menyre te sintetizuar memorandumi i 7 qershorit te vitit 1913, qe u hartua ne burgun e Janines nga nje grup patriotesh came te burgosur nga autoritetet greke te pushtimit. Autoret e memorandumit: P.Vehbi Pasha, Haki Musaj, Mazar Dino, etj, denoncojne vrasjen e 72 veteve nga paria e Camerise ne castin e pare te futjes se trupave greke ne Cameri dhe perpjekjet e patrioteve dhe te luftetareve shqiptare, qe ishin shquar ne betejat kunder turqve per nje Shqiperi te pavarur e te bashkuar. Ushtaret greke dhunojne e plackitin cdo dite shtepite e cameve, duke i detyruar keta te fundit te marrin arratine. Autoritetet greke perpiqen te zhdukin cdo shenje shqiptare ne keto treva shqiptare, duke ndalur me dhune perdorimin e gjuhes shqipe, mbajtjen e qelesheve karaketeristike shqiptare, duke prishur xhamite e duke i kthyer ato ne stalla e ne magazina. Muslimanet kercenohen dhe detyrohen te nderrojne fene dhe te behen ortodoks. Per me teper, ata urdherohn te marrin pjese ne mitingjet e organizuara nga autoritetet greke te pushtimit, ku hartohen memorandume per Fuqite e Medha sikur keto vise jane "greke". E beme kete ekspoze te shkurter, te informojme lexuesin dhe per t'i kujtuar autorit grek ne Athine se pushtimi i trojeve shqiptare, Cameria, nga forcat greke nuk duhet mjegulluar, anashkaluar dhe paraqitur sikur forcat greke po clironin token helene e te krishteret greke. Tani qe lexuesi njihet me krimet qe kryen forcat greke ne Cameri (1912-1913) nuk ka se si te shpjegoje qendrimin e gati te papergjegjshem te autorit ne artikullin qe debatojme kur deklaron: "...ne zonat qe u perfshine ne shtetin komb-grek pas vitit 1912- 1913...trajtimi i muslimaneve si qytetare te kategorise se dyte ...nuk i detyrohet nje politike te qarte diskriminimi nga ana e shtetit grek deri ne shkembimin e popullsise, krijon kushte te pershtatshme per kthimin e popullsise came ne minoritet". Per te kundershtuar pohimet e autorit detyrohemi t'i kujtojme se kujdesi i administrates ushtarake greke, me te pushtuar krahinat came, ishte jo "krijimi i kushteve te pershtatshme per kthimin e popullsise came ne minoritet", por gjetja dhe arrestimi i elementeve patriote, mbledhja e armeve, krijimi i kushteve te padurueshme per popullsine came, sidomos, per ate muslimane, qe ta detyronte te braktiste vatrat e saj dhe te arratisej gjetke. Autoritetet greke luajten djallezisht edhe karten e kundervenies se elementit cam musliman ndaj atij cam te krishtere. Per kete qellim u nxiten keta te fundit qe te sulmojne dhe te pervetesojne pronat e muslimaneve. Jo gjithmone keto veprime cinike paten sukses. Ne shume raste camet e krishtere refuzuan te marrin mallin e pronat e vellezerve te tyre. Me 17 dhjetor 1913, i ashtuquajturi "Protokolli i Firences" sanksiononte perfundimisht vijen jugore te kufirit, i cili linte jashte territorit shqiptar Camerine dhe vise te tjera te Shqiperise se Poshtme. Athina pergatitej per te kryer "pa zhurme e buje" spastrimin e popullsise shqiptare muslimane nepermjet nje shkembimi te ardhshem te saj me greket e Turqise. Ne fakt u duk se largimi i shqiptareve muslimane nga kufijte e ri te shtetit grek do te realizohej shume shpejt. Ne pranveren e vitit 1914 u be nje marreveshje midis kryeministrir grek Venizellos dhe ambasadorit turk ne Athine shkembimin e banoreve grek te vilajetit te Ajdinit me muslimanet e Maqedonise dhe te Epirit. Greqia ishte e interesuar per shkembimin e popullates shqiptare, se keshtu mendonte se i jepte fund cdo kerkese te shqiptareve per kthimin e trojeve te tyre qe u ishin marre padrejtesisht ne vitin 1913. Gjithashtu ne shpernguljen e muslimaneve, Greqia llogariste se do ta kishte me te lehte asimilimin aty te elementit ortodoks shqiptar. Ndoshta autori i shkrimit mendoi se sot nuk eshte koha per te prekur plaget e nje te shkuare, por mendoj se e shkuara nuk eshte shume e larget dhe duhen prekur jo per hakmarrje, por per te vene ne vend nje padrejtesi, sic eshte ajo e mohimit te se drejtes mbi pronen, qe u eshte bere pronareve shqiptare per afro 80 vjet, problem te cilin do ta prek ne vijim te ketij artikulli. Politika e shtetit grek per debimin e cameve me hu e tortura, eshte nje kapitull i gjate ne historine e cameve dhe te Camerise dhe ketu nuk eshte vendi per hollesi, por per aq sa na lejon hapesira le te permendim edhe dy-tre problme. Se pari, perfaqesuesi i Greqise D.Kaklamanos nen presionin e qeverise shqiptare e te qeverise te tjera, te protestave te shqiptareve brenda e jashte vendit, te shtypit shqiptar e ne menyre te vecante te rretheve patriotike came, u detyrua te provonte se camet muslimane, megjithese kane nje fe me turqit, nuk ishin turq, ndaj Greqia nuk do t'i perfshinte ne shkembim muslimanet me origjine shqiptare. Zbutje e pazakonshme e Athines ndaj problemit cam, ishte vetem nje terheqje taktike e bere ne rrethana te reja, te shkaktuara nga disfata e turpshme ne Azine e Vogel. Athina mendonte se me anen e presionit do t'i conte camet muslimane deri ne ate gjendje, sa te deklaronin vete me gojen e tyre se e deshironin shkembimin. Realizimin e ketij objektivi, qeveria greke e shihte kryesisht me ushtrimin e dhunes. Per kete qellim ajo organizonte dhe dergonte banda te armatosura ne qendrat kryesore te Camerise, te cilat nisen vrasjet, raprezaljet, grabitjet e perdhunimet ne familjet shqiptare. Se dyti, paralelisht me intensifikimin e dhunes dhe te terrorit mbi popullsine autoktone shqiptare, qeveria greke filloi dhe vendosjen e refugjateve, koloneve greke te ardhur nga Azia e Vogel. Kontigjentet e para te tyre filluan te duken neper fshatrat e Camerise, qysh nga vjeshta e vitit 1922. Ne ate krahine, Athina parashikonte te vendoste 18.000 refugjate greke. Ata nen mbrojtjen e administrates, kishin vreshtat, ullishtet. Fshataret shqiptare qe kundershtonin, pasi i rrihnin i arrestonin. Se treti, periudha 1913-1940 ne Cameri karakterizohej nga nje rritje e presionit te qeverise greke ndaj popullsise. Traktati per minoritetet i nenshkruar pas Luftes se Pare Boterore, pothuaj prej te gjitha shteteve te Evropes, u njihte minoriteteve te gjitha te drejtat. Edhe Shqiperia, duke qene nder ato shtete qe e respektonte ate traktat, i njohu minoritetit grek ne Shqiperi te drejten per te pasur shkolla ne gjuhen e vet amtare, u garantonte jeten dhe pasurine si dhe per te patur perfaqesuesit e vet ne Parlamentin shqiptar. Qeveria shqiptare shpresonte se edhe fqinja e saj, Greqia, do t'ua njihte po keto te drejta shqiptareve qe jetonin ne Greqi. Qeveria greke, ne parim i njihte camet si minoritet, por duke u bazuar ne fene e tyre, ajo bente perpjekje per t'i quajtur turq ne menyre qe t'i perfshinte ne shkembim. Shqiptari ne Greqi kishte humbur te gjitha te drejtat e tij. Bujkut i merrej toka me ligjin e ri qe u be i njohur me emrin "apollotriosis" (tjetersim). Sipas ketij ligji pronari shqiptar nuk kishte te drejte as ta shiste pronen e tij te patundshme, as ta jepte me qera. Apollotrios u shoqerua edhe me nje ligj tjeter me emrin "enigiostasis", me anen e te cilit qeveria greke vuri ne zoterim te gjitha pasurite e cameve. Me dekretligje te vecanta, shqiptareve ne Cameri u ishte hequr e drejta e votimit. Qeveria greke nuk lejonte per shqiptaret me Cameri asnje shkolle ne gjuhen amtare shqipe, nderkohe qe ne te gjitha fshatrat e banuara prej tyre ajo kishte hapur shkolla ne gjuhen greke. Moslejimin e shkollave shqipe, Athina mundohej ta justifikonte duke thene se "edhe ne kohen e sundimit osman, ne fshatrat muslimane nuk kishte patur shkolla shqipe". Pa dashur te rendis te dhena dhe fakte te tjera per lirite dhe te drejtat qytetare qe i mungonin shqiptarit cam, mendoj se jane mese te mjaftueshme per ta quajtur si te pabaze pohimin qe ben autori se Greqia respektonte tedrejtat e minoritetit shqiptar. Duke bere keto konstatime, vetiu shtrohet pyetja: A duhet te kishte reciprocitet midis dy qeverive rreth trajtimit te minoriteteve? Koha tregoi se qeveria shqiptare, skenen e drames came e ndiqte nga larg dhe ngushellohej me ndonje shkrese zyrtare, ankese apo kerkese drejtuar qeverise greke, Komisionit Mikst apo dhe pertej detit, Lidhjes se Kombeve ne Gjeneve, ku ankohej per veprimet e qeverise greke. Ne kete kohe, rrethet patriotike shqiptare, madje dhe politikane shqiptare i kerkonin qeverise shqiptare qe t'i pergjigjej me te njejten monedhe veprimeve qe kishte ndermarre Athina zyrtare ndaj minoritetit shqiptar ne Greqi. Shqiperia t'u hiqte grekofoneve te drejten e votimit, t'u ndalohej te shiturit dhe te blerit e pasurive te patundshme, te mos lejohej asnje grekofon te levizte jashte Shqiperie, t'u regjistroheshin pasurite e tundshme e te patundshme (sic bente qeveria greke tek shqiptaret ne Cameri) dhe te instaloheshin brenda ne to refugjatet cam te debuar me force nga vatrat e tyre. Artikulli i historianit grek per te cilin debatojme ndalet edhe ne problemin e pronave te shqiptareve ne Greqi. Shpronesimi i padrejte qe u ben qeveria greke pronareve shqiptare ne Greqi dhe cameve ne vecanti u be burim konflikti mes dy vendeve. Greqia i filloi shpronesimet e muslimaneve shqiptare qysh ne vitin 1913 e ne vazhdim. Pa dashur, te hyj ne hollesira historike se si u grabiten pronat e shqiptareve nga qeveria greke me ligje te vecanta dhe amendamente te Parlamentit grek, se si kolonet greke u bene pronare ndersa pronaret e vertete shqiptare mbeten rrugeve dhe vdisnin urie. Nuk do te ndalem as dhe ne premtimet qe u benin qeveritaret greke cameve se do t'i kompensonin megjithe joshjet vazhdueshme qe nga viti 1921-1936, per afro 16 vjet, pronaret shqiptare jo vetem qe nuk moren asgje, por u burgosen dhe u internuan nga qeveria greke si Mazar Dino nga Paramithia, Musa Deni dhe Haki Musaj ne Filat, Haxhi Braho ne Margellic, Abedin Xhemali me vellezerit e tij nga fshati i Graves (Gumenice) etj. Pohimet e autorit per zgjidhjen e pasurive te shqiptareve jane kontradiktore, pa predispozicion per t'u prononcuar dhe per te dhene mendime per zgjidhje. E vetmja gje qe pohohet ne artikull eshte shprehja: "Fshehja e te kaluares dhe zbukurimi propagandistik i saj, apo shmangia e realitetit jane vertetuar si menyrat me te keqija te perballimit te ceshtjeve ekzistuese...apo jo ekzistuese... personalisht jam, deklaron autori, shume larg logjikes se "ceshtjes se mbyllur" te pales greke dhe "te ceshtjes se hapur" te pales shqiptare. Dilema e autorit as te hapen as te mbyllen (as mish as peshk) justifikohet, sipas tij, se mos qarqe te caktuara nacionaliste greke, qe nuk jane pak, por edhe me peshe politike, po te hapej problemi i pronave "mund te hakmerreshin me refugjatet ne Greqi! Mendoj se ky nuk eshte nje arsyetim i drejte qe i lindi ne zemer autorit nga meraku se mos pesojne gje refugjatet shqiptare ne reqi. Ata ne token helene rrojne me punen dhe djersen e tyre, por kontribuojne edhe per fuqizimin e ekonomise ne shtetin fqinje si krah i lire pune. Kam mendimin se pohimet e autorit kane per qellim t'i bejne presion politikes shqiptare, nga njera ane dhe mases tjeter qe kane femijet refugjate ne Greqi duke i paralajmeruar se po hapet goje per pronat "Gogoli fshese" ju pret. Qendrimi i autorit me duket paksa i lekundur dhe jo deshir-mire per t'u zbardhur e verteta. Argumenti qe jep autori nuk qendron edhe per nje fakt tjeter. Nese Greqia ka te tilla shtresa ne vendin e saj, kot qe pretendon se ka hyre ne Evrope. Ceshtja e pronave duhet zbardhur. Ajo qe kerkohet sot nga te dy vendet me nje fqinjesi te vjeter lypset qe problemet qe na ndajne e behen burim konfliktesh te ndreqen me mirekuptim te dyanshem dhe jo me zhurme e presione pa fryt. Ceshtja e kthimit te pasurive te shqiptareve nuk duhet kerkuar per t'u zgjidhur as me traktate e akorde, por me vullnet te mire. Greqia konsiderohet nje vend demokratik dhe te drejtat e njeriut jane ne themelte legjislacionit te saj akutal grek. C'duhet bere per zgjidhjen e problemit te pasurive te shqiptareve? Une mendoj: 1. Ministria e Puneve te Jashtme e Shqiperise te mos e lere ne harrese ceshtjen e pronave te shiqiptareve ne Greqi, sepse eshte krim i rende te merren neper kembe te drejtat e shqiptareve. Jo t'i luten Greqise per lemoshe, por ta ngrene zerin ne forumet nderkombetare. 2. T'i behet e qarte qeverise greke se do apo nuk do ajo, pronat e shqiptareve ne Greqi ekzistojne, prodhojne cdo dite vlera dhe pronaret e vertete sot per sot mbajne neper sirtare tapite dhe here pas here i perkedhelin per t'u ngushelluar. 3. Pala shqiptare t'i perdore te gjitha rruget e saj diplomatike qe te mohojne qe Parlamenti grek te shfuqizoje ligjet famekeqe qe i heq pronarit te drejten mbi pronen e tij. 3. Athina duhet t'u njohe minoritetit shqiptar ato te drejta qe i njeh qeveria shqiptare minoritetit grek ne Shqiperi. ? Koha Jone 2001 All Rights reserved ______________________________________________________ Spazio su web e dominio a prezzi imbattibili: solo su WebCenter! http://webcenter.lycos.it --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sun Oct 13 10:04:13 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 07:04:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] CfA: PhD Fellowship in Transborder Policies for Everyday Life, Trieste (Deadline: 21.10.2002) Message-ID: <20021013140413.72529.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com> Trieste (Deadline: 21.10.2002) RESEARCH DOCTORATE IN TRANSBORDER POLICIES FOR DAILY LIFE- POLITICHE TRANSFRONTALIERE PER LA VITA QUOTIDIANA - XVIII CYCLE - ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE THE UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COURSE MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21st 2002 (Notice published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale No 69. - IV serie speciale - dd. 30.08.2002) (Subject to additional conditions regarding applications that may be published on the University of Trieste website, address http://www.units.it) T H E R E C T O R [omissis] DECREES Art. 1 - ISTITUTION There is hereby instituted the 18th cycle of the Research Doctorates. Admission conditions may be found on the Internet website: http://www.univ.trieste.it - on the main menu select borse di studio (study grants) and then post-laurea (post-graduate).(The Italian Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research collects the data regarding PhD calls for applications made by Italian Universities. The website of the Ministry is http://www.miur.it , on the main menu select: universita?, then: offerta? formativa, and finally: dottorato di ricerca). For this course, indications follow regarding: name, reference disciplines (the relevant codes can be found in the MURST website, at the address: http://www.miur.it/atti/2000/dm001004_01.htm) ad prevailing reference discipline, the number of posts available, the number of study grants available to EU citizens and equivalent (non EU citizens legally resident in Italy at the time of the submission of the admission application), the sponsors, the outnumbered posts available to particular categories of candidates (holders of research grants working in the Department offering the course or in other Departments under the administrative centre or branch which may be involved in management, foreign candidates who have been assigned study grants by the italian ministry of Foreign Affairs, non-eu candidates living abroad), the duration of the course, the number of months of any period of attendance to be observed abroad during the doctorate course, the Department of this University proposing activation, the Consortium centre organising the doctorate, any member centres from which letters of intent have been obtained (only in cases where the inter-university consortium has been modified and was already active in the previous cycle), the course options, the Coordinator, the interview timetable, the language of the interview, the course objectives REFERENCE DISCIPLINES: M-GGR/02, IUS/14, IUS/13, SECS-P/01, SECS-P/06, SPS/03, SPS/06, SPS/07, SPS/10 (prevailing), SPS/11. FULL PLACES: 8 STUDY GRANTS: 4 FINANCING: Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (2), University of Trieste (1), University of Catania, Faculty of Science of Education (1). ADDITIONAL PLACES: research grant holders: 1; Foreign Ministry grant holders: 2; non EU citizens living abroad: 14. DURATION: 3 years MEDIUM DURATION IN MONTHS OF POSSIBLE PERIODS OF ATTENDANCE TO BE HELD ABROAD : 12 MONTHS DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: Human Sciences; ORGANISING CONSORTIUM: International Consortium for Social Education in European Cooperation; TEACHING CENTRES: University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest (Hungary), Istituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia (Italy), University of Udine (Italy), University of Klagenfurt (Austria), Comunius University of Bratislava (Slovakia), University Jagellonica of Krakow (Poland), University of Maribor (Slovenia), University of Catania (Italy). COURSE OPTIONS: a) Transborder Policies, b) Sociology of territorial and internationsl phenomenona. COORDINATOR: Prof. Alberto GASPARINI - Dipartimento di Scienze dell?uomo - Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - tel. 040/676.3298 0481/533632 - e-mail gasparin at univ.trieste.it DATE OF ORAL EXAMINATION: Novembre 25th 2002 at 9.30 a.m. in the conference room of the Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia, via Mazzini, 13-GORIZIA FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN WHICH THE ORAL EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD: English NOTES: The admission to the course is subject to one examination only. This examination is oral and will be held in English. English will be the official language of the research doctorate in ?Transborder Policies for Daily Life?. COURSE OBJECTIVES: The acceleration of the building of Europe has led progressively to the need for trained professionals competent in the management of border problems and with a specialised post-graduate qualification in sectors in which there is an increasing demand for detailed knowledge of the European Union. The establishment of post-graduate courses for the training of international professionals will meet these needs by providing participants with intensive study and professional training in an innovative atmosphere. The specific aims of the post-graduate course are to qualify participants for positions of major responsibility at various institutional levels and posts as high-ranking officials in institutions of government, research and education; to train participants in meeting the challenges of regional and cross-border European integration and international relations in a profoundly changed international context; to provide a profound knowledge of the principal European institutions and their legal, economic and political interactions; to enable participants to analyse the current state of affairs and develop solutions to the problems that have to be tackled in the institutional modernisation of the EU and the process of regional and cross-border European integration; to provide a wider view of European processes with special emphasis on regional questions and cross-border policies bound up with the cohesion and integration of border areas, including the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. The individuals thus trained to expert level will be able to take on positions of responsibility and leadership in today?s global environment, especially in the ever-expanding context of cross-border and international relations, contributing to the strengthening of democracy, the rule of law and the market economy (with particular reference to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe). Art. 2 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applications for admission to the Doctorate course may be submitted, with no limits on age or nationality, by anybody possessed of a University degree obtained in Italy or an equivalent qualification obtained in a foreign university and recognised by the academic authorities, such recognition including inter-university agreements for cooperation and mobility. Candidates are required to be in possession of a degree certificate or declaration of equivalence at the time limit corresponding to the date fixed for the oral examination (November 25th 2002). Candidates in the process of obtaining their degrees may be admitted to the course subject to the actual award of those degrees. Failure to obtain the degrees within the time limit corresponding to the date fixed for the oral examination will result in exclusion from the course. Qualifications whose equivalence has not already been recognised will be examined by a Commission (proposed by the Scientific Committee of the Consortium and appointed by the Rector) which will pronounce upon their equivalence for the sole purpose of admission to the course. In such cases candidates shall enclose with their applications the documents (at least a degree certificate with a list of examinations sat and a declaration of the status of the qualification) required to enable the Committee to declare its satisfaction of equivalence, translated and legally authenticated by the official Italian representatives in the country of origin in accordance with the rules governing the admission of foreign students to degree course in Italian universities. In cases of requests for recognition of equivalance, the foreign qualification must have been obtained no later than the date by which admission applications are to be submitted (October 21st 2002). For the conditions of submission of applications, see Art. 4 below on foreign students in possession of foreign qualifications. Art. 3 - APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION Applications for admission, presented on normal paper (given an official status by the affixing of a legal stamp marca da bollo- costing 10,33 Euro) and addressed to the Magnifico Rettore dell?Universit? degli Studi di Trieste in accordance with the model attached to the present document, of which it forms an integral part (applications not bearing all the information required will not be considered), must be received by the Joint Secretariat for Graduates and Research Doctorates (Ripartizione Segreterie Laureati-Segreteria dottorati di ricerca) by October 21st 2002 in one of the following ways (no other way is acceptable): - delivery by hand to the Research Doctorate Secretariat (Segreteria dottorati di ricerca dell?Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - the office will issue a receipt) on the second floor of the Central University Building at P.le Europa, 1-TRIESTE (tel. 040/676.3182 e-mail: dottorati at amm.univ.trieste.it). The office has the following opening hours: 3.15 to 4.15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 9.00 to 11.00 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Access to the office is by means of numbered tickets distributed by machines on the ground floor of the central building. Tickets become available for distribution 30 minutes before the office opens and cease to be distributed 30 minutes before it closes. Please note that on November 3rd (local holiday) the Secretariat is closed; - by registered post (with proof of receipt) sent to the following address Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - Ripartizione Segreterie Laureati-Segreteria dottorati di ricerca - P.le Europa,1 - 34127-TRIESTE. The envelope should bear the following words: "Domanda di partecipazione al corso di Dottorato di Ricerca in ?Transborder policies for daily life - Politiche transfrontaliere per la vita quotidiana? ?; candidates in possession of an Italian qualification may also apply as follows: - by October 21st 2002 (until midnight), by fax to the following number: 040/558.3100 (a standard fax transmission report bearing this number will constitute a receipt). Before October 30th 2002 ultimately, the applications for admission already sent via telefax shall have reached the Secretariat in the original version, at risk of exclusion. N.B. In the case of applications received after October 21st 2002, even those sent by that date, the date of the postmark stamped by the receiving post office will not be taken into consideration. Similarly, no consideration will be given to any applications sent or received prior to the publication of the conditions of application in the Italian Gazzetta Ufficiale. Applications addressed to the other teaching centers will not be considered. Candidates wishing to participate in the selection for the additional places must be able to satisfy the requirements for the ?titolare di borsa di studio del MAE? (MAE study grant holder) by the date of the interview (November 25th 2002). In their applications, written in the Italian language, candidates shall declare, on their own responsibility: - surname and Christian name(s), date and place of birth, nationality (in cases of dual nationality, one of which is Italian, for the purposes of the course candidates are to declare Italian nationality), place of residence, address chosen for the purposes of admission to the course (this must be in Italy), telephone number, e-mail (if any); - the exact name of the research doctorate they apply for; - the degree possessed or that will have been obtained by the time limit laid down in Art. 2 above (in the event of failure to obtain the degree by that date candidates shall consider themselves devoid of any right to enter the Doctorate course), specifying the date of award and the University at which it was or will be awarded, or the academic qualification obtained at a foreign university. In the case of foreign qualifications already enjoying officially recognised equivalence, candidates shall supply the details of the provision establishing said equivalence. In the case of foreign qualifications not enjoying officially recognised equivalence, candidates shall apply (by marking the appropriate box) to the Scientific Committee under Art. 2 above for the declaration of equivalence for the sole purposes of entry to the Doctorate course; - in cases where admission has been applied for in the absence of the required qualification but on the assumption that it will be obtained by the time limit laid down in Art. 2 above, that they will deliver, by the time limit fixed in the 5th day after the oral examination, a declaration that the qualification has been obtained (possibly by fax, to the number 040/558.3100), including a photocopy of a document of identity (front and back); - that they will attend the Doctorate course and carry out study and research activity on a continuous basis within the structures designed for that purpose in accordance with the methods that will be established by the teaching staff and tutors and approved according to a pre-established plan; - that they have a satisfactory knowledge of the Italian language (for foreigners only). Applicants to the research doctorate in Transborder Policies for Daily Life must also have a good knowledge of the English language; - any other foreign language known. Applicants to the research doctorate in Transborder Policies for Daily Life must have a good knowledge of the English language; - that they will immediately notify the University of any change of residence or of the address chosen for the purposes of admission to the course. Foreign citizens legally resident in Italy shall accompany their applications for admission with a copy of a valid residence permit (permesso di soggiorno), for ?non tourist? reasons. Applicants with disabilities have to fill in the relevant box, attach a copy of a medical certificate and check out by calling the Secretariat, at least one week before the date of the examination, that the necessary measures have been taken. As laid down in Art. 2 above, candidates in possession of a foreign academic qualification not officially recognised as equivalent to an Italian degree shall accompany their applications with a degree certificate and a list of exams sat, translated and authenticated, and a declaration of the status of the qualification. By and no later than October 30th 2002, all candidates are required to present a receipt for the payment of 26 Euros, as a contribution to the costs of processing applications, to be made in Post Office by means of a postal payment form (bollettino di c/c postale) available at the Secretariat. The receipt for this payment may be sent by fax (for which the despatch slip showing the fax telephone number indicated here will act as a receipt). Candidates sending their applications via post or fax will be sent the above mentioned postal payment form by the Secretariat to the address in Italy chosen for the purposes of this competition (the late reception of the postal payment form will not be a valid justification not to abide by the deadline of October 30th for the payment of the sum and the delivery of the receipt). Candidates applying for admission through Italian Consular representatives shall effect payment and present the receipt for it by the date fixed for registration. The Secretariat of Research Doctorates will send the postal payment form to the Italian addresses that candidates choose for the purposes of this competition. Candidates may call the Secretariat and ask to receive the form by post. At any rate, the Secretariat will not keep a record of such received requests. Therefore the Administration has no responsibility in case a candidate does not receive any postal payment form or receives more than one postal payment form. On tha back side of the postal payment form the candidates must clearly write the name of the research doctorate. In case the candidates send this receipt or any other document by fax, the exact name of the research doctorate they apply for must be written on the cover sheet of the fax, along with the personal data of the applicants. Sums paid in the above manner shall not be refundable unless more than one such payment has been made in error. Candidates failing to present the above-mentioned receipt by the established date will be admitted for selection ?with reservations?. Such reservations will be waived upon presentation and delivery to the Examining Board at the interview of the receipt for the payment made no later than October 30th 2002 (or, only for those applying through Consular Representatives, by the date of registration). The Examining Board or Doctorate Secretariat, whichever is applicable, will keep such receipts and attach them to the admission report or doctorate student file respectively. Candidates failing to provide proof that the contribution has been paid within the time limit will be excluded from the course. Candidates shall accompany their admission applications with a front-and-back photocopy of a document proving their identity. The University administration can accept no responsibility for any loss or failure of communications arising from inaccurate indications of residence or address given by candidates, or from the late notification or failure to notify changes of residence or address, or from postal or telephone problems not attributable to the administration. Art. 4 - FOREIGN STUDENTS POSSESSING FOREIGN ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Non-EU candidates not officially residing in Italy shall transmit their applications, accompanied by the documents specified in Arts. 2 and 3 above, through the Italian Consular representatives in their respective countries, also in case of applicants possessed of academic degrees awarded in Italy or of academic degrees already declare equivalent to Italian degrees. The relevant documentation, completed by the Consular officials, must be received by the Secretariat within the time limit set for the presentation of admission applications (October 21st 2002). Non-EU candidates officially residing in Italy and EU citizens in Italy shall submit their applications in the way and within the time limit laid down in Arts. 2 and 3 above. Residence permits must be valid on the date of presentation of admission applications. EU candidates can submit the admission application directly, with the necessary documentation enclosed. EU candidates are no longer required to enclose a copy of the permit to stay (permesso di soggiorno). Foreign citizens unable to present original documents, completed by Consular officials, by the date established may by the same date (October 21st 2002) deliver (or send, including by fax) a copy of the incomplete documentation accompanied by a declaration from the Consular authorities that they have been asked by the candidate to complete the documentation. With no prejudice to the positive evaluation of the competent Board on the equivalence of the degree, the candidates will be admitted to the oral examination ?with reservation?. The reservation will be waived upon delivery of the original documentation to the Offices by and no later than the date fixed for the exam interview (Novembre 25th 2002). Failure to effect such delivery will result in exclusion. Art. 5 - ADMISSION INTERVIEW (ORAL EXAMINATION) The oral examination aims to assess the research attitude of the candidate, and his/her basic preparation. The examination will be in English. The pass mark for the interview is 42 out of 60. Candidates may accompany their admission applications with further academic qualifications and publications. These will not be assigned a points value, but may be used by the Examining Board as a subject for discussion by which to assess a candidate?s aptitude for research. Such qualifications and publications as are presented must be accompanied by a list signed by the candidate. After 60 days have elapsed from the completion of the admission process, candidates may take back the above documents presented. After 90 days have elapsed from the completion of the admission process such documents will be placed in the archives. Foreign applicants must also have a satisfactory knowledge of the Italian language. The date of the oral examination is specified in Art. 1 above. To participate in the oral examination, candidates shall present one of the following documents as proof of identity, together with a receipt for the delivery of their admission application (see Art. 3 above), and with the receipt of the payment of 26,00 Euro fee, for those candidates admitted with reservation: a) identity card; b) passport; c) driving licence; d) sailing licence; e) pension book; f) permit for the operation of heating systems; g) firearms licence; h) public administration identity card bearing a photograph and official stamp or equivalent marking. Art. 6 - EXAMINING BOARD An Examining Board is appointed for the comparative assessment of the candidates. It will be appointed by the Rector upon the proposal of the Consortium. It will be composed of three members of the teaching staff (established lecturers or researchers), to whom may be added no more than two experts, possibly foreign, chosen from public and private research bodies. The appointment of these experts is compulsory in case of agreements with small and medium enterprises. At the end of each sitting of the oral examination the Examining Board shall compile a list of the candidates examined with the mark given to each one. The list, signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Examining Board, shall be posted on view at the place and on the day of the examination. On completion of the examination, the Board shall draw up an overall classification of the candidates. In cases of equal marks, priority shall be assigned according to the economic situation under the D.P.C.M. April 9th 2001, and subsequent modifications The classification and the registration procedure will be made public exclusively by means of: a notice posted on the Notice Board of the University Research Doctorate Secretariat on the second floor of the left wing of the Central University Building - P.le Europa, 1 - TRIESTE. Winners only will receive a written communication (telegram) concerning the modality and deadline for registration. Art. 7 - ADMISSION TO COURSES The academic years of research doctorate courses coincide with calendar years. The 18th cycle of doctorate courses will therefore start in the academic year 2002-2003. The academic year for the doctorate course is established in the regulations as January 1st 2003. The period elapsing between January 1st 2003 and the actual beginning of the doctorate course shall be recouped in the first year of the course. The admission of candidates to the course will be according to the classification order up to the maximum number of places available. Any candidate not taking up a place in the course assigned to him/her within a month after the beginning of the course will be replaced, subject to the assessment of members of the teaching staff, by another candidate, according to the order of classification. Public employees admitted to research doctorate courses are granted, on request, special unpaid leave of absence from work for reasons of study and may be entitled to a study grant. For the purposes of career progression, severance pay and pension contributions, special leave of absence is calculated as time spent at work. Art. 8 - REGISTRATION Candidates admitted to the course are to present or send by post to the University Research Doctorate Secretariat (if sent by post the documentation is to be addressed to: Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - Ripartizione Segreterie Laureati - Segreteria dottorati di ricerca - P.le Europa,1 - 34127-TRIESTE, and the envelope must bear the following wording: "Domanda di immatricolazione al corso di Dottorato di Ricerca?), within the time limit that will be communicated to the winners by telegram, the following documentation: - application for registration in the first year of the doctorate course, made out on the form available from the Research Doctorate Secretariat (the form will also be available on the University website: http://www.units.it - from the main menu select: borse di studio, then: borse scadute, then XVII ciclo Dottorato di Ricerca in ?Transborder policies for daily life?, at the bottom of the page there will be the ?modulo di immatricolazione?), and given official status by the affixing of a legal stamp (marca da bollo) costing 10,33 Euro; - a front-and-back photocopy of a valid identity document; - a photocopy of the fiscal code card; - Non-EU citizens are required to hold a valid residence permit issued for ?non-tourist? purposes (a true copy of the document must be attached; should the application be presented in person, the copy will be made by the clerk appointed to take delivery of the document on presentation of the original). Note: the registration model shall report fully in detail all the documents/statements necessary to the completion of the registration. No consideration will be given to registration applications received after the above-mentioned time limit. The date of the postmark stamped by the post office receiving a mailed application does not count for the purposes of receipt of the application. To observe the time limit, candidates may send by fax advance copies of their applications, which will be accepted ?with reservations?. The reservations will be waived upon presentation to the Secretariat, within no more than three days (no account will be taken of the postmark of anything sent by post), of the original documentation. Failure to do this will result in the annulment of any right to registration. Registration may be frozen or attendance suspended for those who are in the position of: - having to carry out military service or community service; - expecting a baby or engaged in infant care; - having a serious illness that requires suspension of attendance for more than one month; - having serious family obligations requiring suspension of attendance for more than one month, subject to the assessment of members of the teaching staff. Such periods of suspended attendance will be made good according to solutions established by the teaching staff on a case-by-case basis. In completing the registration form successful candidates will declare that: - they are not enrolled at any other university or institute of advanced studies with the exception of cases of officially agreed co-tutorship for theses with foreign universities, and that they are aware of the obligation to suspend attendance in any school of specialisation for the entire duration of the Doctorate course at the University of Trieste and that they may not enrol in any other university course during the same period (Only the simultaneous attendance of specialization courses or of 1st and 2nd level Master?s is permitted, notwithstanding the obligation to attend the research doctorate programme as decided by the Board of Professors); - they undertake to attend the doctorate course and carry out research and study activities on a continuous basis within the facilities designed for such activities, in accordance with the procedures to be established by the staff with individual tutors and approved under a set plan. Research projects agreed with tutors will be subject to the approval of the teaching staff as a whole; - they are aware that the University may invoke regulations which govern the assignment of doctorate students to limited programmes of support, supplementary or practice teaching activities. Under no circumstances may such assignments be allowed to compromise students? research training. Such contributions to teaching are optional, unpaid and have no standing in terms of rights to access to university employment. [omissis] Research activities may not be begun before the teaching staff establishes the date on which the course will effectively start. Certificates of enrolment may be issued from the date on which the course effectively starts. The normal time limit for registration for course years after the first year is January 31st. The latest possible date is February 28th. Registration after the former and before the latter date will entail payment of a surcharge for arrears. Art. 9 - REPLACEMENTS Any candidates who have not completed all the official registration procedures by the time limit laid down in Art. 8 above will be considered as having relinquished their place on the course. Any candidates found to have made untruthful statements will be declared to have forfeited their right to admission. Any places on the course made vacant by either of the above eventualities will be assigned to other applicants in accordance with the classification order. Those candidate entitled to the replacement will be contacted. Any of the additional ?MAE study grant holder? places remaining vacant in the month following the date on which the course actually begins may be taken up by candidates who have been awarded an MAE grant after the date of the entrance examination. Art. - 10 GRANTS MOBILITY Study grants, the number of which is indicated in Art. 1 above, are awarded by the teaching staff according to the order specified in the classifications formulated by the Examining Boards. Study grants are awarded on the basis of assessment of comparative merit and according to the order established in the relevant classification. In the event of equal merit, the award is made according to an assessment of candidates? financial situations as defined by the Ministerial Decree of April 9th 2001 and subsequent modifications and additions, which supersedes the Decree of April 30th 1997. [omissis] Any decision by candidates to relinquish the study grant (to which they may be entitled) at the time of registration is irrevocable for the entire duration of the doctorate course. The sum provided annually under the study grant for the academic year 2002-2003 (calendar year 2003) and the following years is 10,561.54 Euros. This sum is subject to Italian Social Security (INPS) contributions under the regulations in force. Doctorate study grants may not be held together with any other study grant except those awarded by Italian or foreign institutions for the express purpose of assisting research doctorate studies abroad. The sum provided under the study grant will be increased by 50% in the event and for the period of any time spent abroad in institutions not belonging to the founding Consortium. Under no circumstances may any activity in the doctorate course spent in institutions outside the University or other associated centres constitute more than half of the total length of the doctorate course. Authorisation to study in Italian or foreign institutes not belonging to such associated doctorate centres for uninterrupted periods of more than six months (or an initially shorter period extended to such length) will be decided upon by the teaching staff. For periods of less than six months authorisation may be granted directly by the Coordinator. The indication in Art. 1 regarding the number of months of the average attendance abroad implies no obligation whatsoever on the part of the teaching staff to guarantee a period of attendance abroad. Criteria for access to refunds of travelling expenses incurred during doctorate research work will be established by special regulations. Payment of the study grant will be made at the end of every two-month period. No candidate who has already received a study grant for a doctorate course may do so a second time. In cases of suspension of more than 30 days or exclusion from the course, the study grant will no longer be payable. As an alternative to standard study grants, students admitted to the doctorate course may be eligible for study grants awarded on the basis of funding and awards from the European Union or other international bodies, or awarded directly by such bodies. [omissis] Art.11 - ACCESS AND ATTENDANCE FEES Doctorate students are required to pay access and attendance fees of 270,00 Euro and an additional contribution of 92,96 Euro to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Administration (under Law No. 549/95 and subsequent modifications and supplements). The 92,96 Euro contribution to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Administration is not reducible. The entire amount of 382,96 Euro shall be paid in the form of a single payment on a post office form which will be sent to students? domiciles. The ultimate deadline for paying the abovementioned fees is May 31st, for each year. In case of overdue payment, there will be an interest to add. The amount payable will be subject to income criteria established on the basis of the family ?economic condition indicator? (ECI), an equivalent income calculated under the D.P.C.M. of April 9th 2001 and subsequent modifications. The candidate may obtain tax exemption depending on the family?s economic situation. The ECI income threshold is fixed at an annual figure of Euro 16.432,00 (if the family consists of one person only) or at an annual figure of Euro 33.521,28 (if the family consists of three persons). The definition of ?family? is contained in the ?manifesto per le tasse, contributi ed esoneri dell?Universit? degli Studi di Trieste? and in the attached ?Allegato calcolo ISEE?. The two documents are available on line at the web address http://www.units.it/studenti/segrstud/, (choose ?modulistaica, Tasse e Part time?. In the case the resulting amount is between Euro 0,00 and Euro 7.749,99, that is Band A; between Euro 7.750,00 and Euro 18.074,99, that is Band B; from Euro 18.075,00 to Euro 33.521,27, that is Band C, the reductions are calculated as follows: - BAND A: a reduction of Euro 2,50 for every 500,00 Euro or part of this value of income equivalent under Euro 33.521,28; - BAND B: a reduction of Euro 2,35 for every 500,00 Euro or part of this value of income equivalent under Euro 33.521,28; - BAND C: a reduction of Euro 2,19 for every 500,00 Euro or part of this value of income equivalent under Euro 33.521,28; Applications for such fee reductions may be made on a form available at the Assistance Office of ERDISU - Salita Monte Valerio, 3 - tel. 040/3595204, and delivered to the same office within the time limit for student registration. For the following years the application for exemption shall be submitted by the date fixed for registration. Applications may also be sent to the office by registered letter with proof of receipt. In this case the date of acceptance will be considered as that of the postmark stamped by the post office at which the letter is sent. The winners of the study grant are exempted beforehand from paying the fees for access and attendance. Students with a certified disability of 66% or more will be exonerated from the payment of the above fees, irrespective of income and rights to the study grant. To this end they shall present a statement certifying their disability on the appropriate form - available at the ERDISU Office - by the time limit set for registration. Art. 12 - STUDENTS? RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Failure on the part of students to fulfil the obligations laid down for them will entail expulsion or suspension from the course. Decisions made to this effect will be taken by the teaching staff on the basis of a prior assessment of students? attainment. Students are required to attend the doctorate course and carry out research and study activities on a continuous basis within the facilities designed for such activities, in accordance with the procedures to be established by the staff with individual tutors and approved under a set plan. Students are required to agree their research outlines with teachers and submit them for the approval of the teaching staff. Students failing to attend the course for periods longer than one month without explanation, unless in the cases provided for, will be expelled from the course by a decision of the teaching staff. At the end of each year the teaching staff shall draft a report on the activity of each student, on the basis of which he/she will be admitted (or not admitted) to the following year of the course or, in the case of the final year, to the final examination. A negative report entails expulsion from the course. Students are entitled to: - to the study grant and to the reduction of the fees, where the conditions apply; - insurance coverage deriving from their status as students enrolled at the University of Trieste; - access to facilities and computer equipment under the research programme; - representation within Departments, as laid down by the Regulations of the institutes in which the course is held; - access to the University canteen; - request the intervention of the teaching staff in cases of disagreements with individual tutors. Having heard both parties to the disagreement, the teaching staff will reach a reasoned decision to resolve it, assessing the advisability of replacing the tutor, where possible. Art. 13 - AWARD OF THE QUALIFICATION At the end of the course, trainees are required to pass a final examination in which they provide proof that they have obtained results of significant scientific value; this takes the form of a written dissertation or a graphic project. The results are assessed by an Examining Board. For every doctorate course the Examining Boards are appointed in accordance with the University Regulations and the provisions of sub-paragraph 6, Art. 6 of Ministerial Decree No. 224 of April 30th 1999. Instructions for final doctorate examinations are published annually in an official University Notice. Art. 14 - FURTHER REGULATIONS Any matter not specifically referred to in this Notice is covered by the specific legislation on the subject and the Regulations of the University of Trieste on research doctorates. Trieste, August 12th 2002 THE RECTOR (Prof. Lucio Delcaro) Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! 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The CIA (news - web sites) director has been the object of al-Qaeda assassination plots. His agency headquarters has been a possible al-Qaeda bombing target. His intelligence calls have been questioned by administration colleagues who want a harder line on Iraq. Now comes a threat from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers want to know why U.S. intelligence failed to warn of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and where some powerful congressional staff investigators boast among themselves that they will get Tenet fired. The combative, cigar-chomping spymaster, whose first job was filling orders in his father's Greek diner, will be on the griddle next week before a joint congressional inquiry. He will answer questions in public about how the nation's intelligence apparatus failed to foresee the Sept. 11 attacks. (An open hearing set for today was postponed; instead, Tenet will speak in closed session today.) One of the panel's senior members, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., says Tenet should resign. And even though few others have publicly called for his head, Tenet faces career-threatening questions: Did his agency miss warnings of the attacks? Did he push for budget increases to meet a threat he grasped better than most? Did he preside over a stagnant covert operations team unable to penetrate terror groups? And was Sept. 11 just the latest in a line of failures on his watch? Despite a list of miscues that might have demolished other Washington careers, however, Tenet appears poised to carry on at least into next year as one of the most powerful CIA chiefs in agency history. Friends and associates say he is weary of a crushing schedule, longs to make more money and wants to spend more time with his wife and teenage son. But Tenet sticks with the job in part to redeem his embattled agency. And he stays on because he can. He enjoys the confidence of the one ''customer'' who matters most: the president. ''He's got those who want to do him in,'' says Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. ''One of those is not the president. That's fact No. 1.'' Days after the Sept. 11 attacks, when critics were attacking the CIA's intelligence failures, President Bush (news - web sites) visited CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., to boost morale. ''You know, George and I have been spending a lot of quality time together,'' Bush said. ''There's a reason. I've got a lot of confidence in him, and I've got a lot of confidence in the CIA.'' Despite different backgrounds -- Bush is the scion of a patrician family, Tenet the product of Albanian-Greek immigrant parents -- the two have developed a rapport. Tenet, 49, seven years the president's junior, shares with the president a personable style, a love of sports and a cut-through-the-bull approach to communicating. Chewing on an unlit cigar, the CIA chief will holler at passersby to drop into his office in the agency's seventh-floor executive suite. He's as likely to throw an arm around an agency colleague as to shake hands. He likes to lunch with rank-and-file employees in the cafeteria. ''He's superb in personal relationships,'' Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says. Inside player In just over a decade, Tenet rose from an anonymous Senate staffer to head of the CIA by impressing a series of powerful mentors of both political parties. As he climbed, he saw CIA directors stumble and fall over operational failures, clashes with the president and the mishandling of classified information. When problems and failures arose on his watch, he knew how to manage them. Ever the loyal staffer, he seldom grants interviews. He declined to speak for this story. Presidents Clinton and Bush considered others for the CIA post before going with Tenet. He got the job under Clinton after the nomination of Anthony Lake foundered. After the 2000 election, Tenet got daily access to President-elect Bush in morning intelligence briefings, and despite his ties to a Democratic president, he managed to establish the friendship with Bush that aides say continues to this day. ''It's done through frequent access and total availability and not only mutual respect but a comfort level between the two individuals, and a friendship between them,'' Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) says. Therein lies one of the raps on Tenet: that he's too slick, too much the operator to be a reliable provider of unvarnished intelligence. Critics say Tenet got on Bush's good side by naming the CIA headquarters after his father, former president George Bush, in 1999. CIA officials regard that as a cheap shot; they note that Republican lawmakers, not Tenet, pushed the legislation because of the elder Bush's past service as CIA director. Nevertheless, Tenet has carefully cultivated a relationship with the senior Bush, who publicly praised Tenet and rejected post-Sept. 11 charges of intelligence failure. Shelby, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the leading voice in calling for Tenet to step aside, says Tenet has presided over ''too many strategic failures of intelligence'' and concludes, ''The captain of the ship is accountable for what happens on his watch.'' ''I don't think he's stupid, I think he's political,'' Shelby says. The Tenet-Shelby tension goes back years, but a chief irritant could have been an event that agency officials call the ''Great Affront.'' At the 1999 ceremony naming CIA headquarters after the elder Bush, Shelby was seated in the audience instead of on the dais. Attendees say he was furious. Shelby dismisses the story as overblown The senator says he lost confidence in Tenet over a series of incidents involving Senate scrutiny of CIA actions. Whatever the truth, this was one time when Tenet's political skills failed him, leaving him in a feud with a lawmaker who holds great power over the agency. Nor has Tenet's desire to please his masters prevented him from antagonizing other administration officials. The CIA chief has questioned the risks posed by Iraq, most recently in a declassified report to Congress in which the intelligence community says the chance of unprovoked Iraqi aggression against the United States is ''low.'' Afterward, the CIA took the rare step of issuing a statement saying there was no dispute between the White House and the spy agency on the Iraqi threat. Seeing the future CIA officials don't like to use the word ''predict'' when talking about the future. It's too definite, too binding. They prefer terms such as ''assess'' and ''estimate.'' But make no mistake, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (news - web sites) is in the business of predicting. When bad things happen with no warning from the CIA, people in government start talking about intelligence failure, and they start looking for responsible parties. During Tenet's tenure -- beginning in 1995 as deputy CIA director, then acting director and director since 1997 -- the CIA was unable to warn of two terror bombings aimed at U.S. servicemembers in Saudi Arabia, the attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the bombing of the USS Cole (news - web sites) in Yemen, and the Sept. 11 attacks. The CIA was caught by surprise in 1998 when India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons. Later that year, the United States attacked and destroyed a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan based on disputed CIA intelligence. An agency targeting error led to the U.S. bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during the air campaign against Yugoslavia. Tenet's many defenders note that the agency rarely gets credit for its successes. Most CIA victories remain classified to protect the sources and methods that brought them about. As Rumsfeld puts it, ''We don't have one-year anniversaries for things that didn't happen.'' Tenet continues to enjoy regular access to Bush, on top of a packed schedule of staff meetings and briefings for lawmakers. In the last 14 days of September, for example, Tenet met with Bush 13 times. He had eight meetings with foreign intelligence officials; testified at three closed congressional hearings; conducted six briefings for House and Senate members on Iraq; and attended eight daily meetings with his top counterterrorism officials. He met twice with FBI (news - web sites) Director Robert Mueller, once with Powell and three times at the White House with ''the principals,'' Bush's top national security advisers. He also kept two speaking engagements. The pace is only slightly more demanding than the one Tenet kept up before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage recalls Tenet regularly ''pounding the table'' over the threat posed by al-Qaeda. But the warnings came with a sense of helplessness. Seven months before the attacks, Tenet said bin Laden was ''capable of planning multiple attacks with little or no warning.'' The message: Despite Tenet's stated mission for the CIA, ''to warn and protect,'' there are some things intelligence cannot do. That realization, cemented by the disaster of Sept. 11, led Tenet to propose a new strategy for the war on terrorism. Testifying for the agency before the congressional inquiry, senior CIA official Cofer Black portrayed the shift as an unshackling that would free the agency to be much more effective against global terrorism. ''There was a 'Before 9/11' and an 'After 9/11.' After 9/11, the gloves come off,'' Black said. Black was implying what other agency officials have said directly, if anonymously: The CIA would have been doing more to combat terrorism and al-Qaeda before Sept. 11, if only the government had given it the freedom to do so. But even Tenet's defenders question this view. Former senator Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., who was vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during the Clinton presidency, says the CIA's own mistakes contributed to a hesitancy to be aggressive. Kerrey cites the 1998 bombing of the pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, Sudan, which was based on disputed CIA intelligence that the plant was developing the nerve agent VX. ''George Tenet was accused of being a war criminal for bombing Khartoum with insufficient evidence,'' Kerrey says. ''That tends to chill your willingness to use pre-emptive force.'' According to a CIA officer who testified anonymously before the congressional panel, that same sense of helplessness persists to this day: ''The comment I hear most often from working-level people on both sides -- the CIA and FBI -- involved directly in this bin Laden business is one with a panic-stricken look in their eyes, saying that, 'We're going to miss stuff. We're missing stuff.' '' --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sun Oct 13 10:04:13 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 07:04:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] CfA: PhD Fellowship in Transborder Policies for Everyday Life, Trieste (Deadline: 21.10.2002) Message-ID: <20021013140413.72529.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com> Trieste (Deadline: 21.10.2002) RESEARCH DOCTORATE IN TRANSBORDER POLICIES FOR DAILY LIFE- POLITICHE TRANSFRONTALIERE PER LA VITA QUOTIDIANA - XVIII CYCLE - ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE THE UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COURSE MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21st 2002 (Notice published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale No 69. - IV serie speciale - dd. 30.08.2002) (Subject to additional conditions regarding applications that may be published on the University of Trieste website, address http://www.units.it) T H E R E C T O R [omissis] DECREES Art. 1 - ISTITUTION There is hereby instituted the 18th cycle of the Research Doctorates. Admission conditions may be found on the Internet website: http://www.univ.trieste.it - on the main menu select borse di studio (study grants) and then post-laurea (post-graduate).(The Italian Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research collects the data regarding PhD calls for applications made by Italian Universities. The website of the Ministry is http://www.miur.it , on the main menu select: universita?, then: offerta? formativa, and finally: dottorato di ricerca). For this course, indications follow regarding: name, reference disciplines (the relevant codes can be found in the MURST website, at the address: http://www.miur.it/atti/2000/dm001004_01.htm) ad prevailing reference discipline, the number of posts available, the number of study grants available to EU citizens and equivalent (non EU citizens legally resident in Italy at the time of the submission of the admission application), the sponsors, the outnumbered posts available to particular categories of candidates (holders of research grants working in the Department offering the course or in other Departments under the administrative centre or branch which may be involved in management, foreign candidates who have been assigned study grants by the italian ministry of Foreign Affairs, non-eu candidates living abroad), the duration of the course, the number of months of any period of attendance to be observed abroad during the doctorate course, the Department of this University proposing activation, the Consortium centre organising the doctorate, any member centres from which letters of intent have been obtained (only in cases where the inter-university consortium has been modified and was already active in the previous cycle), the course options, the Coordinator, the interview timetable, the language of the interview, the course objectives REFERENCE DISCIPLINES: M-GGR/02, IUS/14, IUS/13, SECS-P/01, SECS-P/06, SPS/03, SPS/06, SPS/07, SPS/10 (prevailing), SPS/11. FULL PLACES: 8 STUDY GRANTS: 4 FINANCING: Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (2), University of Trieste (1), University of Catania, Faculty of Science of Education (1). ADDITIONAL PLACES: research grant holders: 1; Foreign Ministry grant holders: 2; non EU citizens living abroad: 14. DURATION: 3 years MEDIUM DURATION IN MONTHS OF POSSIBLE PERIODS OF ATTENDANCE TO BE HELD ABROAD : 12 MONTHS DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: Human Sciences; ORGANISING CONSORTIUM: International Consortium for Social Education in European Cooperation; TEACHING CENTRES: University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest (Hungary), Istituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia (Italy), University of Udine (Italy), University of Klagenfurt (Austria), Comunius University of Bratislava (Slovakia), University Jagellonica of Krakow (Poland), University of Maribor (Slovenia), University of Catania (Italy). COURSE OPTIONS: a) Transborder Policies, b) Sociology of territorial and internationsl phenomenona. COORDINATOR: Prof. Alberto GASPARINI - Dipartimento di Scienze dell?uomo - Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - tel. 040/676.3298 0481/533632 - e-mail gasparin at univ.trieste.it DATE OF ORAL EXAMINATION: Novembre 25th 2002 at 9.30 a.m. in the conference room of the Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia, via Mazzini, 13-GORIZIA FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN WHICH THE ORAL EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD: English NOTES: The admission to the course is subject to one examination only. This examination is oral and will be held in English. English will be the official language of the research doctorate in ?Transborder Policies for Daily Life?. COURSE OBJECTIVES: The acceleration of the building of Europe has led progressively to the need for trained professionals competent in the management of border problems and with a specialised post-graduate qualification in sectors in which there is an increasing demand for detailed knowledge of the European Union. The establishment of post-graduate courses for the training of international professionals will meet these needs by providing participants with intensive study and professional training in an innovative atmosphere. The specific aims of the post-graduate course are to qualify participants for positions of major responsibility at various institutional levels and posts as high-ranking officials in institutions of government, research and education; to train participants in meeting the challenges of regional and cross-border European integration and international relations in a profoundly changed international context; to provide a profound knowledge of the principal European institutions and their legal, economic and political interactions; to enable participants to analyse the current state of affairs and develop solutions to the problems that have to be tackled in the institutional modernisation of the EU and the process of regional and cross-border European integration; to provide a wider view of European processes with special emphasis on regional questions and cross-border policies bound up with the cohesion and integration of border areas, including the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. The individuals thus trained to expert level will be able to take on positions of responsibility and leadership in today?s global environment, especially in the ever-expanding context of cross-border and international relations, contributing to the strengthening of democracy, the rule of law and the market economy (with particular reference to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe). Art. 2 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applications for admission to the Doctorate course may be submitted, with no limits on age or nationality, by anybody possessed of a University degree obtained in Italy or an equivalent qualification obtained in a foreign university and recognised by the academic authorities, such recognition including inter-university agreements for cooperation and mobility. Candidates are required to be in possession of a degree certificate or declaration of equivalence at the time limit corresponding to the date fixed for the oral examination (November 25th 2002). Candidates in the process of obtaining their degrees may be admitted to the course subject to the actual award of those degrees. Failure to obtain the degrees within the time limit corresponding to the date fixed for the oral examination will result in exclusion from the course. Qualifications whose equivalence has not already been recognised will be examined by a Commission (proposed by the Scientific Committee of the Consortium and appointed by the Rector) which will pronounce upon their equivalence for the sole purpose of admission to the course. In such cases candidates shall enclose with their applications the documents (at least a degree certificate with a list of examinations sat and a declaration of the status of the qualification) required to enable the Committee to declare its satisfaction of equivalence, translated and legally authenticated by the official Italian representatives in the country of origin in accordance with the rules governing the admission of foreign students to degree course in Italian universities. In cases of requests for recognition of equivalance, the foreign qualification must have been obtained no later than the date by which admission applications are to be submitted (October 21st 2002). For the conditions of submission of applications, see Art. 4 below on foreign students in possession of foreign qualifications. Art. 3 - APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION Applications for admission, presented on normal paper (given an official status by the affixing of a legal stamp marca da bollo- costing 10,33 Euro) and addressed to the Magnifico Rettore dell?Universit? degli Studi di Trieste in accordance with the model attached to the present document, of which it forms an integral part (applications not bearing all the information required will not be considered), must be received by the Joint Secretariat for Graduates and Research Doctorates (Ripartizione Segreterie Laureati-Segreteria dottorati di ricerca) by October 21st 2002 in one of the following ways (no other way is acceptable): - delivery by hand to the Research Doctorate Secretariat (Segreteria dottorati di ricerca dell?Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - the office will issue a receipt) on the second floor of the Central University Building at P.le Europa, 1-TRIESTE (tel. 040/676.3182 e-mail: dottorati at amm.univ.trieste.it). The office has the following opening hours: 3.15 to 4.15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 9.00 to 11.00 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Access to the office is by means of numbered tickets distributed by machines on the ground floor of the central building. Tickets become available for distribution 30 minutes before the office opens and cease to be distributed 30 minutes before it closes. Please note that on November 3rd (local holiday) the Secretariat is closed; - by registered post (with proof of receipt) sent to the following address Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - Ripartizione Segreterie Laureati-Segreteria dottorati di ricerca - P.le Europa,1 - 34127-TRIESTE. The envelope should bear the following words: "Domanda di partecipazione al corso di Dottorato di Ricerca in ?Transborder policies for daily life - Politiche transfrontaliere per la vita quotidiana? ?; candidates in possession of an Italian qualification may also apply as follows: - by October 21st 2002 (until midnight), by fax to the following number: 040/558.3100 (a standard fax transmission report bearing this number will constitute a receipt). Before October 30th 2002 ultimately, the applications for admission already sent via telefax shall have reached the Secretariat in the original version, at risk of exclusion. N.B. In the case of applications received after October 21st 2002, even those sent by that date, the date of the postmark stamped by the receiving post office will not be taken into consideration. Similarly, no consideration will be given to any applications sent or received prior to the publication of the conditions of application in the Italian Gazzetta Ufficiale. Applications addressed to the other teaching centers will not be considered. Candidates wishing to participate in the selection for the additional places must be able to satisfy the requirements for the ?titolare di borsa di studio del MAE? (MAE study grant holder) by the date of the interview (November 25th 2002). In their applications, written in the Italian language, candidates shall declare, on their own responsibility: - surname and Christian name(s), date and place of birth, nationality (in cases of dual nationality, one of which is Italian, for the purposes of the course candidates are to declare Italian nationality), place of residence, address chosen for the purposes of admission to the course (this must be in Italy), telephone number, e-mail (if any); - the exact name of the research doctorate they apply for; - the degree possessed or that will have been obtained by the time limit laid down in Art. 2 above (in the event of failure to obtain the degree by that date candidates shall consider themselves devoid of any right to enter the Doctorate course), specifying the date of award and the University at which it was or will be awarded, or the academic qualification obtained at a foreign university. In the case of foreign qualifications already enjoying officially recognised equivalence, candidates shall supply the details of the provision establishing said equivalence. In the case of foreign qualifications not enjoying officially recognised equivalence, candidates shall apply (by marking the appropriate box) to the Scientific Committee under Art. 2 above for the declaration of equivalence for the sole purposes of entry to the Doctorate course; - in cases where admission has been applied for in the absence of the required qualification but on the assumption that it will be obtained by the time limit laid down in Art. 2 above, that they will deliver, by the time limit fixed in the 5th day after the oral examination, a declaration that the qualification has been obtained (possibly by fax, to the number 040/558.3100), including a photocopy of a document of identity (front and back); - that they will attend the Doctorate course and carry out study and research activity on a continuous basis within the structures designed for that purpose in accordance with the methods that will be established by the teaching staff and tutors and approved according to a pre-established plan; - that they have a satisfactory knowledge of the Italian language (for foreigners only). Applicants to the research doctorate in Transborder Policies for Daily Life must also have a good knowledge of the English language; - any other foreign language known. Applicants to the research doctorate in Transborder Policies for Daily Life must have a good knowledge of the English language; - that they will immediately notify the University of any change of residence or of the address chosen for the purposes of admission to the course. Foreign citizens legally resident in Italy shall accompany their applications for admission with a copy of a valid residence permit (permesso di soggiorno), for ?non tourist? reasons. Applicants with disabilities have to fill in the relevant box, attach a copy of a medical certificate and check out by calling the Secretariat, at least one week before the date of the examination, that the necessary measures have been taken. As laid down in Art. 2 above, candidates in possession of a foreign academic qualification not officially recognised as equivalent to an Italian degree shall accompany their applications with a degree certificate and a list of exams sat, translated and authenticated, and a declaration of the status of the qualification. By and no later than October 30th 2002, all candidates are required to present a receipt for the payment of 26 Euros, as a contribution to the costs of processing applications, to be made in Post Office by means of a postal payment form (bollettino di c/c postale) available at the Secretariat. The receipt for this payment may be sent by fax (for which the despatch slip showing the fax telephone number indicated here will act as a receipt). Candidates sending their applications via post or fax will be sent the above mentioned postal payment form by the Secretariat to the address in Italy chosen for the purposes of this competition (the late reception of the postal payment form will not be a valid justification not to abide by the deadline of October 30th for the payment of the sum and the delivery of the receipt). Candidates applying for admission through Italian Consular representatives shall effect payment and present the receipt for it by the date fixed for registration. The Secretariat of Research Doctorates will send the postal payment form to the Italian addresses that candidates choose for the purposes of this competition. Candidates may call the Secretariat and ask to receive the form by post. At any rate, the Secretariat will not keep a record of such received requests. Therefore the Administration has no responsibility in case a candidate does not receive any postal payment form or receives more than one postal payment form. On tha back side of the postal payment form the candidates must clearly write the name of the research doctorate. In case the candidates send this receipt or any other document by fax, the exact name of the research doctorate they apply for must be written on the cover sheet of the fax, along with the personal data of the applicants. Sums paid in the above manner shall not be refundable unless more than one such payment has been made in error. Candidates failing to present the above-mentioned receipt by the established date will be admitted for selection ?with reservations?. Such reservations will be waived upon presentation and delivery to the Examining Board at the interview of the receipt for the payment made no later than October 30th 2002 (or, only for those applying through Consular Representatives, by the date of registration). The Examining Board or Doctorate Secretariat, whichever is applicable, will keep such receipts and attach them to the admission report or doctorate student file respectively. Candidates failing to provide proof that the contribution has been paid within the time limit will be excluded from the course. Candidates shall accompany their admission applications with a front-and-back photocopy of a document proving their identity. The University administration can accept no responsibility for any loss or failure of communications arising from inaccurate indications of residence or address given by candidates, or from the late notification or failure to notify changes of residence or address, or from postal or telephone problems not attributable to the administration. Art. 4 - FOREIGN STUDENTS POSSESSING FOREIGN ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Non-EU candidates not officially residing in Italy shall transmit their applications, accompanied by the documents specified in Arts. 2 and 3 above, through the Italian Consular representatives in their respective countries, also in case of applicants possessed of academic degrees awarded in Italy or of academic degrees already declare equivalent to Italian degrees. The relevant documentation, completed by the Consular officials, must be received by the Secretariat within the time limit set for the presentation of admission applications (October 21st 2002). Non-EU candidates officially residing in Italy and EU citizens in Italy shall submit their applications in the way and within the time limit laid down in Arts. 2 and 3 above. Residence permits must be valid on the date of presentation of admission applications. EU candidates can submit the admission application directly, with the necessary documentation enclosed. EU candidates are no longer required to enclose a copy of the permit to stay (permesso di soggiorno). Foreign citizens unable to present original documents, completed by Consular officials, by the date established may by the same date (October 21st 2002) deliver (or send, including by fax) a copy of the incomplete documentation accompanied by a declaration from the Consular authorities that they have been asked by the candidate to complete the documentation. With no prejudice to the positive evaluation of the competent Board on the equivalence of the degree, the candidates will be admitted to the oral examination ?with reservation?. The reservation will be waived upon delivery of the original documentation to the Offices by and no later than the date fixed for the exam interview (Novembre 25th 2002). Failure to effect such delivery will result in exclusion. Art. 5 - ADMISSION INTERVIEW (ORAL EXAMINATION) The oral examination aims to assess the research attitude of the candidate, and his/her basic preparation. The examination will be in English. The pass mark for the interview is 42 out of 60. Candidates may accompany their admission applications with further academic qualifications and publications. These will not be assigned a points value, but may be used by the Examining Board as a subject for discussion by which to assess a candidate?s aptitude for research. Such qualifications and publications as are presented must be accompanied by a list signed by the candidate. After 60 days have elapsed from the completion of the admission process, candidates may take back the above documents presented. After 90 days have elapsed from the completion of the admission process such documents will be placed in the archives. Foreign applicants must also have a satisfactory knowledge of the Italian language. The date of the oral examination is specified in Art. 1 above. To participate in the oral examination, candidates shall present one of the following documents as proof of identity, together with a receipt for the delivery of their admission application (see Art. 3 above), and with the receipt of the payment of 26,00 Euro fee, for those candidates admitted with reservation: a) identity card; b) passport; c) driving licence; d) sailing licence; e) pension book; f) permit for the operation of heating systems; g) firearms licence; h) public administration identity card bearing a photograph and official stamp or equivalent marking. Art. 6 - EXAMINING BOARD An Examining Board is appointed for the comparative assessment of the candidates. It will be appointed by the Rector upon the proposal of the Consortium. It will be composed of three members of the teaching staff (established lecturers or researchers), to whom may be added no more than two experts, possibly foreign, chosen from public and private research bodies. The appointment of these experts is compulsory in case of agreements with small and medium enterprises. At the end of each sitting of the oral examination the Examining Board shall compile a list of the candidates examined with the mark given to each one. The list, signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Examining Board, shall be posted on view at the place and on the day of the examination. On completion of the examination, the Board shall draw up an overall classification of the candidates. In cases of equal marks, priority shall be assigned according to the economic situation under the D.P.C.M. April 9th 2001, and subsequent modifications The classification and the registration procedure will be made public exclusively by means of: a notice posted on the Notice Board of the University Research Doctorate Secretariat on the second floor of the left wing of the Central University Building - P.le Europa, 1 - TRIESTE. Winners only will receive a written communication (telegram) concerning the modality and deadline for registration. Art. 7 - ADMISSION TO COURSES The academic years of research doctorate courses coincide with calendar years. The 18th cycle of doctorate courses will therefore start in the academic year 2002-2003. The academic year for the doctorate course is established in the regulations as January 1st 2003. The period elapsing between January 1st 2003 and the actual beginning of the doctorate course shall be recouped in the first year of the course. The admission of candidates to the course will be according to the classification order up to the maximum number of places available. Any candidate not taking up a place in the course assigned to him/her within a month after the beginning of the course will be replaced, subject to the assessment of members of the teaching staff, by another candidate, according to the order of classification. Public employees admitted to research doctorate courses are granted, on request, special unpaid leave of absence from work for reasons of study and may be entitled to a study grant. For the purposes of career progression, severance pay and pension contributions, special leave of absence is calculated as time spent at work. Art. 8 - REGISTRATION Candidates admitted to the course are to present or send by post to the University Research Doctorate Secretariat (if sent by post the documentation is to be addressed to: Universit? degli Studi di Trieste - Ripartizione Segreterie Laureati - Segreteria dottorati di ricerca - P.le Europa,1 - 34127-TRIESTE, and the envelope must bear the following wording: "Domanda di immatricolazione al corso di Dottorato di Ricerca?), within the time limit that will be communicated to the winners by telegram, the following documentation: - application for registration in the first year of the doctorate course, made out on the form available from the Research Doctorate Secretariat (the form will also be available on the University website: http://www.units.it - from the main menu select: borse di studio, then: borse scadute, then XVII ciclo Dottorato di Ricerca in ?Transborder policies for daily life?, at the bottom of the page there will be the ?modulo di immatricolazione?), and given official status by the affixing of a legal stamp (marca da bollo) costing 10,33 Euro; - a front-and-back photocopy of a valid identity document; - a photocopy of the fiscal code card; - Non-EU citizens are required to hold a valid residence permit issued for ?non-tourist? purposes (a true copy of the document must be attached; should the application be presented in person, the copy will be made by the clerk appointed to take delivery of the document on presentation of the original). Note: the registration model shall report fully in detail all the documents/statements necessary to the completion of the registration. No consideration will be given to registration applications received after the above-mentioned time limit. The date of the postmark stamped by the post office receiving a mailed application does not count for the purposes of receipt of the application. To observe the time limit, candidates may send by fax advance copies of their applications, which will be accepted ?with reservations?. The reservations will be waived upon presentation to the Secretariat, within no more than three days (no account will be taken of the postmark of anything sent by post), of the original documentation. Failure to do this will result in the annulment of any right to registration. Registration may be frozen or attendance suspended for those who are in the position of: - having to carry out military service or community service; - expecting a baby or engaged in infant care; - having a serious illness that requires suspension of attendance for more than one month; - having serious family obligations requiring suspension of attendance for more than one month, subject to the assessment of members of the teaching staff. Such periods of suspended attendance will be made good according to solutions established by the teaching staff on a case-by-case basis. In completing the registration form successful candidates will declare that: - they are not enrolled at any other university or institute of advanced studies with the exception of cases of officially agreed co-tutorship for theses with foreign universities, and that they are aware of the obligation to suspend attendance in any school of specialisation for the entire duration of the Doctorate course at the University of Trieste and that they may not enrol in any other university course during the same period (Only the simultaneous attendance of specialization courses or of 1st and 2nd level Master?s is permitted, notwithstanding the obligation to attend the research doctorate programme as decided by the Board of Professors); - they undertake to attend the doctorate course and carry out research and study activities on a continuous basis within the facilities designed for such activities, in accordance with the procedures to be established by the staff with individual tutors and approved under a set plan. Research projects agreed with tutors will be subject to the approval of the teaching staff as a whole; - they are aware that the University may invoke regulations which govern the assignment of doctorate students to limited programmes of support, supplementary or practice teaching activities. Under no circumstances may such assignments be allowed to compromise students? research training. Such contributions to teaching are optional, unpaid and have no standing in terms of rights to access to university employment. [omissis] Research activities may not be begun before the teaching staff establishes the date on which the course will effectively start. Certificates of enrolment may be issued from the date on which the course effectively starts. The normal time limit for registration for course years after the first year is January 31st. The latest possible date is February 28th. Registration after the former and before the latter date will entail payment of a surcharge for arrears. Art. 9 - REPLACEMENTS Any candidates who have not completed all the official registration procedures by the time limit laid down in Art. 8 above will be considered as having relinquished their place on the course. Any candidates found to have made untruthful statements will be declared to have forfeited their right to admission. Any places on the course made vacant by either of the above eventualities will be assigned to other applicants in accordance with the classification order. Those candidate entitled to the replacement will be contacted. Any of the additional ?MAE study grant holder? places remaining vacant in the month following the date on which the course actually begins may be taken up by candidates who have been awarded an MAE grant after the date of the entrance examination. Art. - 10 GRANTS MOBILITY Study grants, the number of which is indicated in Art. 1 above, are awarded by the teaching staff according to the order specified in the classifications formulated by the Examining Boards. Study grants are awarded on the basis of assessment of comparative merit and according to the order established in the relevant classification. In the event of equal merit, the award is made according to an assessment of candidates? financial situations as defined by the Ministerial Decree of April 9th 2001 and subsequent modifications and additions, which supersedes the Decree of April 30th 1997. [omissis] Any decision by candidates to relinquish the study grant (to which they may be entitled) at the time of registration is irrevocable for the entire duration of the doctorate course. The sum provided annually under the study grant for the academic year 2002-2003 (calendar year 2003) and the following years is 10,561.54 Euros. This sum is subject to Italian Social Security (INPS) contributions under the regulations in force. Doctorate study grants may not be held together with any other study grant except those awarded by Italian or foreign institutions for the express purpose of assisting research doctorate studies abroad. The sum provided under the study grant will be increased by 50% in the event and for the period of any time spent abroad in institutions not belonging to the founding Consortium. Under no circumstances may any activity in the doctorate course spent in institutions outside the University or other associated centres constitute more than half of the total length of the doctorate course. Authorisation to study in Italian or foreign institutes not belonging to such associated doctorate centres for uninterrupted periods of more than six months (or an initially shorter period extended to such length) will be decided upon by the teaching staff. For periods of less than six months authorisation may be granted directly by the Coordinator. The indication in Art. 1 regarding the number of months of the average attendance abroad implies no obligation whatsoever on the part of the teaching staff to guarantee a period of attendance abroad. Criteria for access to refunds of travelling expenses incurred during doctorate research work will be established by special regulations. Payment of the study grant will be made at the end of every two-month period. No candidate who has already received a study grant for a doctorate course may do so a second time. In cases of suspension of more than 30 days or exclusion from the course, the study grant will no longer be payable. As an alternative to standard study grants, students admitted to the doctorate course may be eligible for study grants awarded on the basis of funding and awards from the European Union or other international bodies, or awarded directly by such bodies. [omissis] Art.11 - ACCESS AND ATTENDANCE FEES Doctorate students are required to pay access and attendance fees of 270,00 Euro and an additional contribution of 92,96 Euro to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Administration (under Law No. 549/95 and subsequent modifications and supplements). The 92,96 Euro contribution to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Administration is not reducible. The entire amount of 382,96 Euro shall be paid in the form of a single payment on a post office form which will be sent to students? domiciles. The ultimate deadline for paying the abovementioned fees is May 31st, for each year. In case of overdue payment, there will be an interest to add. The amount payable will be subject to income criteria established on the basis of the family ?economic condition indicator? (ECI), an equivalent income calculated under the D.P.C.M. of April 9th 2001 and subsequent modifications. The candidate may obtain tax exemption depending on the family?s economic situation. The ECI income threshold is fixed at an annual figure of Euro 16.432,00 (if the family consists of one person only) or at an annual figure of Euro 33.521,28 (if the family consists of three persons). The definition of ?family? is contained in the ?manifesto per le tasse, contributi ed esoneri dell?Universit? degli Studi di Trieste? and in the attached ?Allegato calcolo ISEE?. The two documents are available on line at the web address http://www.units.it/studenti/segrstud/, (choose ?modulistaica, Tasse e Part time?. In the case the resulting amount is between Euro 0,00 and Euro 7.749,99, that is Band A; between Euro 7.750,00 and Euro 18.074,99, that is Band B; from Euro 18.075,00 to Euro 33.521,27, that is Band C, the reductions are calculated as follows: - BAND A: a reduction of Euro 2,50 for every 500,00 Euro or part of this value of income equivalent under Euro 33.521,28; - BAND B: a reduction of Euro 2,35 for every 500,00 Euro or part of this value of income equivalent under Euro 33.521,28; - BAND C: a reduction of Euro 2,19 for every 500,00 Euro or part of this value of income equivalent under Euro 33.521,28; Applications for such fee reductions may be made on a form available at the Assistance Office of ERDISU - Salita Monte Valerio, 3 - tel. 040/3595204, and delivered to the same office within the time limit for student registration. For the following years the application for exemption shall be submitted by the date fixed for registration. Applications may also be sent to the office by registered letter with proof of receipt. In this case the date of acceptance will be considered as that of the postmark stamped by the post office at which the letter is sent. The winners of the study grant are exempted beforehand from paying the fees for access and attendance. Students with a certified disability of 66% or more will be exonerated from the payment of the above fees, irrespective of income and rights to the study grant. To this end they shall present a statement certifying their disability on the appropriate form - available at the ERDISU Office - by the time limit set for registration. Art. 12 - STUDENTS? RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Failure on the part of students to fulfil the obligations laid down for them will entail expulsion or suspension from the course. Decisions made to this effect will be taken by the teaching staff on the basis of a prior assessment of students? attainment. Students are required to attend the doctorate course and carry out research and study activities on a continuous basis within the facilities designed for such activities, in accordance with the procedures to be established by the staff with individual tutors and approved under a set plan. Students are required to agree their research outlines with teachers and submit them for the approval of the teaching staff. Students failing to attend the course for periods longer than one month without explanation, unless in the cases provided for, will be expelled from the course by a decision of the teaching staff. At the end of each year the teaching staff shall draft a report on the activity of each student, on the basis of which he/she will be admitted (or not admitted) to the following year of the course or, in the case of the final year, to the final examination. A negative report entails expulsion from the course. Students are entitled to: - to the study grant and to the reduction of the fees, where the conditions apply; - insurance coverage deriving from their status as students enrolled at the University of Trieste; - access to facilities and computer equipment under the research programme; - representation within Departments, as laid down by the Regulations of the institutes in which the course is held; - access to the University canteen; - request the intervention of the teaching staff in cases of disagreements with individual tutors. Having heard both parties to the disagreement, the teaching staff will reach a reasoned decision to resolve it, assessing the advisability of replacing the tutor, where possible. Art. 13 - AWARD OF THE QUALIFICATION At the end of the course, trainees are required to pass a final examination in which they provide proof that they have obtained results of significant scientific value; this takes the form of a written dissertation or a graphic project. 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Tue Nov 5 22:54:46 2002 > From: "Etel H." > > Etel Haxhiaj > > > Homazhe per studenten talent > Vlore - Te merkuren eshte pare nje funeral gjigant > ne Vlore qe ka bllokuar > per 3 ore shetitoren kryesore. Eshte me te vertete > nje lume gjigant > njerezish. 200 kurora e 1000 buqeta me lule kane > shoqeruar duke e kaluar > sup me sup arkivolin e bardhe ku prehet 19 vjecarja > Rezarta Xhelili, > studentja e Firences, vrare aksidentalisht nje jave > me pare. > > Dita tragjike, motori i dhuruar per ditelindje i > mori jeten > > Te merkuren e 9 tetorit ndodhi tragjedia. Ndersa > kthehej nga kinemaja me > nje shoqen e saj studente, kalabreze, Rezarta eshte > perplasur me nje kamion > te madh qe drejtohej nga nje adoleshent dhe qe i > shkaktoi vdekjen e > menjehershe. Sikurse shprehen shoket dhe shoqet e > saj studente shqiptare e > te huaj, lajmi i vdekjes se Rezartes u perhap > vetetime. Ata vershuan neper > spitalet e Firences, se mos nuk kish vdekur dhe pas > kesaj qyteti u mbush me > lajmerime vdekje, me fotot e Rezartes se bukur dhe > citatet per te. Ne > morgun e Firences, qytetit qe ajo e donte aq shume > dhe ku do te perfundonte > studimet per diplomaci, pergjate javes qe qendroi > atje, shkuan dhe e preken > arkivolin e saj qindra italiane e mijera studente. > Shtypi italian do ta > cilesonte vajze te cilter, engjell, studente te > shkelqyer, me bote te madhe > qe rralle ishte pare nje e tille ne Universitetin e > Firences. > > 8 dite lot ne apartamentin e bashkeshorteve Xhelili > > Ne apartamentin e katit te dyte me dy dhoma e > kuzhine, ku shkruhet Vladimir > Xhelili, kane hyre e dale mijera vlonjate qe nga e > merkura e 9 tetorit dhe > deri te merkuren e sotme qe vajza u percoll. Kuja > vlonjate ka zgjatur plot > 200 ore. Eshte emri i mire i bashkeshorteve Vladimir > e Antoneta, > ish-diplomate ne Ambasaden e Parisit, i djalit te > tyre Arbenit, qe eshte > pedagog ne Universitetin "Ismail Qemali", por jane > edhe kujtimet e mbresat > e njerezve qe e kane njohur Rezarten. Mijera jane > shoket dhe shoqet e > shkolles qe kane leshuar nje lot per shoqen e tyre. > "Kam humbur nje thesar > te vyer, shume te vyer", klith e ema. Antoneta qe > jep lenden e frengjistes > ne Universitetin e Vlores. I ati, nje njeri me nje > kulture te rralle, vetem > derdh lot. Ai e donte shume vajzen e tij dhe sic > degjohet ne kuje vetem e > priste, asnjehere nuk deshironte ta percillte, pse e > mbysnin lotet. Shoqet > e ngushta te Rezit, jane veshur me te zeza dhe i > rrine ne krah nenes se Rezit. > > Rezarta takon presidentin Klinton dhe kongresmene > amerikane > > Nga familja ruhet si thesar korrespondenca e Rezit, > kur ishte studente ne > shkollen e mesme ne Texas. Ka shkembyer mendime me > ish-presidentin Klinton. > Madje, ai i dhuron edhe nje foto me doren e tij, i > shkruan edhe nje leter > me pas, qe daton 5 prill 2001. "E dashur Rea,- i > shkruan Klinton.- Vleresoj > idete e tua qe jane idete e brezit tend, te se > ardhmes dhe besoj se do te > shfrytezoni kete mundesi per t'u arsimuar dhe pare > Ameriken qe perbehet nga > emrigrante nga e gjithe bota... Vleresoj miqesine > tende dhe shpresoj se do > te takohemi serish." Keshtu perfundon letra e > Klinton, qe bashke me nje > foto ia dergon studentes vlonjate. > > Aty gjen edhe shume letra nga personalitete te > Kongresit te Kombeve te > Bashkuara, si Lary Combest senatori i Kombeve te > Bashkuara Phil Gramm, qe > mbajne datat 30 mars e 1 maj te vitit 2000. Kurse > senatori Kay Bailey > Hechison, i shkruan me 10 prill te 2000. Ne to dhe > letra te tjera, > vleresohen problemet qe ngre studentja vlonjate per > dhunen e mbajtjen e > armeve nga studentet ne Amerike. "Puna juaj mund te > jete e veshtire ne kete > kohe, por ju garantoj se e vetmja rruge drejt > suksesit, eshte nepermjet > virtytit qe ju i manifestoni mrekullisht, ka shkruar > Gramm". Pas varrimit > flasin bashkeshortet italiane Ramona e Ribi: "Kemi > ardhur nga Firence per > te percjelle Rean qe qendronte tek shtepia jone. > Rralle kemi takuar nje > vajze si ajo, ishte shume krenare per vendin e saj. > Ikja e saj preku jeten > e njerezve nga te gjitha anet e botes. Ishte nje > ambasadore e vertete me > boten e saj, ciltersine, buzeqeshjen dhe admirohej > per intelektin qe > kishte. Eshte humbje, jo vetem per Shqiperine, por > edhe Per Firencen. > Rralle te ndodh ne jete te njohesh nje vajze me > virtyte kaq t-_rta." Ne > vend te buzeqeshjes se saj, ne zemer kemi dhimbje. > Edlira Nasto dhe Era > Haxhiraj, shoqet e ngushta qe rrinin ne dhome bashke > ne Firence. "Ka qene > shoqja jone tere jeten, qysh nga klasa e peste. > Ishte e bukur, e zgjuar dhe > dinte mrekullisht 5 gjuhe te huaja. Rea ishte > gjithcka, bukuria, > buzeqeshja, luante teater, madje e la ne gjysme > rolin e nje drame te > Shekspirit, kendonte, bente poezi, e thjeshte, e > sinqerte, komunikuese me > te gjithe, ishte nje engjell i vertete qe erdhi ne > kete bote per te ikur > serish. > > Z.Luka > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com From aalibali at yahoo.com Thu Oct 17 08:26:06 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 05:26:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfA: Europe: Emotions, Identities, Politics, Research Fellowship in Essen Message-ID: <20021017122606.74543.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> --- Florian Bieber wrote: > From Florian Bieber Tue Oct 15 05:47:29 2002 > To: balkans at yahoogroups.com > From: Florian Bieber > Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:47:29 +0200 > Subject: [balkans] CfA: Europe: Emotions, > Identities, Politics, Research > Fellowship in Essen > > From: Alexander CT Geppert > Subject: Research Fellowship in Essen > Date: October 14, 2002 > > > The Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut (KWI) im > Wissenschaftszentrum > Nordrhein-Westfalen in Essen, Germany, invites > applications for a one > and a half-year research fellowship to begin January > 1, 2003. The successful > candidate will broaden an existing international > research project on > ?Europe: Emotions, Identities, Politics? led by > Prof. Luisa Passerini. For > further information about the project please visit > the KWI?s web site at > > http://www.kulturwissenschaftliches-institut.de > > You may also contact the > project assistant, Alexander C.T. Geppert, at > geppert at kwi-nrw.de. > > The successful candidate will have a specialization > in any of the following > areas of 20th century Islamic history: > - relationship between Europe and Islam; > - Islamic culture within Europe; > - Europe perceived from Islam; > - the condition of European muslims. > The candidate will have a PhD and an excellent > knowledge of English in > addition to at least one other foreign language. > Salary is commensurate > with qualifications and experience. > > Deadline for application is November 4, 2002. > Please send a letter of > application, a c.v., samples of written work, and a > research proposal of no > more than two pages to: > > Frau > Prof. Luisa Passerini > Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut > im Wissenschaftszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen > Studiengruppe "Europa: Emotionen, Identit?ten, > Politik" > Goethestrasse 31 > D-45128 Essen > Germany > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com From aalibali at yahoo.com Thu Oct 17 08:32:41 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 05:32:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfP: BISA Working Group on the Balkans Message-ID: <20021017123241.76195.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> --- Florian Bieber wrote: > From Florian Bieber Mon Oct 14 11:45:40 2002 > To: balkans at yahoogroups.com > From: Florian Bieber > Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 20:45:40 +0200 > Subject: [balkans] CfP: BISA Working Group on the > Balkans > > From: > > Dear Friends, > > We are pleased to announce that the third workshop > of the BISA Working > Group on the Balkans is scheduled for Saturday, 7 > December 2002, at St > Antony's College, University of Oxford. > > The workshop will consist of two thematic panels: > > 1. Reform and Transition in the Balkans > This panel is intended to explore the various > political, social and > economic aspects of change in the region, and > welcomes papers on > post-communist reform and transition as well as on > post-conflict > reconstruction and development. Cross-country > comparisons are > encouraged. > > 2. EU-Balkan Relations > As the projected 2004 date for EU enlargement draws > closer, and with the > announcement that only one South-East European > state, Slovenia, is to be > included in the first round, EU-Balkan relations are > at the crossroads. > We are interested in papers that look at the > political, social and > economic implications of the relationship between > the European Union and > the Balkan countries plus Turkey. > > We welcome academic papers as well as > work-in-progress. Proposals in the > form of a 150-word abstract should be sent to: > > Jenny Engstrom > j.m.engstrom at lse.ac.uk > > and > > Dimitar Bechev > dimitar.bechev at sant.ox.ac.uk > > http://www.bisa.ac.uk/groups/balkans/index.htm > > The deadline for submission is Thursday, 7 November > 2002 > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com From aalibali at yahoo.com Sat Oct 19 02:32:14 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 23:32:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] Conference: Promoting lesser used languages in Greece, 15.11.2002, Thessaloniki Message-ID: <20021019063214.51772.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com> Florian Bieber wrote:From Florian Bieber Tue Oct 8 05:37:15 2002 X-Apparently-To: aalibali at yahoo.com via 216.136.172.38; 15 Oct 2002 00:31:04 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from 66.218.66.70 (HELO n15.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.70) by mta610.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Oct 2002 00:31:04 -0700 (PDT) X-eGroups-Return: sentto-1148209-1822-1034666980-aalibali=YAHOO.COM at returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.196] by n15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 15 Oct 2002 07:29:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 18560 invoked from network); 15 Oct 2002 07:29:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 15 Oct 2002 07:29:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n10.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.65) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Oct 2002 07:29:39 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: bieberf at gmx.net Received: from [66.218.67.160] by n10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 15 Oct 2002 07:29:39 -0000 X-Sender: bieberf at gmx.net X-Apparently-To: balkans at yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_2_0); 8 Oct 2002 14:25:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 47916 invoked from network); 8 Oct 2002 14:25:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 8 Oct 2002 14:25:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.gmx.net) (213.165.64.20) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 8 Oct 2002 14:25:46 -0000 Received: (qmail 26740 invoked by uid 0); 8 Oct 2002 14:25:43 -0000 Received: from ch19.beograd-3.tehnicom.net (HELO FlorianDesktop.gmx.net) (62.193.130.85) by mail.gmx.net (mp017-rz3) with SMTP; 8 Oct 2002 14:25:43 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20021008143634.00c06008 at pop.gmx.net> X-Sender: 3694699 at pop.gmx.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 To: balkans at yahoogroups.com From: Florian Bieber X-Yahoo-Profile: fbieber X-eGroups-Edited-By: bieberf at gmx.net X-eGroups-Approved-By: fbieber via web; 15 Oct 2002 07:29:35 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list balkans at yahoogroups.com; contact balkans-owner at yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list balkans at yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 14:37:15 +0200 Subject: [balkans] Conference: Promoting lesser used languages in Greece, 15.11.2002, Thessaloniki Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="sySQvydDaHFlxQ6zqGwPShFrmwLjifaojvfiOI7" Content-Length: 1927 From: "THODI == Dr. Thede Kahl" concerning: EBLUL programme on Lesser Used Languages in Greece, 15th and 16th. Nov. in Thessaloniki from: Dr. Thede Kahl, Marburg (Germany) ----- European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages Bureau europ?en pour les langues moins r?pandues Programme for the conference promoting lesser used languages in Greece. Friday, the 15th of November Morning session: Outcome of the fact-finding mission 09.00 Opening speech by the president of EBLUL Mr Bojan Brezigar. 09.15 Welcoming speech by the president of the Greek MSC Mr Athanasios Parisis. 09.30 A warm welcome expressed by the hosts, the Mayor of Thessaloniki. 09.45 Presentation of the results of the fact-finding mission. 11.30 Debate 12.00 Press conference 13.30 Lunch Afternoon session: Best practices in the promotion of minority languages 15.00 Do lesser used languages need a common European language policy by Peter Nelde. 15.30 A comparison between minority language legislation in Greece and Italy by Domenico Morelli. 16.00 Chances and limits set by the EU by Gabriel Nikolaij von Toggenburg. 16.30 Debate 17.30 Coffee Break Evening session: What can Europe do for lesser used languages in Greece? 18.00 Greetings by the representatives of the European Commission, The Council of Europe, GfbV and FUEN . 19.00 Debate 19.30 Conclusions and closure of the conference. 20.00 Dinner Saturday, the 16th of November 09.00 Visit to the areas where lesser used languages are spoken. 14.00 Lunch 21.00 Return to Hotel Capsis Sunday, the 17th of November 10.00 Departure Yahoo! 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The workshop aims to enable scholars to share and compare data and research results currently scattered through a disarray of publications in over a dozen different countries and languages; to considered the utility of East European travel writing as a source of new questions and new approaches to problems of textuality and identity; and to pinpoint issues for further study. We intend the workshop to lay the basis for on-going collaboration among the participants, leading to a conference (planned for 2004) and a volume of studies. (For a full description of the research project, see http://www.ssees.ac.uk/eastwest.htm.) There are a limited number of spaces for participants. Those interested in applying should send a CV with a covering letter stating the nature of their interest and involvement in the topics outlined above. Deadline for applying: 30 November 2002. For further information please contact Wendy Bracewell at w.bracewell at ssees.ac.uk or Alex Drace-Francis at adracefr at hotmail.com Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Tue Oct 22 05:28:15 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 02:28:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] Job: Social Capital Research, CPS, Budapest (deadline 4.11.) Message-ID: <20021022092815.67582.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com> andrew cartwright wrote:From andrew cartwright Fri Oct 18 06:42:30 2002 To: balkans at yahoogroups.com From: andrew cartwright Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:42:30 +0100 (BST) Subject: [balkans] Job: Social Capital Research, CPS, Budapest (deadline 4.11.) Social Capital Research in Central and Eastern Europe Request for literature review Background The Center for Policy Studies (www.ceu.hu/cps) is an academic unit within the Central European University, Budapest. Recently created, its role is to stimulate policy debate through the production and dissemination of high quality research. CPS intends to participate in a Europe-wide research network investigating questions of trust,co-operation and institutional development. To that end, we are commissioning a literature reviewer to examine social capital research carried out in Central and Eastern Europe. Social capital research encompasses the relations between trust,networks and norms to social, economic and, more recently, institutional development. It attracts the attention of a range of social scientists, particularly, education research, political science and development studies. Its significance, perhaps, is in the degree that the concept has been taken up by those outside the academic field, by policy makers, politicians and international donors for example. Perhaps because of this diverse constituency, even though the concept has been around for over thirty years, there are still significant debates over the basic features and importance of social capital. Approaches can range from the enthusiastic, the World Bank for instance, and its argument that social capital can be the missing link in development, to the hostile, critics for instance, that argue that social capital research has no conception of power or conflict. Central and Eastern Europe (including the southern non-accession countries) has provided and continues to provide an interesting site forsocial capital research. In one set of studies, social capital seems to provide justification for programs which aim at invigorating civil society, something which fitted very well with early approaches to post-socialist reform. On the other hand another theme within social capital research is that social capital needs to be classified into types, those that have positive inclusive effects against those which were linked to more exclusionary practices. Again, this could have resonance in the region, for instance, the privatization process where the cultivation of personal networks provided unfair advantages in accessing supposedly public resources. The Central and Eastern European region is an ideal place to investigate the scientific utility as well as the policy implications of social capital research. The aim of this literature review is to gather and critically analyze social capital research produced about the region. The review should focus on comprehensive comparative studies, theoretical or empirical studies, as well as research works that focus on one or more of the following issues: 1. Social capital and the development of organized civil society. 2. Social capital and economic development, market norms and the informal economy. 3. Negative social capital, closed communities, elite reproduction. 4. Social Capital and access to public services, in particular healthcare and education 5. Social capital and institutional change. Requirements 1. Research should be carried out among both academic and professional publications, i.e. publications from the major developmental agencies and policy think tanks. The Review should focus on publications in English from 1990 to the present, should be between 25-30,000 words and completed within three months of starting. 2. An annotated bibliography should be compiled with precisebibliographical data being essential. Annotations normally should not be longer than 3-400 words. The full-annotated bibliography should include between 40-60 items. 3. The reviewer should be willing to present preliminary findings of the work at a conference on Social Capital in Cluj-Napoca, January 31st-February 1st 2003. All travel and conference related expenses will be covered by CPS. See http://www.ceu.hu/cps/bluebird/eve/eve_soccap.htm. 4. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please a send a letter of interest describing your capacities with a CV attached. Furthermore, as the literature is fragmented amongst the relatively accessible academic field and the, perhaps less accessible, professional domain, please describe in no more than one paragraph how you would intend to identify and gather the material for this literature review. The deadline for arrival of application is November 4th 2002 Please send all inquiries to Andrew Cartwright, Center for Policy Studies, Central European University 1051 Budapest Nador Utca 11 Hungary Cartwrighta at ceu.hu Tel 36 1 327 3000 ext 2397 Fax 36 1 235 6170 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Tue Oct 22 05:28:54 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 02:28:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] New Report: Human Rights in Kosovo Message-ID: <20021022092854.63143.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> Florian Bieber wrote:From Florian Bieber Fri Oct 18 06:36:14 2002 To: balkans at yahoogroups.com From: Florian Bieber Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:36:14 +0200 Subject: [balkans] New Report: Human Rights in Kosovo The report by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Mr. Alvaro Gil-Robles, entitled "Kosovo : the human rights situation and the fate of persons displaced from their homes". is available at: http://www.commissioner.coe.int/new/dyn/docs.asp?L=2&S=1 The report was prepared in response to a request by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to examine these issues in the context of the adhesion of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the Council of Europe. It contains considerable criticism of the performance of the international presence in certain areas. The following summary, except where italicised, is not for quotation and does not engage the responsibility of the Commissioner for Human Rights : 1. The Human Rights situation in Kosovo : The report highlights a number of special powers enjoyed by the international community, which pose serious problems from a human rights perspective. These include - the immunity from prosecution of international personnel (page 11) - the powers of the Special Representative to the Secretary General of the United Nations for Kosovo to overrule formal judicial decisions, including orders for the release of detained individuals (page 19) - the ability of NATO forces (KFOR) to detain individuals for indefinite periods without any judicial control. (page 21) Other problems, such inadequate policing (page 12) as the failure to address the issue of missing persons (page 15) from all communities and to bring to justice those who committed ethnic crimes in the early days of the international mandate are also criticised (page 14). It is the Commissioner's contention that such powers and failings, whilst perhaps comprehensible in the immediate aftermath of a fraught ethnic conflict, can no longer be justified three years into the international administration of the region. "Moreover, UNMIK [has] placed considerable emphasis on the obligations of local institutions [it has itself created] to respect international human rights standards. It cannot, in the long run, as the situation continues to stabilise, be a salutary example to budding democratic institutions, to continue to be answerable to an ultimate executive authority, which does not itself adhere to these norms." (page 4) II. The situation of persons displaced from Kosovo Whilst the majority of the 850,000 Kosovan Albanians who fled Kosovo prior to the entry of NATO groundtroops have since returned, only a few thousand of the 230,000 predominantly Serbian IDPs in Serbia and Montenegro, have been able to do the same (page 30). Though UNMIK has been slow to address this issue, it has, over the last year, officially become one of its priorities. Whilst the antagonistic attitudes of all communities and the ongoing security concerns are, in themselves, sufficient to limit the return of Serbian and Roma IDPs and refugees significantly, additional obstacles resulting from UNMIK policies and omissions remain. These include : - the failure to provide reconstruction assistance to Serbian and Roma returnees, despite the widespread availability of such assistance to returning Albanians (page 37). - the failure to provide adequate funding to the UN run Housing and Property Directorate, to resolve disputes involving in excess of 15,000 properties claimed by Roma and Serbian Kosovans (page 27). - the insistence, in contravention of the right to freely choose one's place of residence within one's country, on the return of Serbian and Roma Kosovans to the very house they previously occupied (page 35). The prospects for large-scale return in the immediate future are, under such circumstances, greatly reduced. It is also noted that the Serbian and Montenegrin authorities must more actively assist the integration of IDPs that do not wish to return to Kosovo (page 41). 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Please follow the guidelines in this announcement from CSS The Ethnobarometer Program of the Italian Social Science Council (CSS), in collaboration with the Program on Global Security & Cooperation of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), will conduct an exchange of young Eastern European and American scholars. The exchange will be limited to students seeking advanced degrees in the social sciences and pursuing research on issues of inter-ethnic relations and ethnic conflict in Southeast Europe. The exchange program offers a total of eight 3-month fellowships (four Eastern Europeans and four Americans). The fellows will be placed in institutions appropriate to their knowledge base and research skills, starting in February or March 2003. Each fellowship will cover the cost of trans-Atlantic travel and a per diem adequate for living expenses. To be eligible for the exchange program, candidates must: Be a Ph.D. candidate, or hold a Master degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines: political science, sociology, anthropology, history, law Be a citizen of an Eastern European country Be fluent in the English language Show that they have been or are presently engaged in research on issues of interethnic relations, ethnic conflict, including issues of human rights, migration and democratisation processes when relevant to inter-ethnic relations Submit a curriculum vitae and a brief statement describing the research interests they would like to pursue during their 3-month tenure at an American center; preference will be given to those candidates whose interests are relevant to the research areas of the Ethnobarometer Program, as described in www.ethnobarometer.org Submit two reference letters Submit a personal statement of how the fellowship would aid their careers, and their intention to pursue relevant work beyond the fellowship tenure Commit themselves to submit, not later than July 30, 2003, a report on the work done during their stay in the US. The report must discuss the contacts they established with other scholars at their host institution and, more generally, their participation in American academic and intellectual life, and indicate whether they expect such contacts and participation to foster future collaborative projects. Applications must be addressed to the Italian Social Science Council by e-mail (cssroma at libero.it ) at the latest on 25 October 2002. The originals of the applications and their annexes must be sent by regular mail. Applicants will be informed of the decisions of the Selection Committee by 15 December Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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For the moment, you could access our publication to the following Internet address: www.HouseofEurope.ro/newslett.htm We are pleased to mention that this Project was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Programme for regional Academic Co-operation in SouthEast Europe (PRACS) of the OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE (OSI, Budapest/Zurich), FIME , KULTUR KONTAKT (Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria, and also of our other FIME and direct partners/sponsors, mainly the INSTITUTE for TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT (MA, USA), FACULTY of HISTORY within the UNIVERSITY of BUCHAREST, the ROMANIAN INSTITUTE of the SCIENCES of EDUCATION within the MINISTRY of EDUCATION and RESEARCH, the INFORMATION & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE on the COUNCIL of EUROPE in Bucharest, the FOUNDATION "ANGELS of THE HOPE" in Lugoj (Romania). Please be so kind to consult our first issue and feel free to express your remarks, comments, criticisms and suggestions able to help to improve our work and increase the impact of our results in the region. Your main feed-back will be included within the Second Issue of our Newsletter to be published and disseminated in the second half of the month of November 2002. Thank you in advance for your interest and reactions. Yours sincerely, Sandu ZAMFIRESCU - Project Coordinator Silviu HARITON - Project Coordinator Sever AVRAM - Editor in Chief EUROLINK - House of Europe Bucharest - ROMANIA Member of the International Federation of Europe Houses (FIME) Consultative Status to the Council of Europe Head Office (open for the public: 10:30-14:30): Sos. Colentina 2A, Bloc 3 ap. 45, sector 2 Tel./fax: (4021) 242.86.37 Internet: www.HouseofEurope.ro www.fime.org/-/eurolink-bucarest Yahoo! 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Please recommend the Ron Brown Program to possible candidates and encourage them to apply now. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who might be interested in the Ron Brown program. Program: Supporting Central and Eastern European students and young professionals for study in U.S. graduate programs and professional development through open, merit-based competition. Participants come from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. The Ron Brown Fellowship program confers graduate degrees and practical training for qualified applicants in certain fields. The program was established in 1994 as the Central and Eastern European Graduate Fellowship Program and was renamed in 1996 in honor of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, who died in Croatia while promoting U.S. business interests in the Balkans. The program reflects the late Secretary's commitment to building democracy in the region and strengthening the global economy. The Ron Brown Fellowship program seeks candidates with leadership skills, English proficiency, high academic qualifications, relevant professional experience, and a commitment to return to their home country upon completion of the program. Since 1994, the program has selected more than 200 individuals from Central and Eastern Europe who have participated in the program's unique blend of rigorous academic work at leading U.S. universities and three-months of professional development experience. Sponsor: The Ron Brown Fellowship program is funded under the auspices of the Support for Eastern European Democracy Act (SEED) though the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Institute of International Education (IIE) administers it in the U.S. American Embassies and Fulbright Commissions recruit and select candidates. Countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia Fields of Study: Business Administration Educational Administration Journalism / Communications Economics Environmental Policy / Management Law Public Administration / Public Policy How to apply: Applications can be downloaded at http://www.iie.org/ronbrown/howtoapply.htm . Please note that applications need to be sent to the US Embassy or Fulbright Commission in your respective countries. If you have any questions, please call the US Embassies or Fulbright Commission. ******************************** Ron Brown Fellowship Institute of International Education 809 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Tel: (212) 984-5345 Fax: (212) 984-5465 www.iie.org/ronbrown ******************************** Yahoo! 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Experience of closeness on the Balkansm 26-28.2.2003, Blagoevgrad Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Bohrit0Jp4pdY4130j5PcQjRn3NdrdSTIfzw-Pq" Content-Length: 6018 From: "Les Balkans" International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization South-Western University "Neophit Rilski", 2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, tel./fax: 00359 73 375 31 e-mail :bforum at pirin.com Dear colleague, After the successful end of the Eleventh International Round Table "Custom and Law on the Balkans" (Blagoevgrad, 26.02-28.02.2002) the Managing Board of International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization come to the decision "Neighborhood and barriers. Experience of closeness on the Balkans" to be the topic of the Twelfth International Round Table. We believe that you will be interested in the topic and you are welcomed to take part in the program. The conference will be held from 26.02.2003 until 28.02.2003 in Blagoevgrad. We expect your application and a summary of your paper (2-3 pages) in English until 15.11.2002 at the latest. You will be informed if your paper is accepted until 15.12.2002. The summaries of the accepted papers will be brought to the interested persons? notice during the conference days. The participants should cover the travel and accommodation expenses. We could provide reservation at the hotels for 10-15 EURO per night. The participation fee of 20 EURO covers the social events and publishing of the presented papers. The conference is part of one month event Winter Balkan Meetings ?February 2003 including also: Bulgarian language course for foreigners Historical anthropology course We send you also information about them. You are welcome to take part ! If you need further information please don?t hesitate to contact us. Please, send your application and summary on the following address: International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specializations 1"Georgi Izmirliev" Pl., AUBG building, room 105 2700 Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA tel./fax 00359 73 375 31 e-mail: bforum at pirin.com TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL ROUND TABLE (Blagoevgrad 26.02.2003 - 28.02.2003) Annotation Neighborhood and barriers Experience of closeness on the Balkans The experience of neighborhood and closeness has a centuries-long tradition on the Balkans. We would like to discuss its cultural and historical dimensions and everyday practices in order to find new opportunities and forms of dialogue. The social relations of closeness and distance, the personal experience of belonging and being different will be the main topic of the conference. It will be discussed as a fundamental philosophical problem of "neighbor" as "a fellowman" and as a social phenomenon in its specific expressions: spatial, linguistic, judicial, cultural, and ideological. Historical forms of co-existence of different societies and cultures ? the ways of interaction and the limits of tolerance and recognition; Everyday experience of neighborhood closeness and difference. Neighborhood as a co-existence in the big and the small towns, quarters and villages. Neighborhood cultures: men and women, children and elderly people as neighbors; Images of co-existence, cooperation and conflicts in the Balkan history textbooks and literature; Historical forms of institutionalization of neighborhood and barriers: institutions of mutual aid and social care, conflict resolution and cooperation; Non official cultures of distinction: experiencing marginality; The tradition of neighborhood and the challenges of the new communication technologies and globalization. Tenth International Historical Anthropology Course (Blagoevgrad, 21. O2. 2003- 26. 02 2003) The Anthropology course for students and Balkan studies researchers is organized by the International Balkan Seminar at South-Western University "Neophit Rilski" and Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Austrian Universities (IFF) ? Klagenfurt, Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck organize. The topic of the course is the same as the Round Table "Neighborhood and Barriers Experience of Closeness on the Balkans" The aim of the course is to get together students and researchers from Central and East-European countries interested in historical anthropological approaches to social and cultural developments, everyday experiences and communication on the Balkans. The course includes: Lectures; Workshops; Presentation of projects; Anthropological trips. Prominent Austrian will hold lecturers and Balkan anthropologists, historians, and sociologists Young researchers and students can present their projects concerning the topics of the course. Small workshop groups will be organized to discuss specific topic of the program. The course is held from 21.02.2003 until 26.02.2003 in the town of Blagoevgrad. The languages of instruction are German and Bulgarian (translation will be provided). The deadline to send your application form and a short summary (2-3 pages) of your project if you intend to present one is 15.11.2002. Students and young researchers are welcomed to take part in the course as a listening member. Letters of admission will be send until 15.12.2002. The participation fee is: 120 EUR0 for participants from Eastern Europe; 300 EURO for participants from Western Europe. The participation fee covers lodging and board expenses, teaching materials and social events (cocktail and excursion to Rozhen monastery and Melnik) Twelfth Bulgarian Language Course (Blagoevgrad, 06.02 ? 25.02. 2002) International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization organizes Bulgarian Language Courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Intensive language acquisition in small groups (maximum 10 students) is offered. The courses are based on modern communicative teaching materials and methods. Along with the language training students have the possibility to get acquainted with Bulgarian culture and social life in the context of the Balkans. The program of the course includes: Bulgarian language course (4 hours per day); Lectures and discussions of Bulgarian culture, history, social life and politics; Bulgarian folklore studies ? traditional song, rituals, and dances; Individual consultations in Serbian, Croatian, and Albanian languages - on request (7 EURO per hour); Trips to Rila monastery, Melnik and Rozhen monastery, and village of Dobarsko. The deadline to submit your application is 20.12.2002. The participation fee is 380 EURO. It covers lodging and board expenses, teaching materials, and social events. You can pay it on the day of your arrival in Blagoevgrad.For students from Eastern Europe, IUSBSS will try to provide scholarships ? one scholarship per country. The students who apply for scholarship are supposed to submit a letter of recommendation from prominent scholars in Balkan, Slavonic, and East-European studies. Bulgarian language course students have the possibility to join the International Historical Anthropology course (21.02.2002-26.02.2002). Application form First name?????????.. Last name???????????????? Nationality??????????????? Sex????????????. Age?????????????????? Address:????????????????????????? City?????????????????????.. State/Province?????????????????????.. Zip/Postal code?????????????????????. Country???????????????????????? Tel????????????????????????? Fax????????????????????????.. E-mail?????????????????????????.. Organization?????????????????????.. Department?????????????????????? Occupation????????????????????. Your abilities in Bulgarian language: Speaking???????.. Reading???????? Writing ?????????????? Would you like individual lessons in some of the following Balkan languages: Bulgarian?????. Serbian?????... Croatian??????.. Albanian??????? Would you like to take part in Bulgarian folk dance course?????. 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The Services Sectors in Central and Eastern Europe 2. Minna Rozen, ed. The Last Ottoman Century and Beyond : The Jews of Turkey and the Balkans 1808-1945, vol. 2 3. Minna Rozen, A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul - The Formative Years (1453-1566) (Leiden: Brill,2002) 4. Musulmans d'Europe, CEMOTI 33 5. A Village Destroyed: War Crimes in Kosovo --------------------------------- The Services Sectors in Central and Eastern Europe by Hermine Vidovic WIIW Research Reports, No. 289, September 2002 (Reprint, first published by Bank Austria Creditanstalt, Vienna, July 2002; only available as hard copy) 88 pages including 17 Tables, 7 Figures and 5 Maps EUR 22.00 For Abstract see http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ --------------------------------- 2. Minna Rozen, ed. The Last Ottoman Century and Beyond : The Jews of Turkey and the Balkans 1808-1945, vol. 2 (Tel Aviv: Diaspora Research Institute, Tel Aviv University,2002). _________________ Table of Contents: Preface Remarks on the Method of Transliteration Acknowledgements Steven Bowman - Greek and Jewish Nationalism in the Balkans in the Early Nineteenth Century Maria Efthymiou - Official Ideology and Lay Mentality during the Greek Revolution: Attitudes towards the Jews Jennie Lebel - The Evolution of the Serbian State and the Struggle of Serbian Jewry for Equal Rights Zvi Keren - The Jews of Ruscuk: Growth of a Community in the Capital of the Danube District Leah Bornstein-Makovetsky - Jewish Converts to Islam and Christianity in the Ottoman Empire in the Nineteenth Century Ilber Ortayli - Ottoman Jewry and the Turkish Language Selim Deringil - Jewish Immigration to the Ottoman Empire at the Time of the First Zionist Congresses: A Comment Heath W. Lowry - The Young Turk Triumvirate, Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, and the Future of Palestine, December 1913-January 1916 Vassilis Colonas - The Contribution of the Jewish Community to the Modernization of Salonika at the End of the Nineteenth Century Rena Molho - Jewish Working-Class Neighborhoods Established in Salonika Following the 1890 and 1917 Fires Evanghelos Hekimoglou - Jewish Pauperism in Salonika, 1940-1941 Shmuel Raphael - The Longing for Zion in Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) Poetry Shlomo Shealtiel - The Policy of the Jewish Community Leadership in Face of Bulgaria's Changing Reality - 1939-1941 Boyka Vassileva - The Jewish Community in Bulgaria During the 1940s Maria Pandevska - The Rescue of the Jews of Macedonia (1941-1943): Options and Opportunities Daniel Carpi - A New Approach to Some Episodes in the History of the Jews in Salonika during the Holocaust: Memory, Myth, Documentation Renee Hirschon - The Jews of Rhodes: The Decline and Extinction of an Ancient Community Tuvia Friling - Between Friendly and Hostile Neutrality: Turkey and the Jews during World War II Orders can be made to: --------------------------------- 3. Minna Rozen, A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul - The Formative Years (1453-1566) (Leiden: Brill,2002) CONTENTS Foreword xiii A note on transliteration and the use of various languages xvi Chapter One: The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople and the End of the Byzantine Community 1 Chapter Two: The Ottoman State and the Jews of Istanbul 16 The Legal Status of the Jews The De Facto Status of the Jews The Istanbuli Merchant Goes Abroad How the Jews of Istanbul Related to the Ottoman State Chapter Three: Immigration and the Making of a Community 45 The Romaniots The Spanish Expellees Immigration from Portugal and Christian Lands The Ashkenazi Jews Chapter Four: Demographics 50 Chapter Five: Geographical History of the Community 55 Romaniot Settlement Patterns in Istanbul after the Ottoman Conquest The Impact of Iberian Immigration on the Geography of the Jewish Community Chapter Six: Patterns of Organization 62 The Ottoman Town and the Jewish Community The Romaniot Congregations The Emergence of the Iberian Congregations Tension between the Community's Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces Chapter Seven: Inter-Ethnic Encounters 87 Sephardization of the Jewish Community: Dimensions and Limits Iberian Jews and the Spanish Nation Chapter Eight: Patterns of Social Behavior: The Family 99 Crisis and Tradition Formation of the Jewish Household The Goal of Marriage Marriage and Jewish Family Law Age at Marriage and Its Cultural Meaning The Preferable Choice Betrothal and the Encounter of Cultures The Extended Household and Its Limitations Second and Third Marriages Polygamy Levirate Marriage Divorce Deserted Women Parenthood and Child Rearing Education Female children Attitudes toward children Slaves and Servants in the Jewish Household Summary Chapter Nine: Social Stratification: Wealth and Poverty 197 Jewish Courtiers: Relationship between Power and Wealth Rich and Poor Pedigree and Scholarship Chapter Ten: Economic Life 222 The Ottoman Setting Between the Settlement of the Romaniots and the Influx of the Sephardim (1453-1492) Economic Activity after the Settlement of the Iberian Jews Conclusion Chapter Eleven: Elite Culture and Popular Culture 244 Culture of the Elite, or Elite Culture? Between the Saintly and the Profane Popular Culture The Book Market The Performing Arts Leisure Time Conclusion Chapter Twelve: Relations with Ottoman Society 278 Ways and Means of Contact Jewish Assimilation of Ottoman Mores Language Performing Arts Clothing Objects Conclusion --------------------------------- From: Semih Vaner CEMOTI 33 janvier - juin 2002 375 p. Sommaire MUSULMANS D'EUROPE (sous la coordination de Jocelyne Cesari et Catherine de Wenden) Le rapport au religieux qui est presente ici est transversal, identitaire, hybride, local, minoritaire. A cette fin, il a ete choisi, plutot que de decliner l?une apres l?autre des analyses par pays, de rassembler des etudes thematiques prenant appui sur des cas nationaux ou europeens: son role a l?ecole en Allemagne et en Autriche, sa quete de normalisation en Italie, sa gestion municipale en Belgique, sa place comme affirmation identitaire au Royaume-Uni, son implantation locale et ses enjeux comme religion devenue minorite agissante en Europe, les contextes d?interaction entre musulmans et non musulmans, la question de comment se construisent les communaut?s musulmanes d?Europe? En bref, il a ete tenu compte de la diversite des realites nationales des Musulmans europeens, de la problematique de l?ethnicite versus religion, sans oublier le defi communautaire lie a la marginalite sociale comme celui de l?innovation theologique. D?autres travaux sur la Grece et l?Europe, la mahalla en Ouzbekistan, le pouvoir iranien, completent la trame de cette livraison. Editorial Jocelyne Cesari Introduction L?islam en Europe: l?incorporation d?une religion I Formes de mobilisation et d?organisation de l?islam Jocelyne Cesari, Sakina Bargach et Damian Moore L?islamisation de l?espace public fran?ais Principales associations et courants de l?Islam fran?ais (par Jocelyne Cesari) Sean McLoughlin Recognising Muslims: Religion, Ethnicity and Identity Politics in Britain Ural Manco et Meryem Kanmaz De la pathologie au traitement: la gestion municipale de l?islam et des musulmans de Belgique Chantal Saint-Blancat et Ottavia Schmidt di Friedberg Mobilisations laiques versus mobilisations religieuses en Italie II Les enjeux de la transmission de l?identite religieuse Stephane Lathion La jeunesse musulmane europ?enne : vers une identite commune? Valerie Amiraux Experiences de l?alterite religieuse en Allemagne: islam et espace public Irka-Christin Mohr Islamic instruction in Germany and Austria: a comparison of principles founded in religious thought Catherine de Wenden En guise de conclusion Islam, immigration et int?gration europeenne *** Regis Darques La Grece et l?Europe : une integration paradoxale Samim Akgonul Les activites du Patriarcat ??cumenique? de Phanar dans les ann?es 1990 et l?opinion publique turque Ali Ergur L?emergence de la vie endettee: une analyse sur les modes de consommation et la transformation de la perception du temps des employes du secteur financier en Turquie a travers l?usage de la carte de credit Boris Petric La mahalla vecteur de construction d?un imaginaire national dans l?Ouzbekistan post-sovietique Michel Makinsky L?Iran: un pouvoir paralyse *** Contrepoint: Michel Gilquin Retour sur la crise turco-syrienne d?octobre 1998: une victoire des militaires turcs Chronique scientifique La Turquie dans les politiques am?ricaine et europ?enne. Convergences, divergences et interactions (par Juliette Sargnon) Chronique bibliographique Dimitris Keridis et Dimitrios Triantaphyllou (dir.), Greek-Turkish Relations in the Era of Globalization, Herndon, Brassey's, 2001, par Gilles Bertrand AFEMOTI / seisme ?Disaster stories for professionals? par Meltem Kora et Deniz Y?cel Resumes / Abstracts CAHIERS D?ETUDES SUR LA MEDITERRANEE ORIENTALE ET LE MONDE TURCO-IRANIEN CEMOTI Democracy and Ethnicity in Turkey; Secularism and Religion in Iran; Democratization and Emerging Market Economies in Central Asia; the Eurasian Question in Turkey and in Russia, the Future of East Turkistan (Sinkiang); the Ottoman heritage in the Balkans; Security in the Eastern Mediterranean; Pipeline politics around Caspian Sea; Natural gas politics in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, the Azeri-Armenian conflict; the illicit drug trade - all these issues dominate today's headlines. But where does a reader turn to for timely, accurate analyses of these and other issues emanating from Turkey, Cyprus, Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia? Often what little available literature that exists in these regions and issues tends to be too general, too dated, or too specialized. To meet the urgent need for accurate, up-to-date analyses of events in Eurasia, the French Association of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Turko-Persian World (AFEMOTI, Paris) has been publishing Cahiers d'etudes sur la Mediterranee orientale et le monde turco-iranien (CEMOTI) bi-annually for the last 15 years. In fact, CEMOTI has proven so popular that of the 31 issues (on average containing over three hundred pages each) published to date, stocks of the first 24 have already run out due to overwhelming demand ! Supported by The Centre of International Researches and Studies (CERI, Centre d'?tudes et de recherches internationales) part of the French Foundation of Political Science (FNSP, Fondation nationale des sciences politiques), the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS, Centre national de la recherche scientifique), and the The Book National Centre (Centre national du livre), CEMOTI provides incisive, in-depth coverage by leading experts on Eurasia -- from Sarajevo to Kashgar. One of Europe?s leading publications in this field, CEMOTI has established itself as an invaluable source of information and analysis. CEMOTI 's wide spectrum of readers varies from academics and policy-makers, to journalists, students, and businessmen. Indeed, everyone who seeks to understand the changes affecting this vast, resource-rich region. CEMOTI's contributors are drawn worldwide from a core of regional specialists in academic, government, and business circles. CEMOTI often invites resident specialists from within the region to share their expertise to give its readers a true inside look at the region. Articles in English from recent issues have included : "Citizenship and Individuation in Turkey: the Triumph of Will over Reason" (Ayse Kadioglu); "Informal Financial Institutions in the Iranian Bazaar" (Maryam Ghadassi); "Internal Colonialism and the Uyghur Nationality: Chinese Nationalism and Its Subaltern Subjects" (Dru C. Gladney); "Arabs and Persians: Beyond the Geopolitics of the Gulf) (Fred Halliday); "Business Notions of Democracy: The Turkish Experience in the 1990s" (Hakan Yilmaz); "A Triangular Relationship: Turkish Israeli Cooperation and its Implications for Greece" (Amikam Nachmani); ?Humanitarian Action and Conflict in the Southern Caucasus: The Cases of Abkhazia (Georgia) and Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)?(S.Neil Macfarlane); ?Humanitarian Aid in Iraqi Kurdistan? 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Soldiers with painted faces and masks rounded up the population and forced them to assemble in the center of the village. The women, children, and elderly were separated from any men who had not managed to flee. The villagers were threatened and robbed of their money, jewelry, and identification papers. Twenty-nine men were divided into three groups and taken into three separate houses, where they were sprayed repeatedly with automatic weapons. Each house was then set on fire and left to burn. This gripping investigative account of the massacre establishes the truth of what happened in Cuska, deepens our understanding of war crimes, and sheds light on the world of paramilitaries who carry out mass killings of civilians in the name of the state. The events in Cuska are emblematic of the destruction of hundreds of other villages throughout Kosovo. But in this case there was a difference: in each of the three groups of men there was one survivor who managed to crawl from each of the burning houses. They, and many others present that day, told their stories to Human Rights Watch, a research and advocacy organization that monitors abuses in more than seventy countries around the world. Fred Abrahams scanned into his laptop photographs of Serbian security forces apparently left behind when they withdrew from Kosovo, and showed them to victims, who identified the perpetrators. With an essay by Eric Stover and a collection of arresting photographs by Gilles Peress of the exile and return of Kosovar Albanians to their homes and villages, this book presents a riveting, multifaceted story of depth and complexity. A final section of "self-portraits" taken by Serbian troops and paramilitaries sheds light on the world of the serb troops and paramilitaries who overran Kosovo, leaving so much devastation and suffering in their wake. Yahoo! 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Responding to a July 1 letter in which Nicholas complained that Christodoulos equated Greece with Orthodoxy and "offended" the Catholic Church of Greece by charging it with supporting those who seek the country's "de-Christianisation", the leader of Greece's Orthodox Church essentially charges the Roman Catholic prelate with hypocrisy. "Don't you see that Mr Simitis aims to transform Greece into an etat laic [secular state], just as France is for example? And this pleases you because you think you will have equal or greater privileges than the Orthodox? Don't you think the de-Christianisation of the state will diminish the work of your church too?" asks Christodoulos. He goes on to remind Nicholas that the Catholic Church's prior requests to the Greek state for Catholic military chaplains and religion teachers in schools attended by Catholic students, as well as for its formal legal recognition, would be inconceivable in an entirely secular state. Nicholas had written that Catholics have no problem with listing religion on IDs, but they will not struggle to keep it. "We do not wish to take Orthodoxy down 'from its high pedestal', but rather are saddened that its recent stance leads to this," he had written. Pointing to "dozens" of Catholic schools, churches and publications, Christodoulos slams the Catholics for maintaining that Greece has a problem with religious freedom. He says discrimination in state hiring is based mainly on patronage and that citizens' religion can be easily ascertained even if not written on IDs. Christodoulos goes on to accuse the Catholic Church of "contributing to the marginalisation of the church in the name of your interests", of "thinking you will benefit from reducing the Orthodox Church or equating it with the Roman Catholic or other confessions or sects". Meanwhile, Metroplitan Amvrosios of Kalavrytra yesterday ignored Christodoulos' call for peace and pledged to continue the clash with the government. "You don't go to battle with powdered sugar from Turkish delight. You take rocks and sticks and throw them to defend your rights," he said. ATHENS NEWS , 10/08/2000, page: A01 > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/x-msdownload name=Metr.doc.scr --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! 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Grants are available for advanced research at postdoctoral or equivalent level, or beyond, in the fields of the humanities and social sciences. Deadline(s): 30/04/2003 Contact: International Relations Department Address: 10 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH, England E-mail: overseas at britac.ac.uk Program URL: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/seejpnfa.html Tel: 020 7969 5220 Priority may be given to applications involving either the initiation of a new programme, or a special activity to bring an existing programme to completion. Applications must be for projects involving genuine collaborative work between a defined group of scholars in one, or possibly two, other countries. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. Awards will not be made retrospectively, applications must be made in time for them to be considered well before the research is due to begin. Grants are available to a maximum of ?2,500 per year for up to two years. Grants will be offered for one year in the first instance with subsequent support being dependent on a satisfactory progress report. Grants will be offered to support travel and maintenance costs in both the partner country and in Britain, either for individual visits or for workshops and symposia. The funding is not intended to cover major research expenses. Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: balkans at yahoogroups.com Contact Owner at: bieberf at gmx.net Subscribe: balkans-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: balkans-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sun Oct 27 10:36:16 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 07:36:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfP: Beyond Post-Communist Transition: Reconstruction and Development in SEE, 7-8.2.2003, Toronto Message-ID: <20021027153616.45692.qmail@web11506.mail.yahoo.com> CALL FOR PAPERS BEYOND POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITION: RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE February 7 and 8, 2003 Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto Over the past decade, the countries of South-Eastern Europe have undergone traumatic regime changes, including in some cases wars of secession, and profound shifts at the social base. One of the results of these changes has been an unprecedented number of reconstruction initiatives. These initiatives, both international and domestic, address economic, social and political needs, and indeed in many cases can be understood as attempts to resolve an impasse in development which most of the region has faced since the late 1970s. The Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the Munk Centre for International Studies (University of Toronto), will be hosting an interdisciplinary graduate student conference on the topic of reconstruction and development. We are interested in papers dealing with any of the following three broad issue areas, preferably in a comparative manner: Political and institutional reconstruction issues of state consolidation, nation building, interest representation, problems in functioning of political institutions, ?democratization? initiatives, etc. Socio-economic development development viewed from sociological, anthropological and political-economic perspectives, including issues of elite formation and organization, economic policy development, socio-economic impact of policy choices, international aspects of development, etc. Development of civil society including issues of gender equality and women?s development, media, religion, minority rights, etc. We will be considering only those papers dealing with the following countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Romania and Serbia (including Kosovo/a). SUBMISSIONS This conference is open to graduate and post-doctoral students. Those wishing to participate should send a CV and a 300 word abstract: ? as an e-mail attachment in Word 97 or as an .RTF file to see.reconstruction at utoronto.ca or ? by fax to (416) 946-8939 or ? by mail to : Conference on Reconstruction and Development in South-Eastern Europe Centre for Russian and East European Studies Munk Centre for International Studies University of Toronto 1 Devonshire Place Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7 Applications should be received by November 22nd, 2002 and selected panelists will be notified by December 16th, 2002. Each participant will be allowed to present on one panel only. Participants are strongly encouraged to seek funding to cover their travel costs. Accommodations will be provided by organizers, subject to availability. Yahoo! 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Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Sun Oct 27 10:45:42 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 07:45:42 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfP: The Berkeley Journal of Sociology (BJS): Nationalisms and Identities Message-ID: <20021027154542.26970.qmail@web11502.mail.yahoo.com> Florian Bieber wrote:From Florian Bieber Tue Oct 22 01:56:44 2002 X-Apparently-To: aalibali at yahoo.com via 216.136.172.35; 26 Oct 2002 02:23:09 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from 66.218.66.106 (HELO n38.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.106) by mta590.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Oct 2002 02:23:09 -0700 (PDT) X-eGroups-Return: sentto-1148209-1859-1035624164-aalibali=YAHOO.COM at returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.95] by n38.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Oct 2002 09:22:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 77426 invoked from network); 26 Oct 2002 09:22:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 26 Oct 2002 09:22:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n22.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.78) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Oct 2002 09:22:43 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: bieberf at gmx.net Received: from [66.218.67.162] by n22.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Oct 2002 09:22:43 -0000 X-Sender: bieberf at gmx.net X-Apparently-To: balkans at yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_2_1); 22 Oct 2002 10:10:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 61475 invoked from network); 22 Oct 2002 10:10:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 22 Oct 2002 10:10:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.gmx.net) (213.165.64.20) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 22 Oct 2002 10:10:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 16750 invoked by uid 0); 22 Oct 2002 10:10:44 -0000 Received: from slip139-92-145-215.bud.hu.prserv.net (HELO VAIO.gmx.net) (139.92.145.215) by mail.gmx.net (mp020-rz3) with SMTP; 22 Oct 2002 10:10:44 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20021022105610.00abde10 at pop.gmx.net> X-Sender: 3694699 at pop.gmx.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 To: balkans at yahoogroups.com From: Florian Bieber X-Yahoo-Profile: fbieber X-eGroups-Approved-By: fbieber via web; 26 Oct 2002 09:22:41 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list balkans at yahoogroups.com; contact balkans-owner at yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list balkans at yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:56:44 +0200 Subject: [balkans] CfP: The Berkeley Journal of Sociology (BJS): Nationalisms and Identities Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="85r-GetolHuWKcz4VNJ4TqUja1e9Rf4Oju73zV6" Content-Length: 2409 Call for Papers Nationalisms and Identities The Berkeley Journal of Sociology (BJS) invites submissions of well-written, theoretically interesting papers on topics relating to the theme Nationalisms and Identities for Volume 47, 2003. We are particularly interested in research dealing with the ways in which nationalisms are challenged, reinforced or subsumed by competing axes of identity. Comparative research and empirical examples are encouraged. We are also looking for photo essays relating to these issues. Possible topics include, but are not limited, to the intersection of nationalism(s)/national identity and: religion colonialism post-colonialities gender xenophobia (e.g. refugees) supra-national institutions (e.g. United Nations, European Union) immigration/migration/transnationalism reactionary movements public/private constructions American fundamentalism going beyond nation states (e.g. humanism, peaceful patriots) reconstruction (e.g. Russia, Eastern Europe) The BJS provides graduate students and untenured faculty in the US and internationally with a forum for publishing original, high-quality sociological research. Many current academic luminaries published in the BJS early in their careers, including Pierre Bourdieu, Michael Burowoy, Craig Calhoun, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Nancy Chodorow, Randall Collins, Peter Evans, Anthony Giddens, Jurgen Habermas, Arlie Hochschild, Theda Skocpol and Erik Olin Wright. Students and faculty from departments outside the discipline of sociology (such as political science, women s studies, anthropology) are encouraged to submit articles that have a sociological orientation and pertain to issues as listed above. Researchers may include suggestions for constructing social policy, but these suggestions should be strongly supported by empirical sociological research. Submissions for Volume 47 are due December 1st.2002. All papers submitted to the journal will be considered for presentation at the 3rd annual BJS conference on March 7th, 2003. 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As "Vecher" writes, in the report of Commissar for Human Rights, Alvaro Jil Roble delivered to the Committee of Ministers and to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, Macedonian minority in Greece is not mentioned at all. During the meeting in Athens with representatives of the Macedonian party in Greece the problems were brought up and that is why "Rainbow" is surprised that Roble did not found place in the report for any of these issues. This does not mean that "Rainbow" condemns the report, because in general it is positive. But undertaking of many concrete measures by the international institutions for exceeding the problems that refer to protection of human rights is necessary, stated in "Rainbow". Hereby content of recommendations of Roble is expressed - Greece to verify Frame Convention for Protection of National Minorities and to sign the European Chapter for regional and languages of minorities. According to "Rainbow", Council of Europe still should go one step forward from general recommendations and to focus on more concrete advises, above all to non acknowledgement of Macedonians as minority, their discrimination and relations towards political refugees. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From aalibali at yahoo.com Tue Oct 29 05:00:36 2002 From: aalibali at yahoo.com (Agron Alibali) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 02:00:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Ha'aretz Message-ID: <20021029100036.86053.qmail@web11504.mail.yahoo.com> Ha'aretz English Edition 17:06 24/10/2002 Last update - 17:07 24/10/2002 After 50 years, Greece Jewish community reburies WWII hero http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=223296&contrassID =1&subContrassID=8&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y By The Associated Press THESSALONIKI - Greece's small Jewish community Thursday reburied a World War II army hero after a 50-year campaign by his family to have his remains returned from Albania. More than half the city's Jewish community - numbering about 1,100 people - attended the funeral service for Colonel Mordechai Frizis, who died in December 1940 while fighting Italian troops in southern Albania. "I can't describe the emotions, the satisfaction and the final vindication for my father," his son, 70-year-old Jacob Frizis, said after the ceremony. The funeral was held at an uneasy time for Greece's small Jewish community, caused by a strong showing in local elections last week by an ultra-nationalist politician accused of harboring virulent anti-Semitic views. "This is so important for our history because Greeks know about the Holocaust, but not about the contribution of Greece's Jews in the wars of our country," said David Saltiel, president of Thessaloniki's Jewish community. A military honor guard played taps and soldiers fired rifle volleys in the air as Frizis' flag-draped casket was buried in the city's new Jewish cemetery. The original Jewish cemetery was destroyed by Nazi occupiers during World War II and a university was later built on the site. Nearly 90 percent of Greece's 80,000-strong Jewish community perished in Nazi death camps, mostly in Poland, and less than 5,000 remain. Jewish life in Greece can be traced back 2,300 years and Thessaloniki was once known as the "Pearl of Israel." Frizis' family and other Thessaloniki Jews expressed hope the ceremony would help defuse fears of growing anti-Semitism in Greece. Numerous acts of vandalism have been carried out against Jewish cemeteries and the country's sole Holocaust memorial. The community was also shocked by the strong showing of the right-wing Giorgos Karatzaferis, who garnered 13.6 percent support for regional governor of greater Athens. The Simon Wiesenthal Center earlier this month asked the Greek government to close down a television station controlled by Karatzaferis because of its anti-Semitic views. "I want to say to all those who speak against Jews, and especially the Jews of Greece, such as Karatzaferis, that this is proof that the Jews of Greece are proud of their Jewishness and their Greekness," Frizis' grandson, Mordechai Frizis, said. His grandfather was credited with Greece's first victory on the Albanian front, a win that helped turned the tide after Italy invaded in 1940 through Albania. In a horrific winter battle, outnumbered Greek troops pushed the Italian army back to Vlora, more than 100 kilometers to the north. After his death, his son Jacob campaigned for 50 years to have his remains located and returned. Frustrated by his lack of success, he sent 2,000 letters last January to Greek politicians, opinion makers and the media. The army launched an investigation and Frizis' remains were found under an acorn tree in southern Albania. "Why for so many years did the Greek state remain indifferent? Is it because a climate of anti-Semitism remains" asked Mordechai Frizis, a 30-year-old rabbinical student. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From albboschurch at juno.com Tue Oct 29 17:24:34 2002 From: albboschurch at juno.com (albboschurch at juno.com) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:24:34 -0400 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] An Evening of Albanian Music Message-ID: <20021029.183117.1332.6.albboschurch@juno.com> --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: SimonVukel at aol.com To: simonvukel at aol.com Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:52:21 -0500 Subject: An Evening of Albanian Music Message-ID: <10184866.3AA8548F.0CBE2ECD at aol.com> ***************** THE 12TH ANNUAL ALBANIAN FESTIVAL ***************** Albanian Music. Albanian Dancing. Albanian Food. And best of all, Albanian People -- over 2,000 of them! FIND OUT MORE AT http://www.festivali.com/ This is the largest Albanian event held each year in the United States, and the only event that has Albanian music, dance, (and food!) from ALL Albanian lands .. Albania (north and south, tosk and gheg), Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Chameria. Whether you're from Vlore or from Vermosh, from Gjirokaster or from Ulqin, from Elbasan or from Tetova, from Malsia Madhe or from Prishtina, from Tirana or from Peja... no matter where you call home, this event is for you. The festival is November 10th at 6PM, at Lehman College in the Bronx. For information and tickets, visit www.festivali.com. **** You can now buy tickets online through paypal on the festivali website. Buy them today! **** Of course they're also on sale at various locations in the NY area. Visit http://www.festivali.com, or email us at albfest at albchurch.com. :-) :-) :- ) See you at the festival! :-) :-) :-) From IZherka at aol.com Wed Oct 9 13:41:48 2002 From: IZherka at aol.com (IZherka at aol.com) Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 17:41:48 -0000 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Help Stop Helen Delich Bentley's Run for Congress Message-ID: <4e.129a4fb7.2ad5c453@aol.com> Help Stop Helen Delich Bentley's Run for Congress Helen Delich Bentley, a Serb-American nationalist, is trying to regain her congressional seat in Maryland. She must be stopped. Bentley, a first generation American of Serbian descent, previously served in the Congress representing the second district of Maryland. She retired from the Congress to run for governor of Maryland. She was defeated in the primary. Bob Ehrlich replaced her in the Congress. Ehrlich is now running for Governor, and Bentley is trying to reclaim her old seat. During her 10 years in the US Congress, Helen Delich Bentley served as the voice of Serbian nationalism at the expense of Albanians and other people. She also used her positions as President of SerbNet, an umbrella organization of Serbian-American organizations that she helped found, to promote Serbian extremism in the United States primarily by distorting history. Here is Helen Delich Bentley in her own words, as entered in the official Congressional Record in 1990 (101st Congress, 2nd Session 136 Cong Rec E 1751): Praising Milosevic "?it has only been since Slobodan Milosevic came to power in Serbia that all of Yugoslavia recognizes, finally, that Tito is dead, that many of Tito's henchmen have been put out of office, and that the Serbians have been able to hold their heads high." Fudging the Numbers "Where the province [Kosovo] once was 75% Serbian and 25% Albanian, the proportions now not only are reversed, but the Serbian share is said to be down to less than 10%." Promoting Serbian Nationalism at the Expense of Others "There is no doubt in the minds of Serbians that the Twentieth Century battle of Kosovo has resulted from Marshall Tito's high-handed manner, not only in forcing the Serbians out of their homes there, but also in encouraging the Albanians from Albania to flock into Kosovo in droves -- by the thousands. ? the Serbs themselves have [not] been able to have any pride about their heritage because they had been so downgraded throughout Yugoslavia by their enemy, Marshall Tito." The question now is what our community will do to help defeat Bentley? Her opponent in the campaign is Dutch Ruppersberger, the county executive. He is a solid guy who pledges to support democracy and self-determination for people in the Balkans. He and Bentley are currently even in the polls. Dutch's campaign certainly needs volunteers and votes. If you live in the Maryland region, please contact the campaign directly at 410-252-2505. For everyone else, please send a contribution for ANY amount you can afford. Make checks payable to: Dutch Ruppersberger for Congress. Send them to Ilir Zherka, 1940 15th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Working together, we can help defeat Helen Delich Bentley! Ilir Zherka -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From mentor at alb-net.com Thu Oct 17 17:20:36 2002 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Mentor Cana) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:20:36 -0000 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] [Kcc-News] NEWS: CDHRF: urgent letter concerning missing persons (17 Oct 2002) Message-ID: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READ & DISTRIBUTE FURTHER <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kosova Crisis Center (KCC) News Network: http://www.alb-net.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- K?SHILLI P?R MBROJTJEN E T? DREJTAVE E T? LIRIVE T? NJERIUT COUNCIL FOR THE DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS Rr. Ylfete Humolli nr. 5, 38000 Prishtin?-Kosov?; tel&fax: 381 (0) 249 006 dhe 381 (0) 38 244 029 E-mail:office at cdhrf.org http://www.cdhrf.org To: Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations NEW YORK Your Excellency Gathered in the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms office for a 24 hour hunger strike, we, the mothers, wives and other family members of more than 3500 Kosovars, kidnapped by Serbian military, paramilitary and police forces in the days of NATO Air Forces intervention in Kosova, call on You once more demanding a vigorous intervention to the state authorities in Serbia to shed light on the fate of our loved ones and to release them 4 years after their disappearance. We are convinced the actual Serbian establishment must know the their fate and circumstances. We believe it is also Your moral, human and state obligation to use Your influence to the relevant authorities in Serbia for them to fulfill their human obligation and release the people the former regime kidnapped, from which derived the actual Serbian establishment, respectively Yugoslavia. We are free to ask You to use an energetic pressure over the Belgrade Government, even conditioning every diplomatic or economical relation, until the kidnapped issue is positively resolved. We believe it is not necessary to remind You this issue was needed to be resolved earlier and the kidnapped had to be released in parallel with the Serbian military, paramilitary and police forces withdrawal from Kosova. We hope You will not allow that even in the future to be manipulated with the fate of the kidnapped who still are in the hands of the actual Serbian establishment, for whose fate, we are sure, the Army and State Intelligence organs know about, thus even their superiors in the Serbian and Yugoslav Presidency. Waiting for You to undertake anything under Your competencies as a statesman and a human, we greet You and express our deepest respect. The family members of the kidnapped Kosovars, gathered in the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms office for a 24 hour hunger strike Prishtin?, October 17th, 2002 ______________________________________________________________ If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message to: kcc-news-unsubscribe at alb-net.com , or visit KCC-NEWS's page at: http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/kcc-news From pulab at gusun.georgetown.edu Sun Oct 20 21:46:03 2002 From: pulab at gusun.georgetown.edu (Besnik Pula) Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:46:03 -0400 Subject: [ALBSA-Info] FW: Buyrum HALLOWEEN PARTY - Saturday Oct. 26th In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Buyrum @ our HALLOWEEN PARTY First we want to thank all of you who showed up to our last party. The party was taken to a new level, that?s for sure! also, much thanks to NAPPY G for the crazy percussions who really contributed to the vibe On Saturday, October 26th we invite you all to come to our Albanian Halloween Party, 10pm - 4am. It's Halloween, so we do encourage you to wear costumes!! everybody will!! the best costume gets a special special prize... check out what it is at www.buyrum.net ('the party' page) This is a very special event, so make sure you?re there. Buyrum DJs, NAPPY G on percussion and a special live performance by our friend ZEB (click on his link at the party page) new VISUALS by CACA LOCATION: FLAMINGO - 219 second ave (btw 13th + 14th street) $15 admission 18 to party, 21 to drink (Bring ID) MORE NEWS: Our web site is now up and running: Party Info, Photos, Music, etc Check it! http://WWW.BUYRUM.NET PEACE+LOVE, the Buyrum crew From mentor at alb-net.com Tue Oct 22 14:08:49 2002 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Mentor Cana) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:08:49 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] [AMCC-News] MACEDONIA: ALBANIAN CENSUS FEARS (IWPR) Message-ID: >>>>>>>>>>>>> PLEASE READ & DISTRIBUTE FURTHER <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< --------------------------------------------------------------------- Human Rights Violations in Macedonia http://www.alb-net.com/amcc/humanrights.htm http://www.alb-net.com/amcc/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- WELCOME TO IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, No. 375, October 21, 2002 ****************** VISIT IWPR ON-LINE: www.iwpr.net **************** MACEDONIA: ALBANIAN CENSUS FEARS - Albanian minority fears its numbers may be underestimated in the forthcoming census. Saso Ordanoski reports from Skopje. http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr2/bcr2_20021021_2_eng.txt MACEDONIA: ALBANIAN CENSUS FEARS Albanian minority fears its numbers may be underestimated in the forthcoming census. By Saso Ordanoski in Skopje Officially it's just a matter of counting heads but Macedonia's census next month has strong political overtones. The most sensitive question is just how many of the country's 2.1 million people are ethnic Albanians. Previous estimates of 22.7 per cent are strongly disputed by the Albanian community, with some saying the true figure may be between 30 and 45 per cent. One of the biggest headaches in preparing for the census has been to ensure a proper ethnic balance between the 9,012 pollsters. A total of 45 international monitors from more than 30 European countries will supervise the polling. They are led by a steering committee representing the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the UN's Economic Commission for Europe and the OSCE. It is headed by Photis Nanopoulos, director of EUROSTAT - Statistical Office of the European Community. The cost of the exercise, to be conducted over the first two weeks of November, is estimated at eight million euros. First draft results are expected in January 2003 and it will take a further 18 months to digest the findings. Both Macedonians and Albanians had wanted citizens living abroad to participate in the census, but have been overruled by international officials. Polling was supposed to take place last year but the Albanian uprising was then raging. The Ohrid Agreement that ended the fighting in August 2001 stipulated that an internationally monitored census should go ahead. Irena Gjuzelova, spokesperson for EU envoy Allan Le Roy, told IWPR, "A census is needed, among other things, to help formulate government policy. By signing the Ohrid Agreement, all sides have agreed that no party would contest the results." In a general election last month, Macedonians threw out the old government and a new one will not be established until the end of October. "This should not influence the conduct of the census," said Gjorgji Spasov, general secretary of the ethnically Macedonian Social-Democratic Alliance of Macedonia, SDSM, which now is the strongest party in parliament. Previous censuses in 1991 and in 1994 were disputed by Albanian politicians. In 1991, they boycotted the entire proceedings on the grounds that there were not enough Albanian pollsters and not enough use of their language in questionnaires. In 1994, the census was monitored by the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Most of the Albanian concerns were then addressed but it was boycotted in the predominantly Albanian city of Debar. The international monitors issued a statement in November 1996 saying, "We consider that the final results of the 1994 census give a clear and reliable picture of the demographic, economic and social situation of the country. The figures referring to ethnic affiliation and religion reflect the answers given by respondents of their own free will." Nevertheless, Albanians refused to accept the census, which found that they made up only 22.7 percent of the population. A well-informed EU diplomat told IWPR, "We are trying to explain that a census is a technical operation that counts residents, not specific political categories. So far the preparations are going well although some problems still need to be addressed." Nevertheless, the political dimension means that party leaders have to be consulted. The September election brought a major victory among the Albanian population for the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, whose leaders were largely former guerrilla fighters. "DUI is a new and relatively inexperienced political party and not very well informed. For instance, they insist that 22.7 per cent of enumerators should be ethnic Albanians," the EU diplomat said. Rizvan Sulejmani, designated DUI spokesman on census issues, told IWPR the lack of an established government induced the state census commission to show insufficient interest in the preparations. Out of 9,012 pollsters, around 1,720 are Albanian-speaking. And of the 39 regional census commissions, Albanians are proportionally represented in 15 of them. "We are afraid of numbers being manipulated in census commissions where Albanian representation is not adequate," said Sulejmani. The EU diplomat said, "It is a problem finding enough qualified experts from the minorities for these temporary jobs. The biggest problem is that there are no ethnic Albanians permanently employed at the state statistical office." Macedonian observers said real manipulation would occur only during the collection of data if regional commissions were weak. But they insist that the overall influence on numbers would not be significant. Three types of questionnaires are being used, one in the Macedonian language only, one in Macedonian and Albanian and one in Macedonian and the Turkish, Serbian, Vlach and Roma languages. "We want to approach ethnic participants in the language they best understand," said Tatjana Mitevska, spokesperson for the state census commission. "Of course, all enumerators must speak the official Macedonian language." One of the criticisms of the census is that it doesn't provide the public with enough information about its purpose. In response, the US organisation IREX and the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, AJM, are working together on training journalists who will cover the census. More than 200 reporters from different ethnic backgrounds have taken part in special workshops. "The census is one of the most important operations in society," said Saso Colakovski, general secretary of AJM. "That is why in our view it was important for journalists to understand the whole process." Colakovski said he had no doubt the census would be successful. He reported a high degree of public enthusiasm, including Albanians. Both Rizvan Sulejmani from the DUI and Gjorgji Spasov from the SDSM assured IWPR that they will accept the final results if confirmed by international monitors. Saso Ordanoski is IWPR project coordinator in Macedonia and the editor of Forum magazine ______________________________________________________________ If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message to: amcc-news-unsubscribe at alb-net.com , or visit AMCC-NEWS's page at: http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/amcc-news From IZherka at aol.com Wed Oct 30 09:50:57 2002 From: IZherka at aol.com (IZherka at aol.com) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:50:57 EST Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Media Responding to Our Anti-Bentley Campaign Message-ID: <7f.2e6b60a1.2af14bd1@aol.com> We have been out at a number of places protesting Bentley. Our efforts have finally caught on. See below. Baltimore's main paper has endorsed Ruppersberger and Bentley is now down in the polls! Just a week left. Lets cross our fingers and work harder. Feel free to contact me if you can volunteer this weekend or send a donation. Ilir Zherka > 2nd District draws outside attention > -------------------- > > Groups, political stars try to sway House race voters > > By Andrew A. Green > Sun Staff > > October 30, 2002 > > With less than a week to go and polls showing a dead heat in the > congressional race between Republican Helen Delich Bentley and Democrat > C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, outside forces have descended on the 2nd District > with rallies, protests and advertisements designed to tip the scales in the > race and, possibly, in the House of Representatives. > > House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri stumped for > Ruppersberger last night at the Baltimore International Brotherhood of > Electrical Workers Hall, urging union members to turn out to elect the > Baltimore County executive and help his party take control of the national > agenda. > > "What this country needs right now is a House of Representatives controlled > by a majority ... that votes on every issue for the working families that > made us great, and that's what you get when you go Dutch," Gephardt said. > > The race is one of about 16 toss-ups in this year's midterm elections that > will determine which party controls the House. > > Not to be outdone, Bentley will get a last-minute boost from Rudolph W. > Giuliani, New York's former mayor, at a fund-raiser Sunday in Baltimore. > > Two advocacy groups have stepped up their opposition to Bentley in the last > week, saying she protected polluters and sought to cover up Serbian > atrocities when a member of the House. > > A group called Tell the Truth, made up largely of Albanian-, Croatian- and > Jewish-Americans, started appearing at Bentley appearances a week ago, > distributing leaflets critical of the former congresswoman's pro-Serbian > stance in the early 1990s. The group alleges that she improperly used her > congressional office and staff to cover up Serbian atrocities. > > "For four years, she remained the No. 1 spokesperson and mouthpiece for the > Serbian agenda on Capitol Hill," said Steve Rukavina, the group's chairman. > "The depth of her behavior in the last five years she was in Congress > really shows a character flaw and a reason to be very concerned about how > she would represent the 2nd District again in the U.S. Congress." > > In news reports and speeches on the House floor at the time, Bentley said > she personally asked Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic to resign and > sought to discourage a rush to judgment against the Serbs, saying that no > side in the conflict was innocent. > > She said that she now believes a credible body of evidence has surfaced > that Serbian forces engaged in war crimes, and she supports Milosevic's > prosecution. Moreover, she said she has not been involved in Serbian > affairs for a decade and would not seek to be involved if elected. > > "I have never been back, never contacted anybody since except to send > clothes to the needy people," she said. > > Following through on its criticism of Bentley's environmental record, the > national League of Conservation Voters has begun mailing glossy brochures > to 2nd District voters saying that she "has a record of siding with > corporate polluters -- and against us." > > The brochures say Bentley voted against requiring corporate polluters to > inform residents about the release of toxic chemicals into the environment > and against holding polluters more accountable for the environmental > hazards they create. They also criticize her for voting against wetlands > protection. > > Last summer, the league named Bentley to its "Dirty Dozen" list of the most > anti- environment congressional candidates in the nation. Echoing the > group's concerns, the Sierra Club endorsed Ruppersberger. > > League spokesman Dan Lewis said members are walking through 2nd District > neighborhoods, distributing literature and talking to voters. > > Bentley shrugged off the criticism, saying the groups don't understand the > need to balance environmental protection with economic growth. > > "I'm not an extremist," Bentley said. "People need to work. People need > jobs." > -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed