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NCEI, WG I, Session 2: “Negotiations for Albania’s membership in the European Union and regional experience – Chapter 23 in focus” February 5, 2021

The Ministry of Justice in Albania and the European Movement in Albania (EMA), in partnership with the Slovak Association for Foreign Policy (SFPA) and with the financial support of the SlovakAid, held a virtual conference on February 5, 2021 on “Negotiations for Albania’s membership in the European Union and regional experience – Chapter 23 in […]

NCEI, WG IV, Session 2: “Management and Implementation bodies of EU funding programmes”, 18 January 2021

On 18 of January 2021, EMA in partnership with Albanian Development Fund (ADF), Slovak Foreign Policy Association and supported by Slovak Aid organized Session 2 of Working Group IV focused on Chapter 22 within the framework of National Convention on European Integration Albania 2020-2021. The main topic of the activity was: “Management and Implementation bodies […]

EuroSpeak: Covid-19, online education and mental health, 14 January 2021

On 14 of January EuroSpeak hosted an info-session focused on “Covid-19, online education and mental health”. This was the first one of a series of activities that will be held throughout the period time of January-May 2021. These activities include experts, lecturers, journalists etc. who will give their contributions on different aspects of European Integration […]

Vizion+: The Court “opens” the negotiations

 “The functioning of the Constitutional Court is considered an important step and  according to the report of the European Commission removes one of the conditions that had remained pending, increasing the chances of setting a date for the Inter-governmental Conference.” Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of EMA, invited to the central news edition of Vizion Plus […]

EU Negotiations for Albania / Gjipali: Convincing member countries, is a difficult mission

Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of EMA invited to Tema TV, on December 10, 2020, regarding the loss of another chance for Albania to reach negotiations with the EU. On this topic, Gjipali said that Albania has still many unfulfilled tasks like the  Constitutional Court issue and the laws regarding electoral reform on one hand and […]

NCEI, WG III, Session 1: Food safety and standards required in the framework of European integration, 09 December 2020

On December 9, 2020, the European Movement in Albania (EMA), The Albanian Parliament and the Technical Secretariat of the National Council for European Integration (KKIE) in partnership with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, with the financial support of SlovakAid, organized Session 1 of Working Group III on “Food safety and standards required in the framework […]

Albanian Parliament live: “Food safety and standards required in the framework of European Integration for Albania”

On December 9, 2020, an online meeting was organized in the framework of the Convention on European Integration, session 1 of Working Group III on “Food safety and standards required in the framework of European integration”. This session was organized  by the European Movement in Albania (EMA), the Albanian Parliament and the Technical Secretariat of […]

Ora News: Gjipali: No intergovernmental conference this year, the EU agenda does not mention enlargement

Invited to Ora News, on December 7, 2020, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania said that it is almost impossible to have a first intergovernmental conference before December. He said the skeptical countries remain the same, which are the Netherlands, Denmark and France and they think that there is no such […]

Spotlight – “Frozen” in the EU lobby / Risks of the economy

Gledis Gjipali, executive director of EMA invited to Vizion Plus, in the show Spotlight, on December 2, 2020 to discuss the decision of Germany on not starting the EU negotiations with Albania. Is this decision a punishment for the Albanian government or are they internal problems of the EU? According to him, we as a […]

Ora News: Gjipali: Reforms in Albania, progress only on paper

Gledis Gjipali, executive director of EMA invited to Ora News, on December 1, 2020, regarding the EU decision to postpone the opening of EU negotiations. Regarding this decision, he said that EU member states have been stricter in meeting the conditions from Albania. He also said that Albania’s progress has remained on paper without being […]