I hope to be refuted. With the formation of a provisional government in Athens, the Prime Minister of Albania is buying time. He assesses Greece’s position as manageable. He doesn’t worry. With today’s data, he is not going to change his vindictive attitude towards the elected mayors of Heimarra Freddy Beleris and Pantelis Kokavesis. Let us not forget for a moment that they are being held in an Albanian prison. “Humanitarian reasons” are unknown.

Greece’s countermeasures should not be limited to the EU. After all, they run counter to the decade-long, uninterrupted commitment of all Greek governments, without exception, to support – we are leading – the process of annexing Albania.