{"id":85465,"date":"2026-07-02T19:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=85465"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:24:58","slug":"eu-urged-to-increase-support-for-albanias-energy-sector-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/eu-urged-to-increase-support-for-albanias-energy-sector-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Urged to Increase Support for Albania&#8217;s Energy Sector, Minister Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot qMYqUG_convSearchResultTextHighlightSafari\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:9cfb2850-4d0c-44d8-95a6-4db4afd2a16c-10\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:9cfb2850-4d0c-44d8-95a6-4db4afd2a16c-10\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:9cfb2850-4d0c-44d8-95a6-4db4afd2a16c-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-22\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"df2f5c3f-6b47-45c7-ac79-a1f1e244dc92\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"410\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Union<\/span><\/span> should allocate more funding to energy infrastructure in Albania and across the Western Balkans, Energy Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Enea Karaka\u00e7i<\/span><\/span> said during the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Energy Community<\/span><\/span> Ministerial Council meeting held in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pristina<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"660\">Karaka\u00e7i stressed the need for faster action to expand renewable energy capacity and strengthen regional interconnection, saying this would enable Albania and neighbouring countries to integrate more renewable electricity into their energy systems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"848\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">According to the minister, Albania has met all EU standards in the energy sector. 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