Albania

During a visit to Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her concern over developments in Greece. "I think we are not seeing that things in Greece are going so successfully at the moment" she said after praising...

Hellenic Petroleum will submit an offer in a tender for hydrocarbon exploration rights in field 1 of northwestern Ionian Sea, which has raised doubts from Albanian authorities. Addressing a general shareholders' meeting, Hellenic Petroleum CEO Grigoris Stergioulis said the company has discussed the...

Albania is raising territorial claims along the land and water borders with Greece, after an official complaint delivered by Tirana to the Greek authorities. The Albanian government is asking Greece to revise its plans for hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian Sea...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias expressed his intention for an active foreign policy in the Balkans with specific immediate steps, late on Wednesday, in statements to a radio station. He announced that he will make a tour to the Western Balkans...

An 18-year-old Albanian national was arrested yesterday morning at the Kakavia border crossing station between Greece and Albania on charges of involvement in armed conflicts and war operations in third countries, such as Syria, as the General Police Directorate of...

The Democratic Union of the Greek Minority, Omonoia, appealed to the Albanian government to pass the law on minorities which will clearly provide for the use of each minority’s mother tongue. The organization made an official notice on the occasion...

The value of Greek fruit and vegetable exports has been slightly decreased between January and October 2014 and totaled some 765 million euros, almost 4% less compared to the same period last year. Despite the year's good start, which...

As of yesterday, January 11, 2015 Leonidas Pappas is the new President of the Greek minority organization Omonoia in Albania. During the organization conference in Saranda, Albania, the 41-year-old Leonidas Pappas, a civil engineer, was elected president, with 190 votes...

The number of Greek survivors off the burning ferryboat "Norman Atlantic," has risen to 235 while the fate of dozens of passengers, due to the continuing confusion with the official passengers list remains unknown. Within the following hours, Italian navy...

During an official visit to Tirana, Albania, Greek Education Minister Andreas Loverdos attended meetings with his Albanian counterpart Lindita Nikolla, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, as well as with the President of the Albanian Parliament, Νiko Pelesh....