Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania in dispute, again

Albania on Saturday reportedly withdrew a decision published in the online version of its government gazette calling for the seizure of properties belonging to members of the ethnic Greek minority in the town of Himara.
According to diplomatic sources, Tirana's decision came in the wake of a stern warning by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Albania on Friday to respect the rights of ethnic Greeks and their property.
Speaking in Bucharest on Friday, Tsipras said Tirana's aspiration to join the European Union will be dashed if it moves ahead with property seizures.
"It is an unfortunate fact that at this moment we are not optimistic about the European perspective of this country, which is facing major challenges which it must address," Tsipras said.
He said that if Albania intends on moving in the direction of property seizures then preconditions for EU...