Greece Threatens the Albanian Immigrants

Decisions of Greek, whose side were asked to bring certificates or passports with the correct naming of Greek toponyms to update documents or permit their children to stay , Albanian immigrants living and working in the city of Thessaloniki requested by the Albanian authorities to provide solutions to this problem so vital for them that started about two years ago .



Gathered in one of the halls of the prefecture of Thessaloniki initiative of representatives of some political forces in emigration , tens countrymen have emphasized once again that no solution of this problem will destroy all their hard work and effort in two decades in the state of Greece . For months the Greek authorities deny hundreds of immigrant children born in Greece over the border due to topographical native in their passports that are in Albanian and not the international . Finally problem for renewal of residence permits have encountered because of the children and their parents , you can not renew in some cases their health cards .

Immigrants are expressed that despite promises not see concrete steps to solve the problem , while periods of time that was available to give the Greek authorities are short and they are forced to lead these issues in court and spending money.


Also asked that official Tirana aim as it did with Belgium , the signing of the recognition of years of work in Albania in Greece for the immigrants.In the end of the meeting all participants have signed a petition to the Albanian Foreign Ministry and to know even the Prime Minister Edi Rama , by which require urgent acceleration of procedures so that we topographical denominations of certificates and passports to be children as defined in the relevant international agreements .

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Van Rompuy visits Kosovo

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will arrive in Pristina on Monday on an official visit which will be hosted by the top leaders of the state of Kosovo.

Van Rompuy's visit is the first after the opening of negotiations for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Kosovo.

Giving the green light and the next steps in the reform and strengthening of the rule of law and the implementation of agreements signed with Belgrade is expected to be the focus of talks by the President of the Europe Council with senior Kosovo.

Kosovo benefited from the launch of SAA talks with Brussels, while Serbia will officially launch membership talks in January next year, and this is seen by analysts as a "reward" for the agreements reached between Kosovo and Serbia to normalize relations signed in April.


Kosovo Assembly ratified the agreement between the Self-Determination Movement protests.
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The comunist residue's left

In a letter sent Albanians by Top Channel, former U.S. Ambassador to Tirana John Withers says the June 23 vote was a historic act.

Withers says that parliamentary elections recalibrated the national history compass, the remnants of the communist past left and democracy was restored, so there should be no turning back.

Former U.S. ambassador says in his letter that he is not surprised by the elections results of a week ago, as according to him Albanians marked another struggle for freedom.

He wishes the next Prime Minister Rama for the elections victory, while for the incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha says that he rarely agreed with his domestic policies, but respected him as a person.

"Perhaps history will judge him more towards", says Withers.

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