Statement after 100 people were turned back within 24 hours in Kapshtica and Kakavija Greek Embassy reacts “Why we turn Albanians back at the border” “There is not even a single change regarding the services that the Greek consular authorities in Albania provide to citizens. We implement the Schengen Agreement for citizens of third countries”. During this period, mainly because of the olive harvest, the number of Albanian citizens seeking seasonal work in Greece increases, without having a special visa for this purpose; consequently, they do not meet the requirements set out in the Schengen Agreement, which the Greek authorities respect and enforce without any deviation.” Thus the Greek Embassy in Tirana explains in a press release, adding that all the delays or even entry bans imposed these days are normal every year during the months of November and December. The embassy’s reaction came Continues on page 5