Ambassador Gonzato highlighted Albania’s progress on the road to EU membership and underlined the delegation’s commitment to continue close cooperation with the Assembly.

He stressed the importance of inclusiveness in the process of European integration as a means of transforming Albanian society.

For her part, Parliament Speaker Spiropali appreciated the assistance of EU delegation in accelerating the integration process and emphasized the leading role of the Assembly in this process.

She stressed that the Assembly, as a guarantor of democratic legitimacy, has taken an important role in implementing the new law that regulates the role of the Assembly in the integration process, strengthening the oversight of the institutions involved in this process.

During the meeting, Spiropali also outlined some of the priorities of the new parliamentary session, including support for political dialogue between parliamentary groups for reforms, support for independent institutions safeguarding the public interest, fight against corruption and impunity, support for investigative and adhoc commissions, and modernization of parliamentary services to assist MPs.

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