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Integration ministry’s dissolution, lack of mention in PM’s speech raises eyebrows

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TIRANA, Aug. 28 – Prime Minister Edi Rama’s failure to mention the Ministry for European Integration’s dissolution and merger with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a grand speech announcing his new cabinet has raised eyebrows among opposition representatives and advocates for EU integration. In a speech delivered at Sunday’s meeting of the Socialist Party National Assembly, Rama said he was restructuring the cabinet to have fewer ministries by dissolving some and merging others. As part of this effort the Ministry for European Integration was dissolved. It was the only ministry Rama did not mention by name and EU integration…

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  • Rama has been openly critical of EU’s lack of willingness to speed up the enlargement process in the Western Balkans, despite the achievements of Albania and other countries in the region.

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