In two resolutions, MEPs are set to warn that the enlargement process could potentially have historically important implications for security in Europe. The draft reports, to be put to a vote on Thursday, assess the progress made by Albania towards EU membership. They urge the Council to officially start accession negotiations the country, pointing to the geostrategic context of relations with Russia and its aggression against Ukraine.

Brussels

debate

plenary session

CASTALDO, Fabio Massimo (NI, IT)

KOVATCHEV, Andrey (EPP, BG)

EU - Albania (T)

ZOVKO, Željana (EPP, HR)

KYUCHYUK, Ilhan (Renew, BG)

KOULOGLOU, Stelios (The Left, EL)

WAITZ, Thomas (Greens/EFA, AT, Greens/EFA, AT)

Enlargement to the Western Balkans countries (T)

INCIR, Evin (S&D, SE)

CUFFE, Ciarán (Greens/EFA, IE)

SCHIEDER, Andreas (S&D, AT)

BOTOŞ, Vlad-Marius (Renew, RO)

BONFRISCO, Anna (ID, IT)

ILČIĆ, Ladislav (ECR, HR)

Report on Albania 2021: MEPs debate

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andreas SCHIEDER (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Thomas WAITZ (Greens/EFA, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna BONFRISCO (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ladislav IL&#268;I&#262; (ECR, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#381;eljana ZOVKO (EPP, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Evin INCIR (S&amp;D, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vlad-Marius BOTO&#350; (Renew, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ciar&#225;n CUFFE (Greens/EFA, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Eugen TOMAC (EPP, RO), Catch the Eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juozas OLEKAS (S&amp;D, LT), Catch the Eye