- Interview with the chairman of the legal commission at the Socialist Party, Dr. Fadil Ahmeti, by Halim Ipo - Legality in the transition period is one of the most acute issues of political and social life. This interview addresses the problems of the functioning of the rule of law, violations of rights, and institutional responsibilities. (Continues on page 3)

The funeral of true democracy is in the hands of the people and the genuine democratic forces SKËNDER PLUMBI: Berisha’s harsh language for personal power in the premiership led to destabilization. A serious risk to the Albanian perspective. Risk hangs through the democratic level at the beginning of 1995.

Statement of the Presidency of the Socialist Party of Albania It has become a phenomenon of recent days, especially after Berisha’s statements in Helsinki about relations with our neighbours, and in particular with Greece. The cause is a strange mixture of unstable sloganism and an extremist left-wing vocabulary, which serves to cover up the failures of foreign policy. The Socialist Party considers that good-neighbourly relations are not achieved through loud calls, irresponsible accusations, and by encouraging an anti-Albanian or anti-Greek climate. They require calm, moderation, mutual respect, and a serious foreign policy. Instead of working for regional cooperation, unnecessary tensions are being produced. This harms national interests and weakens Albania’s international position. (Continues on page 5)

The AHC strongly protests against interference by the administration in the affairs of non-governmental organizations and against restrictions on freedom of expression. In its statement, it raises concern about the climate of political pressure and the violation of democratic standards. (Continues on page 6)

- Ministers do not appear with the pine gun at Gligorov’s government meeting - Yesterday in Tetovo, Macedonian authorities arrested the rector of the University of Tetovo, increasing tensions around the issue of education in the Albanian language. The news has caused strong reactions in Albanian public opinion. (Continues on page 6)

Soon the residents of Rajca will have drinking water The modernization of political Bulgaria and the socialists (Continues on page 6)

Five members were elected, while 2 composers, 1 documentary filmmaker, 1 illustrator and 1 set designer were left out. This is the outcome of the Extraordinary Assembly of the League of Writers and Artists, where politics seems to continue dictating selections and obstructing creative autonomy. (Continues on page 3)

None of the humanistic political movements, which have attracted considerable attention from public opinion and the parties, can ignore the challenges of the transition. The Bulgarian experience is of interest to the left and to the prospects for institutional reform. (Continues on page 4)