Potential accession of Albania to the European Union

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The potential accession of Albania to the European Union (EU) is on the agenda for future enlargement of the EU. Albania applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009, and has since June 2014 been an official candidate for accession. The Council of the European Union decided in March 2020 to open accession negotiations with Albania. The formal start of negotiations was delayed, however, because Albania’s path was linked to that of North Macedonia, which was vetoed by Bulgaria. On 24 June 2022, Bulgaria's parliament approved lifting the country's veto on opening EU accession talks with North Macedonia. On 16 July 2022, the Assembly of North Macedonia also approved the revised French proposal, allowing accession negotiations to begin. The start of negotiations was officially launched on 19 July 2022. In October 2024, Albania aimed to be ready for accession by 2030, a timeline acknowledged by Prime Minister Edi Rama of the Socialist Party of Albania as "very ambitious." Following the Socialist...

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