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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Vlora, police seized the speedboat, Greek citizen detained

Vlora Police stopped a Greek national who had entered in Albanian waters with a speedboat suspected to be used for drug trafficking.

Regional Border Police and Delta Force stopped at a place called Cave of Haji Ali a dinghy type vessel with a length of 9.5 with two engines equipped with powerful Yamaha 350 KW each.

Also was accompanied by the head of the Greek citizen means, Chrysanthos Zavitsanos, aged 47, born in Lefkate Greece. Vessel was supplied with fuel and had come from Greek waters. Thought that would be used to smuggle narcotics to Greece.
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Albanian fugitive in Kosovo?

The fugitive from the Greek authoritites, Albanian citizen Faton Syla, is suspected of hiding in Kosovo. Immediately after escaping along with 10 other Albanians from the prison of Trikalas in Greece, according to police, Syla has managed to enter to the territory of Kosovo. 

That's what the weekly Greek newspaper, "Real News", reports, which refers to "Express" newspaper in Pristina. Despite these reports, the Greek authorities have not sought the assistance of the Kosovo Police

Consequently Kosovo Police is not known if the fugitive Greek prisons located in Kosovo, says spokesman Baki Kelani. 

"It's a problem to seek help when a person does not appear in sought by any state", following Kelani, adding that in such cases the police act as the person appears on the Interpol list.

The same answer given the EULEX officials, when asked by the newspaper "Express". However, so far neither the name or picture of Faton SYLAJ is not in the official list of persons being sought by police.

The 11 detainees, all Albanian nationals escaped from prison Trikalas, 320 kilometers north-west of Athens, on 23 March this year in the early hours of the morning. All were convicted of robbery and theft.

Is said that Sylaj have been implicated in the robbery of the apartment of Argita Malltezi, daughter of Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Tirana. As the weekly writes Greek "Real News" robbery occurred on October 22, 2005 and the Albanian police had identified the fingerprints of two persons, one of them, always with the Greek newspaper, was Syla, born 1982.
For the theft occurred in 2005 at the couple Malltezi, according to Greek police citations, thieves had entered from the back and said that they had significant amounts of money and jewelry.


Earlier this month, Greek special forces involved in the operation to capture the fugitives killed two of them with at least 20 bullets in the body of each of them.

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The "winter" of the Albanian and Greek relations ended!

"The winter is over and summer will come soon in Greek-Albanian relations." This is the title of an article in which Edi Rama, the winner if the June 23st parliamentary elections winner dedicates the prestigious "Kathimerini" greek newspaper.

"The feeling that has been created by the choices both within and outside the country, is that a new political change began, taking away power from the hands of one man and giving it to all the peopleafter many years."

Asked how the government would act to warm his frozen relations of the two countries, especially after irredentist rhetoric of his predecessor, Edi Rama replies that the new cabinet under his leadership will have priority in unlocking the border agreement sea ​​between Greece and Albania, respecting both convictions and willingness to each other.

According to Rama, live in different time ago and can not benefit from joint arrangements unless we change. What is now called the game and energy that is open in our region, is a game that can be played well, if we can show that we have a spirit, a regional spirit

"Albania in these difficult and interesting moments have to update the way she sees Europe, but also how Europe sees her. In this context, Athens and Tirana have a major role to play, "said Rama..

Asked how he responds to rumors that say they will retaliate against its political opponents, the new Albanian prime minister, replied that after such a triumph in the elections, people require a major change, a new spirit and a new policy exercise.

"The dramatic period of governing this country with a Prime Minister who was also President of the State, the head of justice, Attorney General, head of the Secret Service, and even the director of the State Television is closed once and for all by the Albanian people last Sunday" he said adding that the Albanians have entered a new era with their freedom will and this doesn't have a return.

According to "Kathimerini" Berisha delayed three days to accept the result of the loss, but even though this action is delayed indication that democracy in Albania has shown signs of its maturity after all that has faced in the past 22 years and that the peaceful transition of the juridiction will give a new dynamic to the EU integration.
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