Albanians in Greece
Greek News
Albanian Residents Leaving Greece for Wealthier Countries
Many legal Albanian citizens with a valid residence permit are leaving Greece for wealthier countries, according to data released in August by the Hellenic Ministry for Migration and Asylum.
According to the data issued by the Ministry in August 2021,...
Crime
Albanian Officials Demand Probe into Death of Albanian Man in Custody of Greek Police
A 29-year-old convicted robber allegedly jumped to his death when he leapt out of the window at an Athens police station when he was told he could face additional charges for other crimes, the Greek authorities have reported.
Pellumb Marnikolaj,...
Greece
For Albanians, Τaste of Capitalism Turns Sour in Greece
By Benet Koleka & Renee Maltezou (Reuters)
Artur Metaj made his first drachmas in 1991 selling Bermuda shorts to US soldiers stationed in the Greek capital, Athens. Greece offered Albanians like Metaj their first taste of capitalism after the collapse...
Greece
The Economist: Worried Albanians in Greece Prepare to Go Home
The economist reports that jobless Albanians in Greece have begun to return to their homeland. In Greece, there has been much anecdotal evidence of Albanians going home, but few statistics have emerged.
Edmond Haxhinasto, Albania’s foreign minister, says only a...