EP demands Council to start accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament urged the Council to open negotiations on EU membership with Albania and North Macedonia because both countries have met the...
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European Parliament discusses Reports on Western Balkans: Majority support for enlargement, but the criteria need to be met
by EWB
BRUSSELS – European Parliament will vote today on the Reports on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. Standing Rapporteur for...
[EWB Interview] Santos: EP Report on Albania is positive and shows that progress has been made
Today, for the first time in this European Parliament, Reports on the Western Balkan countries will be debated and adopted. The previous year in which...
EP Rapporteurs presented reports on Western Balkans in AFET
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BRUSSELS – The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament talked on the report on Albania, with some MEPs supporting the opening talks while criticizing...
MEPs urge Albanian Parliament to adopt the agreed electoral reform
by EWB
BRUSSELS – In a joint statement, three MEPs urged the Parliament of Albania to swiftly adopt the 5 June Agreement on Electoral Reform, reminding that...
[EWB Interview] Santos: Decision to open negotiations with Albania completely deserved
After three postponements and amidst a global pandemic, the EU decided to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia in March 2020. However, a...
Standing rapporteurs for the EP on N. Macedonia and Albania welcomed the decision to open the negotiations talks
by EWB
BRUSSELS – General Affairs Council of the EU gave a green light to the opening of EU accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania in...
Speakers of the WB parliaments urged to continue with reforms by MEPs
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Speakers of the Western Balkans parliaments expressed their commitment to EU perspective of their countries, while the MEPs urged them to carry on...
S&D nominates new Rapporteurs: Picula for Montenegro, Santos for Albania
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BRUSSELS – MEP Tonino Picula from Croatia is the nominee for the European Parliament Rapporteur for Montenegro, while MEP Isabel Santos from Portugal is the nominee...