For decades, enlargement was framed as the #EU doing poorer countries a favour. Since #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the argument has shifted: enlargement is now sold as a matter of European security. But what would it mean for #Albanians?
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Is Albania Ready for the EU?
I’m in Albania, which hopes to finish its membership talks by 2027 and plans to be part of the bloc by 2030. But is it ready? And what will membership mean for the health of Albanian society?
