Greek newspaper: Albania is not mentioned at all in the chapter on EU enlargement

2023-12-12 19:53:31Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Greek newspaper: Albania is not mentioned at all in the chapter on EU
Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Greek, Qirjako Miçotaqis

Albania is not mentioned as a candidate country in the European Union in the Enlargement chapter of the latest draft of the next European Council, which starts on Thursday, reports the Greek newspaper "Kathimerini".

According to the Greek newspaper, this development is related to the case of the arrest of Fredi Beleri, especially after the Special Court of Tirana rejected on Monday his request for limited permission to be sworn in as mayor of Himara.

"Athens had warned in time about the consequences in case there would be any deviation from the very clear conditions defined and related to respect for the rule of law.

Greece has already presented a written statement, which accompanied the letter of the European Council for the opening of negotiations with Albania, establishing three basic conditions for promoting the acceptance of Tirana. These are Beller's oath, his fair trial and respect for the presumption of innocence," writes the Greek newspaper.

Undoubtedly, the Greek side will continue consultations in the hours before the Thursday summit regarding the formulation of final conclusions for Albania, reports "Kathimerini".

"However, it should be noted that the enlargement chapter also lacks references to Serbia and Montenegro. This may be due to specific objections raised by some member states and the Commission regarding Serbia's non-compliance with EU security and foreign policy policies, particularly on the issue of Russian sanctions for the war in Ukraine. In the case of Montenegro, the required reforms have not been implemented during the last year due to the unstable political situation in the country.

The enlargement chapter includes references in separate paragraphs to the other candidate countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and North Macedonia). The reference to North Macedonia is particularly interesting, at a time when that of Albania is absent, as the candidacy of the two countries is considered linked", concludes the Greek newspaper, which earlier reported that from Greek diplomatic sources, it learns that Greece will veto integration of Albania.


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