Rama: The EC has assessed Albania's tasks as fulfilled, there is no blockage in the negotiations

2026-05-09 12:09:04Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Rama: The EC has assessed Albania's tasks as fulfilled, there is no
Edi Rama

Prime Minister Edi Rama has declared that Albania's negotiation process with the European Union has not been blocked, emphasizing that the European Commission has assessed the country's tasks at this stage as fulfilled.

 During his speech at the meeting, which was also attended by EU Ambassador Silvio Gonzato, Rama said that discussions in Brussels take place between the European Commission and member states, while Albania negotiates directly with the Commission, not with EU countries. 

"Today in Brussels, Albania is not negotiating with the EU, but the European Commission is discussing with the member states. Albania negotiates with the commission, not with the states. Phase after phase, when the commission considers the tasks of a phase completed, it goes to the states to present its report. The European Commission considers Albania's tasks in this phase and the so-called intermediate milestones fulfilled.

Saying that they were blocked is like selling air. This process has a special need for you, the people who are between this process and the public opinion, to understand how it works. Guarantees is like saying, it's like saying you're going to war and what guarantee do you have to win the war. War is won by trying, there is no written guarantee.

"We have it written. It is not something imagined, but it is written, it is a very ambitious calendar to close the negotiations. For us, it is very important what the EU says, because it looks at the process in a technical and objective way. For us, the task is over and we continue with the next phase ," said Rama. 


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