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Rama visit hangs in the balance
Questions have arisen as to whether Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Athens will finally be allowed on May 12, when he is scheduled to address a gathering of Albanian immigrants, members and friends of his party.
The rally had originally been planned to be held at the Galatsi Olympic Hall, before permission was revoked by the municipality due to other planned activities.
Double standards
New Democracy's decision to nominate Fredi Beleri, the imprisoned mayor of Himare, as a candidate for the European Parliament aims to highlight Albania's violation of the rule of law as a European concern. Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis made this clear on Wednesday, while also condemning attempts to monopolize these "progressive" issues.
Fredi Beleri named ruling ND candidate in European elections
Ruling New Democracy announced Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek mayor-elect in Albania recently sentenced to two years in prison for vote-buying, as a candidate for the upcoming European Parliament elections.
He was represented by his brother, Leonardo, at the ballot announcement in downtown Athens, as Beleri is currently in Albanian police custody.
Initiative of the New York diaspora – Fredi Beleris was declared Honorary Grand Marshal of the 5th Avenue Parade (video)
Greeks in the US sent a strong message to Albania & the US Government that they stand by the elected Mayor of Himara as well as all Greeks of Northern Epirus
Eight die as car carrying suspected migrants falls into Albanian ravine
Eight people have died in southern Albania when a car carrying suspected migrants swerved off a mountain road into a ravine, police said.
The car fell on the rocky bank of the fast-flowing Vjosa River, about 240 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tirana, around 4 a.m., according to a police statement.
Veroia Tragedy: Two women fatally struck; a 21-Year-Old and a 68-year-old who was thrown 25 meters by the car
On Wednesday the funerals of the two women - Today in Albania the body of the 21-year-old woman