Preç Zogaj: IBAR is not the end of the road, EU integration requires implementation of standards

2026-05-26 22:12:05 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS
Preç Zogaj: IBAR is not the end of the road, EU integration requires

Analyst Preç Zogaj, invited to the "Trialog" show on RTSH, described every step Albania takes in the European integration process as good news, but emphasized that the country is still on the path towards membership in the European Union.

Zogaj stated that Albanian society is frustrated by the prolongation of the integration process, which has lasted more than two decades, but according to him, this is also related to the context and policies of EU enlargement.

" It is good news, each of the stations on the long road that has been made for integration that has been achieved and successfully passed has been good news. Albanian society is frustrated by all this time that this process has taken and it has been more than two decades now, but nevertheless, this has been the case and the context and the enlargement policies have not been as flexible as they are now. It is another step, as the Prime Minister rightly said, for everyone to understand that there is a misunderstanding about IBAR, it seems like it is the end because the tones that are used are somewhat triumphalist and create misunderstandings, but this is a station and we are still on the road ," said Zogaj.

According to Zogaj, the integration process is not concluded with formal documents or procedures, but with the implementation of legislation and democratic standards in all areas.

He emphasized that justice remains the key element for Albania's integration into the EU.

" Now we are in a phase like the last lap if we compare it to a race, the port is the end but we should all be happy. For integration, we all have to behave as if we were the government, even the opposition. The integration process is finalized through the implementation of all the legislation that Albania adapts to be accepted into the EU, in the end, integration is the implementation of these laws, they are not papers, they are the standards of democracy in all areas. I say what we can figuratively call the Hercules Gate for integration is justice. There was a compromise for justice ", he said.

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