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Albania is on the verge of reaching a key degree of integration into the European Union. The European Commission is expected to open the green light for the country’s EU membership negotiations on Tuesday, 17 April. The recommendation for the opening of the negotiations of Albania is expected to be unconditional, putting emphasis on the...

The European Commission presents today a new expansion strategy with the Western Balkan countries. 2025 is set as a deadline for blocking membership of countries such as Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia. However, only Serbia and Montenegro are keeping the pace of reforms, while other countries expect the opening of membership negotiations. The...

“Albania is a step closer to opening the negotiations”. This is what Prime Minister Edi Rama expressed this Monday in the meeting of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group. Rama spoke of his visit to the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland. Rama said that it was discussed about the opening of Albania’s EU negotiations and that...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promises to support the opening of Albania’s membership negotiations with the European Union. A support that is the result of talks between Albania and Greece for solving the problems of the past. “We are ready for a strategic deal with Albania. An agreement that will resolve the critical differences and...

Two months before the publication, the progress report of the European Union on Albania has been unveiled. As it notes the country’s chances of opening negotiations, the five priorities are again at the center of attention, where emphasis is placed on the need to fight corruption, especially at the high levels of politics and the...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker positively assessed the reforms made in Albania by the government, saying that if this pace continues, they will recommend to the Council of Europe the opening of negotiations with the EU. “The reforms that have been carried out in Albania have impressed us. I want Albania to join in the...

After the flood situation in the country was improved, Prime Minister Edi Rama travels to Brussels on Monday where he will meet European Union leaders in a new effort to boost the opening of Albania’s accession negotiations to the Union. “EuReporter” writes that Prime Minister Rama will meet with President of the Council of Europe...

The President of the Republic, Ilir Meta, received today in a special meeting the Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Mrs. Gordana Čomić, who is also a Women’s Political Network activist and is paying a two-day visit to Albania to participate the Forum on “Albania and Serbia – Towards a...

President of the European People’s Party (EPP) Joseph Daul has clearly stated that negotiations for Albania will be opened when concrete results are achieved in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking. “Albania’s aspirations for the European Union will only be taken seriously when the rule of law, the independence of justice and the...