{"id":168713,"date":"2026-05-28T03:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=168713"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:07:35","slug":"albania-cumple-los-parametros-intermedios-del-grupo-de-indicadores-fundamentales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/albania-cumple-los-parametros-intermedios-del-grupo-de-indicadores-fundamentales\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania meets the intermediate benchmarks of the core indicators group"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eighth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania confirmed that Albania has, on the whole, met the interim criteria of the so-called Group 1: <\/span>Foundations.<\/span> This group covers, in particular, the functioning of democratic institutions, public administration reform, the rule of law and economic criteria.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"UE<\/p>\n

“The milestone reached today by Albania confirms the fulfilment of the intermediate objectives of the fundamental pillars group. It demonstrates the country\u2019s commitment to continuing its progress towards EU accession and marks the start of a demanding phase focused on implementation, a solid track record and lasting results. Enlargement is a geopolitical necessity for the EU and a top priority for the Cypriot Presidency. It is a merit-based process, in which the reforms undertaken lead to concrete progress towards accession.” \u2013 Marilena Raouna, Deputy Minister for European Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus.<\/p>\n

The meeting follows the opening of all negotiation chapters with Albania at the Accession Conferences held in 2024 and 2025, including the most recent one on \u2018Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion\u2019 on 17 November 2025. With this step, the EU and Albania will be in a position to begin closing the negotiation chapters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monitoring of progress in the alignment with and implementation of<\/span>the acquis<\/span><\/em>communautaire and relevant European standards will continue throughout the negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The EU has also established<\/span>benchmarks<\/span>for the provisional closure of the chapters belonging to Group 1. The Accession Conference will return to the subject of Group 1 at the appropriate time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Background<\/span><\/h2>\n

Following the introduction of the revised methodology for accession negotiations in 2020, the negotiation chapters are divided into six thematic groups:<\/span><\/p>\n