Brussels, 13/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 13 December, the European Parliament asked the Council to grant Albania “candidate status without delay, provided it delivers key reforms” (in the judiciary, public administration and the functioning of parliament). By adopting the Nikolaos Chountis (GUE/NGL, Greece) report on the progress achieved by Albania, the MEPs say that the parliamentary elections of 2013 “will be an important test of the maturity of Albanian democracy (…)...