Thursday, May 21st 2026

After the news that Albania has received a positive signal on the road to membership in the European Union, sources from Brussels confirmed to A2 CNN, that the draft of the EU common position (EUCP), based on the IBAR report, has been approved in COELA without any objection from the member states.
“The draft of the temporary common position of the EU (EUCP, based on IBAR) has just been approved in COELA without any further objection from the states member.
The next step is its passage tomorrow afternoon for approval by the EU ambassadors in COREPER, before the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) is officially confirmed”, says the response of the Council of the European Union to A2 CNN journalist Fjorela Beleshi.
It is reported that after this approval, the holding of the Intergovernmental Conference between Albania and the European Union will be officially confirmed on the 26 May.
“In today’s meeting, all countries have given the green light to proceed with the approval of IBAR and the transfer of the file to Coreper II, which formally sanctions the holding of the Intergovernmental Conference on May 26”, Beleshi reported on A2 CNN.
Source: prizrenpost



