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		<title>Reaction of Dutch Embassy to Tirana: You Have to Do More</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, June 13 The Embassy of Netherlands in Tirana, gave an official announcement yesterday after the voting in the Dutch parliament for not starting the negotiations with Albania, adding that the Netherlands remain determined for the perspective of EU regarding the countries in the Western Balkans. The Dutch Embassy in its statement said that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>13 EU Countries Express Support for Albania Regarding the Negotiations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, June 11 13 countries, part of the European Union (EU) have expressed support today for Albania in a mutual declaration, regarding the start of negotiations for the admission of the country in the EU. The 13 countries that are pro opening of the negotiations of Albania with the EU in the meeting of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Minister of Finances held meeting with EU Members of Parliament</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 09:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, Albania 23 May 2016 On Friday, May 20th, the Albanian Minister of Finances, Arben Ahmetaj, held a meeting with a group of EU Members of Parliament who visited Albania last week. The high officials discussed the financial support EU will provide for Albania for several sectors and the support for the successful implementation of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU: Albania, steady progress in 2015</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, December 15, 2015 The Albanian version of Voice of America has made public a the progress report compiled by the European Union for Albania  that is due to be approved on Monday by the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs. In the document, the EU states that Albania has made a steady progress in relation to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albania to participate in “Employment and social innovation” EU program</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/albania-to-participate-in-employment-and-social-innovation-eu-program/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Albania has become part of the European Union program for “Employment and social innovation” on behalf of its candidate status for becoming a European Union member. The relation of the draft law which has been presented at the Assembly cites that “the program will contribute in the solution of the unemployment problem among the youth [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The adherence to the EU stardards must be a priority of Albanian companies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Minister of Agriculture Edmond Panariti and the Minister of EU Integration Klajda Gjosha, visited an olive oil production company in Tirana.  During their visit, the two Ministers underlined the importance of respecting the EU production standards from Albanian companies, since this is a condition set by the EU to become a state member. “Shkalla” factory [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU gives 40 ml EUR fund for public finances and the payment of outstanding debts</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/eu-gives-40-ml-eur-fund-public-finances-payment-outstanding-debts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Albanian Minister of EU Integration, Klajda Gjosha, announced at the parliamentary Integration Commission for the granting of a 40 million EUR “budget support” fund by the European Union, on behalf of IPA program. “It is the first time that the EU allocates this fund for Albania,” said Gjosha at the meeting. The fund will be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The role that the winning of candidate status plays in Albania&#8217;s economy</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/role-candidate-status-albanias-economy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is not an original article of invest-in-albania.org. This article is written by Idlir Gjata, published for the first time at Ekon.al and translated from Albanian to English by invest-in-albania.org.  You may read the original one by clicking here. The candidate status is only a political signal, an encouraging letter for the next steps in the long [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albania won the candidate status, what comes next?</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/albania-won-candidate-status-comes-next/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On 23th of June, Stefan Fule announced that Ministers from the European Union member states had agreed to grant Albania the EU candidate status, based on the recommendation of the European Commission.  But what comes next?  After obtaining the EU candidate status, Albania will benefit in various spheres. The official decision of the EU, given [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU Commissioner Stefan Fule: Albania won the EU candidate status</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/fule-albania-one-step-closer-eu-integration/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After several attempts and the implementation of many reforms, Albania has finally become a European Union candidate state on June 24, 2014, aiming to become an EU member state in the upcoming years. Ministers from the EU Member States have agreed to grant the EU candidate status to Albania, as recommended by the European Commission. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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