EU enlargement, Hoxha: Albania is ready to join and to contribute to the future of the Union

The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ferit Hoxha, welcomed today’s Communication by Commissioner Marta Kos on the European Union’s preparation for enlargement with new members.

In a reaction on the X platform, Minister Hoxha expressed Albania’s readiness to continue the reforms and to work closely with the member states and the European Commission for an ambitious, but realistic roadmap towards membership.

“Albania is ready. Not only to join the European Union, but also to help shape its future”, he said.

Hoxha stressed that enlargement requires the preparation of both sides, both of the countries aspiring to membership, and of the European Union itself.

“Enlargement is not only about the readiness of the candidate countries to join. It is just as much about the readiness of the European Union to welcome them”, the minister stated.

According to him, for Albania, enlargement is a joint strategic project, which strengthens democracy and improves the lives of Albanian citizens, while also contributing to Europe’s security, competitiveness and democratic resilience.

In this framework, the minister reconfirmed the commitment to fulfilling the reforms and the support for gradual integration, through concrete and impactful steps.

Seeing enlargement as an essential part of Europe’s history and future, Hoxha underlined that this process makes the continent stronger and more united.

“For a stronger Europe at home. A stronger Europe in the world”, Minister Hoxha concluded his reaction.