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Friday, January 9, 2009

KAKOMIA, SOUTHERN ALBANIA

ALBANIA BLOCKS MASMEDIA INFORMATION FOR THE KAKOMEA REVOLT

While the villagers continue to confront in Koakomea with police special forces, the Albanian mas media ordinated by the government has blocked the information that what happened in Kakomea.

About 200 special forces armed from Tirana and others from Vlora and Saranda have enclosed the terror to Kakomea. Many others villagers has made a protest in Saranda Town a front of Tribunal for the arrest of about 20 persons from the village of Nivitsa.

In the village of Nivista lives a large old Greek community of Himara Region which protests for the right of property in Kakomea Gulf, while the Albanian government support an Albanian company to invest on the common property of villagers from Nivitsa.

The incident shout make in dangerous crise the Greek Albanian relations seeing the presidential of Greek diplomacy to head the OSCE for 2009.

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Μάρκο: Ο Έντι Ράμα θέλει να ανανεώσει τις εντάσεις μεταξύ Ελλάδας και Αλβανίας

Οι Αλβανοί μετανάστες μπορούν να περιμένουν άδεια παραμονής για χρόνια, αλλά ας μην ξεχνάμε ότι χιλιάδες μέλη της ελληνικής μειονότητας εξακολουθούν να είναι χωρίς ελληνική υπηκοότητα, γεγονός που δείχνει ότι η Ελλάδα είναι πολύ σοβαρή για τη χορήγηση της υπηκοότητας.

Δημοσιογράφος: Θα δημιουργηθεί ελληνικό κόμμα στην Αλβανία

Καλεσμένος σε εκπομπή αλβανικού τηλεοπτικού σταθμού, ο δημοσιογράφος Σταύρη Μάρκο προέβη μια εντυπωσιακή δήλωση, όπου ανέφερε ότι αναμένεται να δημιουργηθεί νέο κόμμα στην Αλβανία που θα εκφράζει την ελληνική μειονότητα. Σύμφωνα με τον Μάρκο, η δημιουργία αυτού του κόμματος, αν και αυτή τη στιγμή είναι μόνο ως ιδέα, θα συγκέντρωνε ολόκληρη την ομογένεια που ζει στη Χειμάρρα και όχι μόνο, σε ένα κόμμα για να τους εκπροσωπήσει στο αλβανικό κοινοβούλιο. Όπως είπε, το κόμμα αυτό θα αξιοποιήσει τη σημαντική πολιτική δύναμη που εκπηγάζει από τους Έλληνες στην Αλβανία.

Marko: We have a powerful intervention for the arrest of Goro, from the USA

Οι αντιδράσεις μετά τη σύλληψη του «εφημερεύοντος» δημάρχου Χειμάρης, Τζόργκο Γκόρο

Ο δημοσιογράφος Μάρκο είπε ότι το θέμα του Δήμου Χειμάρρας πρέπει να περάσει σε διεθνή παρακολούθηση, καθώς έχουμε δύο δημάρχους της Χειμάρρας, συλληφθέντες, και οι δύο ελληνικής υπηκοότητας, τον Μπελέρι τον νικητή και ως πολιτικό κρατούμενο και τον Γκόρο ως κατηγορούμενο για χιλιάδες περιουσίες που λήστεψαν από βρώμικα χρήματα και, η μαφία.

Debate στο «Open»/ Μάρκο: Είσαι επικεφαλής της προπαγάνδας κατά της Ελλάδας!

Σε ντιμπέιτ στο στούντιο της εκπομπής «Open» στο News24 εμπλέκονται ο ερευνητής Ardit Bido και ο δημοσιογράφος Stavri Marko σχετικά με την απόφαση για την καταδίκη του Fredi Beleri. Ο Μάρκο είπε ότι όλα τα στοιχεία σε βάρος του Μπέλερ είναι πλαστά, τονίζοντας ότι η δικαστική διαδικασία εναντίον του έχει ακολουθηθεί από πολλά ευρωπαϊκά επιμελητήρια.

Μάρκο: Η περίπτωση του Κοσσυφοπεδίου, η Ελλάδα ασκεί βέτο στην Αλβανία, επίσης για την ένωση αυτοδιά

Τουριστικά συγκροτήματα κατασκευάζονται στην Παλάσα, σε ιδιοκτησίες που υφαρπάχτηκαν από τους νόμιμ

Πέμπτη 22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016 Και η αλβανική κυβέρνηση γνωρίζει τις πλαστογραφήσεις που έχουν γίνει σχετικά με τις ιδιοκτησίες στην Παλάσα, παρόλα αυτά έχει εγκρίνει την κατασκευή δύο τουριστικών συγκροτημάτων, χαρακτηρίζοντας μάλιστα μια από τις κατασκευαστικές εταιρείες ως «στρατηγικό επενδυτή». Στην κάποτε παρθένα παραλία, η οποία είναι γνωστή από του κατοίκους της περιοχής με το όνομα Δραλαίο, ή οι λευκοί δρόμοι, στις 7 Μαρτίου 2014 η σημερινή κυβέρνηση ενέκρινε άδεια ανάπτυξης για τουριστικό συγκρότημα «Green Coast»- ένα συγκρότημα με βίλες και διαμερίσματα του ομίλου Balfin, το οποίο θα εκτίνεται σε μια επιφάνεια 185 χιλιάδων τετραγωνικών μέτρων.

Οι Αλβανοί με πλαστογραφίες αρπάζουν τις περιουσίες των Ελλήνων στη Β. Ηπειρο – Σχέδιο Εθνοκάθαρσης

Γράφει ο Χρήστος Βαλκάνιος Δεν είναι κάτι καινούργιο η είδηση ότι οι Αλβανοί συστηματικά προσπαθούν να αλλοιώσουν πληθυσμιακά τις περιοχές της Βορείου Ηπείρου με κύριο στόχο αυτές της Χιμάρας και των Αγ. Σαράντα. Το είδαμε με τις απογραφές, το είδαμε με τις ενοποιήσεις των δήμων και τώρα το βλέπουμε με την υφαρπαγή των περιουσιών των Ελλήνων με ψεύτικα στοιχεία και η απόδοση τους σε Αλβανούς προκειμένου να παραμείνουν στις περιοχές αυτές της Ελληνικής μειονότητας και να αναγκαστούν οι Έλληνες να φύγουν. Το καινούργιο είναι, ότι πλέον το σχέδιο εθνοκάθαρσης αποκαλύφθηκε, για άλλους λόγους, επίσημα από τους Ράμα και Μπερίσα.

Fatos Lubbonja: Investime strategjike apo strategji grabitjeje

Lexova para disa ditësh shkrimin investigativ të Birn me autore Lindita Çelën: "Resortet turistike në bregdetin e jugut po ndërtohen në prona të grabitura". Ishte një ilustrim i qartë dhe i plotë i asaj se si në këtë vend një grup të pasuruarish të dyshimtë, në bashkëpunim me politikanë e gjyqtarë edhe më të dyshimtë se këta, me moral blozë, kanë grabitur ndër vite dhe vazhdojnë të grabisin shqiptarët pa u hyrë gjemb në këmbë. Ai është, po ashtu, edhe një çjerrje maske e kryeministrit të radhës, i cili ulëret e bërtet për reformën në drejtësi e vetingje gjyqtarësh e prokurorësh, duke i akuzuar se kanë grabitur shqiptarët, ndërkohë që është ai, dora vetë, në krye të grabitësve.

Αλβανική τηλεόραση: Ο Σταύρος Μάρκο λέει ότι η Ελλάδα θα μπλοκάρει την Αλβανία στην ΕΕ

Στην εκπομπή ‘Repolitix’ του Ντένις Μίνγκα με θέμα «υπάρχει ή όχι εμπόλεμος κατάσταση», που έχει η Ελλάδα με την Αλβανία, ο αναλυτής Σταύρι Μάρκο δήλωσε ότι η Ελλάδα είναι ο κεντρικός άξονας για την επίλυση των προβλημάτων της Αλβανίας για ένταξη στην ΕΕ και των Σκοπίων στο ΝΑΤΟ. «Η ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και οι ΗΠΑ έχουν σχέδια για το 2018, όπου κρίνεται ως ένα κρίσιμο έτος για τα Βαλκάνια, όσον αφορά την ένταξη στην ΕΕ. Η Ελλάδα είναι ο άξονας για την επίλυση των προβλημάτων της Αλβανίας και των Σκοπίων. Η Ελλάδα αποφάσισε να ασκήσει βέτο για την ενσωμάτωση των Σκοπίων στο ΝΑΤΟ και επίσης θα εμποδίσει την ενσωμάτωση της Αλβανίας στην ΕΕ», δήλωσε ο αναλυτής Σταύρι Μάρκο, όπως σημειώνει το αλβανικό δημοσίευμα.

Τηλεοπτική Συζήτηση στην αλβανική τηλεόραση για τις σχέσεις Αλβανίας- Ελλάδας

Οι καλύτεροι διπλωμάτες στην Αλβανία και ο δημοσιογράφος γεωπολιτικών ζητημάτων, Σταυρί Μάρκο (Σταύρος Μάρκος) συζήτησαν στην πολιτική εκπομπή «Κάπιταλ» [δείτε το βίντεο]... ... της τηλεόρασης Vizion Plus TV, με διευθύνοντα τον Αλεξάντερ Φούτζι, τα θέματα που αφορούν την Αλβανία και την Ελλάδα, καθώς και τις τελευταίες προοπτικές επαναπροσέγγισης μεταξύ των δύο χωρών.

PANEPIROTIC FEDERATION OF AMERICA CONDEMNS ALBANIA’S RUTHLESS DESTRUCTION OF GREEK CHURCH

Αλβανικο σχέδιο εθνοκάθαρσης στη Χειμάρρα,,,,, λειτουργεί στην πράξη

Σύμφωνα με πηγές, αυτό είναι μέρος της αλβανικής εθνικής στρατηγικής, για να ξεκινήσει η "ντε φάκτο" την εθνοκάθαρση του πληθυσμού της Χιμάρας. το αλβανικό κράτος (τα κύρια πολιτικά κόμματα, ιδιαίτερα, η κυβέρνηση και η αντιπολίτευση) έληξε ένα νομικό σχέδιο, το οποίο συνίστατο σε νομική υποστήριξη, για να ανοίξει το δρόμο ελεύθερο σε δράση .. 1. Άλλαξε το Σύνταγμα, με την προσχώρησή της Χιμάρας με Vranishta, Ιούλιος του 2014 .. 2. Ενέκρινε το νόμο για τον Τουρισμό, Οκτ 2015, στην οποία, λαμβάνονται τα δείγματα εδάφους της Χειμάρρας και να περάσει στο αλβανικό κράτος. Οι ολιγάρχες θα πάρνουν της γης στο παραθαλάσσιο αξίας 1 ευρώ. 3. Εγκρίθηκε το νόμο περί ιδιοκτησίας, Δεκέμβριος 2015, κατά την οποία οι πρώην ιδιοκτήτες θα αποζημιωθούν με το παράκτιο ιδιοκτησίας (και στην Χιμάρα)

“Top Story”, Himara dhe negociatat e Kretës

Kjo fundjavë pritet të jetë shumë e rëndësishme për Shqipërinë dhe për Greqinë. Në një takim që pritet të jetë thuajse një “Big Brother”, por pa kamera, dy ministrat e Jashtëm, Bushati dhe Kotzias do të mbyllen aty me shpresën për të nxjerr në fund një “tym të bardhë”. Kjo lidhet me një sërë problemesh që janë të pambyllura, të cilat janë sa aktuale dhe historike. Historiket dihen, janë vija kufitare detare, tokësore, gjendja e luftës, çështja e varreve të të rënëve gjatë Luftës së Dytë Botërore, por si një xhol në mes ka ngelur çështja e Himarës. Për të diskutuar mbi këto çështje në emisionin “Top Story” në Top Channel ka qenë i pranishëm një panel i përbërë nga historiani Pëllumb Xhufi, ish-drejtues i marrëdhënieve ndërkombëtare në PD Tomor Alizoti, gazetari Stavri Marko, analisti Skënder Minxhozi dhe në lidhje telefonike anëtari i OMONIA-s Vasil Bollano.

Όλη η εκπομπή στο OPINION για το τσάμικο ψήφισμα με την παρουσία του Π. Μπάρκα και του Στ. Μάρκου

-Παναγιώτης Μπάρκας: Δεν έγινε γενοκτονία στους τσάμηδες, έγιναν εγκλήματα από τις δύο πλευρές! -Ρουκέτες Σταύρου Μάρκου: Το Πρωτόκολλο της Κέρκυρας είναι σε ισχύ. Μπορεί η Ελλάδα να είναι σε κρίση αλλά έχει κράτος και στρατό σε ετοιμότητα! Το «Ψήφισμα για το Τσάμικο Ζήτημα», η θέση που καταλαμβάνει στον προεκλογικό στίβο στην Αλβανία και πως επηρεάζει τις σχέσεις με την Ελλάδα, ήταν το θέμα της δημοφιλούς εκπομπής “OPINION” του τηλεοπτικού σταθμού KLAN, με παρουσιαστή τον Bledi Fevziu.

Himara Community of USA, Addresses Himarra Property Issues with US State Department / Ambassador

The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Dear Mr. Secretary: We are writing to inform you of issues affecting United States citizens who have vested interests in the municipality of Himarra, Albania, and to express our concern about their long outstanding and unresolved problems regarding property rights. Over 1500 US citizens of Himarrioton descent are disenfranchised of their rights to the ownership of their family properties which were confiscated in 1945 by the communist regime. They have been attempting to claim their family properties since the end of the communist period without success due to the laws and policies of the Albanian government which a) fail to address ownership rights of pre-1945 landowners, b) fail to address the rights of owners who were forced to emigrate to the United States for economic or political reasons, and c) fail to address the rights of those with dual citizenship who have attempted to claim their properties as Albanian citizens.

Officially: Omonoia, In Albania over 300.000 Greeks declared

30 % or 86,000, are declared electronically and this process includes 85 % of the members of the Greek minority Vlora Prefecture is the mostly populated by Greeks, there are about 90. 000 Greeks. TIRANA - Democratic Union of the Greek Ethnic Minority, Omonoia publishes the results of the census of members of the Ethnic Greek Community, organized by it structures. The Prime Census, was the decision of the General Council of the organization as members argued for exclusion of the Greek minority in the months Census October 2011, organized by the Institute of Statistics .

Albanian Writer Raises Storm in Kosovo

Kosovo officials have rounded on Albanian writer Fatos Lubonja for saying that the political elites in both countries turned a blind eye to the crimes of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA. Besar Likmeta BIRN Tirana Albanian writer Fatos Lubonja In the article published in the May edition of the magazine Sudosteuropa, Lubonja focused on the reaction of Albania’s political class to the acquittal of the former KLA commander and Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj by the Hague Tribunal. Lubonja wrote that following Haradinaj’s release, the elite in Pristina and Tirana celebrated him as a hero, despite having enough information that the charges brought by prosecutors in the Hague were correct.

As long as human rights and civil liberties are violated in Himara Region primarily property, Greec

Himara Associations: Athens to block the status of Albania, if Tirana, does not solve the property issue Two associations based in Himara, "The Himara Community" and "Sea Coastal Association" have asked in a statement distributed to the media this afternoon that Greece "should block the candidate status for Albania" if Tirana, will not solve the problems of Human Rights and particularly the issue of the properties in Himara Region. The statement takes into consideration the visit Tirana following day of E.Venizelos the Greek Deputy Prime Minister also heads the Presidency of the European :

Albania minorities object to territorial division

Albania's civil society is calling on officials to diffuse tensions and protect minorities from discrimination and potential violence as a result of the decision to scrap the existing municipalities and create a new territorial administration. The government reduced the 384 local government units to 65, effectively creating entirely Albanian-majority municipalities. Greek, Macedonian and other minority representatives said the government's move violates their rights and international norms.

Poll: Albania, the most racist country in Europe

An international survey data from the World Value Survey collected and processed by the Washington Post reveals that Albania is the most racist country in Europe and worldwide more racists. The survey attempts to make a connection between economic development and being tolerant inside a society with ethnic crashes.. Thus, the most tolerant countries in the world are the Nordic countries, Great Britain and some of its former colonies, the United States, Canada and Australia. Countries with high tolerance are also in Latin America, where Venezuela exception.

Fatos Lobonja: Albania needs formatting not to rebirth

Fatos Lobonja, in an interview for the program "PULS" the KohaVision in Kosovo, there appeared criticism of developments in Albania. According Lubonja Albanians as a society still can not be consolidated. The reasons, according to him, are corrupt Albanian political elites on all sides, inside and abroad. He said they did not thirst for power leaves organize and move forward. Edi Rama's arrival at the head of government, according Lubonja, will not change the image of Albania, because Rama is associated with the oligarchs and organized crime. " He should answer that elite and non-citizens of Albania ", Lobonja estimates.

Nicholas Gage: Athens to give soon the Greek citizenship for thousand north epiriotes

World Council delegation of Epirus Abroad, meeting with the Ministry of Interior for the vote of northern epiriotes and the resolve the pension problem The visit of Nicholas Gage, is considering as the latest diplomatic effort of USA lobbing, for implementation of the "Protocol of Corfu" agreement, between Albania and Greece, based on the ulterior escalation in Balkan region. The Delegation of the World Council of Foreign Relation of Epirus (PSIE) headed by the Honorary President Nicolas Gkatzogianni, had a working meeting with the Greek Interior minister Stylianidis and v/ minister Syrigos.

Himariotes, lobbying in USA, for Autonomy

A group of people of Himara, with American citizenship, are lobbying to the US Congress and the State Department, that the Himara Region, receive the right for autonomy, according to international historical right to his self-determination. Proposed to merge all associations operating in USA, Greece and Albania, to be united in a single purpose: Autonomous Himara, Movements in the Balkans geopolitical, Mitrovica case, cutting pension from Greece, scarce public investment, robbery and illegal registration of property, etc., have raised a great concern, as never in the recent relationship of Himara, Albanian and Greek state relationship.

Pyrros Dimas, meeting with the Greek Minister of Labour, for problem of pensions to the Northern Ep

Albania: 100 years, Berisha plays 'great Albania' trump card

In Tirana Albanian leaders, tensions with Macedonia 28 November, 10:49 (ANSAmed) - TIRANA, NOVEMBER 28 - Albania's black and red national flag with a double-headed eagle is waving across the country which is celebrating today its 100th anniversary of independence in a tense political climate. The centre-right Premier Sali Berisha has been calling for days for an ethnic-national unification of all Albanians living in different Balkan states, in efforts to revive a strong nationalism which is rejected by Albania's opposition.

CONTINUES THE DEBATE IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS FROM NORTHERN

According to the Greek organisation of Albania estimates there are thousands of Greek American citizens from Northern Epirus (Southern Albania) which is refering the Journalist Lambros Papantoniou, asking the Spokesman of State Department for the rights of American citizens with Greek origin to take their properties in Southern Albania. Papantoniou is refereeing a Memo between Albanian State and USA about the civil rights especially for the properties of American citizens who are interested to take them according to Albanian Constitution and laws the properties of family generation. This is the second debate of the veteran Journalist for Balkan Issues in State Department Lambros Papantoiou who accuses over all the Sali Berisha Regim in Albania supported by the President Bush.

THE BIG CHANGE IN PERIVOLO, DRYMADES, HIMARA REGION

Dhermi, (Drymades, Himara Region) between natural beauty and destruction Look at those videos, before in 2010, everything natural and in 2012 the differences, the big changes how are divided Mafia plots, see whose investments are shown, with the camera of a sportsman parachute, in Long Beach "Perivolo" in Dhrymades, the Himara Region. Look at how this summer 2012, the Concessions of Mafia provided by The Himara Counsil Municipality and the Government of Albania, have become a reality. The Sand Beach Drymades, is transformed in the sidewalks and kiosks. See how they are transformed Dhermi, in a few years, in an administrative center, disrupting also balance the religious and ethnic composition of himariotes.

Robert Elsie: If I would live in Albania, it would be crazy. It is the same as in Ottoman times

After known albanolog Milan Shufla, Robert Elsie is the best conteproranean albanian albanolog in the World During his intereweu on "Top Channely TV, Robert Elsie, on his first interview on TV. expresed his story about Albanian and Albanian state in 100 years. An interesting tale scholar known for his work difficulties in view of the Albanian language. Elsie, who knows Albanians for years, amounts to a chilling conclusion. He says he will not ever live in Albania, as it will go mad. "I can not live here. It's a little wild for me, the relationships between people are a bit wild. I know that is just a facade that inside have good spirit, but have a rabies in human relations. You know how to protect yourself here, and here I am like a rabbit, he can not defend myself. I come here with pleasure, but do not believe they can afford to come and live here forever. There is much frustration of everyday life. Life is too short and I do not have time to bump into obstacles, only to achieve something, when in another country and get away and then live my life, "said Elsie to Albanian. And while Enver Hoxha's Albania as compared with that of Sali Berisha, adds: "There is something that depends only on the party, it's more the attitude of the people. So to get something going, you have to know someone in the Ministry, to drink coffee with, then drink coffee again next week with even a third time, and then he connects with the person that you are interested . That is the same as in Ottoman times, not like a normal country. ".

Greece, is going to Plan B: grant for 600 thousand Greek citizenship, at the Consulates

Failure of the Census in Albania, apparently, has forced Athens, put in place, going to Plan B to its foreign policy, grant citizenship to all Hellenic Community of Northern Epirus (Greek passports) through three Greek consulates in Albania. According to “The Albanian newspaper Gazeta Shqiptare”, in a statement issued by the Greek Consul in Argjirokaster, Nikolaos Kotroxois, will begin soon, giving the Greek passports to Albanian citizens of Greek descent, who have applied for years. The decision is taken, after Athens, has used all diplomatic sources to have to Tirana, the same wavelength, particularly in geopolitical matters, particularly Kosovo. In his statement, the Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas, noted, that Tirana, continues to show towards Greece, feeling not sincere cooperation, while simultaneously calling for the right to self-determination of the Greek community in Albania.

BERISHA: GREATER ALBANIA, WE LOST TERRITORIES

he Albanian Prime Minister held a meeting with Prishtina University students, in which he argued why he is against the unification of Albania with Kosovo and why both countries would lose, if borders would be changed. “The vital interest of the Albanians is to preserve the current borders, and the Albanians should not accept, at any cost, to lose a single square meter of the land they are entitled to. Another redraw of the borders would mark undeserved losses of the Albanian territories. We must be patient, free, and should not undertake any action that threatens territorial losses. Every generation has to make its duty, and this generation made it”, Berisha declared.

Dimas:"The Greek ethnic Community in Albania has the right of free of charge self-determination"

The reliability of the results of population census in Albania, in terms of minority groups, directly challenging the foreign minister Stavros Dimas, diaminyontas same time that the Respect for human and minority rights is … crucial criterion for the progress of the accession method of our neighbor. In a letter sent to the Home in response to a question from a Member of LA.OS K. Aivaliotis, Dimas says that “the foreign ministry has closely followed all the developments surrounding the census in Albania, even though produced timely plays, both bilateral and European level to make sure the integrity process and unimpeded registration of members of the Greek National Minority, and each location of residence of such ». As outlined, the “Selection of the representatives of the main minority groups, including the Greek National Minority, invite their members to abstain in protest not guaranteed to respect the right of free of charge self-determination, showed a significant deficit of trust minority in the Albanian state, which ought to itself the Albanian government to address priority ».

Crazy Albanian Constitutional Court decision: "There are only Albanians, no greeks"

Gines: The Himara Region, 7500 issues for civil and criminal proceedings for robbery properties

While the total population in Himara Municipality, does not exceed 12 thousand inhabitants, a source from the prosecution of Vlora, shows that the problems of ownership at the squirrels region have reached the 7500 court proceedings and special investigations, which marks a world record, by how a country like Albania, could not manage the right of ownership, in one of the areas attacked by the Albanian mafia and international. However, the U.S. Department Report for 2004 on human rights in Albania, states clearly that in the Himara Municipality, the community lands and the Orthodox Church, was robbed by a Courts with false documents, supported by the Office of Propetry Registration in Albania.

Arben Puto: Albania has declared war against Greece first

WB returns to Ionian Riviera residence reconstruction

Another World Bank project is being executed with the help of the Albanian authorities for the reconstruction of the residences in Albania’s southern coastline. The 625.000 USD project aims to protect and promote the values of the Albanian national architecture in the Southern part of the country, in order to prevent destruction and abandonment of the traditional houses. “Shqip” newspapers says that the Ministry of Public Works is the WB partner in the “Roofs and Facades” project. The implementation of the program has started in the villages classified as participators: Dhermi i Vjeter, Qeparo i Vjeter, Ilias, Vuno, Himare e Vjeter, Piqeras, Nivice and Luksht. The World Bank will finance 70% of the restauration cost, with a maximum of 7000 USD, while the program “Accommodation and Breakfast” will finance 50 of the restoration cost, with a maximum of 5,000 USD. The program “Roofs and Facades” aims to restore 72 houses in 18 months. 20 of them will adopt with the conditions of modern life, in the framework of the program “Accommodation and Breakfast”.

First step to Greater Albania: Kosovo Opens First Highway Section

A 38 kilometre-tranche of the road, which will eventually cross the country from the Albanian to Serbian border, was opened on Saturday. The first section, which runs from Vermica on the Albanian border to close to the town of Suhareka, cost 330 million euro. Senior Kosovo and Albania government officials were present at the inauguration ceremony. In a speech, Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga said that the "highway has the role of linking nations and countries". "It is our link with important European corridors. Our coordinated policy will make us a free and equal members of the European Union," she added. Named the "Ibrahim Rugova Highway", after Kosovo's most famous president, the road connects with Albania's first highway, which was also built by the Turkish-American consortium Bechtel-Enka.

Himarrioton Society of America

The Himarriotans of America, motivated by the love of Himarra, the land of their native origin, and dedicated to the noblest ideals of their forfathers, have established this organization which aspires to the cultivation and preservation of Himarriotic culture in America, to making a positive difference in the lives of its members, and to promoting the rights and interests of the Himarriotans in Himarra, through the realization of patriotic, charitable, philanthropic, educational and cultural endeavors.

Opinion in Kosovo: "Socialists in Albania, are filo Greek"

The Chairman of the Opposition in Albania, Edi Rama, accused by the press in Kosovo that "he is with filo Greek sentiments" If, Sali Berisha, Albania's current prime minister, is expected both in Macedonia and Kosovo, as president of the Albanian nation, this has not happened with the chairman of the opposition in Albania, Edi Rama. During a recent visit to Kosovo, Edi Rama is unpopular, the fact that the perception of public opinion in Kosovo, is that the south, is the area close to Greece, but especially Rama and the Socialist Party, was accused of holding a position filo Greek, against the interests of Greater Albania.

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