In case of the elected mayor of Chimara, Freddy Beleris, the European Commission focuses on the enlargement report for Albania. As emphasized “his pre-trial detention raises serious concerns”.
In particular, the Commissionas the Athens News Agency points out citing the relevant report states that “relations with Greece remained good overall, with continuous political contacts”.
“The rights of the Greek minority, especially the property rights of the Greek minority, remain the subject of disputes in bilateral relations” points out the EU.
The pre-trial detention of a newly elected Greek mayor, who was arrested on the eve of local elections and whose trial began on September 14 on charges of vote-buying, has caused bilateral tensions and raises serious concerns, the Commission stresses.
His requests to be granted special leave to be sworn in have been rejected and the Supreme Court is expected to discuss whether to refer the appeal to a tribunal, he adds.
At the same time, he notes that the Constitutional Court agreed in October to rule on the constitutionality of the criminal court proceedings after his arrest. At the same time, Commission reports Albania continued to make progress on reforms under core groupincluding the continued implementation of the comprehensive justice reform, while it is reported that Tirana has contributed to the management of mixed migration flows to the EU by cooperating towards the implementation of the EU action plan for the Western Balkans.
Albania also – the Commission points out – has fully aligned itself with the common and foreign security policy of the EU.
Source: News Beast
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