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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

A three-justice court in Tirana last week rejected a motion by Beleri for a temporary release in order to be sworn-in.

According to the Italian Newspaper La Stampa, Albania's Constitutional Court will review two appeals claiming that the agreement with Italy violates Albania's Constitution and international treaties the country has ratified

Another obstacle placed before Rama government's path towards EU accession, after Athens' warning that progress in Beleri case a condition for its support

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis heads to Brussels on Wednesday for a closely watched EU-Western Balkans summit, given that Athens has clearly signaled over the recent period that it will not acquiescence to neighboring Albania’s EU accession course as long as the Beleri case remains unresolved. The obstacle, according to the Greek government, is the […]

Ethnic Greek politician won Himare mayor's race last April but is prevented from taking the oath of office. Trial repeatedly delayed

The detained Mayor said PM Rama was on a witch hunt against his political opponents