Press Release: Sixth meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between Albania and the EU

The Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) between Albania and the European Union held its sixth meeting on 12 May 2014. The SA Council noted that the Commission 2013 Progress Report on Albania concluded that the country made further progress towards meeting the political criteria for membership and had adopted key judicial, public administration and parliamentary reform measures that had been identified as necessary for the granting of candidate status.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/156: Statement of Commissioner Füle after the meeting of the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Council http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-156_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Fifth meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between Albania and the EU - Joint Press Release http://www.europeansources.info/record/fifth-meeting-of-the-stabilisation-and-association-council-between-albania-and-the-eu-joint-press-release/

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