{"id":85254,"date":"2026-06-17T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=85254"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:33:00","slug":"balla-european-parliament-approves-resolution-on-albania-with-483-votes-in-favor-a-significant-recognition-of-the-countrys-eu-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balla-european-parliament-approves-resolution-on-albania-with-483-votes-in-favor-a-significant-recognition-of-the-countrys-eu-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Balla: European Parliament Approves Resolution on Albania with 483 Votes in Favor, a Significant Recognition of the Country\u2019s EU Path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Chairman of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group, Taulant Balla, has welcomed the adoption of the European Parliament\u2019s annual Resolution on Albania, which was approved with 483 votes in favor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">In a public statement, Balla described the decision as a major acknowledgment of Albania\u2019s progress in the European integration process and its path toward membership in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThis decision by the direct representatives of European citizens is a significant recognition of Albania\u2019s solid progress on its path toward membership in the European Union,\u201d Balla stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">He thanked all Members of the European Parliament who voted in support of the resolution, while extending special gratitude to the European Parliament\u2019s Rapporteur for Albania, Andreas Schieder, the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, as well as Andrey Kovatchev, for their contribution in supporting Albania\u2019s European perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Balla described the vote as a strong signal of support for Albania\u2019s European future and for the country\u2019s objective of joining the European Union by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group, Taulant Balla, has welcomed the adoption of the European Parliament\u2019s annual Resolution on Albania, which was approved with 483 votes in favor. 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