TIRANA, October 3/ATA/-Albania’s Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj stated that the draft law on ratification of Albania’s accession treaty with observer status at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights is an important signal of Albania’s progress on the road to EU membership and Albania’s expected opening of the EU accession negotiations.
“The standards set by the Agency for Fundamental Rights, for the dignified treatment of every human being, will also be a good guide for Albania on the path of progress of our reforms in the protection of fundamental rights and the dignified treatment of every human being. Through this agency, Albania will be offered a golden opportunity to benefit from the assistance of the best experts of the European Union in drafting legislation in line with the best EU standards and also, by ensuring appropriate mechanisms that guarantee effective implementation of this legislation,” said Minister Gjonaj in the Parliament.
The Agency for Fundamental Rights is one of the key instruments through which the European Union measures, reports and sets standards for fundamental rights in all EU member states.
The Agency for Fundamental Rights will play an important role in protecting fundamental rights in Albania as well, as it is one of the agencies in which countries are represented by the best experts in the field of human rights and participate in it.
The costs of Albania’s participation in this Agency will be supported at 80% by the IPA II Agreement.
Through this agreement, Albania gains the opportunity to appoint Albania’s representative to the Governing Board of this Agency in accordance with its rules of procedure./a.sh/j.p/p.s./
