Albania–Germany relations

See also: List of ambassadors of Albania to Germany

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Albania has an embassy in Berlin, a general consulate in Munich and 2 honorary consulates in Essen[1] and Stuttgart. Germany has an embassy in Tirana.[2]

The countries are both members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As a member and founder of the European Union (EU), Germany supports Albania in its euro-integration path and is considered one of the strongest supporters of Albanian accession.[3]

## History

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In the middle of the 18th century, Albanian stratioti were employed by Empress Maria Theresa during the War of the Austrian Succession against Prussian and French troops.[4]

On 6 July 1943, the Wehrmacht massacred 107 Albanian civilians in the village of Borovë, near Korçë.[5] The victims were between four months and 80 years old.[6] Among the dead were infants killed in their cradles.[7]

Normal relations between Albania and West Germany had for years been blocked by disagreement over wartime reparations, while the communist Albania had a more friendly stance on East Germany. On 2 December 1949 the communist government recognized East Germany and in 1952 diplomatic relations were established. After 1961 the relations were frozen and remained so, for more than 20 years, until in 1984, the Minister President of Bavaria Franz Josef Strauss visited the then-isolated communist Albania. The trip reflected Albania's wish for warmer ties with Western Europe. He was the first prominent West European politician to visit Albania since World War II.[8]

Diplomatic relations between both countries were established in 1986 and they have become more lively since Albania launched its democratization process in 1991.[9]

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The German embassy building in Tirana

Germany is the sixth largest investor in Albania in terms of exports to Albania and fifth in terms of imports.

In 2007, to further develop economic relations, the German-Albanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Albania (DIHA) was founded.

The biggest German direct investment is Telekom Albania. Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines operate daily direct flights from Tirana to Frankfurt and Vienna and the Tirana International Airport was owned by German investors until 2016. Prominent German companies have branches in the country or market their products via Albanian partners.

Germany also supports and gives funds to 11 Albanian schools at which German is taught as a foreign language. Graduates in possession of the bilingual Albanian school-leaving certificate are directly entitled to study at a German university.

## See also

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* Foreign relations of Albania
* Foreign relations of Germany
* Albanians in Germany

## References

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1. ^ "Honorarkonsulat der Republik Albanien". honkonsulat-albanien-nrw.de (in German and Albanian). Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
2. ^ "Albanian representatives overboard". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Albania) (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
3. ^ "Rama, Gabriel: Germany strong supporter of Albania's EU integration". europeanwesternbalkans.com. 10 March 2017.
4. ^ Howard, Michael (2009). War in European History. Oxford University Press. p. 77\. ISBN 978-0-19-954619-0.
5. ^ Fischer, Bernd Jürgen (1999). Albania at War, 1939–1945. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. p. 190\. ISBN 978-1-8506-5531-2.
6. ^ Statiev, Alexander (28 June 2018). At War's Summit: The Red Army and the Struggle for the Caucasus Mountains in World War II. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 392\. ISBN 978-1-10868-417-0.
7. ^ Lucas, Peter (2015). The OSS in World War II Albania: Covert Operations and Collaboration with Communist Partisans. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 33\. ISBN 978-1-47660-943-0.
8. ^ "German politician makes surprise visit to isolated Albania. Strauss's trip reflects Tirana's wish for warmer ties with W. Europe". Christian Science Monitor. August 22, 1984.
9. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Federal Foreign Office". German Federal Foreign Office.

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