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With Genc Pollo The few supporters of a rapid expansion of the European Union towards the Western Balkans often bring as an argument the risk of third powers, unfriendly to Europe and the West, taking root in this region. Through expansion, their argument suggests, the advances of Russia, China, Turkey and some Arab states, which have long invested politically, economically and culturally in this European enclave, are pushed back. While the problem is real, so is the exaggeration of it. Balkan political elites regularly swear that their goal is European integration and, when the day comes, EU membership. Opinion polls also show that the majority of the population supports this position.
But I fear that this geopolitical Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data reasoning, when it starts to become exclusive and marginalizes the "Copenhagen Criteria", which constitute the foundation of EU membership, can become counterproductive and make European integration difficult. As a reminder: the "Copenhagen Criteria", which are a condition for the opening of membership negotiations, can be summarized as human rights and the rule of law, accountable and democratic government, separation of powers, etc. The best example for the above is given by Edi Rama, who when he was appointed to the prime minister's office in 2013 enjoyed great support from the EU and the USA. Of course, with his penchant for image, Rama through his propagandists would oversell the idea as if he was the "chosen" one of the West.
Remember the German chancellor's visit to Tirana and the questions posed to her (as well as her polite and even confusing answer). I am not counting here his boundless promises for EU integration and membership. On January 30, a week ago, Rama declared that regarding meat exports, Albania should not and will not wait for the EU markets as there are better opportunities in the markets of the East, Turkey and the Middle East. Technically, this statement is meaningless since the meat export quotas in the EU market remain unfulfilled year after year and Albania has long been a net importer of meat.
But I fear that this geopolitical Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data reasoning, when it starts to become exclusive and marginalizes the "Copenhagen Criteria", which constitute the foundation of EU membership, can become counterproductive and make European integration difficult. As a reminder: the "Copenhagen Criteria", which are a condition for the opening of membership negotiations, can be summarized as human rights and the rule of law, accountable and democratic government, separation of powers, etc. The best example for the above is given by Edi Rama, who when he was appointed to the prime minister's office in 2013 enjoyed great support from the EU and the USA. Of course, with his penchant for image, Rama through his propagandists would oversell the idea as if he was the "chosen" one of the West.
Remember the German chancellor's visit to Tirana and the questions posed to her (as well as her polite and even confusing answer). I am not counting here his boundless promises for EU integration and membership. On January 30, a week ago, Rama declared that regarding meat exports, Albania should not and will not wait for the EU markets as there are better opportunities in the markets of the East, Turkey and the Middle East. Technically, this statement is meaningless since the meat export quotas in the EU market remain unfulfilled year after year and Albania has long been a net importer of meat.