The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union has issued a formal convocation for a ministerial-level Intergovernmental Conference on Albania's EU accession, scheduled for 14 July 2026 at 19:00 in the Council's Justus Lipsius building in Brussels. The document, dated 10 July 2026, notifies member states of the meeting, which represents a key procedural step in Albania's accession negotiations.
The conference is expected to review Albania's reform progress and may lead to the opening or closing of negotiation chapters. The ministerial-level meeting signals the EU's continued commitment to the enlargement process in the Western Balkans. No prior coverage of this specific event exists in the available record.
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