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EU Integrations
When a veteran Financial Times Europe editor endorses the Rama-Vučić proposal, the initiative graduates from regional politics into European policy debate. The harder work starts there. by the Editorial Board Tony Barber is not the first serious analyst to look at the western Balkans enlargement impasse and conclude that the Rama-Vučić single market and …
EU Integrations
Dear Commissioner Kos, A statement issued this week by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) concerning an exchange between Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, and a journalist from Syri TV raises a question that goes beyond a single press conference. It raises a question about the evidentiary standards applied to organizations whose conclusions are …
EU Integrations
As Tirana enters the technical phase of EU accession negotiations, the elevation of a seasoned multilateral diplomat signals a shift from political advocacy to institutional diplomacy. by Ardit Rada (Tirana) In the corridors of Brussels, the meaning of Albania’s latest diplomatic appointment was understood almost immediately. By naming career diplomat Ferit Hoxha as Minister …
EU Integrations
When policy assumptions are presented as facts, the line between analysis and advocacy begins to blur — especially when the evidence remains unproven. By the Editorial Board During the presentation in Tirana of a recent study on the “administrative approach” to combating organized crime in Albania, European Union Ambassador Silvio Gonzato delivered remarks that …
EU Integrations
A senior opposition official accuses Prime Minister Edi Rama of attempting to redefine Albania’s EU trajectory through a controversial proposal with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. by Besa Ruka (Tirana) A new debate has erupted in Albania’s political arena after comments suggesting a potential re-framing of the country’s path toward the European Union. The controversy …
EU Integrations
By signing alongside Serbia’s president, Albania’s prime minister forces the enlargement debate back to Europe’s center, and accepts the asymmetry that comes with it. by Albatros Rexhaj (Prishtina) When leaders from Tirana and Belgrade publish a joint appeal to Brussels, suspicion is inevitable. Who benefits? Who legitimizes whom? Who miscalculated? The joint Op-Ed by …
