The European Parliament voted with 519 votes in favor, 52 against and 28 abstentions the resolution on Albania by rapporteur Isabel Santos on Albania’s progress in European integration reforms during 2021.

In this report, the European Parliament urges the Council of the European Union to open Albania’s EU membership negotiations as soon as possible.

According to the European Parliament, failure to open negotiations poses a serious threat to enlargement policy and damages the European Union’s reputation as a credible partner and serious geopolitical actor in the eyes of public opinion.

The EU Council is urged to take a quick decision on Albania and Northern Macedonia in light of the geostrategic context of the war in Ukraine and in particular malicious activities in the Western Balkans region aimed at undermining the region’s deeper integration into the European Union. and their political stability.