On Thursday 29 November, the European Parliament supported the Commission's recommendation to open accession negotiations with Albania “in recognition of the country's reform efforts”.
Through Knut Fleckenstein's (S&D, Germany) report, which they adopted (459 in favour, 112 against and 62 abstentions), MEPs encourage the country to maintain the momentum of reforms, recalling that the opening of negotiations would contribute positively to strengthening democracy and the rule of law by...