3 minutes agoVon der Leenen: Albania moving at record speeds towards EU
Periskopi(8 months ago)
(8 months ago)European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen, during her visit to Tirana, praised Albania's progress in the European Union integration process, naming it a record-speed “progress. During the press conference with Prime Minister Edi Rama, she stressed EU support for closing negotiations until the year [...]
During the press conference with Prime Minister Edi Rama, she stressed EU support for closing negotiations by 2027.
“Albania is on track for integration into the European Union. I want to point out it's a great progress, record speed. Your goal is to close negotiations in 2027 and we will be with you at every step of this”, said Von der Leenen.
Speaking of the current challenges on the European continent, it also stopped in the geopolitical situation following Russian aggression against Ukraine:
Because the geopolitical moment is now. Russia's aggression against Ukraine has reformed our continent and every European country should choose its own country. Albania has made its choice very clear”.
Von der Leyen is located in Tirana as part of a tour of Western Balkan countries, where the membership process and the European Union's economic plan for the region are focused.
