TIRANA, Nov 26 /ATA/ – Albania has taken another significant step on the path towards integration into the European Union.
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani announced Sunday that Albania has successfully completed the screening process for six clusters in Brussels this week. The screening process marks the first phase of the EU accession negotiations.
According to Foreign Minister, the screening process lasted 14 months, during which 777 presentations, took place with involvement of over 1500 Albanian experts and 1000 European Commission experts.
A total of 300 explanatory and bilateral meetings on reviewing alignment of national legislation with EU acquis have been held since 2022.
“Completion of this process brings Albania closer to the European Union and makes the country more prepared for the next integration phases,” Foreign Minister Hasani said.
Hasani said that opening the first fundamentals cluster.
“Completion of the process provides a fresh impetus for more intense commitment in order to speed up Albania’s EU accession process,” Foreign Minister added.
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