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NCEI, WG IV, Session 1: “Challenges of Albania concerning Chapter 22 and managing the EU funds” , 23 October 2020

On October 23, 2020, the European Movement in Albania (EMA), in cooperation with the Albanian Development Fund (ADF) and Slovak Foreign Policy Association, in the framework of the National Convention for European Integration 2019-2021 supported by SlovakAid organized Session I of Working Group 4: Chapter 22. The topic of the activity was: “Challenges of Albania […]

Syri TV – Gjipali: EC is accused of optimism, we should wait for the opinion of the member states

Gledis Gjipali, executive director of EMA invited to the evening news edition on SYRI TV on 7 October 2020. He commented on the visit of the Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, in  Albania. Gjipali said that the EU will make an analysis of the Electoral reform. Asked if there will be a division between Albania and Northern Macedonia […]

Fax News – Gjipali: Electoral Reform will open discussions

Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of EMA invited to Fax News on October 7, 2020, regarding the progress report of the European Commission, the visit of the Commissioner for Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi and the New Electoral Code. He said that Albania has a very positive assessment in the report, but the Constitutional Court and the political system […]

7pa5 – In anticipation of the first Intergovernmental Conference

Nirvana Deliu, EMA researcher, was invited to the morning show on Vizion Plus, 7pa5, on October 7, 2020, to comment on the report of the European Commission for the Western Balkan countries, especially for Albania and the intergovernmental conference. She stated that the evaluation of the report on Albania, compared to other countries was positive […]

Gjipali: EC assessment is positive. Constitutional Court is holding back the green light for the negotiations

Gledis Gjipali, executive director of EMA, invited to Abc News on 6 October 2020 states that the report published by the European Commission, has given a good evaluation for Albania and North Macedonia on EU negotiations. He also stated that there is only one unfulfilled matter: Constitutional Court in order to start the intergovernmental conference. […]

Vizion Plus – Gledis Gjipali: EC assessments for Albania, very positive

Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of EMA, invited to Vizion Plus, on October 6, 2020 where it was discussed about the very good assessment of Albania and Northern Macedonia by the Commission, for the opening of the negotiations. Gjipali said that Albania has a very positive assessment together with Northern Macedonia, compared to the countries of the […]

Ora News – Expert: Albania is moving slowly toward the EU integration, North Macedonia is in front

Gledis Gjipali, executive director of EMA and expert on EU integration, invited to Ora News on 28 September 2020 to discuss about the latest progress of Albania concerning EU integration. It must be said that we are in a crucial phase of the process after the positive news on opening the EU negotiations. Ora News […]

Syri Tv: Agreement on the sea and other unresolved issues between Albania-Greece

Gledis Gjipali, executive director of EMA and expert of EU issues, invited on Syri TV on 16 September 2020 on afternoon news edition, comments on the most discussed issue on Rama-Mitsotakis meeting concerning the agreement on the sea and other unresolved issues between Albania-Greece. It was also discussed about the pending matters and the Greek […]

Study: Exploring the challenges in the perspective of Albania’s Europeanization, August 2020

 This publication presents and analyses the conclusions drawn from the surveys conducted in the period February-April 2020 with 100 professional respondents from Albania through face-to-face and online interviews due to Covid-19 regulations. The study puts forward the extracted quantitative and qualitative data regarding the perception of Albanian professionals on the perspective of European integration, the […]

Factsheet: EU and Albania- the perceptions and assessments of Albanian professionals, August 2020

In the first half of 2020 (February-April) EMA conducted a study on the Europeanization Perspectives of Albania, in collaboration with ELIAMEP. 100 individuals from Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodra, Vlora and Gjirokastra experts in various fields such as public administration, civil society, university, media, etc.  participated in this study organized with online and face to face […]