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Replying to European Parliament Vice President and MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis on concerns over the Greek minority’s rights in southern Albania, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn said the Commission placed great importance on protecting ethnic minority rights and was closely following the issue.

The European Union remains committed to good neighbourly relations and respect of international agreements, EU spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told EURACTIV.com following tensions between Athens and Ankara on the expansion of territorial waters in the Aegean.

Declan Costello, representing the European Commission in the institutions’ missions in Athens, stressed on Thursday the need for the Europeans to meet their commitments regarding Greek debt relief and proceed with an agreement on a series of front-load measures to ease the country’s public debt.