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| - | A Union Jack flies proudly next to a framed photo of the late , while an iconic red telephone box is perched on the corner of the Britain Resto Lounge as cars with UK licence plates zoom past.<br>If it were not for the stunning mountainous backdrop, you could easily be mistaken into thinking you are standing in the British capital.<br>But the town of Has in Albania's northeast, dubbed 'Little ', now serves as a homage to the country that has taken in so many of its citizens, despite of more than 12,000 migrants this year.<br>The region of around 22,000 has largely been built with money sent home from the working age men who made the treacherous journeys across the Channel to Britain's shores in search of a better life.<br> Children pose for a photograph in a British phone cabin next to 'Britain Resto Longue', a new bar in the city of Has<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Now, there are tributes to their adopted homeland in Has, featuring cars with registration plates and even projects for a statute of the late Queen.<br>Like Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, people in Has are outraged by accusations from London that they are part of a migrant 'invasion'.<br>Has residents say leaving for the UK allows them to earn a living - but comes with the pain of uprooting, dangerous journeys and hard work which also benefits their British employers.<br>Albanians are now the largest single group making small-boat crossings of the Channel, according to the UK's official statistics.<br>More than 12,000 arrived in Britain this year compared to 50 in 2020.<br> Newly built villas in the town of Has have largely been built from the money sent home from migrants<br> There are tributes to their adopted homeland in the Albanian town including a bar named 'Britain'<br> A vendor shows traditional clothes in a city shop of Has which has been transformed by the migration exodus<br> Has mayor Liman Morina told AFP that 80 per cent of his constituents 'survive thanks to the hard and honest work of their relatives in Britain'<br>Nationals of the Balkan country of 2.8million people have been fleeing unemployment to Britain for decades.<br>Speaking in his office where British and Albanian flags stand side by side, Has mayor Liman Morina told AFP that 80 per cent of his constituents 'survive thanks to the hard and honest work of their relatives in Britain'.<br>Klodian Kastrati, a sociologist who works in Has, said: 'Emigration is an epidemic that affects all young people here contaminated by the idea of leaving for Britain in the hope of creating a better future'.<br>The Has region is Albania's poorest and 'emigration is the only real resource to support its inhabitants', he added.<br>In the region, which has a population of around 22,000, numerous houses owned by emigrants are being built.<br> After living in London for a decade, Granit Gojani recently returned to Has to open his own barGranit Gojani<br> There are tributes to their adopted homeland in Has, featuring cars with registration plates and even projects for a statute of the late Queen<br>Since Albania opened its borders in the 1990s, residents have left en masse, desperate to escape hardship and isolation after weathering brutal oppression at the hands of the country's communist dictatorship.<br>Nearly 1.7million Albanians have departed, notably for Italy, Greece and the UK, official figures show.<br>In the first six months of the year emigrants sent home £323million, according to the national bank.<br>About 140,000 Albanians live in the UK where some joined Kosovo Albanians who found refuge there during the war against Serbian forces in late 1990s.<br>While the richest can send their children to British universities, most Albanians work in catering or construction.<br>Has residents put the recent peak in Channel crossings down to word of mouth.<br> Albanians are now the largest single group making small-boat crossings of the Channel, according to the UK official statistics<br>'Rumours about the need for labour in the UK' under the combined effect of the pandemic and Brexit 'have been circulating at lightning speed', Granit Gojani told AFP.<br>After living in London for a decade, the 31-year-old recently returned to Has to open his own bar.<br>'Social networks also offer more favourable prices (to cross the Channel) in inflatable boats', he said.<br>'The desire to believe rather than to know quickly unleashed the crowds', he added, saying the idea had spread 'like a virus'.<br>This year, the high school in Has had 40 fewer students than in 2021.<br>French authorities have confirmed the increase in the number of Albanians on their side of the Channel, including among smugglers, although Iraqi Kurd gangs still dominate the market.<br> Youngsters play pool in a billiards hall in the city which has seen an exodus of working age men<br> This year, the high school (pictured) in Has had 40 fewer students than in 2021<br>Ani, a young man who asked to use a pseudonym, bitterly regrets having made the trip from Dunkirk in northern France.<br>He described it as a 'hellish crossing of more than six hours aboard a full boat in a hostile sea'.<br>Ani left in late September hoping for a well-paid job in the construction industry in London.<br>He held out for a month before returning home, yielding to the pleas of his mother - who closely followed comments about Albanians made by some British politicians.<br>'I'm not a criminal, I just dreamt of a better life in a big country', Ani told AFP, disgusted by what he described as an anti-immigrant atmosphere in Britain.<br>'To hell with the £4,000 that this trip cost me', he said.<br>Now, he plans to continue studying law at the University of Tirana.<br>Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman has spoken of an 'invasion' of migrants and singled out 'Albanian criminals', sparking anger in Tirana.<br>'Albanians in the UK work hard and pay tax,' Prime Minister Rama tweeted in early November.<br>Rama said the UK should 'stop discriminating...<br><br>to excuse policy failures'.<br> Drita Meshi's family suffered a devastating loss in 2016, and she has since made it her life's aim to convince young Albanians to stay<br>Some migrants are involved in illegal activities, in particular to reimburse smugglers.<br>But a 'handful of people having problems with the law can't harm an entire community, including businessmen, teachers, doctors, construction workers and children aspiring to grow up', Gojani said.<br>For all the money it has brought, red phone booths and royal photos, emigration to the UK has also left a legacy of pain in Has.<br>Drita Meshi's family suffered a devastating loss in 2016, and she has since made it her life's aim to convince young Albanians to stay.<br>Her son, who moved to England to seek a better life, was killed by two British teenagers, who hurled a flare into the car where he had been sleeping.<br><br>He was 32.<br>Every day, she mourns at his grave.<br>Meshi, a Has town hall employee, has two other children still living in London. She wants to attract investment so young people will have an incentive to build their lives closer to home.<br>'For me, emigration is a wound that is still bleeding', Meshi told AFP, with tears in her eyes.<br><br><br><br>If you're ready to see more information regarding [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000098-taxi-fare-piraeus-to-Thessaloniki-airport.html taxi fare piraeus to Thessaloniki airport] visit our own page. | + | VOLOS NAFPLION TRANSFER - [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000407-VOLOS-NAFPLION-TRANSFER.html https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000407-VOLOS-NAFPLION-TRANSFER.html]. For the Saudis, the biggest day in their footballing history. Outside, things to do in Pelion pre-match, VOLOS PORT TAXI they were full of bravado. They were going to win they insisted.<br>A couple of hours later, they were whipping off their head-dresses and twirling them around their heads as the Metro sped towards Education City.<br><br>In the early hours of Monday, returning from the opening game at the distant Al Bayt Stadium there were seven tirelessly polite young volunteers pointing their giant sponge fingers to move three weary journalists down the platform a few yards.<br><br>Speaking in his office where British and Albanian flags stand side by side, SKIATHOS THESSALONIKI TAXI Has mayor Liman Morina told AFP that 80 per cent of his constituents 'survive thanks to the hard and honest work of their relatives in Britain'.<br><br>The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are tru The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday.<br><br>Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Saudis produce one of the World... 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The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday.<br><br>The Christian group says the ark is part of its ministry that teaches Old Testament stories as true historical event A statement from Answers in Genesis says Nye is touring the ark with his own film crew.<br><br>It did feel rather ominous when an email landed as Argentina came up against the Semi Automated Offside technology with directions of where to go if my ticket for Denmark against Tunisia did not download on the FIFA ticketing App.<br><br>They are peeling labels from bottles if they do not contain the World Cup's official drinks but there is no evidence of official French pastries. The chicken shawarma went down a treat, though, even if it meant buying a VISA gift card, because they do not accept any other credit cards.<br><br>A Union Jack flies proudly next to a framed photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II, while an iconic red telephone box is perched on the corner of the Britain Resto Lounge as cars with UK licence plates zoom past.<br><br><br><br>Since Albania opened its borders in the 1990s, residents have left en masse, desperate to escape hardship and isolation after weathering brutal oppression at the hands of the country's communist dictatorship.<br><br>But the town of Has in Albania's northeast, dubbed 'Little London', now serves as a homage to the country that has taken in so many of its citizens, despite plans in Westminster to crack down on the influx of more than 12,000 migrants this year.<br><br>Klodian Kastrati, a sociologist who works in Has, said: 'Emigration is an epidemic that affects all young people here contaminated by the idea of leaving for Britain in the hope of creating a better future'.<br><br>So were Argentina, one up and all over the Saudis. By the time I made an early split, they were in a hole and gripped by panic, performing a very reasonable impression of England against Iceland in Euro 2016.<br><br>The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are tru<br><br>(AP Photo/John Minchill The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are true.<br>Its construction has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education.<br><br>(AP Photo/John Minchill The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are true.<br>Its construction has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education. |
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VOLOS NAFPLION TRANSFER - https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000407-VOLOS-NAFPLION-TRANSFER.html. For the Saudis, the biggest day in their footballing history. Outside, things to do in Pelion pre-match, VOLOS PORT TAXI they were full of bravado. They were going to win they insisted.
A couple of hours later, they were whipping off their head-dresses and twirling them around their heads as the Metro sped towards Education City.
In the early hours of Monday, returning from the opening game at the distant Al Bayt Stadium there were seven tirelessly polite young volunteers pointing their giant sponge fingers to move three weary journalists down the platform a few yards.
Speaking in his office where British and Albanian flags stand side by side, SKIATHOS THESSALONIKI TAXI Has mayor Liman Morina told AFP that 80 per cent of his constituents 'survive thanks to the hard and honest work of their relatives in Britain'.
The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are tru The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday.
Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Saudis produce one of the World... Denmark 0-0 Tunisia: VOLOS KOMOTINI TAXI Christian Eriksen and VOLOS NAFPLION TRANSFER Co are frustrated... France 4-1 Australia: Holders bounce back from conceding... Mexico 0-0 Poland: Robert Lewandowski has second-half...
All they knew had drained from their brains, replaced by fear and the dawning realisation that this was the World Cup when they were supposed to be delivering football's greatest prize for football's greatest player.
(AP Photo/John Minchill The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are true.
Its construction has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education. The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday.
The Christian group says the ark is part of its ministry that teaches Old Testament stories as true historical event A statement from Answers in Genesis says Nye is touring the ark with his own film crew.
It did feel rather ominous when an email landed as Argentina came up against the Semi Automated Offside technology with directions of where to go if my ticket for Denmark against Tunisia did not download on the FIFA ticketing App.
They are peeling labels from bottles if they do not contain the World Cup's official drinks but there is no evidence of official French pastries. The chicken shawarma went down a treat, though, even if it meant buying a VISA gift card, because they do not accept any other credit cards.
A Union Jack flies proudly next to a framed photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II, while an iconic red telephone box is perched on the corner of the Britain Resto Lounge as cars with UK licence plates zoom past.
Since Albania opened its borders in the 1990s, residents have left en masse, desperate to escape hardship and isolation after weathering brutal oppression at the hands of the country's communist dictatorship.
But the town of Has in Albania's northeast, dubbed 'Little London', now serves as a homage to the country that has taken in so many of its citizens, despite plans in Westminster to crack down on the influx of more than 12,000 migrants this year.
Klodian Kastrati, a sociologist who works in Has, said: 'Emigration is an epidemic that affects all young people here contaminated by the idea of leaving for Britain in the hope of creating a better future'.
So were Argentina, one up and all over the Saudis. By the time I made an early split, they were in a hole and gripped by panic, performing a very reasonable impression of England against Iceland in Euro 2016.
The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are tru
(AP Photo/John Minchill The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are true.
Its construction has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education.
(AP Photo/John Minchill The long-awaited theme park based on the story of a man who got a warning from God about a worldwide flood will debut in central Kentucky this Thursday. The Christian group behind the 510 foot-long wooden ark says it will demonstrate that the stories of the Bible are true.
Its construction has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education.
