The European Commission has adopted three amendments proposed by Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou in its Annual Progress ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has sought to defuse recent tensions between Tirana and Athens while also condemning a protest led by Greek politicians in Himare, southern Albania, over the ...

Albania imprisons ethnic Greek mayor on vote-buying charges, stoking regional tension fears Himare Mayor Dhionisios Alfred Beleri allegedly offered $390 to buy 8 votes. Associated Press.

TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian court on Tuesday imprisoned a mayor from the country’s Greek minority on vote-buying charges, a ruling that was expected to raise tensions with neighboring Greece.

The road to Albania's EU membership negotiations faces an unexpected halt due to Greece's recent action, reported EurActiv. Greece has wielded its influence within the Council of the EU to ...

TIRANA, Albania — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town, whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties, has been released on probation, his office and a ...

12/05/2023 December 5, 2023. Relations between Greece and Albania have seen many ups and downs over the years. Recently, however, tension has flared on several issues.

Greece will back Albania in its decade-long bid to join the European Union on condition it respects the rights of its ethnic Greek minority, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

A member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority returned to prison Saturday after a five-day reprieve to attend the opening session of the European Parliament where he was elected to represent ...

Again, the children of Albanian migrants have moved beyond the work their parents had to do upon arrival. And this is Greece. Skeptics then frequently pivot to “we can’t assimilate them.” ...

A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town, whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties, has been released on probation, his office and a lawyer said Monday.