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Albania clears 1st hurdle to EU membership

By Llazar Semini
Published June 24, 2014 2:57pm ET
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Albania clears 1st hurdle to EU membership
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania cleared the first hurdle on its long path to European Union membership Tuesday, with the EU granting candidate status on the country’s fourth try. Albania has failed to win the coveted status three times since 2009. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said in a Twitter post the decision represented an […]

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania cleared the first hurdle on its long path to European Union membership Tuesday, with the EU granting candidate status on the country’s fourth try. Albania has failed to win the coveted status three times since 2009.

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