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Albania’s steep road for accession by 2030

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Maillard, Sébastien “Albania’s steep road for accession by 2030”, Brief, Jacques Delors Institute, November 2024


Having just opened the first cluster in the negotiations for accession to the European Union in October 2024, Albania’s ambition is to join in 2030. This tight agenda, tacitly encouraged by the European Commission, challenges this Euro-Atlanticist country detached from Balkanic disputes to modernise its economy and reform its governance, struggling with corruption, to retain its vital forces.