“Albania has made significant progress on its path to the EU, with the opening of two clusters and an unwavering commitment to the necessary reforms. Our ambitious goal is to move further by the end of 2025, by opening the remaining clusters and meeting the criteria,” Minister Balla stated during the meeting.
Andreas Schieder, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Albania, is in Tirana on his first visit.

The Austrian MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament was appointed to this role a few months ago and is responsible for drafting the annual reports evaluating developments in Albania, while monitoring the reforms in the light of our country’s EU integration.
He is one of the main proponents of Albania’s EU integration and has openly expressed his stance that enlargement policy should top the Commission’s agenda for the next five years. /j.p/sm/