On 19th July the EU opened accession negotiations with Albania. This follows a decision by the Council on 25 March 2020 to open accession negotiations, which was endorsed by the members of the European Council on 26 March 2020, as well as the approval by the Council on 18 July 2022 of the Negotiating Framework […]
Josep Borrell’s statement on the alignment of some countries regarding measures threatening Ukraine’s independence
On 21 April 2022, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/6601. The Council decided to add two individuals to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. The Candidate Countries North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania2, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and […]
Cooperation Agreement between Eurojust and Albania enters into force
The Cooperation Agreement between Eurojust, which is the organism of the European Union responsible for strengthening judicial cooperation between the Member States, and the Republic of Albania entered into force on 1 November, all requirements regarding data protection having been fulfilled. This Cooperation Agreement is the third between Eurojust and a country in the Western Balkans, […]