{"id":35822,"date":"2022-05-06T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=35822"},"modified":"2022-05-06T12:02:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:02:55","slug":"albania-hostage-to-a-block-up-between-two-countries-says-pm-rama-on-eu-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-hostage-to-a-block-up-between-two-countries-says-pm-rama-on-eu-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania hostage to a block up between two countries, says PM Rama on EU integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAlbania is hostage to a blockade between our neighbor North Macedonia and Bulgaria\u201d, declared on Friday Prime Minister Edi Rama at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aii-ps.org\/news\/385-xviii-conference-of-aii-speakers-of-parliaments-tirana-5-6-may-2022\">XVIII Conference of Speakers<\/a><\/strong> organized by the Adriatic Ionian Initiative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Opening of XVIII Conference of Presidents of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Parliaments?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Parliaments<\/a> of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative. Official statements by H.E <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikollaLindita?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NikollaLindita<\/a>, Speaker of Albanian National Assembly and H.E <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ediramaal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ediramaal<\/a>, Albanian Prime Minister \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AII?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AII<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Enlargment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Enlargment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EUIntegration?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EUIntegration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlbGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlbGov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlbanianDiplo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlbanianDiplo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EBXU4zXa8U\">pic.twitter.com\/EBXU4zXa8U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adriatic &amp; Ionian Initiative (@AII_PS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AII_PS\/status\/1522495395863187457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Albanian Prime Minister spoke about the changes that Albania has gone through in its path to the European Union, describing it as \u201cneurotic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process toward the EU is a neurotic process. Albania is being hostage to a blockage between our neighbor North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It is one of those situations that the EU can create. There is no book or explanation on how it can be managed. How can you be a hostage to the disagreements of two countries? But that\u2019s how it is\u2026 as Donald Trump used to say. We must not lose our patience and desire for Europe\u201d, Rama said.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the government also emphasized that despite countless problems encountered, there is no other way but patience for Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope is our only plan. We have a lot to give to the region. Problems create divisions only\u201d, Rama said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/28\/varhelyi-calls-for-more-patience-integration-is-about-security\/\">Varhelyi calls for more patience: Integration is about security<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/18\/germany-reiterates-support-on-albanias-eu-integration\/\">Germany reiterates support on Albania\u2019s EU integration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/03\/french-ambassador-albania-and-n-macedonia-cant-be-decoupled-in-the-eu-integration-process\/\">French ambassador: Albania and N. 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