What is going on in Europe? section

For a country to join the European Union, it must fulfill specific requirements that reflect its progress toward meeting the EU’s standards. One of the key steps in this process is the opening of the Acquis Communautaire chapters and the successful implementation of the obligations arising from EU law, both of which are critical for considering EU membership. Chapter 24 of the Acquis covers areas related to Freedom, Security, and Justice.

Corruption poses significant challenges to Albania and North Macedonia, undermining state institutions and socio-economic stability. Both countries have initiated comprehensive anti-corruption strategies, legislative reforms, and international collaborations to combat this issue. These strategies emphasize institutional capacity-building, legal reforms, public awareness, and international cooperation.

Aiming to harmonize its water management legislation with the EU acquis, the Albanian Government transposed the European Union Water Framework Directive into its national legislation with the 2012 Law on Integrated Water Resource Management. The Law has been followed by implementing sub-legal acts and recently amended by Law 6/2018.

The European Community/Union has been an important factor in the dissolution of the Ex-Yugoslavia, even though this affirmation has raised many critics and debates. This paper tries to re-evaluate this role in an actual perspective, after nearly quarter a century from the beginning of the conflict.