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ABC News Albania – Integration in 2029, optimistic timeframe/ Gjipali: Green light on the path to membership, September 2, 2025

Invited to ABC News Albania, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA) commented on the intensification of Albania’s process towards the European Union. Gjipali emphasized that internal and external factors play a role in the progress of this journey, where among the most primary external factors is the Ukrainian war that […]

Info Session – The path towards the EU: Enlargement Process, Negotiations, and Engagement Opportunities, 29 July 2025

On 29 July 2025, an info session was held on the history of the European Union’s creation and the process of European integration; the EU enlargement policy and the steps Albania has taken within the framework of ongoing negotiations, as well as the concrete ways of involving non-state actors, especially trade unions, in the decision-making […]

Ora News – “Alert” by Granit Sokolaj – Consumers, Complains and local CSOs empowerment, 25 July 2025

Invited to the Alert programme on OraNews, moderated by journalist Granit Sokolaj, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA), as a partner of the project “Green line for consumer protection – Food safety and strengthening the protection of consumer rights in Albania through the empowerment of local CSOs”, emphasized the importance […]

Discussion Forum – Security Measures, Privacy, and Identity in the Albania of Tomorrow, 8 July 2025

On July 8, 2025, the latest discussion forum focusing on Chapters 23 and 24 was held, organised by the European Movement in Albania (EMA). The aim of the forum was to foster dialogue on the challenges and priorities in the fields of justice, fundamental rights, and security, in alignment with EU standards. Moderated by journalist […]

Working Group for Chapter 5 – Public Procurement: Meeting the provisional closing benchmarks within the accession negotiations framework, 10 June 2025

On June 10, 2025, in Tirana, a roundtable for Chapter 5 – Public Procurement was held with focus on provisional closing benchmarks of this chapter and recommendations of a monitoring report on the implementation of principles of Public Administration Reform (PAR) on public procurement practices in the field of tourism. This roundtable was organised by […]

Policy Brief – The application of the ECHR and its jurisprudence by Albanian constitutional judges in criminal disputes, June 2025

This policy document written by Assoc. Prof. Denard Veshi, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Koka and Dr. Ervin Pupe, examines the application of human rights as one of the main variables that measure the democratic status of a country. While in traditional literature, public law, which includes human rights, and criminal law were divided, in recent years, […]

ABC News – Negotiations, the most important phase / Gjipali: Chapter 3 is directly connected to citizens, May 22, 2025

In an interview with ABC News, Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of the European Movement in Albania (EMA), stated that the opening of Cluster 3 represents a crucial step in Albania’s European integration process. According to him, this development marks the real beginning of accession negotiations, initiating in a decisive phase where the country must clearly […]

SCAN TV – EU Chapter on Taxation, Difficult for Albania – Deliu: Education, Science, and Culture do not have very heavy legislation, 22 May 2025

During an interview conducted on SCAN TV, Nirvana Deliu, Expert on the European integration process at the European Movement for Albania (EMA), analysed the progress of the Albania-EU negotiation process, focusing on the chapters that were opened at that time. Deliu stated that Chapter 16 – Taxation is more difficult because there is a lot of […]

Ora News – Tirana brought Europe together / Deliu: Albania could join the EU before 2030, May 19, 2025

In an interview with Ora News, Nirvana Deliu, Expert at the European Movement in Albania (EMA), offered a critical yet hopeful analysis of the outcomes from the European Political Community (EPC) Summit. She highlighted that during the high-level meetings, expectations were communicated that EU accession negotiations could be concluded by 2027, provided that key reforms […]

ABC News – European Leaders in Tirana: What does Albania stand to gain from the Summit? – May 16, 2025

On the occasion of the European Political Community (EPC) Summit held in Tirana, Nirvana Deliu, expert at the European Movement in Albania (EMA), emphasized that Albania is the third non-EU country to host such a summit, underscoring the continued strategic importance of the Western Balkans for Europe. According to Deliu, bilateral meetings with heads of […]