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Editorial: Albania and the EU: A tougher road ahead

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The European Union has decided to postpone a decision on whether it will open accession negotiations with Albania — neither supporting nor rejecting the European Commission’s recommendation for an unconditional opening of these negotiations. The European Council, made up of member state foreign ministers and heads of governments, decided that negotiations with Albania and Macedonia could open in June 2019, if the two countries show progress in reforms. There were no guarantees of automatic opening of the talks next year. The European Union member states put in place a number of conditions related to the further implementation of the justice…

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