Update: complete report / reduced file size - Re: News and questions on border and Asylum situation Albania‏

The Greek press has also referred -in rather positive ways- to the hosting of several dozens of refugees at Konitsa. This town is in Epirus, so indeed not far from the Albanian border. However, no direct link is made to this vicinity or, even less, to any scenarios about crossing this border.

Τhe following article speaks about plans to install 2000 refugees in the whole Epirus region

http://www.efsyn.gr/arthro/h-hpeiros-etoimi-na-ypodehtei-2000-prosfyges

Update 2

Last Friday, there was this article in the German “Frankfurter Rundschau” concerning a new route via Albania, quoting Italian newspapers:

 

http://www.fr-online.de/flucht-und-zuwanderung/fluechtlinge-schlepper-offerieren--reisepakete--nach-italien,24931854,33934628.html