2025 Commission report on Albania

Tabled by Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt, Emma Fourreau, Rima Hassan, Sebastian Everding

Added: 46a. Highlights the fact that the Commission has cautioned Albania against actions that may impact its EU accession path amid ongoing national protests over a large-scale luxury development project that threatens a protected wildlife area home to flamingos, seals and turtle nesting sites; echoes, in this regard, the Commission’s criticism and recalls that alignment with EU environmental rules, including the Birds Directive1a and the Habitats Directive1b, is a prerequisite for EU accession; ______________ 1a Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/147/oj). 1b Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1992/43/oj).

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.321