Kosovo, Albania in joint cabinets’ meeting on EU integration

PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo and Albania have pledged to increase their commercial exchanges as part of moves aimed at one day becoming members of the European Union.

Kosovo and Albania on Friday discussed how to advance the integration process into the bloc by increasing the number of joint projects in economy, energy, finance, environment, education, data and more. during a cabinets’ meeting in the Kosovo capital, Pristina.

Albania expects to launch membership talks with Brussels this year, while Kosovo signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the bloc last year.

During a cabinets’ meeting in Kosovo’s capital Pristina, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama tried to dissipate regional fears that ethnic Albanians would attempt to unify in one state, saying “our dream of national unification is through the EU.”