Albania

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 […]

Beleri was freed from prison after a court ruled there were grounds for his release under the condition he report to Albanian police

The newly elected MEP expressed his gratitude for the support he's received since his arrest, saying, "I am emotional and happy. We will discuss the rest in Athens'

Repeat election called for Aug. 4 after Himare mayor-elect Fredi Beleri, who remains in prison, was deposed earlier this week by Albania's election commission

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the move "unprecedented"

Greek Public Opinion Survey on attitudes regarding Albania, Albanians, bilateral ties presented on Monday during ELIAMEP, Konrad Adenauer Foundation event

"If we keep doing what we are doing, we will destroy it all" - President & CEO of Alta Seas and the Port of Los Angeles

His named was announced on Monday afternoon during a presentation of center-right ND's candidates.

The conviction and two-year jail sentence against the Himare mayor-elect is expected to have regional and European reverberations and possibly disrupt Albania EU accession course

The Greek-Albanian politician has directly accused Albanian PM Edi Rama of engineering the now shaky court case against him

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

Ethnic Greek politician won the Himare mayor's race last May but has been prevented from taking the oath. Charges of political motivation behind entire case has strained relations between Athens and Tirana

Repeated decisions have prevented Himare mayor-elect from exit jail for a day to take the oath of office; court foot-dragging delays trial

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 continued pre-trial remand prevents the ethnic Greek politician from being sworn-in

The ethnic Greek mayor-elect of Himara called on Albanian PM Edi Rama to appoint a municipal councilor from his party until his release from jail

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

Greek PM responded to a series of questions during a press conference at the end of the EU Summit

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 […]