Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration: gap between reality and perception

By Alba à‡ela Albania-Grece relations in the context of Albania’s EU integration process: gap between reality and perception Abstract: Most of Albanian citizens asked in a national poll in 2013 about whether Greece would like to see Albania in the European Union answered no[1], an answer that might sound expected in the context of the difficult relationships but that actually sounds perplexing when compared to the past track record of relevant developments. This belief that Greece is out there to become an obstacle to Albania’s integration path is unfortunately present in segments of the population. Yet it sharply contrast to…