Albania could become a participating state in the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism, the European Commission announced midday on Monday 13 June.
On the same day, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, visited the country to advance cooperation between the EU and Albania on disaster prevention, preparedness and response. He was to meet Prime Minister Edi Rama, Defence Minister Niko Peleshi and the Director General of the National Civil Protection Agency, Haki...