27 July 1995 [?]

More than 70 children killed, 200 missing; 500 widows and around 2,000 families without shelter arrive in Mostar More than half of the houses, churches and other buildings have been completely destroyed. More than 12,000 Muslims, Croats and Serbs have lost relatives in the war. Also killed and missing are 42 doctors, 57 nurses and 7 pharmacists, the report says. In the first three days of June, Serbian forces, with concentrated attacks from three sides, pushed their way to the city center. According to the report, the Serbs concentrated their attacks especially against Mostar's historic center. More than 70 children killed, around 200 missing, 500 widows and 2,000 families without shelter are some of the consequences of the war in Mostar, announced yesterday in Geneva. The authorities of Bosnian Mostar documented in a detailed report the effects of the six-month war in this city. This 35-page document, sent to the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, records more than 1,500 killed and missing, as well as the displacement of nearly 60,000 people from this city. More than 37,000 displaced people have left the Mostar region since the start of the war, while of the 37,000 inhabitants remaining there, only 6,000 are Croats and Muslims. The report also states that, in addition to killings and destruction, the Serbs also committed violence and torture against the civilian population. The interest of everyone is the progress and development of the democratic process [?]

On the second day, after 2 months of hunger strike, the socialist deputy of the People's Assembly of Albania, Mr. Hysen Pulaku, presented, before the press conference, a document with 43 [?] showing that Mr. Aleksandër Meksi's democratic government has turned Albania into an economic desert. At the outset, the country was brought close to total bankruptcy. Shortages of bread and fuel, falling production, unemployment and the distribution of funds without criteria were presented as consequences of the wrong economic policy. In the document presented, according to his words, if the previous government damaged 20,000 houses, the new government has damaged or left thousands more without shelter. At the same time, he stressed that the reforms were carried out without social sense and that the people are becoming poorer every day. In the end it was said that the opposition would continue to denounce this situation and demand a correction of the country's political and economic course.

ID reports that, despite numerous protests and objections from citizens, local authorities continue to make decisions without broad consultation with the public. Citizens are demanding transparency and concrete solutions to everyday problems, while institutions meet and discuss in their halls. Recent reports say that tension between the administration and residents is rising and that demands for accountability have become stronger.

BROTHER IN THE CITY DIES BROTHER IN THE VILLAGE STRUGGLES ON No one here has the heart to make power and government in this country. Everyone wants to own, not to serve. In the city and in the countryside the problems are getting worse. There are shortages, discontent, injustice. The citizen feels unprotected, the villager neglected. The institutions make promises, but everyday life remains difficult. On the day of March 22 it was made clear that people expect real change, not slogans.

Instead of dealing with the people's hardships, our prime minister appears on the international stage with speeches and posturing. At home, unemployment is rising, prices are increasing and services are declining. The government behaves as if the Albanian crisis were a secondary issue. The people are waiting for work and bread, not propaganda. The article emphasizes that the country does not need political spectacle, but real and immediate solutions.

The deputy minister of [...] has publicly opposed some previous decisions and positions. The article highlights the contradiction between yesterday's and today's declarations. The author underlines that the administration is moving without a clear direction and that internal conflicts are becoming public. This is presented as a symptom of a broader political and institutional crisis.

[?] March 22, 1992 will be remembered in the history of Albanian pluralism as the day of the triumph of the Democratic Party. In the left-wing newspapers this date is presented as the beginning of the economic and social catastrophe. The published analysis says that the new government promised democracy, but brought poverty, unemployment and insecurity. The comparison is made with the previous situation and with the hopes citizens had at that time. The article has a polemical and ironic tone toward political opponents.

It is difficult for us to deal with the major national problems as long as responsibility and seriousness are lacking in government. The administration is overloaded with work, but the results are missing. The people expect change, but hear only words. In these conditions, honesty, work and justice are required. SPIRO VASA