Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama spoke again about the Chameria issue and Cham Albanians, while at the same time he expressed his optimism about his country's accession to the European Union. Rama spoke to Deutsche Welle on Monday saying that...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday addressed his parliamentary group, expressing his concern over national issues. "The Cyprus talks have intensified. We support with all our strength President Anastasiades' efforts but we are concerned over the other...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the telephone with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday, at the latter's request. A press release from the Greek prime minister's press office said that the two leaders emphasized the importance...

A decision by local authorities at the Albanian town of Himara to demolish the homes of 19 ethnic Greek families at a predominantly ethnic Greek seaside resort has angered Athens and caused a diplomatic fued between Greece and Albania....

Nineteen Greek expatriate families living in Himare, Albania, were ordered by local authorities to evacuate their homes within five days because they will be demolished. The evacuation notices were served on October 28, Greece's National Day. According to local authorities,...

World War II started in September 1939, but Greece felt it for the first time when an Italian submarine torpedoed Greek warship "Elli" in August 15, 1940, during the feast of the Virgin Mary on Tinos. On the morning of...

The prospect of the Greek-Albanian relations must be protected from the nationalist voices, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said after his meeting with the president of the Albanian parliament Ilir Meta, at the Maximos Mansion, on Wednesday. On his part, Meta...

Fortunately, there is not a serious political party in Albania with a nationalist agenda," the President of the Albanian Parliament, former Prime Minister and former Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency...

Greece is not discussing the issue of Cham Albanians in its bilateral talks with the neighboring country, the foreign ministry said in a press release on Wednesday, responding to claims the issue is up for discussion. "Greece is not discussing...

Greece's Foreign Ministry accused European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn of siding with Albania on the issue of Albanian Cham's land claims in Greece. Hahn referred to Chams, stating that their dispute is ongoing between the two countries. The ethnic...