Just two days before a critical local election last Sunday, Albanian authorities decided to arrest the ethnic Greek mayoral candidate for Himare, Fredi Beleri. This dictatorial decision has raised tensions between Greece and Albania, and has caught the attention of both the US and the EU, with Senator Menendez raising the issue during a Senate hearing this week. It also raises broader questions about Albania’s aspirations to join the European Union. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look into what this decision means for the Greek minority in Albania, for Greek-Albanian relations, and for Albania’s European prospects. 

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