The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, in a joint press conference with the Eurpean Parliament president David Sassoli emphasized on Monday the importance of the anti-crime legal package and got the EP head backing for the country’s accession to the EU membership.
“Criminals who can not justify their wealth will not only be seized their assets but will also be put under investigation. We set up the special structure because the matter could not be left to the prosecutors”, stated Rama.
The EP president Sassoli, expressed satisfaction that this package has an Italian spirit but also reminded Prime Minister Edi Rama that special care must be taken. “The package adopted at the end of the week had some specific remarks on the fight against crime, in adapting some standards and confronting the organized crime. This will increase security in the country and the cooperation capacities. I am happy that this reform has an Italian spirit. We have some decades fighting crime. The result will be huge and significant”, stated Sassoli, adding that Albania must manage to open the accession process, which in turn means undertaking reforms to achieve European standards.
“The European Parliament, the European Commission and leaders of EU member states are in favor of Albania and Northern Macedonia to open EU accession negotiations. We will not give up on this,” stated Sassoli.
Further on the EP president urged the Albanian youth not to lose hope. “We want you to become part of the European Family. Together we can make this happen” he said.
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