Adoption of the law on remission of obligations for the former servicemen

Parliament of Albania today adopted with 75 votes the law "On the remission of obligations that former servicemen have in the supplementary pension scheme, by the pension recalculation pursuant to Law no. 10142, of 15 May 2009, 'On the supplementary social insurance of servicemen of the Armed Forces.' as amended".

By this law will benefit 37% of former servicemen, to who is remitted 13 billion ALL, or 20% of their pension that was previously paid in the Social Security Institute.

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Albanian Air Force celebrates the 65 – anniversary of its establishment

Today, at the premises of Air Base in Kuçova, was commemorated the 65 - Anniversary of the Albanian Air Force.

At this event participated the Defence Minister of Albania Mrs. Kodheli, Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, Mrs. Ermonela Felaj, Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, members of Parliament, of the Army, senior representatives of local government, military aviation veterans, families of martyrs and many guests.

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AAF builds a bailey bridge for thousand citizens of Klos

Defence Minister, Mrs. Kodheli inspected the construction work of a bailey bridge over the River Mat in the Municipality of Klos. The construction of this bridge comes as a necessity for the people of this area, as the existing bridge built about 36 years ago is in bad condition and serves only for pedestrians.

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Remediation of Zaranika group warehouses in Elbasan

The Support Command stated the successful completion of the reduction, remediation and certification of group - warehouses. Preparation and transportation of 272 tons of material was fulfilled by Ammunition and Transport Battalion, while effectives of EOD company and AMMCO's team successfully implemented the control, remediation and certification standards, by remediating an exploited surface of 121.000 m² and 7592 m² of objects that serve to improve local economy.

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