{"id":18860,"date":"2021-08-16T17:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18860"},"modified":"2021-08-16T17:49:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:49:16","slug":"albania-a-transit-point-for-thousands-escaping-war-and-crossing-into-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-a-transit-point-for-thousands-escaping-war-and-crossing-into-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania, a transit point for thousands escaping war and crossing into the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is now official that Albania is negotiating to shelter thousands of Afghans, and it is also a fact that for years now, our country has been facing thousands of illegal refugees trying to escape their war-struck hometowns.<\/p>\n<p>Korca, being a country that borders with Greece, has become the first gateway for migrants trying to enter the Republic of Albania.<\/p>\n<p>During the past year, Euronews Albania\u2019s correspondents in Korca have encountered dozens of refugees whose plan was to cross into countries of the EU. They also don\u2019t hesitate to admit that the Albanian police has treated them much better than the Greek one.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m from Palestine and I want to go to Tirana. After Tirana, I will go to Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia and Germany. People in Albania are good. I am not scared of the Albanian police,\u201d said a Palestinian citizen. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, Euronews Albania\u2019s filming crew was met by a group of refugees, who had just been captured by the police and were being sent to the information centers set up for refugees in Kapshtica.<\/p>\n<p>When we asked them where they were headed to, one of the refugees said that everything he was doing, was for his sick son.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have been traveling for a month to come here. From Turkey to Greece and then Albania. The Albanian police has just captured us. I want to go to Holland. My son is very sick and Holland has good hospitals. In Syria there\u2019s war now, bombings. Living in my country is very dangerous now,\u201d said a Syrian refugee. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the influx of refugees has awakened the desire of opportunist criminal groups for illegal earnings.<\/p>\n<p>Only during 2020, the police operation called \u2018perimeter\u2019 cracked on 100 cases of illegal trafficking, including 173 offenders that were criminally prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/08\/14\/if-us-fears-the-safety-of-afghan-refugees-albania-has-even-more-reasons-to-says-security-expert\/\">If US fears the safety of Afghan refugees, Albania has even more reason to, says expert<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/19\/over-60-albanians-stranded-in-syrian-refugee-camps-seek-repatriation\/\">Over 60 Albanians stranded in Syrian refugee camps seek repatriation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is now official that Albania is negotiating to shelter thousands of Afghans, and it is also a fact that for years now, our country has been facing thousands of illegal refugees trying to escape their war-struck hometowns. 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