Greece must put conditions in Albanian rapprochement with EU
To demand to stop all kinds administrative and judicial machinations against the Greek ethnic community. Do not join the Greeks of Himara Region in a single municipality with Muslim fanatics as they want Tirana

Written by Constantine Cholevas

The European Commission announced that it was time to begin discussions on possible integration of Albania into the European Union. I do not know where this optimism is based commissioners, but I believe that Greece is entitled and obliged to set specific and strict conditions for open discussion. Albania is not well carried on many issues about Hellenism and generally demonstrates bad faith towards Athens and the Greek ethnic community that lives there.

1) First Greek term must be the direct collaboration and licensing by the Albanians to collect the bones of Greek soldiers of 1940-41. The Commission rightly points Associates Fallen that most of the 8,000 officers and soldiers of the saga of Northern Epirus mountains or have not yet been identified or are buried in mass graves. From the time our ancient ancestors played in the theater the "Antigone" of Sophocles, the price to the dead is a basic requirement to be considered civilized a society. Albania has to demonstrate in practice if it is indeed ready to join the European democratic institutions.

2) We ask the greatest respect for the rights of the Greeks, whether they live in Northern Epirus or elsewhere in the country. To redo the census of minorities with a clear record of national origin and religion. For the previous census have complained about being held by serious irregularities, so the result was not recognized by the Orthodox Church of Albania and of the organization of the Greek minority Omonia. I remind you that this census was partially financed by the European Union, which had considered legitimate and useful record of religion and nationality (eg member of the Greek minority or Montenegrin), provided that it is voluntary and with the consent the Enumeration.

3) To ask the EU require the cessation of any anti-Hellenic propaganda parties, press or textbooks. In textbooks, which share even in Greek children of Northern Epirus, the Albanian state-regardless of party-ruled cultivates the myth of the great "natural" Albania, which should include the territories of several Greek Epirus and Western Macedonia. Albanians in the Balkans develop a dangerous nationalism Recently expressing the unification of the educational system between the "two Albanian states' Kosovo and Albania.

4) To demand to stop all kinds administrative and judicial machinations against the Greek ethnic community. Do not join the greeks of Himara Regionr in a single municipality with Muslim fanatics as they want Tirana. To annul the judgments which grossly unfair to landowners and Greek Orthodox Church. To regulate by law the return of all the churches and monasteries which nationalized the communist regime.

5) To indicate the two major Albanian parties, Democratic and Socialist that do not comply with the demands of the Chams descendants of war criminals of 1941 to 1944, which start from claiming land in Thesprotia and arrive to claim Greek territories in Epirus.

6) This year marks 100 years since the Protocol of Corfu in 1914, which was signed by Albanians and then patrons Italians after the revolt of the Northern. Bear in mind our partners autonomy of the Greeks in Albania called the null that the implemented text. Even though they have clearly changed circumstances, international agreements should not koureliazontai.

Source "Democracy Newspaper"