{"id":34973,"date":"2022-04-25T10:28:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T08:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34973"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T08:36:48","slug":"varhelyi-to-visit-tirana-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/varhelyi-to-visit-tirana-on-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commissioner Varhelyi to visit Tirana on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, will <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ieu-monitoring.com\/event\/meetings-of-eu-commission-members-on-28-april-2022\">visit<\/a> <\/strong>Albania this Thursday, April 28 where he will meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama.<\/p>\n<p>In June, EU member states will decide whether to give Albania and North Macedonia the green light for their first Intergovernmental Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Varhelyi\u2019s visit to Tirana comes after a tour around other neighboring countries, including Croatia, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on, PM Rama declared that if Bulgaria refuses to lift its veto on North Macedonia, Albania will change its approach to opening negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/11\/rama-by-june-we-expect-negotiations-or-decoupling-from-north-macedonia\/\">Rama: By June, we expect negotiations or a decoupling from North Macedonia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/07\/austrian-minister-calls-on-opening-negotiations-with-albania-n-macedonia\/\">Austrian minister calls on opening negotiations with Albania, N.Macedonia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/01\/11\/bulgaria-welcomes-the-opening-of-eu-accession-negotiations-for-albania\/\">Bulgaria welcomes the opening of EU accession negotiations for Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, will visit Albania this Thursday, April 28 where he will meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama. 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