{"id":39862,"date":"2022-07-19T15:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=39862"},"modified":"2022-07-19T16:34:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:34:59","slug":"biden-welcomes-the-opening-of-negotiations-for-albania-and-n-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/biden-welcomes-the-opening-of-negotiations-for-albania-and-n-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden salutes the opening of negotiations for Albania and N.Macedonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American president, Joe Biden, has commended the opening of negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States welcomes\u00a0the\u00a0important\u00a0steps the European Union is taking\u00a0to advance the integration\u00a0of the Western Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community by opening EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. In a moment when Russia has shattered peace in Europe, it is more important than ever to support the aspiration for a Europe whole, free, and at peace. A democratic, secure, and prosperous Western Balkans remains essential to this vision,\u201d \u2013 read the statement posted by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the United States notice stated that it will continue to be a strong and reliable partner to all nations that work on defending human rights, strengthening democratic reforms, and upholding the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States will continue to be a strong and reliable partner as those nations work to defend human rights, strengthen democratic reforms, and uphold the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>The steps\u00a0that the EU,\u00a0Albania, and North Macedonia\u00a0have taken in recent days\u00a0should\u00a0inspire\u00a0all\u00a0EU\u00a0aspirants\u00a0in the region\u00a0to\u00a0increase\u00a0their commitment\u00a0to\u00a0strengthening their democracies,\u201d \u2013 stated the US government\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n<p>This Tuesday, the first Intergovernmental Conference between the EU and Albania and North Macedonia took place in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of negotiations will be followed by a technical process that will begin with a thorough examination of the Albanian administration and the entire Albanian legislation so that it can resemble the EU legislation as closely as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/07\/19\/varhelyi-albania-should-intensify-efforts-for-the-fulfillment-of-all-integration-criteria\/\">Varhelyi: Albania should intensify efforts for the fulfillment of all integration criteria<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/07\/19\/rama-vows-before-eu-leaders-no-one-will-be-immune-to-justice-in-albania\/\">Rama vows before EU leaders: No one will have legal immunity in Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American president, Joe Biden, has commended the opening of negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia. \u201cThe United States welcomes\u00a0the\u00a0important\u00a0steps the European Union is taking\u00a0to advance the integration\u00a0of the Western Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community by opening EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. In a moment when Russia has shattered peace in Europe, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":39866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[150,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Biden salutes the opening of negotiations for Albania and N.Macedonia - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/biden-welcomes-the-opening-of-negotiations-for-albania-and-n-macedonia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biden salutes the opening of negotiations for Albania and N.Macedonia - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The American president, Joe Biden, has commended the opening of negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia. \u201cThe United States welcomes\u00a0the\u00a0important\u00a0steps the European Union is taking\u00a0to advance the integration\u00a0of the Western Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community by opening EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. 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