During the presentation of the European Union’s annual enlargement report for 2026, Kallas said Albania, along with Montenegro, Moldova and Ukraine, has noted significant progress in the negotiations process.

Albania has opened the entire negotiating chapters in just over a year. The task now is to maintain this pace by accelerating reforms, Kallas said, the ATSH reports.

It disclosed that for the first time, the European Commission is presenting specific guides for membership negotiations with these four countries, which set the goals and steps that should be taken over the next year.

According to the European Commission’s assessment, Albania has met the intermediate criteria in chapters related to the rule of law, creating conditions for the preliminary closure of four negotiating chapters.

The goal of the Albanian government is to complete membership negotiations by the end of 2027, the goal that the European Commission considers ambitious but feasible if the pace of reforms continues and strengthens political dialogue.

Kallas also stressed that EU enlargement should not only be seen as expanding the Union’s borders, but also as direct investment in Europe’s security and geopolitical power.

When advanced countries are put in expectation, instability takes root. Enlargement is a direct investment in Europe’s security, she said.

Source Layer: RTKLive