The short sit-down took place before the start of the summit in Budapest, and according to sources, the leaders discussed, among other things, Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election
The protesters also left flyers on cars in the surrounding area, featuring the photo of a Greek man of Northern Epirus descent, which stated that he had been killed by the Albanian police.
A video appears to show a man verbally attacking Beleri, shouting, "You disgrace! Shame on those who put you in politics and in the European Parliament."
Albania made a new start in its accession perspective with the second intergovernmental conference after the unfreezing of the procedures put on hold while MEP Fredis Beleri remained in jail. With clear references to the protection of minorities and minority property rights that satisfy Athens, Tirana will have to stick to what’s been agreed or […]
Sixteen men mark the first transferred in a controversial deal meant to reduce the number of migrants arriving in Italy.
Beleri was freed from prison after a court ruled there were grounds for his release under the condition he report to Albanian police
Greece remains the top choice for Albanian tourists, with 23% expressing a preference to the neighboring country to the south
He again asserted his innocence, something he's maintained from the beginning and from an Albanian prison, something he said is now acknowledged by the Albanian public
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the move "unprecedented"
According to other reports, Albania was pressured by European quarters which urged its authorities to grant the necessary permit to the ND MEP to assume his duties along with all the other elected members of the European Parliament.
Beleri, an Albanian citizen of Greek origin, is serving a two-year prison sentence after he was charged with corruption by a first-instance court in Albania
Greek Public Opinion Survey on attitudes regarding Albania, Albanians, bilateral ties presented on Monday during ELIAMEP, Konrad Adenauer Foundation event
Albanian PM Rama spoke to compatriot supporters who live in Greece during an event at the Galatsi Christmas theater
A heavy police presence, numbering up to 1,000, helicopters, K-9 units, and drones will surround the venue during the event.
When asked about the Edi Rama visit, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said it was 'unncessary'. The Greek leader will be in Ankara
Fredi Beleri has bitterly denied the charges against him and directly accused Albanian PM Edi Rama of orchestrating his arrest last May on trumped up charges - days before he was elected as mayor of Himare
Fredi Beleri, who won the municipal race in Himare, in southern coastal Albania, last May by the slimmest of margins, has been remanded since before his election victory on charges of vote-buying, based on the testimony of two otherwise shady witnesses
Repeated decisions have prevented Himare mayor-elect from exit jail for a day to take the oath of office; court foot-dragging delays trial
A mild earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at 01.17 in the early morning hours of Sunday in southeast Albania, and felt in the northwest Greece city of Florina, according to the National Observatory of Athens. The epicenter of the tremor was pinpointed 125 kilometers west, northwest of the border crossing town […]
The report states that the perpetrators had managed to deceive at least 5,000 victims in Greece by promoting software on the computers of unsuspecting Greeks, allowing them to gain access to their bank accounts and other personal data