Germany sets conditions for Albania's opening negotiations

Through a draft resolution government coalition parties CDU/ The SDP's CSU has proposed adopting the opening of negotiations with Albania only if it will implement certain conditions, with the priority being to implement Vetting in a certain phase, as well as realising the Electoral Reform.

Additional demand for electoral law reform.

Bundestag considers necessary “” implementation of O's recommendations SBE/ ODIR and the 2013 and 2015 Venice Commission for electoral law reform, “even if this is not part of the European catalogue of requirements”.

In this context, the German Bundestag is of the view that the decision to start negotiations with Albania should only deal with clearly formulated “constitutions”.

Bundestag expresses agreement that the German government “approves a European Council decision to launch negotiations on Albania's EU membership”.

In addition, at the point of the draft resolution, Bundestag urges the government to approve the opening of negotiations for Albania's membership in the European Council only if “the first confirmation of membership” takes place when the German government has “constated the fulfilment of these conditions from Albania”:

To complete the outcome of the re-evaluation of 57 judges and prosecutors of the highest courts designated as priorities within the property and displacement of service to persons with negative results.

When the Albanian government has submitted a law for an election law reform.

The second membership conference will take place only when the Council has concluded that these conditions have been met:

) implementation of the law on initiated electoral law reform;
) to have launched criminal prosecutions for court and prosecutors listed in vetoing they have committed criminal offences;

A special structure to fight corruption and organised crime (SPAK) has been engaged;

Efforts have been stepped up to ensure the functioning of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the SPACE through their equipment with sufficient numbers of confirmed judges and prosecutors;

There will be solid progress in fighting crime and corruption at all levels, including senior civil servants and politicians. Here are <x0 pro-active settings, prosecution and penalties related to corruption and organised crime”

There are tangible results in administration reform... including “the development of high-ranking civil servants and directors”

To continue intensively fighting trade and drug cultivation in Albania.

At point 2, the Bundestag resolution requires that “whether Albania after opening procrastinating negotiations on procrastinated membership, breaks or reverses fulfilling obligations, stop membership negotiations”.

While at point 3, the draft resolution urges the government to make it clear that Albania must undertake a considerable additional “ ” to ensure the rule of law and the continuation of Veting. “The discovery and seizure of financial means related to corruption” is required specifically in this context.

Chapters to Follow All Negotiations

The German Bundestag search for project resolution 4 points for Albania to address areas of central importance “) ahead of chapter 23 The judicial power and basic rights, 24 Justice, Freedom and Security) “is carried out at the start of negotiations and ends only at the conclusion of negotiations”. The Commission's proposed action plans for this “have definite deadlines and objectives”.

Aside from the above mentioned elements, at 5th point in the draft resolution, “points of negotiations” and “liance of the media and press”, “the rights of persons in need for protection and of minority members”, as well as a live civil society “”.

Bundestag recalls at the point 6 of the draft resolution that there should not be an automatic membership of Albania, “, for example, citing a membership date without finalising negotiations”.

While at point 7 the Bundestag asks the German government to fight for “aquis communitaire” to be approved “the less transitional provisions and exclusion”.

Bundestag requires at point 8 for the German government to commit to “Albania meets the requirements of the EU Stability and Growth Pact in the membership process, as well as the stability criteria of the Maastricht Agreement before it is officially joined in the monetary union”.

Finally, at point 9 the Bundestag requires that it be constantly informed of the negotiating stage and that Albania's progress towards membership not only be assessed by the Commission, but also “fairly by the German government, engaging diplomatic representatives”. /tch