Eu Negotiations

Despite the Netherlands has decided to vote against the opening of negotiations for Albania and Macedonia, Prime Minister Edi Rama continues to be optimistic that the European Council meeting on 28 June will open the green light to Albania to pursue the membership process. According to Rama, the news about setting up a refugee camp...

The discussions continue among 28 permanent European ambassadors on the accession negotiations between Albania and Macedonia in the European Union. The three countries that have been skeptical last week. During the discussions, the French ambassador reiterated that France is currently against the enlargement, but remains committed to helping aspiring countries in various forms to advance...

The Netherlands declared its stance against the opening of negotiations for Albania and Macedonia. The position was clearly expressed in a Dutch Government document provided by Tv Klan on the assessment of the 2018 enlargement package. The document cites the advances on justice reform, public administration reform, the fight against corruption and organized crime or...

Despite the skepticism showed by MEP Kati Piri and Dutch Labor Party leader Ludvik Asher that Balkan countries are not ready to join the European family, Prime Minister Edi Rama says the opening of negotiations should not be confused with EU membership. In an interview for the Dutch newspaper De Folfskrant, Rama sees the beginning...

Gunther Krichbaum again points out that the opening of Albania’s membership negotiations with the European Union is premature. The head of the European Affairs Committee in the German Parliament did not hide the skepticism of the next step that brings our country closer to Brussels. “Before the summer, we need to decide on opening accession...

There is not yet a final decision from France on its stance regarding the opening of Albania’s negotiations with the EU. Prime Minister Rama was received in Paris to discuss the matter by French President Emmanuel Macron. After meeting in the presidential palace that lasted about 90 minutes, official sources told TV Klan that there...

Before deciding whether or not to support the opening of Albania’s negotiations at the European Council, the Netherlands will have to be convinced that the country deserves this next step in the integration process. This is why 8 MPs from seven different political forces of the Dutch parliament have launched a 2-day fact-finding mission this...

MEP Knut Fleckenstein through a Twitter post has congratulated Albania on receiving the unconditional recommendation from the European Commission to open negotiations for EU membership.  The MEP says he expects the progress report to be approved by the European Council and that Albania deserves this decision. “Congratulations! Am very happy. Big step forward for Albania!...

“They all deserve all our effort to bring Albania closer to the EU”. This is what the Rapporteur for Albania in the European Parliament, Knut Fleckenstein, said in a post on the Facebook social network. After his visit to Tirana, Knut Fleckenstein wrote that progress was made and negotiations on Albania’s membership in the European...