From: Exit Staff
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the fulfilment of conditions imposed on Albania by the European Council before it sits in the first inter-governmental conference (IGC), which marks the practical start of EU accession talks.
The two leaders’ virtual meeting comes about a week after the European Commission released a positive progress report on Albania.
Rama announced the meeting on his social media on Monday. He said they discussed the following topics:
- The EU’s Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans;
- Fostering the Mini-Schengen initiative;
- Albania’s progress since the European Council’s decision to open accession talks;
- The conditions that remain to be met before the first IGC;
- Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship.
Rama gave no further information on the content of talks.
