Albania's accession to the European Union is the procedure for admission of Albania to the European Union .
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History
In 2000, Albania was officially recognized as a “potential candidate country” for accession to the European Union; in 2003, the parties began negotiations to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement . The agreement was signed on June 12, 2006, thus completing the first important step towards full membership of Albania in the EU. On April 1, 2009, Albania entered the NATO military alliance, and on April 28, 2009, Albania applied for membership in the European Union.
On November 8, 2010, the Council of the European Union approved the introduction of a visa-free regime for Albanian citizens who wish to visit European Union countries for tourist purposes, and on December 10, 2010 this decision officially entered into force. The country received the official status of a candidate country for joining the European Union on June 24, 2014 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] .
According to Eurostat data, as of 2017, almost a third of the population of Albania have a residence permit in the European Union [8] . Residence permit gives the right to live and work in one of the EU states year-round.
| Acquis communautaire | Status as of May 2019 [9] | Opening chapters |
|---|---|---|
| overview | - | 0 chapters open |
| 1. Free movement of goods | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 2. Free movement of labor | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 3. Freedom of institution and movement of services | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 4. Free movement of capital | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 5. Public procurement | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 6. Corporate law | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 7. Intellectual Property Law | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 8. Competition policy | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 9. Financial services | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 10. The information society and the media | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 11. Agriculture and rural development | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 12. Food safety, veterinary medicine and phytosanitary policies | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 13. Fishing | Early stage of preparation | The chapter is not open yet |
| 14. Transport policy | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 15. Energy | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 16. Taxation | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 17. Economic and monetary policy | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 18. Statistics | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 19. Social policy and employment | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 20. Industrial policy and entrepreneurship | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 21. Trans-European networks | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 22. Regional policy and coordination of structural instruments | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 23. The court and fundamental rights | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 24. Justice, liberty and security | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 25. Science and research | Early stage of preparation | The chapter is not open yet |
| 26. Education and culture | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 27. Environment and climate change | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 28. Consumer Protection and Health Care | Early stage of preparation | The chapter is not open yet |
| 29. Customs Union | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 30. External relations | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 31. Foreign policy, defense and security policy | Good level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 32. Financial control | Moderately prepared | The chapter is not open yet |
| 33. Budget matters | Some level of training | The chapter is not open yet |
| 34. Institutes | - | - |
| 35. Other matters | - | - |
Notes
- ↑ INTERVIEW-Albania could apply next year to join EU , Forbes (September 11, 2008).
- ↑ EUobserver / Ministers give nod to Albania's EU application
- ↑ Albania's Berisha delivers questionnaire responses to Brussels (April 15, 2010).
- ↑ Visa liberalization for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (PDF). Council Of The European Union.
- ↑ Regulation (EU) no. 1091/2010 in the Official Journal
- ↑ Council conclusions on Enlargement and Stabilization and Association Process . Council of the European Union (December 17, 2013).
- ↑ European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service) | EU candidate status for Albania
- ↑ Eurostat: one third of the population of Albania has a residence permit in the European Union . Albania News (May 22, 2019). “According to data released by Eurostat, almost a third of the Albanian population has the right to live and work in one of the EU states year-round.” Circulation date May 29, 2019.
- ↑ https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/sites/near/files/20190529-albania-report.pdf