Albania

The Greek minority in Albania enthusiastically commemorated the October 28th “OXI Day” in a series of celebrations that lasted three days. Celebrations started on Thursday, when students from Greek schools of Agioi Saranda participated in an art program in the...

It has been 77 years since the beginning of the Greek - Italian war and many soldiers who lost their lives in battle are still lying in the fields and gorges of Albania, without a proper grave. Each year on...

On Thursday Greece's foreign ministry accused the Albanian government of promoting measures for the demolition of property belonging to members of the Greek national minority. The ministry said in a statement, that these measures are "in the framework of its...

Greece reacted angrily to the adoption by the Albanian parliament on a new law on minorities. Athens says the law restricts the rights of the Greek minority in Albania. On Sunday a spokesman for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday sent a message to Albania from the island of Corfu where he attended the events commemorating the first governor of modern Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias. "Ioannis Kapodistrias is the model of a major leader...

A quadripartite meeting between Greece, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia and Albania was held in Thessaloniki on October 5. The main topics of the meeting were migration, countering terrorism and organized crime. The participants focused on the need...

The Greek community in Himara, Albania, has complained about a mass Albanian government demolition plan that puts their homes at risk, according to Epirus TV. According to the report, the plan was voted for by the Himara City Coucil, convening...

According to a press release of the European Commission, Greece has contributed two airplanes to combat the wildfires that are blazing in the southern part of the country. The Greek assistance comes through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, after Prime Minister...

At least 10 Greek villages in southern Albania are under threat of a blaze that has enveloped the area since Wednesday. Greek firefighting planes have been dispatched to assist the efforts of local authorities to control the fire. In the municipality...

Rifles, grenades, explosives and ammunition were abandoned by a group of three people who attempted to cross the Greek-Albanian border on Sunday. The suspects abandoned their attempt after they were spotted by Greek police in the area of Mavromatio, in...