{"id":11177,"date":"2017-12-14T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.epi.org.mk\/bencher-2016-albania-country-analysis-still-a-work-in-progress-case\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T02:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:36:06","slug":"bencher-2016-albania-country-analysis-still-a-work-in-progress-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/en\/post\/11177?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"(BENCHER) 2016 Albania country analysis: Still a &#8220;work in progress&#8221; case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The 2016 European Commission\u2019s report on Albania could be considered as one the most important reports since the European Union granted the country the candidate status in 2014. For the first time, the Commission recommended the opening of accession negotiations with Albania, subject to credible and concrete progress in the implementation of a justice reform and in particular, the re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors, known as the \u2018vetting law\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-inline vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-3d vc_btn3-color-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/docs\/C.A_Albania_2016_BENCHER.pdf\" title=\"\">DOWNLOAD PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/docs\/C.A_Albania_2016_BENCHER.pdf\" target=\"_self\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_shadow_3d  vc_box_border_grey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alb-bencher.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"alb-bencher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alb-bencher.jpg 596w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alb-bencher-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alb-bencher-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2016 European Commission\u2019s report on Albania could be considered as one the most important reports since the European Union granted the country the candidate status in 2014. 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