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The European Commission recommended that the EU open membership talks with Albania in its November 2016 assessment. [9] In June 2018 the European Council agreed on a pathway to starting accession talks with Albania by the end of 2019. [10] [11] Albania's EU accession is bundled with North Macedonia's EU accession.
The European Commission needs to recommend starting negotiations. Kosovo (accession process) Applicant / Potential candidate — — Application for membership submitted in December 2022. [13] The Council needs to by unanimous decision request the European Commission to submit an opinion. Turkey (accession process) Candidate with frozen ...
As of April 2016, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia have SAA's in force. Croatia formerly had a SAA, but it lapsed when they acceded to the EU in 2013. The agreement with Kosovo was the first signed after the entry into force of the Lisbon treaty , which conferred a legal personality to the EU.
1 January – Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone. [1] They entered the Schengen area and became the 23rd European union member to do so, and the 27th states to accede to the union overall [2]
The European Union negotiates free trade deals on behalf of all of its member states, as the member states have granted the EU has an "exclusive competence" to conclude trade agreements. Even so, member states' governments control every step of the process (via the Council of the European Union , whose members are national ministers from each ...
15 December – Albania returns 20 icons to North Macedonia that were trafficked a decade ago, according to Albania's Culture Ministry.A handover ceremony is held at the National History Museum in the Albanian capital, Tirana.
Today's Wordle Answer for #1270 on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, is PATIO. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.
The 2023 enlargement package report was released by the European Commission on 8 November 2023, including updates on Moldova's acquis alignment and a recommendation for the Council to open accession negotiations. [17] [18] On 14 December 2023, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Moldova. [7]