TIRANA, Oct 15 /ATA/ The Second Intergovernmental Conference between Albania and the European Union has started on Tuesday in Luxembourg.
The meeting is being chaired by Prime Minister Edi Rama and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, whose country holds the EU Presidency.
Albania is represented at this conference by Prime Minister Edi Rama, Chief Negotiator Majlinda Dhuka, and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Igli Hasani. The Albanian delegation also includes all Deputy Ministers, who represent the sectors of the negotiating chapters under the first cluster- the “Fundamentals.”
After the meeting at around 09:25, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó are set to hold a press conference.
The meeting serves to open negotiations with Albania for cluster 1, which includes areas and negotiating chapters such as:
The functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform.
Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights
Chapter 24 – Justice, Freedom, and Security
Economic Criteria
Chapter 5 – Public Procurement
Chapter 18 – Statistics
Chapter 32 – Financial Control
Following the presentation of the revised methodology for accession negotiations in 2020, the negotiating chapters are divided into six thematic clusters: Fundamentals; Internal Market; Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth; Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity; Resources, Agriculture, and Cohesion; and External Relations.
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