TIRANA, January 7/ATA/ Minister of State and the Chief Negotiator of our country in the EU integration process Majlinda Dhuka stated today that Albania’s opening of negotiations with the European Union was based on merit.
Dhuka said that the unanimous support of EU member states and institutions, giving the green light for the start of negotiations in 2022, marked a historic moment for the country.
At the press conference on the work during 2022 as well as the objectives for 2023, where the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka was also present, Dhuka said that Albania fulfilled the prerequisites for the start of negotiations, what are known as the conditions of the European Council of March 2020, advancing the country’s reform agenda and EU integration, such as justice reform.
“The Report of the European Commission of Albania 2022 affirmed once again the country’s progress while the Albanian government continued on its path of reforms towards EU membership, regardless of the triple challenge, such as the earthquake, pandemic or Russian aggression. The report notices that the institutional structures have been strengthened and Albania has clearly made progress”, said chief negotiator Dhuka.
According to her, the report estimates that Albania has made progress in 32 of the 33 chapters of negotiations and in 3 criteria of negotiations for membership.
“The report assesses good progress in areas such as the judiciary and fundamental rights, especially in the implementation of justice reform, foreign policy, security and defense, economic criteria, in the field of fishing, financial services, public procurement, intellectual property, etc. “, said Dhuka.
Dhuka listed among the achievements of the Albanian government the holding of the EU Summit for the first time in Tirana, a non-EU country. /j.p/p.s./
