Nearly 5000 Immigrants Passed Albania-Greece Border in Last 24H

Albanian immigrants have started returning to Greece, but fortunately this Monday there were no long queues near the Kakavijë border crossing point, compared to the weekend. 

During the last 24 hours, 8065 citizens have entered Albania through this customs, while 4670 people have left. 

Referring to the figures of the entire month of August, about 81000 citizens entered Albania through this border point alone, while about 42 thousand left. 

As for the number of counters from both the Greek and the Albanian side, three such have been worked on, while the busiest situation has been during the times when bus lines from many cities in arrive near Albania in this customs office, but have been handled well as the procedures were also accelerated by the Greek customs. 

In the last few days, several meetings have been held between the two parties with the aim of taking joint measures to eliminate queues that may be created as a result of the influx and return of immigrants near their workplaces in the Hellenic state. 

However, it is expected that the highest flow will be registered during the following days, specifically in the next weekend. 

Meanwhile, in Kapshtica, the flow of immigrants coming from Greece through this customs point continues to remain high, since in the last 24 hours 6,630 people have entered and 4,444 have left. 

On its part, the Albanian side is working with 5 counters at the entrance and 2 at the exit, making possible the passage of travelers without delay, while the Greek border police works with 2 counters. 

In Qafë Thane, 4,487 citizens entered and 3,035 citizens left, according to statistics.