TIRANA, Sept 16 /ATA/ Albania opens four more chapters of the EU accession negotiations on Tuesday.
Our country holds the 6th Intergovernmental Conference with the EU on Tuesday at the invitation of Denmark.
The meeting is held to initiate negotiations with Albania on Cluster 4, titled “Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity,” covering chapters 14 (Transport Policy), 15 (Energy), 21 (Trans-European Networks), and 27 (Environment and Climate Change).
Prime Minister Edi Rama is accompanied at this conference by the Minister of State and Chief Negotiator for EU integration, Majlinda Dhuka; the Minister of State for Public Administration and Anti-Corruption, Adea Pirdeni; Deputy Minister of Justice, Tedi Dobi; and other officials related to the four chapters of Albania’s EU accession negotiations.
According to the agenda, the Intergovernmental Conference is set to start at 08:00, to be followed by a press conference scheduled at around 09:15, and the EU General Affairs Council is scheduled for 10:00.
The parties will begin by approving the meeting agenda and the minutes of the previous Intergovernmental Conferences held in April and May of this year. This will be followed by opening speeches, first by Denmark’s Minister Bjerre on behalf of the EU Council presidency, then by Prime Minister Rama, who will officially open the negotiations for Cluster 4, an EU official said to ATA.
The meeting will officially conclude with a series of brief closing remarks from the EU delegation, Danish Minister Marie Bjerre, Commissioner Marta Kos, and Prime Minister Rama.
On March 24, 2020, the European Affairs Ministers granted political approval to initiate negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. The decision was made via a written procedure and endorsed by the European Council.
On July 19, 2022, the first Albania-EU Intergovernmental Conference was held, officially marking the opening of negotiations with Albania.
The second conference took place on October 15, 2024, marking the opening of negotiations for Cluster 1 – Fundamentals.
The third conference took place on December 17, 2024, marking the opening of negotiations for Cluster 6 – Foreign Relations.
On April 14, 2025, the fourth conference was held, focusing on Cluster 2 – Internal Market, during which the EU also set the criteria for the interim closure of the chapters in this cluster.
On May 22, the fifth Intergovernmental Conference on Albania’s accession to the European Union was held in Brussels.
The conference was held to initiate negotiations with Albania on Cluster 3: “Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth.” This cluster encompasses the following chapters: Chapter 10 – Digital Transformation and Media; Chapter 16 – Taxation; Chapter 17 – Economic and Monetary Policy; Chapter 19 – Social Policy and Employment; Chapter 20 – Enterprise and Industrial Policy; Chapter 25 – Science and Research; Chapter 26 – Education and Culture; and Chapter 29 – Customs Union.
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