Albanian government pledges to focus on EU

TIRANA, Albania

Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Sunday (July 19th) said the future government’s goal will be to bring the country closer to EU membership. Berisha said the coalition between his Democratic Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration will focus on pro-EU reforms, and expanding human rights and citizen freedoms. “Albania needs reforms, and we will start with an independent judiciary, new infrastructure, and sustainable rural development,” he told Deutsche Welle.