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Top News – Gjipali: Positive Message from the EU, the most challenging phase requires political will and protection of domestic production, 15 July 2026

In an interview with Top News, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA), outlined the key outcomes of the ninth Intergovernmental Conference, describing the provisional closure of the first three negotiating chapters as a clear political message from the European Union, demonstrating the EU’s positive commitment to advancing Albania’s accession process. […]

Report TV – Gjipali: Chapters 25, 26 and 30 mark only the beginning; the real challenges of EU membership still lie ahead, 14 July 2026

Invited to a televised interview on Report TV, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA), discussed the provisional closure of Chapters 25, 26, and 30, describing them as among the relatively easier chapters to conclude in Albania’s EU accession negotiations. Providing a detailed analysis of these chapters and their progress, Gjipali […]

Working Group on Chapter 23 – Digital Services in Albania within the framework of the accession negotiations – DSA Governance, Fundamental Rights, and Institutional Coordination, 30 June 2026

Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA), emphasised the importance of organising consultative roundtables on the implementation of European legislation in the field of digital services, underlining that this is an area affecting a large number of actors and institutions. He noted that, alongside the obligations arising from the new legislation, […]

Info Session – Access to Justice, Judicial Digitalisation, and Security Policies within Chapters 23 and 24, June 29, 2026

The European Movement in Albania (EMA) organised an info session as part of its efforts to promote professional debate and knowledge transfer on Albania’s European integration process. The event held on 29 June 2026 brought together authors from the Albanian Law Journal (ALJ), representatives of public institutions, civil society, academia, legal professionals, and other key […]

Working Group for Chapter 24 – Promoting scientific research and strengthening university curricula on money laundering and terrorist financing, 23 June 2026

The discussion roundtable organized within the framework of the National Convention on European Integration – Chapter 24 (Justice, Freedom, Security) was dedicated to promoting scientific research and strengthening university curricula in the field of money laundering and terrorist financing. The event brought together representatives of public institutions, academia, civil society organizations, and field experts to […]

Conference of the National Convention for European Integration 2026, 19 June 2026

On 19 June 2026, European Movement in Albania (EMA) organised the National Convention for  European Integration 2026, dedicated to the key issues related to Chapter 23 and 24, of Albania’s European Union accession negotiations. At the same time the conference served as an opportunity to present the results, achievements and impact of the European Union […]

Working Group for Chapter 5 – Public Procurement: Update on the current status of meeting the closing benchmarks and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the public procurement system, 18 June 2026

The European Movement in Albania (EMA), in cooperation with the Public Procurement Agency, organised a Discussion and Consultation Roundtable on 18 June 2026 for Chapter 5 – Public Procurement, focusing on the fulfillment of the chapter’s closing benchmarks, the current state of the process, and the use of artificial intelligence in the public procurement system. […]

Working Group for Chapter 23 – Improving the Business Climate: Legal Certainty, Property Rights, and the Perspective of the Business Community in the Framework of Chapter 23, June 15, 2026

Following the endorsement of the IBAR for Chapters 23 and 24, work continues steadily and intensively towards fulfilling the Closing Benchmarks under Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, while maintaining a strong focus on those issues that remain most challenging and require broader stakeholder engagement. In this context, the latest meeting between the European […]

Info Session – Next steps towards the EU: Closing negotiation Chapters, meeting EU Standards, and delivering reforms, 13 June 2026, Durrës

The European Movement in Albania (EMA), in cooperation with the Academy of Political Studies (ASP), organized an information session in Durrës with the aim of informing participants about the current stage of Albania’s EU accession negotiations, the latest developments under Cluster 1 – Fundamentals, as well as the institutional mechanisms and new EU instruments that […]

Ora News – Gjipali: Closing the negotiating Chapters by 2027 remains the primary objective; greater involvement of experts is needed to deepen reforms, 10 June 2026

Invited to Ora News, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA), addressed the proposal put forward by several key EU member states (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg) regarding the possibility of partial or phased integration of candidate countries into the European Union. He explained that this approach aims to […]