TIRANA, October 28/ATA/ Speaker of the Parliament Niko Peleshi stated that Albania is making steady progress on its path towards membership in the European Union, emphasizing the institutional and political commitment to this national strategic objective.
During the 20th meeting of the EU-Albania Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee, held today in Tirana, Peleshi positively assessed the progress made in the reform process and highlighted the concrete steps being taken to conclude the accession negotiations.
He said that Albania has opened negotiations for five clusters of negotiations with the EU and is in the process of preparing to open the last cluster, emphasizing that Albania’s goal is to conclude negotiations by 2027 and officially join the European Union by 2030.
“Albania’s main strategic objective is membership in the European Union. Our goal is to conclude the accession negotiations by 2027 and officially join the European Union by 2030,” he stated.
Speaker of the Parliament expressed his conviction that EU membership will bring great benefits to Albania, including economic development, stability and security of the country.
Peleshi underlined the broad political consensus in Albania on European integration.
According to Peleshi, 91% of Albanians support EU membership, and this is a common goal of all political forces and state institutions.
Peleshi also noted the importance of the role of the Assembly in overseeing the negotiation process and in ensuring transparency and the involvement of the entire society in this process. In this context, Peleshi informed that the Assembly has approved a series of legal initiatives that are part of the reforms required to meet the European Union criteria. /j.p/p.s./
