Albania
Europe
France Blocks EU Accession Talks With North Macedonia, Albania
European Union ministers have failed to reach a consensus on whether they should open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia amid stiff opposition from France.
Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said the meeting that the EU ministers held on Tuesday...
Europe
Dozens Injured in Albania Earthquake
At least 37 people were injured on Saturday when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Albania.
The earthquake struck along Albania's central coast near the port city of Durrës, according to the United States Geological Survey, about 35 kilometers west of the...
Diplomacy
Athens Condemns Destruction of Greek Soldier's Monument in Albania
The Greek Foreign Ministry has expressed "horror and concern" over the destruction of a monument dedicated to early 20th-century Greek fighter Thymios Liolis in the village of Krania in southern Albania.
According to the Foreign Ministry's announcement, issued on Tuesday...
Europe
Albania’s President Cancels Local Elections Citing Political Tension (video)
Albania's President Ilir Meta has cancelled local elections scheduled for the end of the month citing political tension.
In the past few days thousands of Albanians have rallied at capital Tirana demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama whom...
Greece
Magnitude 5.3 and 4.9 Earthquakes Shake Greek-Albanian Border
Two major earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.3 and 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the Greek-Albanian border at 07:26 and 10:00 local time on Saturday morning (05:26, 08:00 GMT+1). Many smaller quakes have also been recorded.
The epicenters of...
Diplomacy
Athens Warns Albania on its Treatment of Greek Minority
The Greek Foreign Ministry warned neighboring Albania on Thursday that its European Union prospects were directly linked to respecting the ethnic Greek minority living within its borders.
It called upon Tirana "to return to a direction of progress rather than...
Europe
EU Commission Proposes Immediate Accession Negotiations for Albania, North Macedonia
The European Commission released its annual assessments and recommendations regarding ''Reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey'' on Wednesday. In the report, it proposes the immediate opening of accession negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia, but not for the...
Greece
EU Deploys Border Guards on Albania-Greece Border
Teams from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex, will patrol Albania's borders with Greece for the first time, it was announced on Tuesday in Tirana. The newly-placed officers will patrol areas for illegal immigration and also keep...
Greece
Greek Indifference to Albanian "State Mafia" Targeting Hellenic Minority
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*This editorial piece was originally published in Greek in Hellas Journal
by Giorgos Harvalias
It is noteworthy how insensitive Greek politicians are to the ongoing maltreatment of the Greek minority of North Epirus, Albania by the mafia-like regime of Edi Rama.
Our homeland...
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Minister Warns Albania After Removal of Bilingual Signposts
Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos warned Albania on Monday that Athens will take legal action if the rights of the Greek minority in Albania are compromised in any way.
Speaking at an event organized by the Institute of Alternative Politics...