Source: European Parliament
The Commission attaches the highest importance to the respect of rule of law and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities in Albania.
Through the enlargement process and the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement[1], the Commission closely follows reforms on the rule of law and the strengthening and protection of the fundamental rights in Albania, including rights of persons belonging to minorities — matters that fall under the so-called fundamentals of the enlargement process .
The Commission assesses progress and provides policy recommendations in its annual report[2]. Moreover, as from 2024 Albania also participates in the annual Rule of Law Report[3], which assesses Albania’s progress on the protection of fundamental rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
- [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02009A0428%2802%29-20210901
- [2] SWD(2024) 690 final , https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/document/download/a8eec3f9-b2ec-4cb1-8748-9058854dbc68_en?filename=Albania%20Report%202024.pdf
- [3] SWD(2024) 828 final, https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/0154dce1-5026-45de-8b37-e3d56eff7925_en?filename=59_1_58088_coun_chap_albania_al.pdf