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Albania to file for EU candidacy on April 28 - Balkan Insight

Mon, Apr 13 2009 15:15 CET byGjergj Erebara, Balkan Insight 1229 Views
Albania to file for EU candidacy on April 28 - Balkan Insight

EUROPEAN PROSPECTS: During a meeting in 2007, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev discussed with his Albanian counterpart Sali Berisha Albania's prospects for joining the EU.

The Albanian government is expected to apply for European Union candidate status on April 28 2009, sources in Tirana and Brussels have told Balkan Insight.

"The formal request for candidate status is expected to be handled to the [EU] Czech presidency possibly before the end of this month," sources from European Parliament said last week in Brussels.

The date also was confirmed to Balkan Insight by a government source in Tirana.

"The government will hand the request on April 28," said a high Albania official on condition of anonymity.

"[Prime Minister] Sali Berisha wanted to surprise Albanians on that occasion," he said.  

Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey are already candidate countries, while the rest of Western Balkans are classified as "Potential Candidate Countries."

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