The streets in the Albanian capital were more lively than ever this morning with beautiful children, flower in hands rushing to their schools. Probably, it was one of the rare days when the atmosphere was so lively and full of joy. Although the performance of the relevant official authorities to assure the normal educational process has been very poor, the will of the pupils for education and school is great. Education is viewed by the Albanians as one of the key tools towards a better perspective and a better social and economic environment. Although the majority of the population is indeed poor, the Albanian parents do not hesitate to pay for their children's education even by cutting their own daily meals.
Attention is paid to exact science and foreign languages.
It is a fact that the teenagers in Albania in their greatest majority master perfectly well Italian and English, French, German also, all of them languages which are on top list of the preferences of the Albanians. Special attention is being paid to learning computer skills and above all Internet, although it is introduced in Albania very lately. The grave social, economic and above all public situation has increased voices both domestically and internationally for the indispensability of a new political solution in Albania. The chairman of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha in a press conference held on Monday, September 20, gave a briefing to the press and media about his participation in the EDU Party Leaders' Conference, in Berlin. He briefed the meetings he had in Berlin with the leaders of the European Center right and the discussions they had held on the situation in Albania, in Kosova, in he region, the new climate in the region after the Kosova conflict was put to an end thanks to NATO air campaign.