Albania: Under The Yoke Of Rising Oligarchs – OpEd

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By Peter Tase December 11, 2016

The New Year will bring elections for Albania and its people, meanwhile Mr. Edi Rama and his confidants have allocated large sums of money and plan to feast a large number of staffers in the Prime Minister’s office at the expense of Albania’s taxpayers.
In 2017, his last year in office, Mr. Rama and his associates are expected to continue with their luxurious life (at home and abroad), while their fellow countrymen are living in the worst conditions ever experienced in the last twenty six years of their transitional democracy system.
As the Albanian Parliament approved the National Budget for 2017, it supplied many more suitcases – in addition to the millions of euros generated by massive marijuana farming from Vermosh to Konispol – filled with the money paid by Albania’s taxpayers, to Mr. Edi Rama and his corrupt ministers, who have stashed their wealth abroad and continue to be ranked as Europe’s richest oligarchs.
According to an estimate conducted last year by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Mr. Rama has amassed a net worth of over US$200 million, an amount that has certainly and proportionately grown during the third year of his term as Prime Minister considering that he receives at least twenty percent as a commission from the total amount of every public project that is executed by his trusted private companies who acquire public bids in the sectors of: infrastructure development, public works, health services and information technology.
According to Panama Papers and other reliable sources, Mr. Rama’s wealth is deposited in international banking accounts established by his family circle and close associates that work together on sustainable development projects in Albania and who have been deeply involved with the Venezuelan economist Ricardo Hausmann, projects that have had little to no impact on the lives of average Albanians. Mr. Anastas Angjeli, Edi Rama’s close associate, Albanian MP and a Former Minister of Public Finances, drives a brand new Audi A8 in the streets of Tirana. Moreover, Mr. Taulant Balla, another member of Albanian Parliament, is responsible for employment opportunities in the current Albanian Government; he has established a fee of two thousand euros to be paid beforehand by every candidate who aspires to be a public servant. On the other hand, Mr. Genti Gazheli, Mr. Edi Rama’s envoy to the Republic of Turkey, has a tarnished record from his service in Albania’s border Customs Agency, a time when he would reportedly hide large sums of money  whenever he had an opportunity to allow large shipments of commodities to enter Albanian territory, thus avoiding payment of taxes by his random ‘clients’.
In 2017, the Prime Minister’s office will see the faces of 641 new employees, meanwhile in the National Assembly there are only 405 staffers who help organize the daily activities for 140 Members of Parliament, including its Speaker and three Deputy Speakers. The Prime Minister’s office has more employees than: the Ministry of Economy (with over 580 employees); Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (with less than 440 employees); the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (with 506 employees including its diplomatic missions abroad); the Ministry of Integration (composed by 113 employees).
While Mr. Rama’s number of staff members will reach over 640, the Albanian President’s support staff does not exceed seventy six; moreover the Prime Minister’s annual budget is over 27.6 million euros and the President’s Budget is barely 1.5 million euros.
The luxurious lifestyle of Albania’s Prime Minister is not only based on the large number of servants that are in his courtyard, he will enjoy large sums of money to be spent over the new fiscal year, almost 28 million euros, an amount that is equal to the salary of 1,200 Albanian retirees or the equivalent of ten thousand university scholarships abroad. Every employee in the Prime Minister’s Office will spend approximately 43 thousand euros per year (or 3,600 euros/month) said in other words, every staffer in Mr. Rama’s cabinet will cost Albanian taxpayers an equal amount that is needed to pay twenty retirement salaries every month.
Moreover, Mr. Rama has plans to spend over one million euros to rent luxurious cars, an amount that is equivalent to twenty vehicles (latest generation) from Mercedes Benz; for their government offices there will be spent an additional 6.6 million euros in furniture, remodeling and other maintenance expenses.
The interaction between Mr. Rama’s Government and Albanian Citizens is as chilling as ever before; it is a testimony of Tirana’s attitude towards handling the nation’s overwhelming poverty, a behavior that violates the well-known concept of Charles Horton Cooley, “the Looking Glass Self,” while suggesting that Albanians represent a glass that is viewed by Tirana’s administration and the latter reacts according to the conduct of its constituents. On Mr. Rama’s glamorous level of personal expenses we see that his constituents’ persistent responses are meaningless let alone being a source of reflection and humbleness.
The author is solely responsible for the opinions expressed in this article.

Albanians for Donald Trump

 

Dear Friends of Donald Trump in Albania

Thank you for having us in Tirana and for providing us with valuable input on the situation in Albania and in the region. It was a pleasure and a honor for us to share ideas on how to prepare for victory and to discuss the advancement of conservative ideas in Albania. We came to share with you lessons learned, to discuss past challenges and challenges ahead and to get your point of view on what lies ahead at the global as much as at the national level. 

Dear Friends,
America's choice of Donald J. Trump as the country’s 45th president might have come unexpected to many. Yet there were in Albania people who believed in his message as much as we did. Our visit also served to pay tribute to them, to their faith in the values, to their foresight, to their willingness to stand strong and to their support.

We believe this is the beginning of a long journey together, for a stronger America, for a stronger Albania, and for a stronger democracy based on solid values. Much preparation has to go into this. Facts show that with the right inspiration, the right leadership, with the right people, with the right strategy victory is possible, even against all odds.

We wish you success, and we look forward to seeing you again.

Mr Michael Biundo,
National Senior Advisor to Donald J. Trump for President

Η Αγκυρα έστειλε μεγάλες ποσότητες στρατιωτικού υλικού στην Αλβανία - Θέλει «Δεύτερο μέτωπο» στα νώτα της Ελλάδας

Η ΑΛΒΑΝΙΔΑ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΖΕΤΑΙ ΜΕ ΤΟΥΡΚΟ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟ!

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του Πέτρου Αναστασίου

Έμπρακτη είναι η στήριξη των Τιράνων από την Άγκυρα στη διαμάχη τους με την Αθήνα όπως αποκαλύπτουν τα αλβανικά ΜΜΕ καθως η Τουρκία έστειλε μεγάλες πσότητες στρατιωτικού υλικού με στόχο την δημιουργία ενός «δεύτερου μετώπου» στα νώτα της Ελλάδας.

 

Αναφέρουν χαρακτηριστικά πως «δεδομένου ότι η Ελλάδα, μέσω των υπουργών Εξωτερικών Νίκου Κοτζιά και Άμυνας Πάνου Καμμένου έχει απειλήσει ανοιχτά την Αλβανία, προβάλλοντας την στρατιωτική και οικονομική της υπεροχή, η Τουρκία στηρίζει τον αλβανικό στρατό με παροχή εξοπλισμού, εκπαίδευσης και τεχνικής βοήθειας».

 

Το δημοσίευμα του Shqiptarja.com βασίζεται σε πηγές του Υπουργείου Άμυνας της Αλβανίας που κρίνουν σκόπιμη αυτή την περιόδο την υπενθύμιση της υφιστάμενης συμφωνίας στρατιωτικής συνεργασίας μεταξύ των δύο κρατών. Η εν λόγω συμφωνία υπεγράφη τον Απρίλιο του 2016 από τον τέως πρέσβη της Αλβανίας στην Άγκυρα Genc Mucaj και τον Συνταγματάρχη Bedirhan Koç του Υφυπουργείου Αμυντικών Βιομηχανιών (SSM) της Τουρκίας, πιθανότατα μετά την επίσκεψη τoυ Αρχηγού των Χερσαίων Δυνάμεων της Τουρκίας, Στρατηγού Salih Zeki Çolak στις 5 Απριλίου στα Τίρανα.

 

Η διμερής συμφωνία έχει χρονική ισχύ πέντε ετών και προβλέπει μεταξύ άλλων την παροχή χρηματοδοτικής ενίσχυσης για την προμήθεια επιλεγμένου στρατιωτικού υλικού μέσα από κατάλογο τουρκικών αμυντικών εταιρειών που έχει συντάξει το SSM. Με βάση τους όρους της συμφωνίας, το υπουργείο Άμυνας της Αλβανίας αποστέλει λίστα με τα υπό προμήθεια στρατιωτικά είδη προς το αντίστοιχο της Τουρκίας και ακολούθως πραγματοποιείται έμβασμα στον τραπεζικό λογαριασμό του Γραφείου του ΑΚΑΜ της Τουρκίας στα Τίρανα, ο οποίος έχει και την γενικότερη εποπτεία της υλοποίησης των συμφωνηθέντων.

 

Σημειώνεται ότι η συμφωνία διέπεται από ρήτρα εμπιστευτικότητας, βάση της οποίας οι αντισυμβαλλόμενοι υποχρεούνται να μην αποκαλύψουν το περιεχόμενό της σε τρίτους, χωρίς την έγγραφη συγκατάθεση της κυβέρνησης της Τουρκίας. Συγκεκριμένα το άρθρο 6 της συμφωνίας προβλέπει ότι η ρήτρα της εμπιστευτικότητας παραμένει σε ισχύ ακόμα και μετά την χρονική λήξη της τρέχουσας συμφωνίας. Παράλληλα, η Αλβανία δεν μπορεί να μεταβιβάσει τα παρεχόμενα υλικά ή υπηρεσίες σε σε τρίτους χωρίς την προηγούμενη συγκατάθεση της τουρκικής κυβέρνησης.

 

Τα θεμέλια μιας στενής συνεργασίας

 

Η πρώτη επίσκεψη Τούρκου Αρχηγού Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων στα Τίρανα πραγματοποιήθηκε τον Νοέμβριο του 1991, σηματοδοτώντας την έναρξη υψηλόβαθμων επαφών με σκοπό την διεύρυνση της διμερούς συνεργασίας -και- στον στρατιωτικό τομέα. Ακολούθησε η υπογραφή της πρώτης σημαντικής συμφωνίας στην Άγκυρα στις 24 Ιουλίου 1992, η οποία και έθεσε τις βάσεις για τις περαιτέρω εξελίξεις. 

 

Κατά την επίσκεψη του τότε υπουργού Άμυνας της Αλβανίας Safet Zhulali στην Τουρκία, του επετράπη η είσοδος σε στρατιωτικά εργοστάσια, κέντρα διοίκησης και εγκαταστάσεις (ακόμα και ΝΑΤΟικές) παρά το γεγονός ότι η Αλβανία δεν ήταν ακόμα μέλος της Συμμαχίας, με την σημειολογία της κίνησης να είναι προφανής. Ως επισφράγισμα της συμφωνίας, ένα μήνα αργότερα το αντιτορπιλικό Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D351) του Τουρκικού Ναυτικού επισκέφτηκε το λιμάνι του Δυρραχίου (28 Αυγούστου 1992). 

 

Το γεγονός θεωρήθηκε από την αλβανική κοινή γνώμη ως σημαντικό δείγμα της δέσμευσης της Τουρκίας σε ό,τι αφορά την ασφάλεια του αλβανικού κράτους και ως τέτοιο έγινε δεκτό με πανηγυρικό κλίμα. Επρόκειτο για την «πρώτη επίσκεψη Τουρκικού πολεμικού πλοίου στην Αλβανία από την εποχή της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας», όπως ανέφεραν χαρακτηριστικά τα Αλβανικά ΜΜΕ.

 

Στις 18 Νοεμβρίου του ιδίου έτους, ξεκίνησε επίσημα η παρουσία Τούρκων αξιωματικών στο αλβανικό υπουργείο Άμυνας, οι οποίοι άρχισαν να οργανώνουν το αλβανικό στράτευμα με βάση τα ΝΑΤΟϊκά πρότυπα. Στις αρχικές φάσεις της συνεργασίας, το μεγαλύτερο βάρος δόθηκε σε θέματα εκπαίδευσης με την Άγκυρα να προσφέρει απλόχερα υποτροφίες φοίτησης Αλβανών στρατιωτικών σε τουρκικές στρατιωτικές ακαδημίες ενώ ξεκίνησε και η παροχή οικονομικής βοήθειας για τον εκσυγχρονισμό των αλβανικών ενόπλων δυνάμεων.

 

Ειδικά στον τομέα της βελτίωσης των υποδομών, η συμβολή της Τουρκίας υπήρξε σημαντική. Η αεροπορική βάση Kuçovë στην επαρχία Berat, που βρίσκεται 100km νότια των Τιράνων, είναι το μοναδικό στρατιωτικό αεροδρόμιο ΝΑΤΟϊκών προδιαγραφών που διαθέτει σήμερα η Αλβανία και αναβαθμίστηκε πλήρως με τουρκική χρηματοδότηση ύψους $5 εκατ. την περίοδο 2002-2003. 

 

Το έργο ανατέθηκε στην κοινοπραξία των τουρκικών εταιρειών Biltek και Hertz Construction Inc. και οι εργασίες αφορούσαν την ανακατασκευή των δύο διαδρόμων, την κατασκευή κτίριου διοίκησης και ελέγχου, πύργου ελέγχου, τερματικού σταθμού, υποστέγου συντήρησης, τηλεπικοινωνιακών εγκαταστάσεων καθώς και την εγκατάσταση νέας περίφραξης. 

 

Το έργο εγκαινιάστηκε στις 23 Μαίου του 2005 από τον τότε υπουργό Άμυνας της Αλβανίας Pandeli Majko και τον τότε Αρχηγό της TDK Πτέραρχο İbrahim Fırtına, με αφορμή την συμπλήρωση πενήντα ετών από την έναρξη λειτουργίας της αεροπορικής βάσης.

 

Τα ΝΑΤΟικών προδιαγραφών νεόδμητα κτίρια της Αεροπορικής Βάσης Kuçovë φέρουν το χαρακτηριστικό λαδί χρώμα των στρατιωτικών εγκαταστάσεων της Τουρκίας.

Με τουρκική χρηματοδότηση αναβαθμίστηκαν επίσης οι εγκαταστάσεις του εργοστάσιου κατασκευής πυρομαχικών στο Poliçan, του κέντρου εκπαίδευσης και της ναυπηγοεπισκευαστικής μονάδας στο Pasha­liman του Αυλώνα καθώς και της ναυτικής βάσης Bisht Palla στο Δυρράχιο, στην οποία παρέχεται δικαίωμα ανεμπόδιστης πρόσβασης όλων των πλοίων του Τουρκικού Ναυτικού στο πλαίσιο της διμερούς στρατιωτικής συνεργασίας. Αξιοσημείωτο γεγονός αποτελούν οι συχνές επισκέψεις τουρκικών υποβρυχίων στη ναυτική βάση Δυρραχίου. 

 

Η πρώτη καταγράφηκε στις 2 Μαρτίου του 2010 με τον κατάπλου του υποβρυχίου Dolunay (S352) Τύπου 209/1200 μετά το πέρας της ανθυποβρυχιακής άσκησης NOBLE MANTA 2010, άφιξη που έγινε σε πραγματικά πανηγυρικό κλίμα από τον τότε Αρχηγό του Αλβανικού Ναυτικού Roland Nasto.

 

Εκτιμάται πως από το 1998 μέχρι σήμερα, η Τουρκία έχει προσφέρει στρατιωτική βοήθεια άνω των $160 εκατ. στην Αλβανία, ποσό που ισοδυναμεί με τον ετήσιο προϋπολογισμό του αλβανικού υπουργείου Άμυνας.

 

Πέραν όμως της βελτίωσης των υποδομών και της παροχής εξοπλισμού και εκπαίδευσης, η Τουρκία ανέλαβε τη συγκρότηση και εκπαίδευση του Συντάγματος Ειδικών Επιχειρήσεων (Batalioni i Operacioneve Speciale: BOS) στα πρότυπα των τουρκικών Bordo Bereliler. 

 

To BOS συγκροτήθηκε στις 16 Οκτωβρίου του 1998 στο Zall-Herr βορειοανατολικά των Τιράνων και αποτέλεσε τη δεξαμενή για την αποστολή δυνάμεων του αλβανικού στρατού σε ειρηνευτικές αποστολές όπως το Ιράκ και Αφγανιστάν, πάντοτε υπό τουρκική ή αμερικανική διοίκηση. Στην τελετή που πραγματοποιήθηκε το 2013 για τη συμπλήρωση 15 ετών από τη συγκρότηση της μονάδας, η υπουργός Άμυνας της Αλβανίας Mimi Kodheli ευχαρίστησε δημόσια την Τουρκία για τη βοήθειά της στην εκπαίδευση και τον εξοπλισμό του Συντάγματος Ειδικών Δυνάμεων (Batalioni i Forcave Speciale: BFS), όπως ονομάζεται σήμερα.

 

 

Η τουρκική επιρροή στις Ειδικές Δυνάμεις της Αλβανίας είναι κάτι παραπάνω από εμφανής. Πρόσφατα γνωστοποιήθηκε ότι η Τουρκία χρηματοδότησε και την προμήθεια των νέων στολών της Αλβανικής Αστυνομίας.

Komplot ambasadorësh!…

Veritas

Frrok Çupi/
Prej ditësh mbi qiellin e politikës parlamentare po vërtitet një “komplot” diplomatik. Komploti doli hapur aq sa  nuk mundi të kontrollojë veten. Mundësia për vetkontroll u bë nul mbas 9 Nëntorit kur zoti Donald Trump fitoi zgjedhjet presidenciale në Shtetet e Bashkuara.
Nxitimi për të mbyllur çështjet e hapura, që nesër mund të kthehen në bumerang, i bëri edhe diplomatët të humbin ftohtësinë.
Ambasadori i Shteteve të Bashkuara, Lu, doli dje para publikut dhe kërkoi të mos “prekej” kolegia e tij e BE. Që nga fitorja e Trump nuk dihej a  ishte a nuk ishte ambasadori. “Mbrojtja” e të dyshuarës, me sa duket e bëri opozitën të shfaqej përballë.
Më në fund, sot, Opozita parlamentare , si në kundërpërgjigje ndaj diplomatëve, ka denoncuar përkthimin “allasoj” të Ligjit mbi Reformën në Drejtësi. Përkthimi “i keq” që i ndryshonte thelbin ligjit, nga një ligj i miratuar në Kuvend- në një ligj të deformuar në kulisa, do të rrëzonte vetë kolonat e shtetit.
Ja pse i rrëzonte kolonat e shtetit:
E para, duke paraqitur ligjin të deformuar në Komisionin e Venecias ( që në fakt quhet saktë “Komisioni Europian për Demokraci Përmes Ligjit”), ky është një atentat ndaj Vullnetit të popullit sovran të shprehur përmes vendimit të përfaqësuesve të tij në Kuvend. Ligji është shoshitur thuajse një vit në gjithë strukturat e Kuvendit që mban demokracinë e përfaqësuar të popullit, dhe pas kësaj drejtohet për në Komisionin e Venecias. Në rrugë, si në sjelljet mesjetare të banditëve, dikush zë pritë dhe i pret gjymtyrët. Në “Venecia” ligji u paraqit si një monstër, dmth., jo ai që u ngjiz nga vullneti politik i përfaqësuesve.
E dyta, përmes një procesi të quajtur “Reformë në Drejtësi” me iniciativën e nxehtë të ambasadorit amerikan, është deformuar Kushtetua, që është shpirti i Republikës. Kushtetuta e Republikës ka ndryshuar thuajse 70 për qind nga ajo që ishte miratuar me një votim popullor në vitin 1998. Kur goditet Republika, do të thotë se është prekur vetë natyra e shtetit. Shteti- një krijesë e njeriut që bën edhe mirë edhe keq, mund të jetë sakatuar në ato pjesë që bëhet i rrezikshëm për individin. Ne akoma nuk jemi vënë në dijeni çfarë gjymtyrësh janë cenuar. Ambasadorët kanë qenë gjithnjë në “muaj mjalti” me qeverinë; deri tani është thënë vetëm që “të huajt” po kujdesen që pas “Reformës” drejtësia të kalojë në dorë të qeverisë. Kjo është goditja më e rëndë mbi shtetin dhe individin.
E treta, gjatë kohës kur dy ambasadorët protagonistë (i SHA dhe i BE) ishin tërhequr (siç tërhiqen ambasadorët në raste të jashtëzakonshme) u zhvilluan ngjarjet më të mëdha të Botës: Në Amerikë fitoi zgjedhjet Donald Trump, kandidati anti- establishment; në Europë po bie klasa politike që krijoji kriza besimi dhe dinjiteti. Dy ambasadorët janë përfaqësues të establishmentit që po bie. Megjithatë po guxojnë të jenë të “egër” kundër përfaqësuesve që nuk binden verbazi. Gjatë kësaj periudhe janë paraqitur dhjetëra dëshmi se “Ligji i Reformës” nuk është vepër e Drejtësisë, as e popullit, por e iniciuar nga George Soros- miliarder amerikan që injektoi qeverinë e Rilindjes dhe po tenton të nxisë luftë civile në Amerikë.
E katërta, rreth deformimit të Ligjit përmes “përkthimit së prapthi” është akuzuar direkt ambasadorja e BE, Vlahurin. Ndërsa personi që u kap me “presh në dorë” është shefi i EURALIUS, gjermani Rainer Deville. Ditën që u perceptua intriga me “përkthimin e keq” nga Venecia, zoti Deville u zhduk nga Shqipëria. Media tha se “e shkarkuan”. Por më vonë, si në diplomacinë kineze, u tha se “ka shkuar për pushime”. Domethënë ambasadorët po mbrojnë ose po fshehin autorin. Kjo, edhe pse duket e largët, është një goditje mbi kolonat e shtetit. Shqipëria dhe shqiptarët- shumë ëndërrues për bashkimin me Europën dhe aleancën me Amerikën, goditen pikërisht në këtë Besim- që përbën kolonë për shtetin kombëtar.
 Pse ky komplot diplomatësh?
Në fakt është koha më e përshtatshme për “komplot”, por nga ata që dinë të godasin në pikën më të dobët. Bashkimi Europian ndodhet në një luhatje për të rënë sot apo nesër. Dje vota anti- establishment dhe skeptike ndaj Europës fitoi në Itali; në prill pritet të fitojë në Francë, në Çeki është gati të fitojë, në Hollandë- gjithashtu, rumunët po kërkojnë largimin, Bullgaria votoi anti- BE,dhe… Britania e Madhe ka ikur prej kohësh. Ambasadorja e BE di t’i lexojë këto dhe të bëjë çfarë i thotë interesi i saj “në liri” nga padroni. Ja psh., këtë që bën.
Edhe në Shtetet e Bashkuara ra establishmenti. Presidenti i zgjedhur, Donald Trump,  ka deklaruar se gjithë stafi i Obamës nuk do të jetë më rreth Shtëpisë së Bardhë as Departamentit të Shtetit. Ambasadori Lu e di se ku bën pjesë dhe nuk ka pse kujdeset më për “vlerë diplomatike”…
Komploti është kryer pas rënies së “mbretit”, kush do të urdhërojë ndëshkimin?! Edhe Drejtësia ka mbetur mes këtij e atij, por e pa drejtë. Atëherë presim,… po të prisnin ambasadorët.

ISIS Struggling to Recruit from Bosnia, Experts Say

After Bosnia's security minister cited data that no Bosnian citizen had left the country for Syria or Iraq in the past six months, experts said it confirmed that ISIS was now ineffectual at recruiting from the country.

Eleanor Rose BIRN Sarajevo

Unidentified militia in a Syrian town. Photo: ISIS propaganda material

ISIS is struggling to recruit new fighters from Bosnia and Herzegovina as the supply of susceptible recruits dries up and the terrorist organisation struggles to hold territory in Syria and Iraq, experts and data suggest.

“It is interesting that in the last six months we do not have a single person who went [to Syria and Iraq],” said Bosnian security minister Dragan Mektic on Tuesday, according to news agency SRNA.

Speaking to a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative, Mektic said 120 Bosnian citizens are currently thought to be in Syria and Iraq.

More than 50 Bosnian citizens have been killed there, he said, while 60 have returned – 40 of whom have been subjected to prosecutions, some of which are ongoing.

Vlado Azinovic, a terrorism expert and assistant professor in the Department of Peace and Security Studies at the University of Sarajevo, said returns from Syria and Iraq had stopped back in 2015 and that there had been no successful departures to the Middle East in the whole of this year.

“This is also the case in all other Western Balkans countries, and the rest of the world,” he said.

Azinovic, who monitors the issue, said possible reasons for the reduction were strict control of aspiring foreign fighters, and the criminaliwation and prosecution of those who have already travelled.

“But also, when it comes to the region, the pool of individuals susceptible to recruitment has gradually [been] drying up,” he said.

“And, when it comes to other countries, including the EU and US, they are being instructed by the ISIL not to travel, but to rather plot and execute attacks in their respective countries,” he added.

Denis Hadzovic, the general secretary of the Centre for Security Studies, suggested that another reason for the change was that ISIS's recruitment process has broken down as the extremist group has come under sustained pressure on the battlefield.

A number of countries ,including Russia, Turkey, France and a US-led international coalition of more than 60 countries, have also launched air strikes and other interventions against ISIS forces over the past two years.

The chain of logistics has been disrupted, said Hadzovic, and travel to the region – usually through Turkey – is now more difficult.

“[ISIS] are fighting and struggling to keep their territory, and it’s not easy for them. Probably they are not in a position to pay so much attention to organising the arrival of new fighters,” he said.

Security minister Mektic also refuted a press report in Croatia’s Vecernji List that Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, had produced a report describing Bosnia as a centre of Wahhabism.

SIPA had produced no such report, he told local media.

The article published by the Zagreb-based newspaper came after Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic described “instability” in Bosnia as the main regional threat.

Grabar Kitarovic said in an interview with Defense News that it was “not just the political set-up there but the kind of Islam that we’ve known in Bosnia Herzegovina is changing, it’s becoming more radicalised, especially in rural areas, changing the way of life, even the appearance of people, in terms of clothing and behaviour”.

Kammenos accuses Turkey’s Erdogan of being a “brutal dictator”

"When they try to threaten our home, we will not back down, in the name of diplomacy” he added

ToVima, December 08, 2016

The Minister of National Defense Panos Kammenos called the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “brutal dictator” in a radio interview on Thursday.

“We cannot leave extremism go unanswered, as in the case of Erdogan, who has turned into a brutal dictator at the moment and is threatening our home. When they try to threaten our home, they will hear the response and know that we are not willing to back down on our national sovereignty, in the name of diplomacy” the Minister argued on RealFM 97.8

Regarding the latest provocations from Turkey, the National Defense Minister noted that “we can all sleep peacefully at night, because the Hellenic Armed Forces have a high morale and level of professionalism”. Mr. Kammenos added that while the provocations at present are verbal, any violation of Greek territory will be addressed "immediately".

Dodik says he'll endorse SNS candidate in Serbian elections

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Milorad Dodik says his relationship with the Serbian prime minister is "good - we continue to work in the best interest of the RS and Serbia."
Source: Tanjug Thursday, December 8, 2016 | 15:20

(Tanjug)

The president of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina (RS) made these comments at the Serbian government's HQ in Belgrade on Thursday, after a meeting with Aleksandar Vucic.

When reporters asked about his relationship with Vucic "considering there was talk about a chill after the RS referendum," Dodik termed this as "speculation."

"Neither yourselves, nor many others thinking about it need worry. And it's more that those who talk about it publicly want it to happen, than it being true," he said.

Dodik noted that his meeting with Vucic today was not their first in the wake of the September RD Day referendum, that they have already met in Belgrade once since, and that they speak on the phone "almost every day."

"Serbia should give its trust to this government and continue with the project of long-term stabilization. I think Serbia is on the right path," Dodik also said.

When reporters asked whether the meeting touched on the Serbian presidential elections, to be held next spring, and considering that he "does not hide his support for current President Tomislav Nikolic" - the RS leader said that would support the candidate of the SNS - Serbia's ruling party led by Vucic.

He also stressed that the presidential elections in this country are "Serbia's affair."

"This government brought a new momentum and a new dimension, while the fact some in Serbia don't see it that way... Serbia has regained and strengthened its international position and stabilized its public finances," said the RS president, stressing that "one can see this even from Banja Luka" - and that the current government in Serbia "has the full support" of the Serb entity.

"The RS will always be on the side of whomever citizens of Serbia elect, while I have a right to express my own opinion," Dodik said, concluding that the RS enjoys "best possible" relations with Serbia.

Albania offers 4-month amnesty for handing over weapons

Published December 07, 2016

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania –  The Albanian government is offering a four-month amnesty to all those who hand over guns.
Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri said on his Facebook page the Cabinet passed a law Wednesday offering "no penal prosecution and zero punishment to all those handing over arms before April 30, 2017."
Illegal weapon possession can attract sentences of up to 15 years of jail but old army Kalashnikovs and new pistols bought in Europe are widely used in domestic crimes, feuds and more.
In 1997 Albanians who lost life savings in fake pyramid investment schemes looted hundreds of thousands of small arms and light ammunition from army depots.
A United Nations-led project collected about 200,000 arms, but as many again are still believed to be in circulation.

But former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, thinks otherwise, he has made calls to protect Albanians from thieves affecting the properties and families,


Berisha in parliament:  Take up arms and defend your homes!

Sali Berisha in parliament replicate the Prime Minister Rama in connection with organized crime, and urged the Albanian people to carry weapons in the home to maintain their families by government gangs.

"I have a request for Albanians today, I call on them to arm their security, to provide weapons to defend themselves, hearths, their assets because they have no security. I urge you to be armed. If you think like a criminal organization to terrorize the opposition and guarantee citizens the opposition and your citizens are willing to back you with all the tools and not find where to enter the rat hole. Arm to arm Americans, all citizens who want to protect themselves. We bring law to give citizens the right to bear arms. This criminal organization has no order, no peace. These certainly jump jump here that are associated with gangs, gangs provide them security in uniform and without uniform".

STAR Channel: Αλβανός εθνικιστής κατέβασε Ελληνική σημαία από σπίτι Βορειοηπειρώτη στη Χειμάρρα

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Retro: 17/2/2009, για την ένταξη τής Αλβανίας και Κροατίας στο ΝΑΤΟ

 

 

18.02.2009. Αθήνα. Χιμάρα διαδηλωτές μπροστά το ελληνικό κοινοβούλιο, οι οποίες αντιτάχθηκαν στην ψηφοφορία για την ένταξη της Αλβανίας στο ΝΑΤΟ.

 ΝΔ και ΠΑΣΟΚ, ψήφισαν ΝΑΙ χωρίς καμμία επιφύλαξη για τον ελληνισμό τής Β. Ηπείρου και παρά τον αγώνα που έδωσε ο ΛαΟΣ εντός Βουλής και οι Β/Ηπειρώτες εκτός Βουλής, οι οποίοι μάλιστα έφαγαν πολύ ξύλο από την ΕΛΑΣ.

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ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ 18.02.2009

Βολές κατά ΝΑΤΟ χθες στη Βουλή

Παρά τις θεμελιώδεις ιδεολογικές διαφορές τους, το ΚΚΕ και ο ΛΑΟΣ χθες στη Βουλή συμπορεύθηκαν, και μάλιστα με υψηλότατους στόχους αμφότεροι, σε μια διαρκείας αντιΝΑΤΟϊκή επίθεση. Αφορμή ήταν η συζήτηση για την κύρωση από την ελληνική Βουλή μνημονίου διεύρυνσης της Ατλαντικής Συμμαχίας, με προσεχή νέα μέλη την Αλβανία και την Κροατία.
Η κ. Λιάνα Κανέλλη (ΚΚΕ) χαρακτήρισε το ΝΑΤΟ «ιμπεριαλιστικό μηχανισμό προώθησης ειδικών ταξικών, καπιταλιστικών συμφερόντων». Λίγο αργότερα, ο κ. Αδ. Γεωργιάδης (ΛΑΟΣ) έκανε λόγο για ένα «συνασπισμό συμφερόντων», στον οποίο η χώρα μας δεν πρέπει να έχει θέση.
Ωστόσο, η επιχειρηματολογία του βουλευτή του ΛΑΟΣ και ο έντονος τρόπος της ομιλίας του που έδειχνε να έχει διαρκή στόχο τα δύο μεγάλα κόμματα, προκάλεσε άμεσα τις αντιδράσεις τόσο του παριστάμενου υφυπουργού Εξωτερικών κ. Μιλτ. Βαρβιτσιώτη, όσο και του εκπροσώπου του ΠΑΣΟΚ για θέματα εξωτερικής πολιτικής κ. Ανδ. Λοβέρδου.
Αρνητικός απέναντι στο ΝΑΤΟ, συνεπώς και στο μνημόνιο που προβλέπει τη διεύρυνσή του, εμφανίστηκε ο κ. Γ. Μπανιάς (ΣΥΡΙΖΑ), αλλά με σαφώς χαμηλότερους τόνους και παραθέτοντας σειρά επιχειρημάτων που ενίοτε έλαβαν τη μορφή και ρητορικών ερωτημάτων: «Τι έκανε το ΝΑΤΟ κατά την τουρκική εισβολή στην Κύπρο, στη Γιουγκοσλαβία παλαιότερα ή και πρόσφατα στην αιματηρή επίθεση του Ισραήλ στη Γάζα; Είναι ένας επιθετικός οργανισμός και γι' αυτό λέμε ότι πρέπει να διαλυθεί», είπε μεταξύ άλλων ο κ. Μπανιάς.
ΠΑΣΟΚ, Ν.Δ. υπερψήφισαν
Τελικώς, το Μνημόνιο υπερψηφίστηκε από τους βουλευτές των δύο μεγάλων κομμάτων. Οσοι εξ αυτών έλαβαν το λόγο, υποστήριξαν ότι είναι προς όφελος ειδικών ελληνικών συμφερόντων αλλά και για την ενίσχυση της περιφερειακής ασφάλειας το να ενταχθούν στο ΝΑΤΟ η Αλβανία και η Κροατία. Σε μια αποστροφή της ομιλίας του δε, ο κ. Θ. Πάγκαλος απευθυνόμενος κυρίως στο ΚΚΕ είπε ότι δεν μπορούν οι Ελληνες να αρνηθούν σε άλλους λαούς την προοπτική που εκείνοι επιλέγουν.
Οι υψηλοί τόνοι διατηρήθηκαν μάλιστα μέχρι αργά το βράδυ.



Κοτζιάς σε Ντόρα, Κεφαλογιάννη: Βουλώστε το επιτέλους! Δεν βάλαμε εμείς την Αλβανία στο ΝΑΤΟ και στον προθάλαμο στην ΕΕ χωρίς εγγυήσεις !


 06/12/2016

Κοτζιάς σε Ντόρα, Κεφαλογιάννη: Βουλώστε το επιτέλους! Δεν βάλαμε εμείς την Αλβανία στο ΝΑΤΟ και στον προθάλαμο στην ΕΕ χωρίς εγγυήσεις !

 

«Η παρούσα κυβέρνηση δεν προτίθεται να επαναλάβει τα λάθη των προηγούμενων ελληνικών κυβερνήσεων για την Αλβανία» απαντά με επιστολή του σε ερώτηση των βουλευτών της ΝΔ κ.κ. Ντόρας Μπακογιάννη και Γιάννη Κεφαλογιάννη στη Βουλή σχετικά με την έκθεση προόδου της Επιτροπής περί ετοιμότητας της Αλβανίας για έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων
«Διαβεβαιώνω τους ερωτώντες» τονίζει ο κ. Κοτζιάς «ότι σε αντίθεση με τα πεπραγμένα προηγούμενων ελληνικών κυβερνήσεων κατά τη θητεία των οποίων η Αλβανία εντάχθηκε στο ΝΑΤΟ άνευ ανταλλαγμάτων και έλαβε καθεστώς υποψήφιας για ένταξη στην ΕΕ χώρας, χωρίς να έχει εκπληρωθεί το σύνολο των σχετικών προϋποθέσεων- και πρωτίστως εκείνη οποία αφορά την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων- η παρούσα κυβέρνηση δεν προτίθεται να επαναλάβει τα λάθη τους».
Ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών θέλησε να υπενθυμίσει, όπως αναφέρει, επίσης ότι «τα προβλήματα σχετικά με την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων και των περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων συνεχίζουν να αποτελούν εκκρεμότητα, που η Αλβανία είχε κληθεί να αντιμετωπίσει, ήδη πριν από την απόδοση καθεστώτος υποψήφιας χώρας». Και επισημαίνει ότι «το καθεστώς αυτό απεδόθη τον Ιούνιο του 2014, κατά τη περίοδο συγκυβέρνησης Ν.Δ.-ΠΑΣΟΚ με την προτεραιότητα αυτή να παραμένει σε εκκρεμότητα. Συγκεκριμένα, από τις δώδεκα καίριες προτεραιότητες που είχαν, από το 2010, τεθεί για την έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων, εκείνη της ενίσχυσης της προστασίας των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων και της εφαρμογής των περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων εξακολουθεί ακόμα και σήμερα να αποτελεί μία από τις πέντε, πλέον, καίριες προτεραιότητες για την έναρξη των διαπραγματεύσεων».
Στην επιστολή του ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών υπενθυμίζει επίσης ότι Συμβούλιο είναι αυτό που επιβλέπει και αποφασίζει ομόφωνα σε κάθε στάδιο της Διαδικασίας Διεύρυνσης, ενώ οι εκθέσεις Προόδου της Επιτροπής δεν δεσμεύουν, σε κανένα βαθμό, το Συμβούλιο ούτε επηρεάζουν τις αποφάσεις του για την Πολιτική Διεύρυνσης.
Συνεπώς, όπως τονίζει ο κ. Κοτζιάς, η φετινή εισήγηση της Επιτροπής περί ετοιμότητας της Αλβανίας για έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων, αποτελούν μόνο εκτίμηση της Επιτροπής χωρίς κανένα δεσμευτικό χαρακτήρα για το Συμβούλιο. Προσθέτει δε ότι θα πρέπει να εφαρμοστούν στο σύνολό τους και οι πέντε καίριες προτεραιότητες, που έχουν τεθεί ως βασικές προϋποθέσεις για την εξέταση της έναρξης των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων Ε.Ε.-Αλβανίας, κατά άρτιο και βιώσιμο τρόπο. Σε αυτές συγκαταλέγονται η προστασία των ανθρωπίνων και, ειδικότερα, των μειονοτικών και περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων, όπως και οι σχέσεις καλής γειτονίας για την οποιαδήποτε πρόοδο της Αλβανίας στην ευρωπαϊκή της πορεία.
Ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών επισημαίνει ότι θα πρέπει να αξιολογούνται θετικά από ελληνικής πλευράς οι παρατηρήσεις της Έκθεσης, για τις ελλείψεις στην άσκηση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, εντός Αλβανίας, όσο και η επισήμανση περί ανάγκης εξασφάλισης της πρόσβασης των μειονοτήτων στα δικαιώματά τους, όπως και η αναφορά στα προβλήματα αποκατάστασης των περιουσιών με ειδική μνεία στην Ορθόδοξη Αυτοκέφαλη Εκκλησία της Αλβανίας.
Το υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, όπως υπογραμμίζει ο κ. Κοτζιάς, εξακολουθεί να προωθεί στους κόλπους της ΕΕ τις ελληνικές θέσεις στο πλαίσιο των σχέσεων Ε.Ε.-Αλβανίας με αποτέλεσμα να έχουν επιτευχθεί ιδιαίτερα σημαντικές διατυπώσεις στα Συμπεράσματά του, καθ’ ύλην, αρμοδίου, Συμβουλίου Γενικών Υποθέσεων, και έτι περαιτέρω στις Κοινές Θέσεις της Ε.Ε. για το Συμβούλιο Σταθεροποίησης και Σύνδεσης, που αποτελεί το ανώτατο όργανο του διάλογου Ε.Ε.-Αλβανίας έως την έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων.
Συγκεκριμένα, τα τελευταία δύο χρόνια έχουν εισαχθεί αναφορές τόσο για την αποφυγή δηλώσεων που υπονομεύουν τις σχέσεις καλής γειτονίας, όσο και για την προστασία όλων των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων, όπως αυτά προστατεύονται, μεταξύ άλλων, στην Ευρωπαϊκή Σύμβαση των Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου. Μάλιστα, τόσο τα Συμπεράσματα του Συμβουλίου Γενικών Υποθέσεων όσο και οι Κοινές Θέσεις κάνουν λόγο για προστασία των μειονοτικών δικαιωμάτων σε όλη την επικράτεια της Αλβανίας και όχι εντός ορισμένων, μόνο, περιοχών. Παράλληλα, τα κείμενα αυτά υπενθυμίζουν τις υποχρεώσεις της Αλβανίας τόσο για την προστασία των περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων, όσο και για την κάλυψη των νομοθετικών κενών στην προστασία των μειονοτήτων, επί τη βάσει των αλβανικών δεσμεύσεων.

Karkasa e pushtetit

Gazeta MAPO

 

Nga Plator Nesturi*

Rezultati i referendumit në Itali tregon se ka një frymë kundër qeverive që nuk ofrojnë asgjë, pra janë kthyer në karkasa bosh, shkruan Nesturi. Jehona e asaj që ndodh në Europë vjen vonë në Shqipëri, por gjithsesi vjen, shkruan ai. 

Tre ditë më parë Renzi dha dorëheqjen si kryeministër i Italisë. Basti i vënë me shpalljen e Referendumit për të marrë gjithçka ose asgjë rezultoi fatal për qeverinë e majtë në Romë, por gjithsesi arsyeja e shembjes nuk ishte si rezultat i fatit të keq në kazino. Italianët votuan në masë të gjerë dhe i thanë JO projektit të Renzit për thjeshtëzimin e Senatit, jo pse u dhimbseshin senatorët dhe as aparati i mbingarkuar burokratik që firon qindra miliona euro nga buxheti i shtetit kur vendi e qytetarët e tij vuajnë ende pasojat e krizës ekonomike. Renzi kish 1000 ditë në pushtet dhe kaq ishin shumë për një vend si Italia. Por 1000 ditë ishin dhe shumë për italianët për të shprehur zhgënjimin e tyre për aq pak sa bëri kryeministri përkundrejt shpresave të mëdha që ngjalli në fillimet e tij kur deklaronte “Mjaft me politikën e vjetër”.

Fryma e re, si lëvizje qytetare që kërkon ndryshime thelbësore, çka u shpreh në Itali, po shtrihet në të gjithë Evropën. Si një kundërvënie ndaj kastave, politike dhe ekonomike e që shpesh janë të ndërthurura, si pakënaqësi për lehtësinë se si u kanë hedhur barrën e krizës në shpinë të qytetarëve, e së fundmi si ngritje krye prej fyerjes nga arroganca e demagogjisë mbi reforma rritjeje por që askush nuk i ndien. Në këtë furtunë që sa vjen e forcohet në këta muaj dimri, nuk kursehen as ata liderë që deri pak kohë më parë ishin parë si shpresa e ndryshimit, e efikasitetit të qeverisjes dhe rritjes ekonomike. Renzi ish viktima më e freskët. Para tij britaniku Cameron. Presidenti francez Holland u tërhoq nga gara presidenciale ndërsa nëpër Evropë, surprizat duket se sa kanë nisur. Jo vetëm për vendet që do kenë zgjedhjet së afërmi si Gjermani, Francë e Austri, por dhe më gjerë. Spanja, Greqia, Portugalia e vende të ish-bllokut Lindor, kanë mazhoranca të brishta e ku zgjedhjet e parakohshme mund të jenë një opsion i ofruar si nga pakënaqësitë e brendshme ashtu dhe si trysnisë çfarë po ndodh në kontinent. Dhe liderët e modelit Renzi duken më të rrezikuarit. Elokuentë, dinamikë, me qëndrime plot sportivitet në kontrast me seriozitetin gri të modelit të politikanit klasik, dikur rrezatonin shpresë, por e gjitha kjo u shndërrua ne bumerang si rezultat i humbjes së besueshmërisë.

Ndryshimet në Evropë, gjithmonë në Shqipëri kanë ardhur si një valë e vonuar. Por përherë kanë mbërritur në brigjet tona. Edhe këtu qytetari ndihet i harruar, i lodhur nga çdo prurje politike që i ka premtuar së pari ndryshim, shtet ligjor e bum ekonomik. I është vrarë shpresa ndaj synon të ikë diku jashtë sepse sheh që atje në Evropë, edhe kur punët shkojnë keq, vetë qytetarët imponojnë ndryshim pushtetarësh që u kanë dalë fjale. Të pafuqishëm ndaj pushtetarësh që kanë shumëfish zullume ndaj të metave të homologëve evropianë, tashmë kanë zgjedhur të ikin nga sytë këmbët. Por jo të gjithë do të mundin. Ndaj vjen një ditë që dikush duhet të lirojë skenën. Ose o populli të gjejë një atdhe tjetër ose kjo kastë e ardhur në emër të ndryshimit të largohet.

Renzi qëndroi 1000 ditë si kryeministër dhe italianët e rrëzuan se nuk ngjallte më shpresë. Çfarë i ka mbetur për të kuptuar shqiptarit normal se pas mbi tre vjet të kësaj mazhorance në pushtet qeverisja jo nuk funksionon, por ta shpif. Ku asgjë nuk ndryshon, e ku pas çdo dështimi ministrat kalcifikohen në karrige. Ku për këdo është e qartë se vetë mazhoranca prej një viti nuk është funksionale, porse vijon në detyrë. Italia në shkurt do të bëjë zgjedhjet e reja. Dhe kodin e ri elektoral e kish bërë gati që në verë si për t’i paraprirë çdo surprize nga referendumi. Ndërkohë në Shqipëri, ku flamuri i rreckosur i Ndryshimit të madh synon vetëm kalanë e krisur të drejtësisë, nëse po shmangen zgjedhjet e parakohshme, një arsye është dhe mosndryshimi i ligjit elektoral. Të gjithë urrejnë të gjithë, sidomos në mazhorancë, por frika nga e pasigurta i mban të gjithë bashkë.

Ngrehina e pushtetit është e kalcifikuar duke i ngjarë një karkase bosh, pa ide e që nuk të shpreh asgjë, as optimizëm as shpresë, madje as të ngushëllon pse është aty… Vërtet qëndron ende në këmbë. Karkasat qëndrojnë kur  nuk ka erë… por do të bjerë. Për këtë mos të dyshojë kush.
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Νέα πρόκληση στη Χιμάρα: Κατάρριψη του Σταυρού στη Μονή του Σκουταρά.

7 Δεκεμβρίου 2016 ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ Σχολιάστε

Ένοχη η πολιτεία με την απραξία της και την εχθρική ρητορική που καλλιεργεί εδώ και μήνες εις βάρος της Εθνικής Ελληνικής Μειονότητας και της Ορθοδόξου Κοινότητας.

Νέα κλιμάκωση στα βίαια επεισόδια με έντονο εθνικιστικό μίσος και ρατσιστική φόρτιση αναφέρεται στη Χιμάρα. Συγκεκριμένα απόψε (ξημερώματα Τετάρτης, 7 Δεκεμβρίου 2016) οι γνωστές ομάδες που περιφέρονται στην περιοχή, υπό τη μύτη των κρατικών υπηρεσιών, κατέρριψαν τον Σταυρό που οι πιστοί είχαν ανυψώσει στο Ύψωμα του Σκουταρά. Πρόκειται για μεγάλο μεταλλικό Σταυρό τον οποίο από χρόνια τώρα πιστοί είχαν τοποθετήσει κατάλληλα τόσο για να σηματοδοτεί την ιστορική Μονή της Παναγίας – Σκουταρά όσο και εις μνήμη της θυσίας των Ελλήνων Στρατιωτικών που στο ηρωικό Έπος του 1940 – 1941 έπεσαν μαχώμενοι για την ελευθερία κατά των φασιστικών δυνάμεων.

Το επεισόδιο έρχεται στη συνέχεια της άνανδρης και ύπουλης ενέργειας φανατικών Ισλαμιστών του Κοσόβου για την αναστολή της Ελληνικής σημαίας από ιδιωτική κατοικία στη Χιμάρα.

Η ένοχη σιωπή της Κυβέρνησης να καταδικάσει την ενέργεια αυτή και η απραξία των αρμοδίων υπηρεσιών φαίνεται ενθαρρύνει τους γνωστούς ακραίους εθνικστικής και ισλαμικής απόχρωσης να κλιμακώσουν την ένταση στην περιοχή. Η ρητορική του Πρωθυπουργού και των ακολουθόντων αυτόν προπαγανδιστικών μηχανισμών κατά της Εθνικής Ελληνικής Μειονότητας και εν γέννει της Ορθοδόξου Κοινότητας είναι ο ηθικός αυτοργός αυτών των επαίσχυντων ενεργειών.

Καταδικάζοντας τις πράξεις αυτές άλλη μια φορά προειδοποιούμε ότι η διολίσθηση στο πεδίο ανθελληνικών ενεργειών είναι επικίνδυνη. Ενέργειες τέτοιες, ειδικά εις βάρος του συμβόλου των Χριστιανών, τον Τίμιο Σταυρό (ανάλογη ενέργεια προ ημερών αναφέρθηκε στην τοποθεσία Προφήτης Ηλίας της Δερβιτσάνης, κεφαλοχώρι του Δήμου Δροπόλεως) μπορούν να επιφέρουν ανυπολόγιστες συνέπειες και δύνανται να τινάξουν στον αέρα την ειρηνική συμβίωση τόσο πολύτιμη για τη χώρα.

CIA director visits Albania for counterterrorism talks

CIA Director John Brennan with (Former CIA Director ) George Tenet

The United States embassy in Tirana says Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan visited Albania to discuss terrorism along with a variety of other bilateral and international issues

Dec. 7, 2016, at 1:55 p.m.


TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The United States embassy in Tirana says Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan visited Albania to discuss terrorism along with a variety of other bilateral and international issues.

An embassy statement said Brennan met with Prime Minister Edi Rama, President Bujar Nishani, Defense Minister Mimi Kodheli and intelligence officials on Wednesday to discuss "regional security, counterterrorism cooperation, intelligence sharing, and other bilateral affairs."

The U.S. and Albania have intensified their ties recently in the fight against violent extremism and to stop foreign fighters from joining Islamic rebel groups in Syria and Iraq.

Albania claims none of its citizens have extremist groups during the last year, although scores are thought to be active in the Middle East.

Albania has been a NATO member since 2009 and is seeking European Union membership.

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Mbërrin paralajmërimi bombastik nga Greqia, Kotzias: Nuk do përsërisim gabimet e qeverisë së mëparshme ndaj Shqipërisë!

 

Gazeta SOT

“Kjo qeveri nuk ka ndërmend të përsërisë gabimet e qeverive të mëparshme greke ndaj Shqipërisë“. Ishte kjo përgjigjja që i ka dhënë ministri i Jashtëm grek, Nikos Kotzias, dy deputetëve të djathtë, Dora Bakojanis dhe Ioannis Kefalogiannis, të cilët e pyesnin mbi raportin e progresit ndaj Shiqpërisë si dhe a është gati vendi unë për anëtarësim në BE.

 

“I siguroj pyetësorë (deputetët), thotë Kotzias, se ndryshe nga aktivitetet e qeverive të mëparshme greke, ku Shqipëria u bashkua me NATO-n pa asnjë kusht, kjo nuk do të ndodh për statusin e anëtarësimit në BE, pa përmbushur të gjitha kushtet”.

 

Mbi të gjitha, thotë ministri i Jashtëm grek, kushtet për mbrojtjen e të drejtave të minoriteteve. Në letrën e tij, për dy deputetët grek shefi i diplomacisë helene sqaron se dhënia e statusit të vendit kandidat për Shqipërinë jepet me vendim unanim, e kjo gjë nuk mund të ndodhë nëse Greqia refuzon. 

Σκληρή απάντηση Ν.Κοτζιά σε Ντ. Μπακογιάννη και Γ. Κεφαλογιάννη για την Αλβανία

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«Η παρούσα κυβέρνηση δεν προτίθεται να επαναλάβει τα λάθη των προηγούμενων ελληνικών κυβερνήσεων για την Αλβανία» απαντά με επιστολή του σε ερώτηση των βουλευτών της ΝΔ κ.κ. Ντόρας Μπακογιάννη και Γιάννη Κεφαλογιάννη στη Βουλή σχετικά με την έκθεση προόδου της Επιτροπής περί ετοιμότητας της Αλβανίας για έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων.

«Διαβεβαιώνω τους ερωτώντες» τονίζει ο κ. Κοτζιάς «ότι σε αντίθεση με τα πεπραγμένα προηγούμενων ελληνικών κυβερνήσεων κατά τη θητεία των οποίων η Αλβανία εντάχθηκε στο ΝΑΤΟ άνευ ανταλλαγμάτων και έλαβε καθεστώς υποψήφιας για ένταξη στην ΕΕ χώρας, χωρίς να έχει εκπληρωθεί το σύνολο των σχετικών προϋποθέσεων- και πρωτίστως εκείνη οποία αφορά την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων- η παρούσα κυβέρνηση δεν προτίθεται να επαναλάβει τα λάθη τους».

Ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών θέλησε να υπενθυμίσει, όπως αναφέρει, επίσης ότι «τα προβλήματα σχετικά με την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων και των περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων συνεχίζουν να αποτελούν εκκρεμότητα, που η Αλβανία είχε κληθεί να αντιμετωπίσει, ήδη πριν από την απόδοση καθεστώτος υποψήφιας χώρας». Και επισημαίνει ότι «το καθεστώς αυτό απεδόθη τον Ιούνιο του 2014, κατά τη περίοδο συγκυβέρνησης Ν.Δ.-ΠΑΣΟΚ με την προτεραιότητα αυτή να παραμένει σε εκκρεμότητα. Συγκεκριμένα, από τις δώδεκα καίριες προτεραιότητες που είχαν, από το 2010, τεθεί για την έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων, εκείνη της ενίσχυσης της προστασίας των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων και της εφαρμογής των περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων εξακολουθεί ακόμα και σήμερα να αποτελεί μία από τις πέντε, πλέον, καίριες προτεραιότητες για την έναρξη των διαπραγματεύσεων».

Στην επιστολή του ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών υπενθυμίζει επίσης ότι Συμβούλιο είναι αυτό που επιβλέπει και αποφασίζει ομόφωνα σε κάθε στάδιο της Διαδικασίας Διεύρυνσης, ενώ οι εκθέσεις Προόδου της Επιτροπής δεν δεσμεύουν, σε κανένα βαθμό, το Συμβούλιο ούτε επηρεάζουν τις αποφάσεις του για την Πολιτική Διεύρυνσης.

Συνεπώς, όπως τονίζει ο κ. Κοτζιάς, η φετινή εισήγηση της Επιτροπής περί ετοιμότητας της Αλβανίας για έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων, αποτελούν μόνο εκτίμηση της Επιτροπής χωρίς κανένα δεσμευτικό χαρακτήρα για το Συμβούλιο. Προσθέτει δε ότι θα πρέπει να εφαρμοστούν στο σύνολό τους και οι πέντε καίριες προτεραιότητες, που έχουν τεθεί ως βασικές προϋποθέσεις για την εξέταση της έναρξης των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων Ε.Ε.-Αλβανίας, κατά άρτιο και βιώσιμο τρόπο. Σε αυτές συγκαταλέγονται η προστασία των ανθρωπίνων και, ειδικότερα, των μειονοτικών και περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων, όπως και οι σχέσεις καλής γειτονίας για την οποιαδήποτε πρόοδο της Αλβανίας στην ευρωπαϊκή της πορεία.

Ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών επισημαίνει ότι θα πρέπει να αξιολογούνται θετικά από ελληνικής πλευράς οι παρατηρήσεις της Έκθεσης, για τις ελλείψεις στην άσκηση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, εντός Αλβανίας, όσο και η επισήμανση περί ανάγκης εξασφάλισης της πρόσβασης των μειονοτήτων στα δικαιώματά τους, όπως και η αναφορά στα προβλήματα αποκατάστασης των περιουσιών με ειδική μνεία στην Ορθόδοξη Αυτοκέφαλη Εκκλησία της Αλβανίας.

Το υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, όπως υπογραμμίζει ο κ. Κοτζιάς, εξακολουθεί να προωθεί στους κόλπους της ΕΕ τις ελληνικές θέσεις στο πλαίσιο των σχέσεων Ε.Ε.-Αλβανίας με αποτέλεσμα να έχουν επιτευχθεί ιδιαίτερα σημαντικές διατυπώσεις στα Συμπεράσματά του, καθ' ύλην, αρμοδίου, Συμβουλίου Γενικών Υποθέσεων, και έτι περαιτέρω στις Κοινές Θέσεις της Ε.Ε. για το Συμβούλιο Σταθεροποίησης και Σύνδεσης, που αποτελεί το ανώτατο όργανο του διάλογου Ε.Ε.-Αλβανίας έως την έναρξη των ενταξιακών διαπραγματεύσεων.

Συγκεκριμένα, τα τελευταία δύο χρόνια έχουν εισαχθεί αναφορές τόσο για την αποφυγή δηλώσεων που υπονομεύουν τις σχέσεις καλής γειτονίας, όσο και για την προστασία όλων των δικαιωμάτων των μειονοτήτων, όπως αυτά προστατεύονται, μεταξύ άλλων, στην Ευρωπαϊκή Σύμβαση των Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου. Μάλιστα, τόσο τα Συμπεράσματα του Συμβουλίου Γενικών Υποθέσεων όσο και οι Κοινές Θέσεις κάνουν λόγο για προστασία των μειονοτικών δικαιωμάτων σε όλη την επικράτεια της Αλβανίας και όχι εντός ορισμένων, μόνο, περιοχών. Παράλληλα, τα κείμενα αυτά υπενθυμίζουν τις υποχρεώσεις της Αλβανίας τόσο για την προστασία των περιουσιακών δικαιωμάτων, όσο και για την κάλυψη των νομοθετικών κενών στην προστασία των μειονοτήτων, επί τη βάσει των αλβανικών δεσμεύσεων.

Οι Τούρκοι θα χτυπήσουν

 

To Vima

ΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΣΗ:  02/12/2016

Αν μέχρι χθες, παρά το μπαράζ δηλώσεων Ερντογάν για τη Συνθήκη της Λωζάννης αλλά και την έντονη κλιμάκωση της τουρκικής επιθετικότητας στο Αιγαίο σε επίπεδο παραβιάσεων, υπήρχαν κάποιοι που πίστευαν ότι ο Τούρκος πρόεδρος μιλάει για το εσωτερικό του ακροατήριο ή για οποιοδήποτε άλλο λόγο πλην του ότι απλώς προαναγγέλλει σύγκρουση με την Ελλάδα, σήμερα, δεν πρέπει να υπάρχει πια κανείς που να διατηρεί ακόμη αμφιβολίες για το τι πρόκειται να γίνει: μετά και τις χθεσινές δηλώσεις Τσαβούσογλου σύμφωνα με τις οποίες τα Υμια είναι τουρκικό έδαφος, η Ελλάδα οφείλει να θεωρεί πλέον δεδομένο ότι οι Τούρκοι ετοιμάζονται να χτυπήσουν. Και, πιθανότατα, θα το κάνουν γρήγορα.
Οι διαρκείς προαναγγελίες που κλιμακώνονται σταθερά, έχουν ως στόχο να «μετρήσουν» δύο πράγματα: πρώτον, την αντίδραση των μεγάλων δυνάμεων. Τέτοια δεν υπήρξε μέχρι χθες. Και, δεύτερον, την αντίδραση της Ελλάδας: εκεί, δυστυχώς, η Τουρκία έχει, εμπειρικά τουλάχιστον, κάθε λόγο να νιώθει ότι αυτή δεν θα είναι επαρκής να την σταματήσει.
Ο χρόνος στον οποίο συμβαίνουν όλα αυτά, έχει πολύ μεγάλη σημασία: οι ΗΠΑ βρίσκονται (όπως και το 1974) σε στιγμή μετάβασης της εξουσίας, γεγονός που η Τουρκία το αντιλαμβάνεται, ίσως ορθά, ως «παράθυρο ευκαιρίας» για να προκαλέσει τετελεσμένα.
Την ίδια στιγμή, η Ελλάδα βρίσκεται σε ένα είδος ημιδιάλυσης, έχει μπροστά της τον εφιάλτη της νέας αξιολόγησης και υφίσταται, σε αμυντικό επίπεδο, ήδη τις συνέπιες της μακράς περιόδου της κρίσης.
Από την άλλη πλευρά, η Ευρώπη είναι από αμήχανη έως αδιάφορη για το θέμα – και η Τουρκία το βλέπει αυτό καθαρά, ενώ φοβάται και την Αγκυρα ως προς το μεταναστευτικό.
Με άλλα λόγια, αν η Τουρκία αποφάσιζε να προχωρήσει σε στρατιωτικές ενέργειες αμφισβήτησης της ελληνικής κυριαρχίας, θα το έκανε τώρα. Και, όπως όλα πλέον δείχνουν, είναι εξαιρετικά πιθανό να το κάνει.
Η Ελλάδα δεν διαθέτει πια την πολυτέλεια της αυταπάτης.
Δεν μπορεί, με όλα αυτά τα δεδομένα, να συνεχίσει να  με την ψευδαίσθηση ότι είτε η Τουρκία θα ξεχάσει όλα αυτά που λέει, είτε ότι η Ευρώπη θα σπεύσει να τη σταματήσει.
Η Ελλάδα οφείλει να κινηθεί λαμβάνοντας πολύ σοβαρά υπόψη της της απειλές και, συνεπώς, να είναι, ανά πάσα στιγμή, έτοιμη για πόλεμο με ότι αυτό σημαίνει: ενωμένη, συνειδητοποιημένη, στρατιωτικά προετοιμασμένη, απόλυτα αποφασισμένη να χτυπήσει και αυτή.
Και μπορεί να το κάνει. Αν η χώρα είναι αποφασισμένη, μπορεί να υπερασπιστεί, παρά τις τεράστιες δυσκολίες, αποτελεσματικά τον εαυτό της.

Patriarch Bartholomew awarded for commitment to ecumenism

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December 6, 2016

     His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has been granted the Ecumenical Award of St. Nicholas of Myra by the theological faculty of Alupia, in southern Italy. The ceremony will take place today, December 6, on the New Calendar feast of St. Nicholas, reports Vatican Radio.
In his letter for the occasion, Pope Francis calls the honorary award an “important recognition” and “sign of gratitude” for the patriarch’s contribution “to the work of strengthening unity between all believers in Christ.”
According to Orthodox teaching, unity of believers requires unity of belief and only truly happens when believers in Christ unite themselves in the true Body of Christ, the Orthodox Church. Such union is a necessary presupposition before common prayer and worship can happen, according to the Orthodox conscience.
Meanwhile, in his letter the pope entrusts the patriarch, his “dear brother Bartholomew,” to the protection of St. Nicholas in common prayer for the sake of “the desired achievement of full unity amongst Christians.” Such ecumenical overtures often draw heavy criticism from many Orthodox hierarchs, monastics, and laity.
The award was named in honor of St. Nicholas because he is venerated in many different Christian confessions, thus the theological faculty uses his memory as a symbol of unity. As the Orthodox Church recalls, St. Nicholas was a grace-filled hierarch who strictly defended the divinity of Christ at the First Ecumenical Council, not allowing for any deviation in theology.

Kokëdhima: Kush e ka fajin përse në Vlorë sundon varfëria dhe papunësia?

 

 

Vlora, nje hap perpara gremines se 1997. Kolapsi ekonomik, varferia dhe mungesa e investimeve publike dhe te huaj, mund ta coje per here te dyte ne rrebelim

Ish -deputeti i PS-se,  Koço Kokëdhima tha sot,  në takimin me anetarë të Partise Socialiste ne Vlore se,  "ky qytet po vuan ne mënyrë të skajshme".
Koço Kokëdhima: 

Në Vlorë sundon papunësia dhe varfëria. Nuk ka investime private, nuk ka mbështetje e kreditim të biznesit vendas, nuk ka investime të huaja. I kam përshëndetur ato investime publike që po bëhen nga qeveria Rama në disa projekte në infrastrukturë, por ky qytet po vuan në mënyrë të skajshme.
Agjencitë e pushtetit të tranzicionit nuk dinë të bëjnë asgjë tjetër përveç se tendera. 

Ato janë aty për të marrë buxhete e për të bërë tendera të kripur për interesin public dhe përfituese për zyrtarët e klientët e pushtetit. Askush nuk kujdeset për qytetarët dhe u marrin jetën njerëzve si në rastin e para pak ditëve në Lungo Mare, ku humbi jetën tragjikisht Kristi Panajoti. Gropa e hapur mu në mes të rrugës e bën këtë aksident të duket si vrasje, është dëshmi e faktit se si vritet populli, si vriten njerëzit në shumë rrugë e mënyra, është një nga të pafundmit shembuj që tregon se kastat e këtyre 25 viteve janë të papërgjegjëshme, të paafta, të mbushura me tutkunë të pashpirt e budallenj të paaftë. 

Në vend të Kristit 17 vjeçar mund të ishte kushdo nga ne, mund të ishin fëmijët apo njerëzit tanë më të dashur. 


Sa herë i teket natyrës, Vlora përmbytet e shkatërrohet. Kjo do vazhdojë sepse askush nuk ka ende një plan reagimi për ta shpëtuar Vlorën nga përmbytja dhe nga vështirësitë ekonomike. Qytetarët ndjehen si skllevër kur shohin se këtu vazhdojnë akoma dhe sot e kësaj dite të shiten vende pune në arsim e në sektorë të tjerë, ata ndihen të pashpresë kur shohin sjelljet e ulëta e aspak ndihmuese të zyrtarëve të shtetit, arrogancën dhe paudhësinë e tyre. 

Ndërkohë që pensionistët e të papunët nuk nxjerin dot muajin me bukë, fshatarësia përballet me vështirësi të mëdha të krijuara nga mungesa e politikave bujqësore dhe e mbështetjes me skema e subvencione të efektëshme. Funksjonarët e partisë kujdesen për zgjedhësit vetëm në kohë fushatash. Pastaj nuk ju a hapin më telefonat, i gënjejnë dhe sduan tja dinë për ta.

Secili kontrollon një copë çifliku nga pushteti, ca ndërmarrje, vende pune, tendera e të drejta dhe merret vetëm me interesat e tij. Në një masë të madhe socialistët ndihen të shfrytëzuar e të përdorur kur shohin se funksjonarët politikë e partiakë nuk luftojnë për ta, nuk përfaqësonë vullnetin dhe interesin e tyre. Ju mund të rendisni plot shqetësime të tjera si këto. 


Kam Disa pyetje për ju: A janë të vërteta këto që unë them? Me zë ju lutem. A ju shqetësojnë këto çështje? Me zë ju lutem. A jemi ne Socialistët e Shqipërisë të interesuar për ti diskutuar dhe për ti zgjidhur këto probleme bashkërisht? Miku im Gjiknuri gabon kur thotë se bashkëbisedimi i Kokëdhimës nuk është në përputhje me axhendën e PS-së. Është e qartë se kur ai thotë PS, ka parasysh udhëheqjen, nuk ka parasysh juve që jeni këtu, nuk ka parasysh dhjetra mijëra socialistët e thjeshtë në të gjithë Shqipërinë! 

Ju e keni kuptuar shumë mirë se gjërat që diskutoj unë janë gjërat që gjithë socialistët do të donin të diskutoheshin e të zgjidheshin. Pse nuk thonë asgjë këta shokë për idetë tona? çfarë mendojnë ata për këto shqetësime që ka baza socialiste dhe populli ynë? Pse ata kanë frikë të diskutohen haptazi këto çështje në parti e në popull? 

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Serbian minister receives death threats from Croatia, via FB

A Facebook user registered as Hrovoje Juric has used the website to send death threats to Serbian cabinet minister Aleksandar Vulin.
Source: Tanjug Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | 10:51

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TV Most is reporting that the threats came after Vulin asked the EU to react to a surge of fascism in Croatia.
The death threat posted on Facebook reads as follows.

"I am calling on all patriots to put an end to this madman and hater of everything that is not Serbian. He needs to be killed! Brothers, if this Serb-Chetnik ever enters our homeland again, strike!"

The user's profile also contains an image of the coat of arms of the NDH - the Independent State of Croatia, a WW2-era Nazi-allied entity ruled by the Ustasha regime, who operated death camps for Serbs, Jews and Roma - a slogan reading "Black legion - for home ready" (Ustasha greeting), and photographs of Ante Pavelic and other NDH Ustasha leaders.

Commenting on this latest threat, Vulin said the situation was "nothing new."

"Not a day goes by that I don't receive a death threat. Usually it's (from) members of fascist formations, Ustashas, the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), often criminals feel called out because I speak about pillaging privatizations," he told TV Most.

Vulin said he receives these threats via social networks, but also in the form of text messages sent to his phone.

"As long as I don't think my family is in danger, I don't report the threats. I try to live my life and I don't want to get political promotion out of it," Vulin said.

Si nata e Timisoarës

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Jashtë është natë, me një grusht drita në qendër të Tiranës. Pjesë të tjera të qytetit mbeten pa drita gjysmë ore, pastaj vijnë dritat dhe ikin prapë. Lagjja jonë e kishte mbrëmë radhën e padritave.  Nuk ka ndonjë të papritur. E vetmja gjë  që më krijon stres është pyetja që më rrotullohet: “Po sikur të më ikin dritat në ora 6.30? Në 6.30 kryeministri i Francës do të shpallë kandidaturën për president?!” Komedi! E majta është bërë komike kudo…
Më duhet të ndjek ngjarjet, për shkak të profesionit. Por shumë njerëz po i ndjekin ngjarjet e Europës, njësoj si të ishin këtu në Tiranë…
Jo!, nuk mund të bëhet gjithmonë ky krahasim. Ngjarjet ndërkombëtare, zakonisht, nuk i bëjnë kujt përshtypje në Tiranë. E njëjta sjellje si në kohën e diktaturës. Atëherë lajmet e botës zinin veç pak vend, vetëm faqen e fundit të gazetës. Edhe ato, copë- copë. Si nuk u davarit ky dreq zakon i poshtër diktature?!
Sonte mund të thyhet edhe ai zakon. Ka ndodhur edhe më parë; për shembull në vjeshtën e vitit 1989 kur në Europën Juglindore po shembej regjimi komunist. Në Tiranë- me ato mjete informimi të kohës, copë- copë, dëgjoheshin lajme vetëm nga jashtë. Nga brenda ishte bosh. Nga jashtë kërkohej të përmbysej e keqja përbrenda. Dikush kishte një radio me bateri, dikush tjetër merrte e jepte me “kanaçen” e televizorit… Sonte i kemi të gjitha mjetet. Mund të na ikin dritat, vetëm kaq; por kjo nuk është e keqe e vogël.
Sonte priten ngjarje në Europë; ose më mirë priten të bien gurët e dominosë.
Kryeministri i Italisë, Matteo Renzi, një “selfish” me selfie pa fund, ka ardhur në pikën që duhet të japë dorëheqjen para Presidentit të Republikës. Pritet pas pak, minutë pas minute; boll që të mos na ikin dritat!… Një kryeministër majtist që e pruri Italinë përballë murit. Para dy muajsh shpalli referendumin kushtetues për të “ulur përtokë Senatin”, dhe humbi vetë mbrëmë. Mbi 70 për qind e italianëve dolën në votime, gjë që nuk ka ndodhur kaq shumë prej 3o vjetësh. Dolën jo për të kundërshtuar referendumin, se “çfarë është ky?”, askush nuk e çmonte. Kishin dalë në votime për t’i thënë Renzit “ik tani!”… Pritet kryeministri i ri. Por edhe i riu nuk bën punë. Në Itali si edhe në Europë pritet ndryshimi i madh: Largimi i establishmentit që ka krijuar “moçalin”.
… Në ora 6.30 kryeministri i Francës ka njoftuar shpalljen e kandidaturës për President. Socialisti Manuel Valls krijoji rekordin e Europës për atë që nuk ndodh kurrë në politikë: Vuri kandidaturën përballë presidentit të Republikës, kandidat i partisë së vet. Çorientim total i të Majtës në Europë. Valls e di se nuk fiton si president i Francës, por puna ka ardhur “ku mund të strehohesh!”. Presidenti i Majtë i Francës, Holande, po shkon me rekordet më të ulëta të historisë së Francës.
Pas humbjes në Itali e në Francë pritet që të dy shtetet të shkojnë në “Brexit”. Referendumi për të ikur nga BE është i mirëpritur në disa shtete anëtare. Pritet në Hollandë pas këtyre zgjedhjeve që janë në prag- prillin që vjen bashkë me Gjermaninë,  pritet në Austri, pritet në Rumani dhe Bullgari, Çeki dhe Skandinavi…
Ka një valë të gjerë dëshire për ndryshim. Qeveritë e Europës u bënë modeli i keq i qeverive që vinin nga regjimi komunist- më e keqja e botës. U zhytën në distancë të largët me popullin, u zhytën në korrupsion, në tregti influencash, në stilin “liberal” të pranimit të të keqes për kombet e tyre. Pas tyre, qeverive të  Lindjes, siç shikoni qeverisë së Tiranës, iu mori “lopata ujë”. U bënë ortakë në trafik droge, u angazhuan në vjedhje të mëdha, u bënë të paprekshme…
… Kështu ishte edhe nata e Timisoarës. Ja, kështu pritej, me kaq padurim, që të vinte ndryshimi. Timoshoara është një qytet i Rumanisë, ku shpërtheu revolucioni i përmbysjes së komunizmit. Për 11 ditë u shënua ajo që bota nuk e kishte ëndërruar; nga 16 deri më 27 shtator 1989 u shemb regjimi. Këtu në Tiranë, krerët komunistë thonin se “nuk ka lidhje me ne”; por nuk zgjati shumë. Ato net nuk kishim drita; qyteti Studenti u ngrit më këmbë fillimisht për dritat…
Po ndryshon Bota, po bien establishmentet. Era e Brexit dhe e ardhjes së Donald Trump si president i Amerikës, kanë lajmëruar për erë të re.
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Turkey Concerned Over Greece’s Denial to Extradite Coup Suspects

By Philip Chrysopoulos -
Dec 6, 2016

Greek Reporter

The decision of the Greek Court to not extradite three of the eight Turkish soldiers who are accused of participating in the July abortive coup in Turkey has generated concern in Ankara.

The three Turkish military offices are part of a group of eight who fled to Greece the day after the July 15 failed coup attempt. The eight soldiers arrived at the Alexandroupolis airport on a helicopter and sought political asylum. They claim that if they are returned to Turkey, their lives would be in danger since they are branded as traitors.

According to Turkish authorities, the coup attempt was instigated by the movement of Fethullah Gulen, an exiled Turkish politician who lives in the United States and is wanted by Ankara. The Guken Movement is branded by Ankara as a terrorist organization.

Turkish Minister of National Defense, Fikri Isik, made a statement on Monday saying, “We expect Greece to make an effort to extradite all members of the Gulen Movement.”

Since the eight Turkish soldiers have applied for political asylum in Greece, Ankara has implied that Athens’ denial to extradite them would hurt bilateral relations and the peace talks on Cyprus.

EYP to Athens: Himara, threatens to become the basis of the Albanian irredentist militia groups supported by the government, must put up as soon as possible, as the risk the existence of the Greek Community

Islamist groups from Germany, with properties in Drymades, Himara

Intelligence agencies, the Greek EYP in collaboration with the German BND, have reached in conclusion that there is a movement of Islamic family from Kosovo living in Germany, to Himara, buying the property to be served clandestine trafficking from the Middle East and that of drugs.

According to sources from SManalysis, The Greek Secret Service  EYP, is intensifying information to foreign nationals, mainly from Kosovo, associated with the Islamic center in Germany, who have bought property under false documents certified, in one of the areas with the controversial times last in the Himara Region.

There are dozens of families from Kosovo, some of whom fought in Syria with German citizenship, who have bought villas in a tourist complex in Drymades of Himara, owned by Albanian oligarchs..many of them have built with abusive property documents. 

With the intensification of diplomacy and pressure of Athens to Tirana recently to guarantee and protect the property and the Greek community in Himara Region, the Greek intelligence has revealed that not only are robbed property and territories of oligarchs and mafia support from government with fails documents, but these properties and tourist residences, is serving as a refuge for Islamist and nationalist paramilitary groups, which may pose a risk to the Greek population, but also a threat to Greece.,

The recent case of abolishing the Greek flag in Himara, by a group of paramilitaries from Kosovo and diaspora in Canada, is one of the scenarios that proves that irredentist militia groups, have the support of the Albanian government. This group has been housed in Drymades,, in one of the luxury hotels of the area, villas and resorts, manly oligarchs from Albania and Kosovo.

It is a paradox, but the Albanian authorities have certified with legal documents, dozens of hotels and villas, resorts and tourist villages in Himara Region, with the help of the Himara Municipality, making it possible, that paramilitary irredentist groups in Albania, mainly from Kosovo and Diaspora, put in real danger, the existence of the Greek Community of Himara, who lives 3 thousand years, in drheir property ..

Related:

http://smarkos.blogspot.al/2016/12/himara-albanian-nationalist.html
http://smarkos.blogspot.al/2010/07/albania-security-news-greece-in-real.html

Ο ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΕΙ ΤΟ ΤΣΑΚΙΣΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΦΑΣΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΙΤΑΛΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΩΝΕΙ ΣΑΝ ΣΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΟ 1940 ΤΟΥΣ ΑΓΙΟΥΣ ΣΑΡΑΝΤΑ...!!!

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Στις 6 Δεκεμβρίου του 1940 ο ελληνικός στρατός (Α΄ Σώμα Στρατού) απελευθερώνει τους Αγίους Σαράντα στη Βόρεια Ήπειρο.

Στις 6 Δεκεμβρίου απελευθερώνεται η πόλη των Αγίων Σαράντα, το λιμάνι Porto Enta, όπως το είχαν ονομάσει οι Ιταλοί προς τιμή της Έντας, της κόρης του Μουσολίνι. Την επομένη 7 Δεκεμβρίου κατελήφθη το Δέλβινο.

Η «Καθημερινή» (7 Δεκεμβρίου 1940): «Τα στρατεύματά μας καταλαβόντα την πόλιν των Αγίων Σαράντα προώθησαν τας γραμμάς των προς βορράν κάμπτοντα την ιταλικήν αντίστασιν. Άπειρα τα λάφυρα εις χείρας μας».

Έγραφε σε κύριο άρθρο ο Γ. Βλάχος στην «Καθημερινή»: «Την 6η Δεκεμβρίου του 1940 επέπρωτο να απελευθερωθούν οι Άγιοι Σαράντα την 40ην ημέραν του Πολέμου, ήτοι Οκτώβριος τέσσερις ημέρες, Νοέμβριος τριάκοντα και Δεκέμβριος έξι».

Tillerson, Stavridis join secretary of state field

Retired Navy Admiral James G. Stavridis had been vetted as a potential vice presidential prospect for Hillary Clinton. | Getty

Politiko

By Alex Isenstadt

12/04/16 03:29 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to meet this week with several new contenders for the secretary of state position, including ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson and retired Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, according to a source close to the transition.
Stavridis, dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, was vetted as a potential vice presidential prospect for Hillary Clinton during the general election.
Trump is not expected to settle on a secretary of state selection until late next week at the earliest, according to several sources.

State Department choice: None of the above?

By Nolan D. McCaskill

Trump’s transition team last week identified former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker and former CIA Director David Petraeus as the top four contenders for the post.