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Greece and Albania seek path to resolving stack of differences
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Prime Minister Edi Rama. Monday’s rally demanded compensation for members of the Cham community who... leader and current premier Rama Albania's treatment of the ethnic Greek minority, the compensation... proposed a similar idea in 2014but it was rejected by Rama. Senior analysts believe that Rama is not really
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Beleri case dents Greek-Albanian relations, puts progress on hold
PoliticsForeign Policythat Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama does not appear willing to cooperate with the Greek government... Rama, on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in Vilnius but with no concrete results. Athens believes that Rama’s government is using its strength against the Greek ethnic minority in Albania in a way
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PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit
PoliticsForeign Policy, Edi Rama”. Even though the Albanian side has never denied this info leaked by Dendias, his Albanian... a legal challenge by Edi Rama’s socialist party, then in opposition. The 2009 agreement... together..." he allegedly told Rama later. The visit of the Greek premier, however, was initially
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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Edi Rama to Athens to speak to members of his country’s diaspora in Greece. The Greek... depict the name deal as a betrayal of Greek interests. Rama rally On Sunday, the spotlight also fell on a rally held by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Athens. He spoke at an indoor arena for about
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Rising tension in Western Balkans add to diplomatic concerns
PoliticsForeign Policyto Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger last month, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said... parties. In the same interview, Rama warned that “borders will be in danger if the EU stays inactive... that Rama has addressed the EU. In an interview with Politico last month, which also covered
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Mitsotakis accused of flippancy over handling of diplomatic relations with neighbours
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the leaders of the neighbouring countries. The announcement that Albania’s PM Edi Rama... to nationalist voters. Main opposition party SYRIZA noted in a statement that Rama’s campaign rally... relations in the region. Along the same lines, PASOK spokesman Dimitris Mantzos claimed Rama’s visit
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Athens hopeful of progress on sea delimitation differences with Albania after FM visit
PoliticsForeign Policyby his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama, he will also be in Finiq, Livadhya and Dervican. The visit... moves.” He pointed out the need for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue to continue, with the aim of finding
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