{"id":77108,"date":"2025-03-13T18:17:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77108"},"modified":"2025-03-13T20:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:19:02","slug":"1-billion-for-reforms-in-albania-marta-kos-you-deserve-to-be-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/1-billion-for-reforms-in-albania-marta-kos-you-deserve-to-be-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c1 Billion for Reforms in Albania\u201d \u2013 Marta Kos: You Deserve to Be in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, held a joint press conference with Prime Minister Edi Rama this Thursday, where she praised Albania\u2019s progress on its path toward European Union membership.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized that the goal of Albania joining the EU by 2027 is not only ambitious but also realistic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I came here to express my full support for your ambitious goals, which I have been told are not just ambitious but also realistic. 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