Albanian-Greek relations hunted by paradoxes

By: Altin Gjeta Albania and Greece are both members of NATO, share the same democratic aspirations and cherish EU values. The two nations are closer than ever, thousands of Albanian immigrants are fully integrated in Greece, the flow of people and goods increased drastically between two countries during the last decades while Greek companies flooded Albanian marked after the fall of communist regime. However, diplomatic bilateral relations have not always worked smoothly due to the unsettled past, stereotypes and emerging disputes. Small events on both sides of the border bare the potential of the butterfly-effect, destabilising fragile diplomatic equilibrium between…