{"id":26130,"date":"2021-11-26T21:25:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T20:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=26130"},"modified":"2021-11-26T21:25:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T20:25:39","slug":"socialist-and-democrat-mps-debate-over-eu-enlargement-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/socialist-and-democrat-mps-debate-over-eu-enlargement-stalemate\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialist and Democrat MPs debate over EU enlargement stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Socialist MP Etjen Xhafaj blamed external circumstances for the EU integration stalemate, adding that Albania has fulfilled all technical and political criteria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is no longer a matter of reforms or problems that have to be addressed by the Albanian government, but issues related to European decision making. This is not only happening for Albania, we\u2019ve seen this in other countries too, with North Macedonia recently going to the polls. There\u2019s some skepticism about waiting to see for an opportunity on holding the first Intergovernmental Conference\u201d, said Xhafaj.<\/p>\n<p>Ina Zhupa, an MP from the Democratic Party believes that Albania \u201cis becoming more estranged by the day\u201d from European standards, starting from its battle against corruption to environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not about member states, it\u2019s not like they hate Albania and so they have this negative approach, actually they have always seen the country positively. But when they see what is happening in Albania and the Commission\u2019s report, they understand all problems\u201d, declared Zhupa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socialist MP Etjen Xhafaj blamed external circumstances for the EU integration stalemate, adding that Albania has fulfilled all technical and political criteria. \u201cIt is no longer a matter of reforms or problems that have to be addressed by the Albanian government, but issues related to European decision making. 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