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Testimony :: Fatos Tarifa
Ambassador - Republic of Albania
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members of Congress and your staff, colleagues and friends;
I am honored by my country to be here as Ambassador of Albania to the United States, and to have this chance to thank you and America for your abiding interest in us and in the growth of our modern democracy.
We experience, again and again, that America's support for modern Albania is constant and sincere. We find it in our every encounter with the people of the United States, all the way through to our repeated encounters with the President of the United States – most recently three weeks ago in Istanbul.
We find it every day in our working relationships throughout your government and this Congress.
And we find it every day in the places where democracy needs her champions: in Iraq, in Afghanistan and in Bosnia, where Albanian troops proudly serve – at this moment in each of those places – alongside American troops; a free and democratic Albania finally able to be the ally to you that you are to us.
Mr. Chairman: You know that we are barely 12 years out of a dictatorship so severe and so punitive that it is nearly impossible to describe to an outsider. It was communism and worse, if there is such a thing. It froze us in time. Walled out information. There was no freedom of the press. There was no freedom. There was no press.
Communism is now long gone. The Albanian people hunger for democracy and freedom. Our people are strong, and smart and clearly willing to sacrifice. They are approachable, friendly and outspoken. They are anything but silent. And now we are also this: We are free.
Mr. Chairman: Is democracy in Albania succeeding? The answer is: YES. Does it need improvement? The answer is: YES
Democracy in Albania is irreversible and irrepressible. And we in Albania know this better than anyone could ever say it for us.
We have also come to know one other fundamental principle of every democracy:
Every day we must renew it.
Every day we must defend it.
Every day, we must improve it.
We have heard many different views about Albania today, Mr. Chairman. But the most important thing that we've heard today is this: These voices we heard speaking to you, they are the very sound of democracy in Albania.
Mr. Chairman, it took us so long to get democracy in Albania and at such incredible cost. But, I can promise you this on behalf of Albania: We will keep our democracy and we will work to improve it.
Albania has grown remarkably, even exponentially in the last few years. There are a number of accomplishments that most of the world doesn't yet know that Albania has achieved. They show how hard we are working and how much we have done and they are significant indicators of our democratic development and how serious we are about success.
After some of the observations that we have heard today, mine might sound too sunny and rosy. But what I am going to tell you is all true and well documented.
I offer these as balance and context for a full picture of 21st century Albania, of a democracy serious about its transition and consolidation, so that, after this, when you next think about Albania, you will remember these things as well.
Mr. Chairman, the progress of Albania in recent years is extensive and there is a wide array of truly interesting details in almost any category you could pursue. Therefore I ask if I may submit for the record two documents that the Government of Albania has compiled within the last year. These reports were written specifically to better inform our bilateral relationships with the United States.
One is "The Government of Albania Accomplishments and Reforms, 2003". The other is the 2003-2004 "Submission by the Government of Albania to the Millennium Challenge Account."
These are fact-driven reports. The data originates from the Albanian government and also from the numerous international entities that are involved with the development of Albania.
And today we proudly offer it also to you and your colleagues. We offer both reports and hope that you would find the time to see what a young democracy can actually do, with a little help from its friends.
And how far we have come, shows how far we can go.
The Albanian reality is this: In barely twelve years, starting with absolutely nothing but determination, Albania has built by hand a democracy, stone by stone, brick by brick.
• Every single activity of modern society that requires freedom of speech and freedom of thought and freedom of press, from the classroom to the newsroom to the boardroom, had to be learned by Albanians from the ground up. All of the old rules were thrown out, because every old rule was about repression;
• We had to write the laws of freedom: We had to write hundreds of brand new laws and then we had to send back and revise hundreds more once we found that the originals needed to be toughened up;
• Most importantly, after generations of that punitive police state, our citizens have had to learn that the courts are now their "friends" and that the police are now their "friends" when for a century, the exact opposite was true.
• And this as, at the same time, the police and the courts have had to learn what it takes so that they truly do become the protectors of the people, and the protectors of the law.
• We had to learn – and are still learning – to live with a free press.
We wrote a new constitution, and then had to learn to trust it. And then had to learn to live it, as did, long ago, a very young United States.
For democracy to flourish, it must root in a stable society with a stable economy. Albania is building both, and both show signs that they will thrive. The facts prove this.
There are the subtle signals our economy sends in every day life now in Albania. And Albania is pushing forward on every front:
- We see the new office towers rising in Tirana;
- Where a few years ago it was "hundreds", today one sees hundreds-of-thousands of cell phones attached endlessly to Albanian ears;
- There are also days now when, even to our surprise, one cannot find an available seat on any flight into Tirana from Europe's commercial capitals.
- We are constructing highways, improving railroads and installing a nationwide air traffic control system that is state-of-the-art;
- We are reassigning budgetary priorities in the schools to invest more in the students' heads than in overhead;
- Albanian children continue to be vaccinated and immunized at a rate closing in on 100%;
- We are computerizing government records;
And there are the more quantifiable indicators. In the Albanian economy, every measurable category is UP, and staying UP:
Allow me please to repeat: Every trend line is up, and they do not reverse:
We are meeting or exceeding our goals in critical areas, year after year:
- Albanian productivity is consistently rising;
- For years, we have held the rate of inflation at, or below, its target;
- For years, per capita income has risen;
- For years, GDP has risen at, or above, target growth rates;
- And steadily over years, government spending meets its targets matched with a steady increase in collection of customs duty and tax revenue.
Also for years, investment in Albania is rising and development by Albanians is rising:
- The ancient rusting industries that failed when they were state-owned, now are being modernized, streamlined and privatized;
- In multiple business areas, there are now multiple competitors especially in construction, financial services and wireless communications;
- ATM machines are appearing along with private banks behind them, as Albanians begin, in increasing numbers, to do something else that is completely against their experience: Trust their money again, to a bank.
And Albania is proud that the World Bank, year after year now at Board of Directors level, has renewed its poverty reduction loans to Albania, based on Albania's good performance.
All countries that suffered political repression, including Albania, are faced now with untangling decades of complications over property rights, when property was seized for political reasons and records disappeared. It holds up the economy when there is no clarity in property ownership nor credibility of titles. We are now very close to completing, with years of work and OSCE assistance, enactment of a new and correct Property Law to untangle decades of conflict that lets smart growth flourish.
And Albania is now signatory to every major international convention protecting intellectual property rights. Albania is neither in the Priority Foreign Country List, nor the Priority Watch List or the Watch List of the 2004 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property of the U.S. Trade Representative Office.
And so importantly to us, we are beginning to see this: Albanians coming home. After the totalitarian years when people dreamed of getting out, and the first fragile years of freedom when they flooded out, we are beginning to see that wound staunch. The evidence is anecdotal but beginning to reflect statistically. We are beginning to see Albanian émigrés come HOME … to an Albania that is already vastly improved.
A decade ago, Albania was at the bottom of every category on everyone's list, but that is changing and it is all about genuine and marked improvement.
By our own hard work and the extraordinary help of our extraordinary friends, we are rising – on nearly every "list" of consequence. Albania can now be found rising firmly to the midway points in the rankings of the nearly two hundred nations in the world.
Within this last week, the United Nations released its 2004 Human Development Report. It ranks the countries of the world on quality of life of their people,
If they expect to live a long and healthy life;
If they are educated;
If they have a decent standard of living.
On this year's UNDP Report released last Thursday, we found that:
On the overall index, when all categories are taken into account:
Albania is nearly at the top third of all countries.
On the conditions that allow development of women's lives:
Albania is clearly in the top third of all nations,
And, on per capita income, the per capita income of an Albanian is now higher than that in nearly half the countries in the rest of the world.
The report shows clearly, for every year from the late-90s on, all of Albania's data, year after year, spike sharply upwards, for the better;
Albania's data, in each year, exceed the comparative median for the world;
And the data show that now, Albania is quickly closing in on the median for all the countries of eastern and central Europe combined.
The data prove that hard work pays off: Over years, there has been only steady movement up and improvement for Albania. This is irreversible.
I would ask, Mr. Chairman, if you would enter into the record, the Country Fact Sheet on Albania from the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Report 2004.
There is also another important facet of Albania's modern life that I would present to you proudly: Albania is incontestably a home of Religious freedom and religious tolerance
We are not unmindful that we live in a part of the world where this has been the exception and needs to become the norm, and Albania is proof that it can be the norm.
Albania has always been like this: During World War II, every member of the Jewish faith in Albania was saved from Nazi persecution because Albanians cared and protected them.
Because Albanians believe in the dignity of people and in true religious tolerance. And because we believe it, we live it.
Albania is now a modern secular state and we specifically protect religious freedom in our modern Constitution.
Most of the three and a half million Albanians are Muslim; the rest are primarily Orthodox Christian and Roman Catholic. The religion to which an Albanian is born is important of course in the narrative of societal life and this tolerance we practice and enjoy, so little known outside Albania, is a fundamental assumption for all Albanian life.
I would point out to you these phrases in the United States Department of State's most recent International Report on Religious Freedom about Albania's religious pluralism: [In Albania], "There is no official religion and all religions are equal." "Government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion." "Various religious groups are generally amicable"; "Intermarriage is extremely common"; "Tolerance is widespread."
I also ask, Mr. Chairman, if you would insert into the record The Albania Country Report in the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2003".
In our new democracy, we are also legislating to guarantee the rights of minority populations. Albania is home to a number of minorities that are ethno-centric rather than religiously centered. We are passing legislation to protect their rights and creating oversight at senior levels to ensure compliance.
This is the society we are building, in a nation that now democratically elects its leaders.
Mr. Chairman, one of your topics of focus today is the constant improvement of our process for Albania's elections. That, of course, is a primary mission for the OSCE in general and therefore, a principal focus for my colleague, Ambassador Lipponen, and the OSCE Presence in Albania.
Ambassador Lipponen has relayed to the Committee many of the latest developments.
He has explained that the major political parties in Parliament have agreed to implement recommendations for improvement of elections. The major parties have just signed a protocol stipulating both their agreement and a set timetable that requires improvements to be in place for the elections next year. They have all also reached out beyond their agreement with each other and they have invited all the parliamentary parties to participate in the improvement process.
When that protocol was signed in Tirana, Ambassador Lipponen publicly stated that he saw QUOTE "a strong political commitment" by the two largest political parties "to change the Electoral Code for the next election." He also said, QUOTE, "Things are better than they look."
The Ambassador and your distinguished speakers have covered many of these procedural points thoroughly and eloquently, but, as the official representative today of Albania, I would like to add a bit more, to support that point, that "things are better than they look".
Since the overthrow of our dictatorship in the early 1990s and with absolutely no prior experience at elections, Albania has held national elections for Parliament five times., we held national elections five times and also held local elections on a nationwide scale five times. We have known some success each time and we have improved the process, every time.
But the most important trend line over all those years is this: No matter what, Albanian democracy has HELD. Because we learned every time.
There have been hot disputes every time and powerful political disagreement every time. And Albanian elections have been held, Albanian governments have held and Albanian democracy has HELD.
We are barely seven years distant from the near fatal financial collapse the world came to call the "Pyramid Schemes". Our people had their savings stolen by criminals and could not reclaim them. There was panic and rioting, but our young democracy HELD. It was shaken violently, but it HELD.
We are barely five years out of an actual war, the war on our border, the "Kosovo Crisis". As little as Albania had itself in those lean years, we threw open our borders and the three million of us took in a half-million refugees fleeing ethnic cleansing. We opened our borders to them. And we opened our ports and bases and skies to NATO. And despite the turbulence and violence with a shooting war within earshot, Peace in Albania held, our government held, our democracy HELD.
We have had and we will continue to have times of hot political disagreements. That's what democracies do.
We have already known times in our young years when parliament was boycotted, preventing any legislative movement, and we have known times when parties have internal leadership fights that are as rough as it gets.
But, each time, resolution was achieved by democratic means. Each time, resolution was achieved within parliamentary rules, or within the constitution and within the law. Each time, governments stayed in place correctly, or transitions were legal and peaceful. EACH TIME, democracy HELD.
We are stronger and more sure every day. What happened in the Albanian streets seven years ago, is not only unacceptable now, it is unthinkable now.
In Albania, peaceful protests are now legal, of course, and they do occur peacefully. But one instance last winter, a legitimate protest briefly turned violent. Even when those who would cause harm tried violence, our new democracy showed itself: The Albanian police stepped in quickly with their new training, new supervision, and new rules. The police shut down the violence in a professional way that was a success: The police received public praise, within a matter of hours, from the European Union and, from the United States.
The local elections that were held all across Albania last October showed us where we need improvement, but they also showed where we have already improved:
These elections were conducted for the first time, within an efficient and more transparent one day cycle, rather than drifting over two-to-three days of previous cycles.
These elections saw, for the first time in Albanian history, face to face public debate between the leaders of the major parties. Televised, broadcast on radio, conducted in public and unprecedented.
The campaign was conducted over weeks with large public participation. There were scores of public rallies, speeches and parades, all over Albania: They were colorful, lively, partisan and peaceful. To Americans, they would look like normal and routine campaign events, and "no big deal". For us: "No big deal" is the "big deal".
Clearly, Democracy has a home in Albania. Let me make this just as clear: Corruption does NOT.
To talk about democracy in Albania, it is imperative to talk openly about the battle we are fighting fiercely against corruption in all of its forms.
"CORRUPTION". I too will say the word and look it straight in the face, as does every Albanian determined to fight it and DEFEAT it.
Albania didn't invent corruption, and we don't hold a copyright on it. But we do share a historic twist that has been visited onto every country that rushed into their democratic transition in the last decade. When the tyrants were toppled so rapidly, for a terrible moment an ungoverned space arced between dictatorship and democracy. Before laws could be rewritten or the police could be reformed, the criminals rushed in.
And we do not accept that. Corruption is not "fate"; it is an enemy. We fight to prevent corruption, prosecute corruption and punish corruption.
Fighting corruption is as central to our survival as a democratic society and to our success as a nation, that it is the highest priority of this government.
I refer you please, Mr. Chairman, to the two large reports by the Government of Albania that I have brought with me today. They include enormous detail of the progress we have made in our anti-corruption fight as well as the steps in which we are currently engaged. There are solid achievements in our fight against corruption and anti-corruption activity has accelerated exponentially in recent years:
Allow me to highlight just a few elements:
• The fight against corruption is now coordinated directly out of the office of the Prime Minister at minister-level itself;
• New offices combine inter-departmental disciplines for the first time in Albanian government with, for example, special detectives working alongside prosecutors who are dedicated to the anti corruption fight;
• Until recently, our intelligence and police services were forbidden by law from having any contact whatsoever with any foreign national; but now, we have changed all those laws, and now our newly trained police and intelligence professionals work closely with their international counterparts:
Now they can work constantly with our neighboring countries to tighten our lengthy borders;
They work constantly with our NATO partner countries on international crime fighting operations and intelligence sharing;
Now Albania is a contributor in the international fight against trafficking and terrorism and corruption.
• Within the last year, for the first time ever, the Albanian police mounted an undercover sting operation within their own department and arrested their own;
• We have doubled the number of corruption convictions of public officials;
• We have enacted a program for long term witness protection;
• We have created a new code of conduct for judges and enforcement behind it;
• We have created tougher enforcement for the full financial disclosure already required of every Albanian public official;
• And we have, by enacting new laws, toughened Albania's criminal penalties to bring them up to European standards;
• We have outlawed all forms of money laundering, improved confiscation of criminal assets up to European standards and established a Financial Intelligence Unit aiming to prevent and combat money laundering.
All this, within the last few years, in Albania.
Mr. Chairman: You also ask about the current status of media and journalism in Albania. There is great concern, shared by this government and the people of Albania, about media now, particularly about the mysteries of how and by whom, many new start-up media in Albania are funded.
The concern has been expressed by a number of international organizations. But it is being acted on forcefully by the Government of Albania.
This government is undertaking initiatives to enact appropriate mechanisms to make sure that media in Albania are completely free while the business dealings behind them are completely transparent. Albania now needs the legal mechanisms that other democracies already have to ensure that journalists have freedom from all pressures, including the pressures of who is paying them, and why. And that the public can be completely aware of who it is actually that brings them the news.
A decade ago, the few media in the newly free Albania were merely remnants of Communist party mouthpieces. We had no tradition or models on which to build; we certainly had no independent mountain of money with which to construct our new free media. Some new media appeared, but in those first years after the totalitarians were ejected, before democracy began to be institutionalized, there was a vacuum within which private media created themselves.
By the mid-90s, anyone with the money could start a newspaper or radio or TV outlet in Albania. We seemed to travel from one extreme of suppression of speech to the other extreme of no regulation at all. Like in the early years of the formation of the United States, we too have a press that rejoices in its new found freedom of expression – sometimes in the extreme. Like your country back then, our press is partisan and oriented in party politics. It relishes gossip and personal character assassination. It hides its ownership. We hope that eventually in time our press will mature and grow and be come more like the media in the United States – responsible, objective, disinterested and constantly in search of the truth. Democracy needs a free press. Democracy needs a responsible press. We are determined that our press will be responsible – and free.
Currently there are no guarantees of freedom, no protections from slander, no transparency on media ownership. In the last seven or eight years we have gone from one state-funded TV & Radio outlet to see, now, more than 125 stations, TV and radio, national and local, around Albania.
• Nearly all of them are completely privately funded;
• They are licensed by a national council whose members are appointed by both major political parties;
• The media are required to file annual financial statements for transparency on their funding sources but only a fraction of them do;
• Even on some of those filings, 50% of the sources are listed as "other".
There is major concern and national debate within the government, the Albanian public, and our international community of friends, about the evils that such an unaccountable system creates: Illegal business deals and tax evasion taking place by those who use a small media outlet as their business "front" for existence.
We all know this must change. And as the Prime Minister himself said recently in Parliament in a speech that was nationally televised, resolving the issue by the highest modern standards is critical to Albania's goals of European integration.
In our new democracy, no one wanted to be the first in Albania to put a single restriction on free speech. But, as the Prime Minister says, there is a societal and governmental responsibility to guarantee all the freedoms associated with the media in a democracy, whether putting a firewall around freedom of speech, or creating legal redress after wild accusations and defamation, and also protecting the freedom for truth itself, when the funding behind it involves political strings or illegal activity. No one has the right to cry "fire" in a crowded theater when there is no fire.
After a lifetime of totalitarianism, it takes courage to start acting on laws about freedom of speech. But Albania can see, now that we have full access to other democratic societies, that there is a way to legislate these matters correctly within democratic principles. There is a way to separate freedom of speech from the rules for operating the business side of the media business.
Pressures from the market place and public opinion will render their own verdicts on the quality of media in Albania, of course, but the government is embracing its institutional responsibility to guarantee protections for speech and transparency of business.
To this end, a Parliamentary committee is drafting a new Law on the Freedom of the Press to guarantee freedom and enforce transparency of funding. Its work is described as broad and serious and fully transparent to the public. The public has the right to know who owns the various media outlets that bring them the news.
The draft laws are being designed to raise standards in Albania of transparency and guarantees to the highest European standards.
And the Prime Minister very recently announced another new initiative: He is bringing together, he has announced, the best advice available as Albania writes new guarantees for the media. He has invited international experts to join Albania's experts to draft a new package of laws to protect the public, and the media itself, from what happens when the protections afforded free speech are abused.
Let me finally address the issue of human trafficking, one of the worst scourges throughout the world. It has also been an issue throughout our region.
But, in recent years Albania has taken very strong action against trafficking in humans and there have been clear results.
A report for OSCE and several United Nations agencies issued last November said that the Albanian fight against trafficking "changed dramatically" as of 2002 because of QUOTE "serious initiatives" taken by Albania at that time.
The most serious initiative to which the report referred was strong action by the government of Albania. It had put in place a three-year National Action Plan coordinated at minister level across the country and across the government. It coordinated the police, the courts, our intelligence service and military unit support among multiple Albanian departments. It created effective interaction with international organizations including the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the U.S. Embassy with, as that same report stated, three years of clear goals and priorities.
The first priority in the first year was suppressing traffic and it showed results nearly immediately. As that same report for the OSCE and UN agencies states: QUOTE: "The number of women trafficked out of Albania in the year 2002 is estimated to be very low."
We trained special anti-trafficking police and deployed them in each regional jurisdiction of Albania. We assigned special resources and personnel to our gateways, our seaports and the airport. As a result, and confirmed by every possible measure and under international scrutiny, since 2002 we and our partners stopped, disrupted and shut down the traffickers' favorite route by speedboat across the Adriatic.
As the U.S. State Department pointed out this year in its Annual Trafficking in Persons report, Albania achieved more than a momentary halt to speedboat smuggling: QUOTE: "The government continued its prevention of human trafficking by speedboat across the Adriatic". The State Department report also said this year that in Albania, QUOTE: "Arrests and prosecutions for trafficking-related offenses increased significantly."
And forceful police activity is having the wider effect that we intended. As the report for the OSCE and UN Agencies details, Albanian police pressure at source points and on smuggling routes has forced criminal traffickers to either abandon trafficking in humans or change to tactics that are more expensive, complicated and less productive for them.
Because of these and other strong actions taken by the Albanian Government over the last several years and continuing as we speak, the United States was able to move Albania up in classification in 2002 and this year in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Albania had been in the lowest of groupings but now Albania has moved up into the group of nations that are QUOTE "making significant efforts to comply" with the standards to eliminate trafficking.
We still strive for higher standards and there is more progress: Albania was once clearly a point of easy transit for traffickers who would smuggle their victims from other countries through Albania en route third country destinations.
But that also is now STOPPING: As the State Department said in this year's Trafficking in Persons Report: "Regional and international experts consider Albania to have significantly decreased as a transit country to Western Europe". Albania has worked hard to achieve that progress and earn that sentence. If you should have the opportunity to look in detail at the State Department's Trafficking in Human Report, you will see listed a number of European countries and other highly developed democracies that are still listed as major transit points for human smuggling, while Albania is getting rid of it.
And, just as unacceptably, we are fighting human traffickers internally. We will never tolerate the theft of our own people. We have started wide reaching public awareness campaigns to a wide range of communities. We are working especially through the schools, the media and through the police, to make our own people understand how dangerous this is, how low these criminals will go, how our people can avoid being kidnapped or fooled, to protect themselves and each other.
There has been a strong commitment in the last two years to take responsibility for the victims of trafficking. The government has established special programs at the police districts, opened special shelters in the most populous districts, and new levels of cooperation between the police and victims' assistance organizations. And by every account it's working. We take care of the victims while we hunt down their captors.
For more full and detailed information, I would refer you, please, to two reports from the United States Department of State: "The 2004 Trafficking in Persons Report" and the "International Narcotic Controls Strategy Report, issued in March of 2004".
And I would also refer you to the "2003 Update" to the report on " Trafficking in Human Beings in South Eastern Europe" done for UNICEF, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and for the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE.
And I would refer you also to the websites of the Albanian Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Public Order.
This is Albania of the early 21st-century. A land of cell phones, boarding passes, start-up business, and a passionate debate over writing the laws that will put our democracy into cement. Every possible measure is positive; every possible trend line is UP.
This is true for the areas about which I have spoken in detail: our national war against corruption and trafficking, our march toward ever better elections, the upward projections that we have earned on all economic trend lines.
We yearned for democracy for so long that, as I said: We are going to get it RIGHT.
It is also true in our international relationships. We grew up on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain but we have found, in these dozen years of our young freedom that the nations of the world were waiting to welcome the modern Albania. On every continent, in so many capitals, we are encouraged, we find friends and we find partners.
Albania today is a country at peace. It is a country already in mature and productive working relationships around the world. We are full members now of multiple international organizations. We are steady on the track of becoming a full member of NATO, with a downsized and upgraded modern military. We are doing all that is needed to eventually become member of the European Union.
We work closely with our neighbors. All borders have two sides. Last March, at a summit of the leaders of the Vilnius-10 Group of modern young democracies, Prime Minster Nano of Albania spoke on a panel alongside the leaders of Serbia-Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia. They were the new leaders, of new democracies, in a new century, but this is the reality now, in the place you call "The Balkans". It is a place of progress, a modern place of only forward-motion and progress.
When I said "Albania has friends among the nations", I close with this, and we will have America know this: We are more than proud of our friendship and partnership with the United States.
There is a truth that America's friends know, that made us rush to your side after September 11th: Sometimes now in these worrying tiring days, maybe even America needs to hear it again, from their friends in Albania:
The American story is the inspiration for all of us, who have bled to get democracy into our own countries. With America as our moral compass, Albania says it again: When it comes to democracy – and we are showing you that we can – for our own sake, Albania is going to get this RIGHT.
1. "The Government of Albania Accomplishments and Reforms, 2003"
2. "Millennium Challenge Account Submission by the Government of Albania; Policies, Regulations, Legislation and other Actions Affecting MCA Indicators, 2003-2004."
3. The Country Fact Sheet on Albania. From UNDP's Human Development Report 2004 (15 July 2004)
4. The Albania Country Report in the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2003 (most recent)
5. The U.S. State Department's 2003 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (issued March 2004)
6. Country Narrative for Albania in Part IV of the U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report of June 2004


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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes SynopsisA growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Release Date
In Theaters July 11, 2014
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Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-Mcphee, Enrique Muriciano, Kirk Acevedo
Written by: Mark Bomback , Scott Z. Burns, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver
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Produced by: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver
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The 10 Highest Grossing Movies Of 2014
With 2014 coming to a close, the numbers are all in, and now have the list of the Top 10 worldwide box office performers of the past year. Read on to find out what ranked where!
by Eric Eisenberg December 30, 2014 comments
The 10 Best Movie Villains Of 2014
The more evil and destructive, the more memorable the villain is. Maybe they are redeemed by the end or maybe the dont even make it to the close, either way, they keep us on our feet. So here weve compiled a list of our 10 best, most memorable villains of 2014.
by Catarina Cowden December 26, 2014 comments
The 10 Most Badass Action Sequences Of 2014
As weve been saying all week, 2014 was truly a great year for movies. The entire calendar was filled up with both memorable and surprising features, from indies to blockbusters, and these titles were made up of some incredible cinematic moments that we will not be soon forgetting.
by Eric Eisenberg December 25, 2014 comments
The Planet Of The Apes Franchise Will Never Remake The Original, Here's Why
If you're hoping for a straight up remake of Planet Of The Apes someday, you might want to take a seat. We have some news for you.
by Mike Reyes December 5, 2014 comments
Don't Expect The Planet Of The Apes Franchise To Get More Fantastical
For being movies that most certainly fit within the science-fiction genre, both Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes are surprisingly grounded movies. While the features do have primates that quickly evolve and learn to talk thanks to a rather miraculous serum, everything else about the movies very much reflect our own world.
by Eric Eisenberg December 2, 2014 comments
The Planet Of The Apes Franchise May Be Around Longer Than We Thought
Andy Serkis has teased that the upcoming third addition to the rebooted Planet Of The Apes series wont be the last. In fact he believes that there is no end in sight for the franchise.
by Gregory Wakeman November 21, 2014 comments
How Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Was Originally Going To End
While we've heard a lot about the alternate ending to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, we'd always assumed that Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes ended as planned. That is, until now.
by Mike Reyes November 14, 2014 comments
Why Andy Serkis Really Could Get Nominated For Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Not enough praise can be given to Andy Serkis for his work in the Planet of the Apes movies. It's one thing for an actor to realistically become another human being, but Serkis' performances in both Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are truly one step beyond, as the audience really never imagines for a moment that they're not looking at a chimpanzee.
by Eric Eisenberg November 5, 2014 comments
Could We Be Getting Another Planet Of The Apes Remake?
It's starting to sound like the original Planet Of The Apes film is going to get another re-imagining. At least, that's what screenwriter Mark Bomback's latest remarks about the post Dawn of the Planet of the Apes franchise make us think.
by Mike Reyes July 26, 2014 comments
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Almost Took Place 100 Years Later
If Matt Reeves didn't jump on Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes when he did, we might have gotten an entirely different movie. Read on to see how Reeves fought for a Caesar-friendly storyline.
by Mike Reyes July 22, 2014 comments
Weekend Box Office: Planet of the Apes Double Up At Number One Over Purge Sequel
Friday was a bumper day for horror flick The Purge: Anarchy and for a moment it looked like it might be number one this weekend. But audiences for the movie got it out of their system opening night and the rest of the weekend went to last week's number one Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
by Scott Gwin July 20, 2014 comments
The Score Board: Michael Giacchino's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
But, more importantly, this is more of a standalone film that exists outside the previously-established films. Which means Giacchino was allowed to provide a brand new sound for the apes, and in doing so gives Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes its own distinct vibrations.
by Gabe Toro July 18, 2014 comments
Fox Is The First Studio To Reach A Billion In Domestic Receipts
Unfortunately the news wasn't all good for the studio. Dreamworks teamed with Fox to release their films but the result were three underperformers. How To Train Your Dragon 2 was viewed by many to be one of the summer's biggest hits. Instead it will finish well below $200 million, even though its predecessor landed at $217 million.
by Gabe Toro July 17, 2014 comments
Andy Serkis Calls Motion Capture 'Digital Makeup', Riles Up Animators
Thanks to the release of Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, many fans and movie-goers have been advocating for Andy Serkis to start earning more recognition for his outstanding work in the field of performance capture. But the question of how much of the performance is Andy Serkis and how much of it is special effects technicians has begun to create conflict within the ranks of those that helped get Serkis' Caesar to the big screen.
by Gabe Toro July 15, 2014 comments
When Will Charlton Heston's Character Show Up In This Planet Of The Apes Series?
I wanted to know if they had yet discussed a title, but he says they have not. But when I asked him how many more films he thinks 20th Century Fox can make before we get to the events of 1968, the director had a lot of strong ideas.
by Sean O'Connell July 14, 2014 comments
Why Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Changed Its Ending At The Last Minute
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is a triumph of both blockbuster level thrills and emotional and cerebral pay off. But the balance between the two might have skewed towards the former, if the original ending was still attached to the film.
by Mike Reyes July 14, 2014 comments
Watch Apehood: A Brilliant Mash Up Of Boyhood And Planet Of The Apes
It was only natural Boyhood and Dawn of the Planet of the apes would get the mash-up treatment. And here we have it, thanks to Nelson Carvajal.
by Kristy Puchko July 14, 2014 comments
Weekend Box Office: Planet of the Apes Dawn At Number One
If there was to be a proportionate increase in ticket sales for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes based on how much better it was than is predecessor Rise of the Planet of the Apes, it would have easily done twice as well. As it was, Dawn did better, but not by so wide a margin. With a $73 million debut it was well above the $54 million opening of Rise and an easy number one for the weekend.
by Scott Gwin July 13, 2014 comments
Dawn Of The Planet of The Apes Opens To $4.1 Million Thursday
But an opening in the same territory, despite great reviews, an absence of bad buzz, three years of anticipation and a 3D surcharge? What gives? The last film had the benefit of James Franco, Worldwide Multimedia Superstar. But this time around, the studio boldly gave Andy Serkis lead billing, opting for less-known actors like Jason Clarke and utility players like Gary Oldman to fill in the cast.
by Gabe Toro July 11, 2014 comments
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes: The GIF Review
What follows is a diary of my reactions (and overreactions) watching Dawn of the Planet of the Apes be warned: SLIGHT SPOILERS LIE AHEAD!
by Kristy Puchko July 11, 2014 comments
Gary Oldman, Or GTFO: 10 Quintessential Gary Oldman Roles
At this point, the guy's done everything, so when we decided to break his career down into ten standout performances, we really struggled to weed out the great stuff from the almost-as-great material.
by Gabe Toro and Sean O'Connell July 11, 2014 comments
6 Terrifying Lessons From The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Prequel Story
While you're waiting for the Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, there are some things you should know about the start of the decade long slope humanity has fallen down. The prequel novel, Firestorm, has a lot of details you'll find references to in the movie - and we have six items you should look out for.
by Mike Reyes July 10, 2014 comments
James Franco Is In Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes -- Here's How
Rise of the Planet of the Apes lead James Franco has a cameo in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It was shown, briefly, in a few of the Dawn trailers. But now that weve been able to see the film, and the way that Matt Reeves uses Franco, and puts his characters relationship with Caesar in an interesting new context.
by Sean O'Connell July 10, 2014 comments
Gary Oldman Would Have Killed An Ape To Be In This Cult Classic
These actors find themselves in a unique position when it comes to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. They are in a sequel to a successful movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but none of them were actually IN that movie!
by Sean O'Connell July 9, 2014 comments
To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Ticket
Considering seven separate categories, To 3D Or Not To 3D evaluates the full scope of the 3D viewing experience. Think of it as a consumer's guide for your movie-going, complete with a viewers poll where you can weigh in on how you plan to see Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.
by Kristy Puchko July 9, 2014 comments
The One Thing Andy Serkis Could Do In Dawn Of Apes That He Couldn't Do In Rise
Since Serkis has been at the forefront of this digital revolution, helping tech wizards perfect the craft of capturing mo-cap performances, I started by asking him to single out something that they were able to do in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes that just wasnt possible in 2011s Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
by Sean O'Connell July 7, 2014 comments
Monday Movie Memo: The Best Summer Movies Still To Come
Its been an impressive summer so far. The Memo reminds you, however, that the seasons only half over, and the best may yet be to come!
by Sean O'Connell July 7, 2014 comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Reviews
After a one-week long, unexpected hiatus from This Rotten Week, I am back and better than ever. Did my reader(s) miss me? I promise I wont do it again. There is only one movie on the docket this time around, and it's a sequel about the inevitable ape takeover of Earth. It should start any day now.
by Doug Norrie July 6, 2014 comments
Apes Conquer America In The New Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes 4th Of July TV Spot
One can assume that Independence Day, a.k.a. The Fourth of July, is celebrated a bit differently in the world of Planet of the Apes. After all, what should primates care when the United States was able to break away from English rule? If anything, their Independence Day should be celebrated on the day that Caesar and his followers escaped captivity, freed their brethren, and tore apart San Francisco.
by Eric Eisenberg July 3, 2014 comments
Watch Three Short Films Chronicle The Years Before The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes promises to be one of the more serious blockbusters of the 2014 season. With these three excellent short films chronicling the slow downward spiral of mankind, it also looks to be one of the most resonant.
by Mike Reyes July 2, 2014 comments
Listen To The First Music From The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Score
Michael Giacchino is one of the best composers in the modern age of the film business, partially because of his ability to understand the work of his predecessors and adapt them to a new, yet unique context. He's also a success because he's so damned busy, with two films this year and four for next year all containing a musical score penned by him. One of this year's selections is the upcoming blockbuster Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, set for release on July 11th.
by Mike Reyes June 24, 2014 comments
War Begins In New Trailer For Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
When we last left the world of the Planet of the Apes in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a battle was brewing. After gaining intelligence, Caesar and his brethren escaped their imprisonment while the world began to see the spread of what would end up being a truly deadly plague. Ten years later, at the start of the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, things have only gotten worse, and as you can see from the trailer above, war is ready to begin.
by Eric Eisenberg June 18, 2014 comments
Watch Caesar Speak In The First Clip From Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
The latest look at the Apes sequel looks like a scene that takes place very, very early in the movie. Amongst the group of humans we can recognize Jason Clarke (who looks to be the leader of the group), Kodi Smit-McPhee (who is playing Clarke's son) and Keri Russell. This bunch of humans is clearly not all that used to interacting with hyper-intelligent chimps and gorillas, which one can imagine changes drastically over the course of the film.
by Eric Eisenberg June 17, 2014 comments
Watch The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Before Your Very Eyes
At the end of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, an event occurred that set off a chain reaction. A reaction that put humanity on the path to possible extinction, and apes on a path of possible conquest. This is the chain reaction that changed everything.
by Mike Reyes June 13, 2014 comments
New Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Poster Is Balls-Out Awesome
Holy crap, man. Jesus wept. Yes, the apes have destroyed the Golden Gate bridge. Yes, they're united against a common enemy. But CHECK OUT CAESAR WITH A RIFLE ON TOP OF A HORSE! What human army is going to be able to combat anthropoid primates firing guns on top of horses? How do you fight that?
by Gabe Toro June 5, 2014 comments
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' Impressive Motion Capture Is On Display In New Split-Screen TV Spot
While I'm not quite sure who the actor is playing Blue Eyes, the uncredited actors featured in this spot include Andy Serkis as Caesar, Toby Kebbell as Koba, Larramie Doc Shaw as Ash, Terry Notary as Rocket and Karin Konoval as Maurice.
by Eric Eisenberg May 21, 2014 comments
5 Incredible Facts You Need To Know Before Seeing Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
The footage screened in New York City was a perfect appetizer for the amazing work Matt Reeves appears to have done on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. They are still finalizing scenes and perfecting the effects for the films eventual release.
by Sean O'Connell May 9, 2014 comments
New Dawn Of The Planet of The Apes Trailer Sets The Stage For War
It's an interesting conflict: how far can you pursue peace before you're wiped out? It's never a one-to-one correlation: Clarke and his fellow ape peaceniks are likely at the mercy of whatever militaristic tactics employed by Oldman's people. Guns, guns, guns!
by Gabe Toro May 8, 2014 comments
Summer Movie Box Office Predictions: Blockbusters To Bombs
Which is why we've decided to break down most of the summer's offerings, observing exactly what it is about some films that cause them to succeed and fail. This involved number crunching, market analysis, educated guesses, and the application of a few snobby biases.
by Gabe Toro May 2, 2014 comments
20 Summer Movies You Absolutely Can Not Miss
For each, we try to explain WHY these movies matter. You have a lot of films to choose from in the summer season. These are the ones we think need to be on your radar.
by Sean, Eric, Kristy, Gabe, Kelly & Mack April 28, 2014 comments
Why James Franco Had To Cameo And 4 More Tidbits We Learned About Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes At WonderCon
Rupert Wyatts Rise of the Planet of the Apes completely blew our minds back in 2011, proving that it was possible to create a truly excellent reboot/prequel for an established Hollywood franchise. The success of that film has us filled with incredible anticipation for the upcoming sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
by Eric Eisenberg April 20, 2014 comments
The World's First (And Only) Summer Movie/NBA Playoff Combo Preview
We've handpicked sixteen big summer releases and matched them up with an NBA title contender. Some connect tenuously, superficially. Others have unusual similarities, borderline creepy. But at least it's all at your fingertips.
by Gabe Toro April 18, 2014 comments
No One Bothered Telling James Franco He's In Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Much like how his character didnt mean to be the bearer of the apocalypse, Mr. Franco also apparently didnt mean to play a cameo role in upcoming sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Yet according to EW, hes doing just that whether he knows it or not.
by Mike Reyes April 15, 2014 comments
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Reveals More Mo-Cap Images And Plot Details
Were just four months away from watching the intra-species war between humans and our hairier brethren in Matt Reeves Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. This follow-up to Rupert Wyatts surprisingly solid remake Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one that both sci-fi and action fans are anxiously awaiting, and Fox know. So how are they ramping up audience expectations? By monkeying around with more set photos that feature the ape actors wearing their motion-capture suits. Not exactly what Id call badass marketing.
by Nick Venable March 27, 2014 comments
The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes CinemaCon Footage Is Haunting And Awesome
Rupert Wyatts Rise of the Planet of the Apes did an amazing job of rejuvenating the classic sci-fi franchise back in 2011 and this year we will finally get to see the world of the movie only expand.
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Awesome tire!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
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By accepting the general manager position at Jack's Bean Co. at the end of April, Tom Harmon is returning his family to a place they once called home.
Both he and his wife, Kay, were born and raised in Imperial, Neb., so Harmon is no stranger to northeastern Colorado. In fact, Harmon is no stranger to Holyoke or Jack's Bean Co. either. Harmon and his family lived in Holyoke from 1990-2001, and Harmon actually worked at Jack's Bean Co. as the popcorn division manager from 1993-2001.
After his first stint at Jack's Bean Co., Harmon started a joint venture with Moremac Popcorn to create Paoli Popcorn Company, where they cleaned and processed popcorn out of Paoli. After five years with Paoli Popcorn Company, Harmon started his own company, DAR Ventures, where he continued his work with popcorn out of Paoli for three more years.
Harmon packed up and moved out of Holyoke early in 2002 to Idaho, where he began work at C&F Foods as a buyer. For seven years, Harmon was busy buying and selling dry edible foods. The next four years he worked for KC Trading Company, buying and selling beans, peas, lintels and popcorn.
Jack Harmon began his new position as general manager of Jack's Bean Co. at the end of April.
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Twenty-three years after the first time they moved to Holyoke, the Harmon family is excited to return to old friends and family.
"We have always had ties to Holyoke," Harmon said. "We have a lot of good friends here still. I am excited to be back in the area and to be back working for Jack's Bean. It was very easy to make the transition to move back here."
Although the decision to leave Idaho was inherently difficult because the family had made many friends and enjoyed the area, Harmon said it was just time to come home.
With his new position at Jack's Bean Co., Harmon will oversee growing, cleaning, processing and bagging processes as well as being involved with customer communications.
Although in his first general manager position, Harmon doesn't foresee any problems as he has been around the business for years. The fact that he has worked at the company before also makes the transition a bit easier.
"Jack's has always been a big player and a top name with high quality beans, peas and popcorn," Harmon said. "We just want to continue the good name and keep it on a successful path."
Jumping in to his work, Harmon mentioned that he is excited to reconnect with local growers.
Kay Harmon is currently still in Idaho, finishing her final days at work and prepping their house for sale. Tom said that she will be joining him in Holyoke early in July.
The close proximity to family members is another perk of moving back to Holyoke. Both of Harmon's parents are still in Imperial and his daughter Hayley is living in Denver. Although his son Dalton is still attending the University of Idaho, he was able to make the trip for the summer to caddy at Ballyneal and to reconnect with friends he left when he was in third grade.
Harmon stated that the plan is to stay in Holyoke forever as his family has always felt like Holyoke is home.
Along with extra family time, Harmon said he is also looking forward to getting out and golfing again.
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Do you realize that one day can separate a minor from an adult??? They used to say " If you are old enough to hit, you are old enough to be hit "
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Maybe because it is so trivial?
While I have done some things as a matter of principle, I usually keep my mouth shut about it because after the fact, I have always felt kind of silly.