Another scandal of the Greek diplomacy

Athens formalizing "the Albanian nationality" of the Greeks in Northern Epirus

The new Greek government scandal: "Members of the Greek community in Northern Epirus, must be present in the new documentation to the greek autorities, the Albanian biometric passport, in which includes forcefully the Albanian nationality

Greek authorities, require additional documentation, for retirees by member of the Greek Community in Albania, who have pension benefit, including Albanian biometric passport, in which, Albanian citizenship is written in English, called the Albanian nationality.

The new scandal of the Greek government, "dies once and forever", the aspiration of the ethnic Greek community, to express to the right of self-declaration of religion and ethnicity in Albania, a process which was rejected by Albanian nationalists.

One year ago

The Greek community living in Albania, has abandoned obtaining identity cards, after the Albanian authorities have seen all citizens as Albanian nationality

Declaration of the Greek consul in Gjirokaster to Albanian journalists.

The statement was consul during the celebrations held to mark the anniversary of the independence of Greece in the city of Gjirokastra.

The consul John Rizopoulos in Albanian media said that Albania would be able to exploit the abolition of visas to European Union countries, where they met the required international conditions. He recalled that the same team had identified and the European Union visited Albania last week.

Due to the large volume of Albanian immigrants in Greece, the l iberalization of visas between the two countries is one of the main challenges of Albania.

But the biggest problem lies in the fact that the Greek community living in Albania, has abandoned obtaining identity cards, after the Albanian authorities have seen all citizens as albanian nationality, without previously stated that every citizen living in Albania.

This poses greater risk for failure process of identity cards and biometric passport, a technical condition that claims it has fulfilled Tirana.