Rows over reforms, election bog down Albania`s EU accession talks

by Dramelin 7:30 AM 0 comments

Reform of the judiciary is a key condition set by the EU for starting accession talks.
Mogherini told NATO member Albania it had a real chance of clinching accession talks once the vetting process started.
TIRANA Albania`s political parties snuffed out hopes on Saturday for a compromise that would keep open the Balkan state`s path to European Union membership after Brussels warned that an opposition boycott of parliament put accession talks at risk.
"Boycott of the parliament means blocking the establishment of the (judicial) vetting commissions and de facto stops Albania`s progress towards the European Union.
"A European diplomat said western countries were worried by the opposition boycott and had encouraged dialogue, because "there appeared to be no exit strategy for Basha".