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Albania’s Scorecard on Progress and Level of Preparation regarding EU accession, November 2023

The European Commission (EC) monitors Albania ̍s progress and level of preparation in meeting EU membership requirements on an annual basis. The country is working on the transposition of the Acquis according to the National Plan on European Integration (NPEI), which serves as a tool for fulfilling the obligations arising from the Stabilization and Association […]

SmartAdria Workshop “Blue Economy: Opportunities and challenges in Albania”, 11-13 May 2023

The Workshop: Blue Economy, opportunities and challenges in Albania was organized in Tirana from May 11 to 13. This three-day activity aimed at the theoretical discourse and practical application of the concepts that link sustainable development with blue economy, particularly addressing the challenges and opportunities of the sector. The selected 30 SME representatives from (Fishery […]

Vizion Plus TV, Spotlight: EU is showing weakness when it comes to the integration of Western Balkans

On June 22, the Executive Director of EMA was invited on Vizion Plus TV to discuss the Summit of Europe and the Open Balkan initiative, with a particular focus on Albania and North Macedonia. Gjipali explained that Albania has met all the conditions for the opening of negotiations, but the process has stopped because of […]

Vizion Plus: Negotiations, will Bulgaria continue to block the process?!

On June 22,  2022, Nirvana Deliu, Policy Researcher at European Movement Albania was invited to Vizion Plus TV,  to discuss the summit that is expected to take place in Brussel.  According to Deliu, one of the most relevant issues to be discussed is the separation of Albania from North Macedonia in the  EU integration process.  […]

The Simulation Model of EU institutions- May 31, 2022

The European Movement in Albania (EMA), with the support of European Movement International, within the ‘Europe for Citizens’ Program funded by the European Commission, developed a simulation model of EU institutions. The activity took place over two days, the training on May 26 and the simulation on May 31, 2022 in Europe House, within the […]

Module 5, School for Consumer Protection and European Integration, “Competition and Public Procurement”, May 27-28, 2022

On May 27 and 28, 2022 was held Module 5 of the School for Consumer Protection and European Integration, a component of the project “From Information to Action – Empowerment of Organizations on Consumer Protection”. This project is implemented by European Movement in Albania in cooperation with the Academy of Political Studies and Alert Center, […]

Fax News: Kosovo’s application to the Council of Europe

On May 13th, 2022, the Executive Director of EMA/Mr. Gledis Gjipali was on Fax News to discuss Kosovo’s application to the Council of Europe. He considered it a positive development regarding the protection of human rights and added that membership in this Council is not limited by state recognition. Moreover, Gjipali stated that the negative […]

SANECA “Informing and raising public awareness on food safety and consumer protection” -the role of the Institutions responsible for implementation, May11, 2022

The discussion table on informing and raising public awareness on food safety and consumer protection with a particular focus on the institutions responsible for implementation was organised on May 11, 2022. This activity was held within the project SANECA-Components of involvement of civil society, which is carried out by GIZ and EMA.  The Executive Director […]

EuroNews Albania: Macron’s idea for a new ‘European political community’

On May 11th, 2022, Nirvana Deliu, Policy Researcher at EMA was on Euronews Albania to discuss Macron’s new enlargement alternative. Recently, the French president presented to the European Parliament the proposal to create a “new European political community” that would allow countries that are not part of the European Union to be closer to the […]

Report TV: Albania has complete the requests to open the negotiations, April 8, 2022

Nirvana Deliu, Policy Researcher at EMA , on 28 April 2022 was on Report TV, to discuss the integration process of Albania in EU. She gave her remarks on the current situation and the effects that the war in Ukraine has had in EU. Moreover,  Deliu explained that both, Albania and North Macedonia have completed […]