TIRANA, January 14 – The process of revising the Albanian legislation by the EU restarts on Monday with the first meeting for this year between the negotiators of both sides.
In the statement to Klan News on Saturday, EC spokesperson Ana Pisonero said that this process is going on the right path and without problems.
“On Monday, the last session of the bilateral review of the basic cluster with Albania will take place. We have already completed the explanatory sessions of the EU acquis update for the whole Fundamentals group, as well as for groups Two (internal market) and three (competitiveness and inclusive growth) with Albania and North Macedonia. The screening process is the first step in the negotiation process,” she said.
According to Ms. Pisonero, bilateral examinations of the group of chapters internal market, competitiveness and inclusive growth will follow next.
“We are working at full speed and will complete the cycle of explanatory update sessions in September 2023. Albania will have to prepare a roadmap that identifies the main reforms it will undertake under chapters 23 and 24 of the rule of law and guidelines for public administration reform,” Pisonero added.
Based on the review meetings, the European Commission will report to the European Council at the beginning of 2024 on the degree of Albania’s readiness to officially start negotiations. /Argumentum.al
