The Newspaper “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†(“2000 New Century Vision†) (1996-2012)

The newspaper “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†(“2000 New century vision†) was an indipendent newspaper of the Ethnik Greek Minority in Albania. It was published monthly in Gjirokastra during 1996-2012. “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†was the first trilingual newspaper in the Greek Minority in Albania with such dimensions that made over thousands of readers, Greek speakers, Albanian speakers and English speakers around the world offering broad and qualitative information. The main scope of the newspaper “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†was broadcasting to its readers messages of friendship, of scientific news and European culture, in a world without visas, without borders and without colors. Although written especially for the Ethnic Greek Minority in Albania, in this manner this newspaper overcame its community. “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†aimed the worldwide exposure of all aspects of the Ethnic Greek Minority in Albania and particularly the assessment of its identity. The newspaper “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†contributed as well to the emancipation of democracy in Albania. It was released from the remnants of the communist mentality, to which the newspaper opposed regarding it a bearer of backward values that were in continuing contrast with the progressive ideas of this press. In this article we aim to make a detailed description of the characteristics of the newspaper “2000 ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????†, to present some of the literary sections where could be found rich literary material, and its permanent sections.