BEACONS

BEACONS: Getting to know the extraordinary Albania better (1/2)

Of the Western Balkan states, five have secured the status of candidate for accession to the European Union; Albania was the fourth to do so. Montenegro obtained approval to open negotiations in 2012 and Serbia in 2014, while Albania did not do so until 2022, the same year as North Macedonia (see EUROPE B12996A2). For the former, the negotiations proper have yet to begin, while former latter, they are proceeding apace. For years, it was assumed that the next two new members of the European...