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03 Aug 2021

“Albania's request for the EU to approve as soon as possible, without hesitation, the negotiating framework for Albania and the date for the first Intergovernmental Conference is quite justifiable. It seems that Albania started the road to the EU yesterday. This is not true. I am giving some facts. The journey started in 1992 and it is not a race between states, the one who reaches the finish line is the first! The basic, old, unwavering principle of the EU is the merit of every candidate. This is the basic criterion, on which the candidates are evaluated. There is no other written criterion for 'group merit', 'group of states' or that 'states entering a group'.”

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Albania's Chief Negotiator with the European Union
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  • 03 August 2021
  • 06 August 2021
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