For half a century, we had no private land. We were not allowed to own even a single meter of land, nor even a private vehicle. After 50 years, we finally changed that regime, and property was the main issue. At that time, a law was passed, with the consensus of both the opposition and the party from the past, to grant use permits, use titles—not ownership titles—to all those who worked the land, while also having to address the former owners.
At that time, an overlap was created, and over the years, people who had land use titles became owners, while owners became former owners. A third layer was also created, consisting of many people from rural areas who built illegally wherever they could, on agricultural land. There was no other way but to legalize them.
For ten years, we have been dealing with this, cleaning up as much as possible and digitizing the process. To summarize briefly: no one can prove the opposite of what I am telling you—that the property problem, even in areas where there are ethnic Greek citizens, is no different from the problems Albanian citizens face in the same area and elsewhere. It is simply an Albanian problem for Albanians and for ethnic Greek citizens, which we are addressing. Because we have a significant level of care and respect for the Greek minority, we have paid special attention to them. I want to congratulate Mitsotakis, who has been persistent on this, and I have considered it a good thing," said Prime Minister Rama.