How Albania Became the EU’s Favourite Neighbour

[@greekfighterpilot]

I am Greek and i want Albania to join EU ,, Albanians are the most hardworking people i have ever met in my life ,,i feel bad about the racism that they face in Greece ,,they dont deserve it ,,they are good and trustful people ,,if you are a real friend of them ,,they will not even sell you for a million euros ,,best regards ,,Konstantinos ,,stuttgart

[@ardian_g]

Respect man!

[@Albanian.C.n.R]

Αλβανοι και Ελληνες αδερφοι λαοι - R E S P E C T :)

[@LauraVonRosen]

Respect! ❤

[@Agapi-dg7th]

@@greekfighterpilot the albanias do work a lot its the albanian dream,one house and one mercentes,,, oti na einai,, 20-30 years old, but what about albanian racism? They are the oldest peolle on earth,they are illyrian,pelasgoi,spartans,vyzantinoi,they have the oldest language? Thec oldest alphabet,georgios kastriotis is albanian 🗯🗯🗯🥳🥳🥳🗯🗯🥳 achiles is albanian,alexander is albanian,olympias his morher is albanian,greece is tsamouria,north epirous is albanian ,your mother is albanian, greek history dosent exist, ??? One guy once told me ,an oi alvanoi kanoun kolo ,,tha xesoun ton kosmo olo ,🗯🗯🗯🗯🗯🗯

[@gjergjkastro9404]

​@@Agapi-dg7th i teleytea frasi einai metaforiki epidi stous albanous exoun aparni8oi toso dikeomata oso kanena alo laos edo stin evropi.

[@elvis86126]

As an Italian-American i fully support them. Albania deserves everything , they are hard workers , smart and loyal people.

[@laurentiueana5129]

Good luck Albania! Cheers from Romania!

[@Abkforlife]

Multu mesc

[@kuturu520]

What's up with Romania by not recognizing Kosova?

[@milital6611]

It has to do with a lot of political mumbo jumbo, best way i can explain it is by using Greece Greece doesn't recognize kosovo because that would also mean that they would recognize cyprus as a country They dont want to do that because they view cyrpus in general to be entirely greek I am not good at explaining things, i hope this clears things up

[@dyawr]

​@@milital6611 Greece does recognize Cyprus as a country, lol. But the Northern part of Cyprus is occupied by Turkey & forms a separatist republic, like Transnistria does in Moldova. Nobody recognizes Northern Cyprus except Turkey, and Greece def. won't - since its relationship with Cyprus is similar to Romania & Moldova, even closer. So, Greece feels it would be hypocritical of them to recognize a similar separatist state, like Kosovo, but refuse to recognize Northern Cyprus.

[@dyawr]

​@@kuturu520 There are issues with Szekely (Hungarian) majority regions in Transylvania. They would like autonomy, if not all out separation. And there's also a desire to not ruin political relations with Serbia...

[@latviabalkanumuzika1514]

Welcome Albania! Support from Latvia

[@TruckEu22]

Thank you and much respect for you bro 🇦🇱❤🇱🇻

[@pascualromero8245]

​@@TruckEu22I Support your Idol Dua Lipa!

[@nikomero-c4h]

I love Baltic people, you have my respect.

[@TheShalalai]

Durnius

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Thank you latvia our good friends 🤝

[@johnfreeman6961]

Love Albania the most fantastic people in Europe

[@ZOTIMETROJETTONA]

Thx greeting from illirida

[@dondardha1993]

Made my day to see so many positive comments about Albania.

[@Adnaan98-ONIIL]

I live in the UK and I would disagree with you. I’m the UK they are number foreign nationals in UK prisons they control the drug industry prostitution and human trafficking. They are national security threat to the UK. I’m so happy we left the EU if they become members of the EU they will hand over Albanian passports to Mexican and Columbia’s cartels.

[@lbb4974]

❤

[@BornE-V13]

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[@Tejiknasten]

I am so happy the processes to expand the EU finally is back on track again. A joint Europe is a strong Europe. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪🇪🇺🫶🇦🇱

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

🇦🇱 🇺🇦 🇽🇰 🇸🇪 🇪🇺 ❤️💙

[@lavdrimshabani7577]

Love sweden from Albanians and Germany

[@owler69]

A joint Europe is a taxed Europe.

[@Tejiknasten]

@@owler69 Well, as long as the taxes goes to the benefits of us who lives here (and they do), it's totally allright.

[@owler69]

@@Tejiknasten Until you become poor.

[@soundscape26]

But most importantly, is Rama the tallest leader in the world?

[@Bolognabeef]

I reckon there's another tall one in the Balkans not sure though

[@giantWario]

@@Bolognabeef Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vucic. Rama is 3cm taller thought but they're both giants.

[@AmirSatt]

Balkaners are one of the oldest population groups in history, also many of them are stupidly tall for some reason

[@CobraForce007]

The king of Spain is also pretty tall.

[@kevincika]

Fun fact : Albania’s king Zog was even taller

[@xhemalmuhameti5276]

Great country and good people

[@dariusdareme]

I'm really glad to see Albania and Georgia pro EU, considering Slovakia and Hungary are having a pro Russia moment.

[@UlpianHeritor]

Georgia isn't pro EU. At least not their current government.

[@dariusdareme]

@@UlpianHeritor The population is over 80% pro EU. This would be a landslide victory in any state. Sure, the leadership receives tons of money from the Kremlin, so they passed the foreign agent law which made the largest protest in decades happen.

[@VinnieMF]

@@UlpianHeritor The people are more pro-eu than the government

[@dariusdareme]

@@UlpianHeritor Their government seems quite corrupt to me, they passed the Foreign Agent Law, but this unleashed the biggest protest in decades. While being asked if they want to be in the EU the people answered with Yes, above 80%, this is way beyond a landslide. It seems the government isn't representing the people. That's my take. Also, almost half of the country was invaded by Russia. How pro someone can you be when that someone invaded and occupied the most resource rich parts of your country?

[@ivanmacias9603]

Current Georgian government is more pro-Russian than even Orban and Fico are. Which is why Georgia's accession process was suspended in July 2024.

[@atrumluminarium]

I'm all for Albania joining the EU, however I think they really need to clamp down on crime before doing so. Freedom of movement, while it can help a country grow also poses a big risk when allowing in countries that could potentially increase crime rate. That said, I feel that as a prospective member who already shares EU ideals the EU should not hesitate in helping them with such a goal in anyway it can

[@earlh]

I think those are things that Albania needs to deal with to become a better place to live and should not be tied to the EU membership. Crime does not care about Freedom of movement, they have been moving freely for a long time. Additionally, Albania is a very small country and the few people that have not left yet are elderly folks, I don't see how restricting them would reduce crime. Probably the opposite is true, EU membership will probably lead to an increase in prosperity, reducing crime. It is not like anyone wakes up one morning and decides they will become a criminal, most of them are forced into crime due to poverty.

[@atrumluminarium]

@@earlh good points

[@MarketsDriveTheWorld]

EU: let's take 10s of millions that despise our entire civilization, that have fundamentally different beliefs that they won't change but instead bring here and let's put aside our own culture and civilization to welcome them. Also EU: Ho no an Albanian!😑😑

[@MarketsDriveTheWorld]

EU: let's take 10s of millions that despise our entire civilization, that have fundamentally different beliefs that they won't change but instead bring here and let's put aside our own culture and civilization to welcome them. Also EU: Ho no an Albanian!😑😑

[@MarketsDriveTheWorld]

@@atrumluminarium EU: let's take 10s of millions that desp*** our entire civilization, that have very different beliefs that they won't change and let's put aside our own culture and civilization to welcome them. Also EU: Ho no an Albanian!😑😑

[@adidibrani]

Albania is corrupt yes, we are poor and uneducated yes, but we have a huge heart and are extremly pro west. EU is currently harming us by promoting the current class of politicians for stability. I suppose I speak for all of us, when I say, EU please give us a hand to become part of your family. Edit: 1. I understand unanimity is an issue for EU right now, let me tell you, we have gone against our own interest to be on par with EU. We follow the US and Western EU policies, would never dare to cause trouble. 2. We have huge problems such as corruption and crime. Trust me we want to join the EU as a way to get help to fight these problems as well. Our families invest so much in education, family values etc. The percentage that causes all the trouble are despised even more from us than the average EU citizen. Just the process of reforming our state is a huge benefit for the Albanians' everyday life. Never before have we talked so much about reforming the judicial system or fighting corruption. The closer we get to EU membership, the more these issues are solved. 3. I see a lot of talk about Albania being muslim. Practising religious people account for a maximum of 10%, divided between christian, orthodox, bektashi and muslim. As a personal anecdote, I have only recently discovered that my best friend was christian, it never came up for the last 15 years of our friendship. 4. People fleeing the country once we join EU, is long over not an issue anymore, whoever planned to leave has already left and integrated in various EU countries. I have no family members in Albania anymore, we all came to western countries, finished studies, applied for jobs and got residency permit. You have no idea the hassle we went through, the discrimination and what not. But we wanted to work for our own wellbeing. We worked hard and never relied on the welcoming countries' goverments to hand out cash for chilling at home. My parents worked as physics teachers back home, and accepted work positions in cleaning and construction just so we could have an opportunity to build a strong future for us all, we didn't and don't want free money, just the opportunities you dear reader had for granted. 5. I emphasize once again, we are so similar to Italians, Greeks, Spanish and other nations of EU. We are not foreigners, we are european, who had a tough start but just like a person who life gave a hard start, help is the medicine, not discrimination and exclusion.

[@THENEWYORKYankees-b4r]

@@adidibrani I think if they join the EU I think it’ll be beneficial for their economy to grow

[@HeliumFreak]

All we need, a bunch of Albanians with free travel around the EU

[@ATHLDN]

@@THENEWYORKYankees-b4r they have serious economic issues,it's Europe's No1 narco nation and has terrible issues with its neighbours

[@ad_astra468]

Stability is really important though even if the current political class is not the best.

[@adidibrani]

@@THENEWYORKYankees-b4r We could be on the same level as Italy and Greece (extremely similar culture, geogrpahy etc). The only thing holding us back is the troubled past as being the North Korea of Europe. I am 25 years old, all my circle think and behave like Italians or Spanish people. We just need freedom to fight for our future, aka let go of the 3 political parties who haven't given space for a fresh breath of advancement and access to EU to start trading more freely. As a personal example, me and my family live in Sweden, my cousins in Greece, Italy, Germany, Switzerland. We are all EU citizens, we go to university, work high paying jobs and are very well integrated in our respective communities. I know some of my fellow Albanians chose crime but that was promoted by an extreme poverty and lack of opportunities just like a german or birtish person who grew up with the same hand of cards as our nation. Serbia used to have universities 100 years ago, we had no more than 5km of aspahlted roads. They had freedom of interacting with Europe during Yugoslav times and had factories and what not. We had nothing 30 years ago. I hope people understand where we come from and how tough it was. But all aside, we are overwhelmy pro US and EU. We just need help and time to catch up and trust me, EU will benefit a lot from us as well

[@FalconsEye58094]

Montenegro looked the most likely to join next for a while but it hasn’t closed any chapters for a while now

[@PommelKnight]

We literally closed 4 this year and are about to close more.

[@freespiritable]

Russia-Serbia controlled

[@jacjones1204]

@@freespiritable???

[@benpuljak2304]

@@jacjones1204he's not wrong

[@gj5166]

monte negro will not join soo fast,serbians are now in monte negro and blocking them ! so it goes when you jave četnik serbs in your state ! thats why Kosovo ,Croatia,Bosna push tem out !

[@ffarkasm]

1:30 "...and withdrawn from the Warsaw pact." Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc.: "Wait, you can do that?"

[@Toonrick12]

Well for one, it didn't border the Soviet Union. And two, the neighbors it did have were Yugoslavia (Who already had a falling out with the USSR) and Greece (A NATO state).

[@fiorino4554]

The ussr couldnt invade em

[@Juno-q7d]

you can do that given you dont border other warsar pact nations

[@albodomi1979]

​@@fiorino4554 no one would try to invade Albania in those times, it was like a 3 milion population, all being trained to be soldiers except children. Even roads were constructed with many turns, just so planes could not land. Not to mention the enormous amounts of amunition and more than 160k bunkers. It would be a death trap even for Soviet union, worse than Vietnam was for US.

[@fiorino4554]

@@albodomi1979 they didint invade em cause they didint have a border

[@JohnSavage-l7i]

I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem - greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SSI will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with my Tracy Britt Cool Consulting my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.

[@EalDieguez-f7i]

I'm headed to Thailand or the Philippines in 4 years. What country you moving too?

[@VonNothias-f7h]

I know this FA, Tracy Britt Cool Consulting but only by her reputation at Goldman Sachs; even though she's now involved in managing portfolios and providing investmnt guidance to clients. I have been trying to get in contact since I watched her interview on WSJ last month

[@JohnSavage-l7i]

Her name is Tracy Britt Cool Consulting.

[@JohnSavage-l7i]

You can glance her name up on the internet.she's renowned and has quite a following. So it shouldn't be a hassle finding her.

[@JohnSavage-l7i]

​@@EalDieguez-f7iI have a sister in Sri Lanka, should be easy for me to settle in

[@User12345fan]

It is related to Albania’s economic progress, tourism progress, and justice system and hence corruption progress. Denying is anything but these is denying the hard work of the Albanian people.

[@sduka1909]

Progress is natural, and it is mostly because of the people not because the government did a good job. Corruption and justice system progress? Come live here and you will see. Do not believe all of what the Soros funded media tell you about his favourite devil Rama.

[@kristiannikolli5650]

Economic progress in Albania is based in money laundering

[@Agapi-dg7th]

@@User12345fan yes true ,albanians where im are called lavoratory,, working working without a personal life, chasing the albanian dream, one house !!!! And one mercentes it dosent matter how old , 20-25 year old mercentes 🥳🥳🥳🥳 .mercentes is the ultimate albanian prestige,, i have a mercentes 1985 wow!!!1 once i met an albanian guy that had 6 mercentes ,and hr wanted tp buy another one,, his 6 mercentes all together were 200 years old 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🗯🗯🗯🥳🥳🗯🗯🗯🗯🥳🥳🥳🗯🗯🥳🗯🗯 how do you explain that? How is the mercentes nailed in the head of albanians, how big is that hammer??

[@mendjelire8392]

@@Agapi-dg7th Albania used to have very bad roads that only Mercedes could handle. As the roads keep getting better so does the preference change. Now they are buying all kinds of cars.

[@Agapi-dg7th]

@mendjelire8392 like volks wagen? Lol , i went to tirana 10 years ago ,i was driving a mitsubishi evo 9. Everyone was asking me what shit car was that !!!! So i told one guy we can go for a test drive, the evo 9 was 330,bhp ..he said what the fuck? What is this car called? Fuck mercentes i want one of them🗯🗯🗯 he sold his 1980 model mercentes now, now wants a subaru or an evo 9...japanese technology..

[@strategicomela7783]

Red and black I dress,eagle on my chest...

[@arrore]

Proud to be Albanian...

[@kgw72]

As an EU citizen, I would be glad of having Albania in the EU. Because we should aim to be more than a common market.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

💯

[@D.H.Alb.24]

Thank you!

[@pharmapharma9969]

❤

[@symonevgendreau]

​@@pharmapharma9969Hello, I am happy to read your lovely comment 😍😍 I hope you agree with it and I would be grateful if we could write and get to know each other

[@symonevgendreau]

​@@D.H.Alb.24Hello, I am happy to read your lovely comment 😍😍 I hope you agree with it and I would be grateful if we could write and get to know each other

[@loukas_gr]

A great step for Albania 🇦🇱 to join EU 🇪🇺 Hopefully, this could bring the neighbouring countries closer and help develop better understanding and relations.

[@rms994]

Only Serbia is pro Russian so it's not a problem

[@dondardha1993]

As an Albanian,I really hope Albania doesnt join EU. Times have changed,EU isnt the same,doesnt bring hope anymore.

[@betterlivinghabits6724]

​bravo !! Me vjen shum mir qe e paske kuptuar !! Evropa tashme eshte djepi 👹 @@dondardha1993

[@heraschoice]

Everyone is crying Corruption, Corruption in Albania and nobody can point to it. In the Real world Albania is one of the safest places in the world. If you look at the statistics crime it's way lower in Albania than in most of the European countries. And the EU countries have been very bad to the Albanian people by separating Us in 6 countries and deporting millions in Turkey , so today it's understandable for the Europeans to feel ashamed about their forefathers , but by forgetting the past the danger lies in repetition .

[@user_Esq]

"waiting at the altar ready to marry into the block" strange allegory

[@serebii666]

would you prefer a little orphan Albania Twist begging for more gruel? Both marriage and EU accession are ritualized and inflated versions of contract law.

[@user_Esq]

@@serebii666 Marriage of 2 persons is such a version, not marriage into a block.

[@serebii666]

@@user_Esq Marriage of 2, marriage of 3, Marriage of 30 - The number of parties does not matter. It is still at its core a contract, with obligations, stipulations, and based on the concepts of offer, acceptance, awareness, consideration · capacity, and legality.

[@user_Esq]

@@serebii666 Marriage of 30 is not so common in Europe. That's why I called the allegory strange.

[@serebii666]

@@user_Esq Something being common or not so common is entirely moot here. Allegories do not care about frequency. We are discussing concepts and spheres of law. Both a marriage and accession are contracts. Alternatively, since you are evidently having a real problem getting beyond the chosen example to the actual content of the allegory, imagine Albania marrying into the family (or Household) of the EU, whose member states represent family members. Does that help more?

[@JimmiAlli]

I don’t think they should allow Serbia because they love Russia. Albania is fine.

[@serebii666]

leverage over Serbia in EU funding and cooperation is the only thing keeping it from falling further into Russia's orbit. It's the basic politics of playing both sides against each other to extract maximum concessions, just as Yugoslavia or Egypt or India have been doing since time immemorial

[@JimmiAlli]

@@serebii666 yes but admitting Hungary was a BIG mistake. They shouldn’t repeat it.

[@ldubt4494]

Serbia does not love russia. Yes, theyre more numerous than in other countries, but not 90% or some shit.

[@kenpe1455]

@@JimmiAlli Nothing wrong with Hungary. Orban is more conservative and only wants borders closed, stop being brainwashed by the leftist media.

[@excentrik5725]

I think they shouldnt allow Albania to joine EU because of all the armed conflicts they started joined with Kosovo Albanians. Also, EU doesnt need so many drug smugglers and human traffickers

[@Aggoenix]

I dont know if Serbia in the EU is a good thing, considering their antiwestern (NATO, western Europe, USA) stance and its quite warm relation with Russia and newly China.. There would be a member with VERY different views to geopolitics and diplomacy than other EU member states (maybe without Hungary).

[@thekevguy9966]

Serbia is no opposed to being part of the EU but they hate how others believe they have the right to do whatever they want with their territory, Kosovo and the military bases NATO gained being one of them.

[@Aggoenix]

@@thekevguy9966 Well i dont think there is any possibility of Serbia being in the EU and EU allowing Serbia to "retake" or annex or invade Kosovo. Im sure before/after joining EU will force both Kosovo and Serbia to made some agreement or treaty which will be compromise for both of them. Besides even if we believed Kosovo was taken unrightfully, 90%+ of the population is already nonserbian and there is no solution to this. Forcing millions of people to relocate to some different country is literally impossible in the modern world. Besides 26 EU (besides lowkey Hungary) members are pretty sure about their anti-russian and pro-ukrainian stance. So i doubt EU will accept Serbia if they will see that the country is a russian-ally with strong historical ties to Moscow (and recently Beijing). This would just make a perfect Trojan horse of Moscow in the EU. And we already have Hungary, 1 is enough...

[@Crocodebil]

Serbia is NEUTRAL like Austria and Switzerland. Not “anti-west” y’all have no clue about our country only stereotypes

[@Aggoenix]

@@Crocodebil every time ive met Serbians irl or online, they were very actively negative about the west, nato, hated USA for bombing Yuguslavia and quite forgiving and promoting their historical bond with brotherly Russia. They also wanted to retake Kosovo (idk what they would do with the ppl there, probably murder or make them pack things and walk to Albania) and they were very sure that they werent doing anything bad during Yugoslav wars and aggresive west bombed them because its evil and imperialistic. Iam not even French, German or Dutch, im Central European western slav, but idk if its safe to accept a country where a substantial part of the society (there are many polls) have these views. Also Switzerland is neither in EU neither Nato. But it actively supports Ukraine and strongly sanctions Russia, so its not as neutral as u think. Austria is in the EU, but not Nato and it has weird approach to Russia, because it is governed by some right wing eurosceptic lowkey prorussian party unfortunately...

[@Crocodebil]

@@Aggoenix we will probably never join nato and understandably so. But EU is a whole different story. Yes you can find more Russia simps in our country but this is definitely not the average population. If you say Kosovo is Serbia, you HAVE to condemn the Russian attack. Everything else is double standards. Putin is literally using the same arguments that NATO used in 1999 (ethnical tensions therefore we must intervene and invade a sovereign nation). We are in line with Europe in so many ways, but the double standards on the territorial integrity of countries just depending WHICH country is throwing many people off. And I completely understand that. Does that mean I support a sellout to Russia or china? Ofc not we are a European nation and share many traditions and values.

[@alphamikeomega5728]

Nice to hear Ben pronounce Hoxha correctly! 👍

[@janchreno1974]

Being "locked" in small state of Albania without being able to travel or work must be depresing. Wish you luck with joining EU soon. Regards from Czechia :) Btw 1968 your country and Romania refused to send soldiers to our lands during Warsaw Pact invasion and for that you have my respects.

[@Leoleobvb]

Thank you! Much respect 🇦🇱🇨🇿

[@jf3457]

Albania is a great asset in order to keep Serbia in check. And it really does work.

[@somedesertdude1308]

soo its ok to be hostile to a country when we do it? ok

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

what do you mean Keep Serbia in check? We don't want to check them we want to do like Albania and join us in friendship. Macron'' France is doign a great job onboarding Serbia, Selling them Rafales, Having French companies build Belgrade's Metro and modernise Belgrade's airport. Whilst the Serbian people aren't happy their government is certainly keen on the EU's Serbia lithium mining plan

[@aboveaura4817]

@@AlexC-ou4ju Serbs will never join "in friendship", at least not while we're alive. Westerners dont understand how far gone serbs are. They havent changed at all since Milosevic days.

[@jf3457]

@@somedesertdude1308 it is ok to keep balance in the area, or do you want the Serbians reinvading Kosovo because of yada yada yada 🙄

[@peppersghosttheater]

​@@AlexC-ou4juthe best thing macron has done is to tell India to get its crap together

[@social3ngin33rin]

They'll probably be a better member than Hungary lol

[@andrejjovanovic4431]

Hungary is a good member, not getting on their knees for every other country, lol

[@mrlover4310]

Probably they were bend over and allowed the EU to have their way with them.

[@khrystynahrynkevych7440]

@@andrejjovanovic4431no it’s not . If everyone tells you, you are wrong one, probably you are

[@Aggoenix]

@@andrejjovanovic4431 Hungary is a very bad member, blocking everything and making everything more difficult for the others, often acting like Trojan horse, yet having no self-respect to leave the block and build its own "prosperity"..

[@hybbfr727]

hungary has become a russian colony

[@grey-spark]

They have a cool flag let em in

[@geogeo2299]

Their flag is byzantine actually.

[@altosh7]

@@geogeo2299 Albania was part of Byzantine , what is the deal?

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Under that flag 🇦🇱 , League of Lezhe and Albanians national heroe George Kastrioti went on to defeat the greatest empire at the time (Ottoman Empire)

[@Nidzadrugar]

Konstantine the Great was born in Nis, Serbia. Could you Albanians stop imagining and stealing everything? If you are Illyrian, why are you so short? Why you served EVERY known empire that took Balkans till this day, including the Turks, painter and NAFO today? Why Kastrioti (Skanderbag) family members had only Christian and prechristian Serbian names - translatable to Serbian, but not to Albanian language? How can you live with yourself that way?

[@panosruthless]

EU will never accept an islamic republic to join it.

[@frocco7125]

Let em in!

[@AmarildoFecanji]

As an Albanian citizen, and as someone who has studied, lived and worked in Europe, I can confidently say the following: The positives of Albania joining the EU heavily outweigh the possible challenges and negatives. Positives: 1. Albania is an extremely pro EU and pro western country. It does not flirt with other super-powers or look around for the highest bidder. It is dead-set on being part of the European family. Our membership in the CoE, OSCE and NATO proves that Albania is a serious and more importantly moderate and peaceful partner when it comes to Europes security and economic interests. 2. Albania is a factor of stability in the Western Balkans region which is still very traumatized and challenged by past conflicts. Albania has pursued an extremely positive approach in its relations with neighbors, including Serbia. 3. The country has taken some of the harshest reforms when it comes to combating corruption and organized crime. It continues to cooperate extremely closely with the EU and the US to move in the right direction. 4. Albania is not a country of religious extremism, and as the last cencus shows we are a very diverse group of believers and non-believers. And yet we have learned how to live together and respect each-other’s differences. 5. The country is transforming at an incredible speed right now, in terms of economy, infrastructure, tourism, digitalisation etc. The latest EU package for the Western Balkans, if successful, will significantly bring our economy closer to the EU. 5. Integration: Albania is more or less the size of Galicia region in Spain (in terms of surface and population). As a very EU friendly population, I think if we join the EU most people will not even notice. Challenges: 1. Yes, corruption and organized crime need to be fought hard and addressed. But Albania has way more possibility to do this as an EU member than on its own. And the country is proving itself in the fight. 2. EU values: Pretty sure there are no clashes there, as our society discusses and addresses the same issues that any other European polity does. 3. Migrants: Most Albanians are already in the EU, with EU residence and passports. We can already travel to the EU visa free since 2010. Joining the EU will mean more people will be able to come and work legally in the EU. Ironically this will be more beneficial for you than us, as it means talent will travel more freely. Either way, the EU integration process has been extremely beneficial and transformative for Albania, and I hope the outcome is a full and well-deserved membership (whenever that happens).

[@kevincika]

You didnt a hit a single negative point of Albania joining the EU

[@AmarildoFecanji]

@@kevincikathe main things the EU is concerned about Albania are: organized crime, migration and values (i.e Europe being a non-official “Christian” club). I mentioned all those three and added my view how they can be overcome.

[@ToroNito]

@@AmarildoFecanji 1. organized crime, all the Albanians that wanted to emigrate into EU and deal with organized crime, are already there. Albania not being a part of EU does not stop those Albanians that want to deal with the drug world and narcotics. 2. as to the values, we are a European country, one of the oldest nations in Europe, our values are, have been and will always be European. 3. Albania is mostly agnostic or atheist. Not even 5% practice any religion. This fits very well with Europe and European values, because as it is most countries in Europe do not practice Christianity, and many identify as atheist or spiritual anyway without any religious affiliation (as is the case in Albania).

Great, more muslim immigrants. Just what the west needs

[@123_1]

EU membership won't make you progress unless you make your sociaty accept clearly European values and make your politicans respect them. The bad case is Hungary: You can join EU and receive EU funds and common market, but if your society and political values (not just system) is not prepared, only politicians and their gang will benefit from it, the people not... And after joining it is very hard to repaire shortcomings as Hungary's case shows clearly... EU does not need more Troyan horse anymore...!

[@ban897]

"crime problem" bla bla bla Albania is one of the safest countries in Europe and beyond. A girl can walk alone in the middle of the night in the streets and No one will ever bother or steal from her! Imagine this for France .. what a joke!

[@Ani]

2:45 Wouldn't it be candidate status, not membership status?

[@loui2bolus265]

I think it just was a simple error on their part

[@9wowable]

These guys do not proof read their work lol no surprise

[@jenspersson3420]

3:38 in video, candidate status since 2014 for alb and 2005 for MK

[@Siranoxz]

Albania could be proven a way better partner then Hungary. And even Montenegro could be better then Hungary.

[@antoniopapadopoylos]

HUNGARY IS A SERIOUS STATE, ALBANIA IS A NARCOSTATE OF MAFIA, YOU HAVE NO CLUE, AS FAR AS MONTENEGRO, IF THEY ARE SMART ENOUGH THEY WILL JOIN BRICS NOT EU.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@sdrawkcabUK A Farage’s spokesman said so

[@rms994]

Not Montenegro when half of them are serbs (most pro Russian nation Europe)

[@albodomi1979]

@sdrawkcabUK well our citizens don't like Russia even if you pay us, so your point is invalid.

[@seanchernov7178]

Why Serbia? Does the EU really wants another a worse version of Hungry.

[@stepanotrisal1512]

Still better than Albania

[@seanchernov7178]

@@stepanotrisal1512 nah

[@borapetrovic1957]

i see you have been manipuleted by albenian propaganda

[@melcadman]

​@@stepanotrisal1512Fascism in the EU?! No thanks ...

[@belstar1128]

yes

[@wutheringheights739]

Too little, too late. Albania should have been a member 15-20 years ago. People have lost interest in EU nowadays.

[@xhb9943]

Yeah? You did a poll of some kind or are just talking about your own worldview and from a very limited pool of people you may know who share that sentiment?

[@wutheringheights739]

@@xhb9943 What poll, like the one in Georgia where 87% back EU entry, but pro EU parties just lost the election? Or like the poll in Moldova stating 70% are pro EU but the referendum on joining EU was a dead heat 50/50% ? Polls can be misleading and easily manipulated. EU needs to act fast if it doesn’t want to lose Western Balkans, as it seems it has already lost Georgia and Moldova. People in the region have been waiting for three decades, and are sick and tired of being treated like second hand europians by the EU.

[@jererasanen7410]

"Ready to marry into the block" sounds like something a crypto bro would say 😂

[@agnezabarutanski1963]

Albania is doing the exact opposite compared to Serbia - it's openly pro-west and pro-NATO and there are absolutely no traces of "sitting on two chairs until both fall apart" policy endorsed by idiotic Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić. In any case, I wish Albania speedy and succesful process of joining EU. Cheers from Croatia!

[@ryanf6530]

If Albania were to join the EU, should they be concerned about lots of their bright young people leaving for job opportunities in France, Germany etc? Due to free movement of people? Brain drain can be incredibly damaging.

[@Joel86543]

It's already happening in Albania. At least we should get some EU funds to compensate. Because of immigration in just 12 years Albania lost nearly 20% of the population

[@RAPHAEL-di8hz]

@@Joel86543 You already get a compensation when Albanian diaspora send money to their home family instead of spending it where they live

[@lastsamuraial]

Those who want to leave will find a way,with EU as e member or not.

[@sirol97]

​@@RAPHAEL-di8hzThey pay taxes and other expenses where they live, or are they tax exempt and live rent free?

[@RAPHAEL-di8hz]

@@sirol97 They pay a very little taxes since they are mostly doing minimum wages jobs. Rent wise, every country where wages a high enough to attract workers from abroad have a realy tough real estate market and they don't need strangers to find someone who would pay a rent

[@thefourmidablecentur100ns6]

I hope on behalf of all Albanian ppl, thank you very much for the all good comments, May Almighty GOD bless you all. PEACE.

[@Koustas007]

I am for Albania in EU

[@fernbedek6302]

I suppose it's a race between Albania and Montenegro? Both of them joining will probably make Serbia benefit more from joining and more cooperative.

[@badboje6040]

But might also make it harder... At least in Albania's case

[@ldubt4494]

The might also join together.

[@kgw72]

If Serbia and Albania join the EU, the border disputes won't have any sense. How many wars between Germany and France have you seen in the past 50 years?

[@euphoriaggaminghd]

​@@kgw72well serbia and albania don't border each other, they are separated by a country called Kosovo, and thats where the trouble starts

[@sm3675]

​@@euphoriaggaminghdKosovo is ironically the most democratic and the least corrupt nation in the region.

[@keenanarthur8381]

3:22 well if marijuana is helping their economy that much, I'd say the real problem is that a substance with a host of therapeutic benefits and which is less addictive or harmful than alcohol or tobacco is still being demonized and criminalized due to cultural prejudice.

[@bletrick3352]

The smell of that shit alone is reason enough to stay illegal. Yuck

[@melcadman]

​@@bletrick3352It isn't. End of

[@Zapatabone]

@@bletrick3352 nope.

[@bletrick3352]

@@Zapatabone yuck

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Netherlands has also an economy built on weed

[@benjaminlamey3591]

showing to the will to align with EU standards, is a good way to progress topwards membership. you have to start somewhere and apparently they are decided to go all the way. Ihope it will really improve situation for teh people there.

[@adidibrani]

When communism fell, the chant was "We want Albania to become like the rest of Europe". The path towards European standards is as heard coded into our DNA, as our values that are already the same as everywhere else in Southern Europe. Joining the EU, as a process alone is what we are happy with, since it would put pressure on us to become better.

[@Ukacip]

Marijuana problem in albania lmfao spain holland and england are top countries.... Albania to be in eurozone....

[@klodjanhodaj898]

Well covered 👌

[@LeoBruka]

I follow you guys since before Brexit and I've never commented but i would like to have my say as im Albanian. Usually, You are very accurate but not this time. There are 2 key factors you have not mentioned. 1. Albanian legislation has changed/adapted to EU legislation in many field; Judical system,Immigration rules, Travel, Housing , Banking(1January 2025 will be part of EU Banking system) ect. 2. Corruption Albanian Parliament in 2019 (100%PRO) created a new Judicial Body structure,The Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime, SPAK for short. What does it do? Fights corruption only on High ranks (successfully so far) 3. Also on the Judical system we created the FBI , exactly named and operated as in the US . What i mentioned are the key factors as the EU has asked for these Reforms for many many years .

[@martinaltmann4031]

Well, you guys were the EUs 28th member state.

[@hubiraithegreat]

Am I the only one that sees an uncanny resemblence of Ramiz Alia to Gorbachev? :D

[@AmarildoFecanji]

Blame it on the politburo lifestyle! 😂

[@melcadman]

Yes! Gorbachev was quite small and distinctly rotund!

[@PierreAllaire]

I’m open to Albania getting into the EU

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Thank you 🤝

[@panosruthless]

albania alone has more Muslims than the whole EU does.

[@ClydeAlb]

​@@panosruthlesscry about it pajeet greek

[@a.s9776]

​@@panosruthlessif we enter the eu you griks will be happy bc you will be no more the poorest nation in eu

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@panosruthless👶🏾🇬🇷 Only france has more Muslims than Balkans combined

[@llaqikufjet8231]

Adhering Albania and Montenegro in EU would secure a long costal line from Gibraltar to the Eastern Mediterranean, boosting economics, security and tourism for the EU! 🇦🇱🇪🇺🇲🇪

[@rms994]

Not Montenegro lol It's a Russian/chinese colony with 50% serbs

[@forzaazzurri1471]

Good thinking!

[@rms994]

@@forzaazzurri1471 absolutely not Eu doesn't need a country whose entire coast is bought by Russia and China and has 50% serbs which are pro Russian

[@blackcat.19]

Interesting how people see drug trafficking as a problem but drug consumption not. No one forces you to buy drugs or consume it. It’s a choice! I live in the USA and lots of drugs come from China and South America to Mexico and to the USA that our people enjoy taking it. People demonize Mexico but it is a problem caused by USA that Mexico suffers too. Same thing in Albanian. Let’s publish data what the drug consumption is in the EU and Albania then we see who really has a problem. Albania is a transit country just like many other countries in Europe. Albanian does not have a drug problem but EU does. Look in a mirror first before you point fingers! Even if Albania is able to eliminate 100% of drug trafficking the EU members will still get their drugs directly from Mexico and South America.

[@ivanmacias9603]

Even then, it's a lie most drugs enter Europe through Albania (or Romania or Bulgaria which were also used as scapegoats by Austria to deny them get into Schengen). The truth is most drugs in the EU these days get here from the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. Yet people are quick to call Albania, Bulgaria or Romania narcostates but those same people would say you're out of your mind if you said Netherlands or Belgium are narcostates.

[@User12345fan]

Exactly, and to say that 26% of the economy comes from Marijuana trade is also a bad statistic and he needs to account for that. Those are absolutely false numbers.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@ivanmacias9603 Nope . Spain , Netherlands

[@ivanmacias9603]

@@user-irj1nxa3cof2z it's true that Spain and Italy are also used as main entrance of heroin and hashish coming from North Africa, but when it comes to cocaine and South American stuff, it's usually coming to Europe through Netherlands and Belgium. Actually Belgium more than Netherlands, Antwerp's port overtook Rotterdam's port recently as Europe's main drug trafficking hub.

[@D.H.Alb.24]

Exactly bro. In Albania 🇦🇱 we don’t have an issue with the high drug consumption as in many other EU or first world countries is. Where there is a demand, there is an offer. Also, why do all the Albanian people have to be judged when there’s only about 1% of the population included in the green leaves dealing industry. The others are doing a normal job.

[@Skanderbeg-t8z]

Albania belongs in Europe!

[@geogeo2299]

Since when?

[@Skanderbeg-t8z]

@@geogeo2299 Since the beginning of the concept Europe and the European people. We have been here from the beginning, we are Europeans, Genetically,Historically,Culturally, in every way! Unfortunatelly we were taken away from where we belonged in the past by the Ottoman Empire, our culture was tainted but we are still here, Real Albanians are still here and we belong here with the rest of Europe!

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@geogeo2299 How’s weather in Cairo ?

[@Nidzadrugar]

Albania opened the largest mosque in Europe YESTERDAY , had ceremony with Erdogan. No thanks

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@Nidzadrugar The Serbian princess Mara Brankovic the daughter of Djurad Brankovic married the Sultans. Why are you so hysterical? 🇹🇷❤️🇷🇸

[@MindOfBrianna03]

Albanian should be the 29th as the UK should still be a part of the EU but 'idiots' took us out. 😡

[@ZOTIMETROJETTONA]

This happened if your country is ruled by communism puppets

[@Hession0Drasha]

I'd like to see montenegro and albania, join in 2030.

[@THEPRESSTV]

Not possible to early

[@antoniopapadopoylos]

you mean 2230

[@D.H.Alb.24]

@@antoniopapadopoylos jealous much?

[@greekfighterpilot]

​@@D.H.Alb.24 Jealous of albania? I have lived 22 years to see a comment like this ,,thanks im almost dead from laughter 🤣

[@bluesea8]

Albania 🇦🇱 finally has the best prime minister who is working to make this happen Edi Rama you are the best ❤🇦🇱

[@SorianoDavtyan]

$450k Returns the Lord is my saviour in times of my need!!!

[@Katewilliams-t8w]

wow this awesome 👏 I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@FabriziaPuiu]

I do know Ms. Susan Jane Christy, I also have even become successful....

[@ElliDonez]

Absolutely! I've heard stories of people who started with little to no knowledge but made it out victoriously thanks to Ms. Susan Jane Christy.

[@IntajarRostom]

[@RadkoKalligiannis]

@@IntajarRostomThere is her line!!!! under this comment!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@freespiritable]

Where did you find gdp from Marijuana ? Is this account serious at all?

[@Joel86543]

It's fake

[@Abkforlife]

Maybe from your mom and your sister’s contribution

[@goose9515]

It's not actually being grown there, it's money laundering

[@sklodjan]

Hey bro, Albania has Mountains, hills, fields, rivers , 2 seas, ( jonian sea, adriatic sea) Lots of lakes , the best turism in the Europe, lots of petrolium,

[@drsnova7313]

Whatever the actual numbers, it's indisputable that Albania is one of the top marijuana growing countries in the world, whether it equals to 5, 15 or 25 percent of their GDP. As such, it's obviously an issue that open borders would almost certainly flood the EU with more "product" that is illegal for recreational use in all but three EU member states (Germany, Luxembourg, Malta), and is merely decriminalized in some.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Fun fact: Albania is World’s FIRST ATHEIST STATE

[@panosruthless]

90% sunni Turkish muslim.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@panosruthless 🇹🇷❤️🇬🇷=👶🏾 Theodora Kantakouzene (Greek: Θεοδώρα Καντακουζηνή; c. 1330 - c. 1396, called also Theodora Hatun) was a Byzantine princess, the daughter of Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos and the second legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Orhan Gazi.[1]

[@D.H.Alb.24]

@@panosruthlessonly 10% of the Albanian population are active practitioners of religion in total. The others don’t practice. Your numbers are wrong. Where is your source? 51% is the total number of Muslims in Albania (both Sunni and Bektashi) the others are of orthodox, catholic religion and many other religions. Stop the BS.

[@rms994]

@@panosruthless onli grik ta qifsh a familjen

[@EricDee-c6d]

No religion in!Albania

[@gramohoxha8939]

ALBANIA IS ALLREADY IN EU AND USA 70% HAVE SECOND EU PASSPORT WHAT THEY TALKING ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ALBANIA SPEAK THREE LANGUAGES SOME OF THEM LIKE ME SPEAK 4 OR 5

[@wadafik]

PM Rama is so tall

[@MrObeytok]

How tall is he?

[@mariosmarios8550]

Is 2.1 metter 😂

[@ClydeAlb]

Tallest leader of Earth

[@D.H.Alb.24]

The tallest leader in the world for now.

[@ZOTIMETROJETTONA]

We alboss all tall at last 90% majority population

[@BalkanBallMapping69]

As an Albanian we want to join the EU!

[@helioslegigantosaure6939]

Hello greek brother

[@BalkanBallMapping69]

@@helioslegigantosaure6939 I'm not greek, but hello

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@helioslegigantosaure6939 Hello Egyptian brother

[@Elliasp-xx7mb]

always interesting to see UK people speaking of the EU like if they're concerned.

[@SirAmnesia]

We are, and i voted to leave.

[@kinginexile7139]

Glad to see a fellow Balkan nation standing up to Russo-Serbian manipulation. I'm fully in favour of Albania joining the EU. Cheers from Bulgaria. 🇧🇬.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Full respect to Bulgaria 🇦🇱🇧🇬

[@D.H.Alb.24]

Thanks 🙏 🇦🇱 🫶🏼 🇧🇬

[@-Gregory-4]

@@kinginexile7139 Give them your example with your membership. Tell them how after almost 20 years membership you are still at the very bottom among all the EU countries according to all the parameters. Maybe you are fully in favour because you hope BG not gonna be the last, but Albania will take that place or any other candidate country Serbia, Macedonia, MNE… 😂😂😂

[@YTinjustice]

I visited bulgaria, it sucks lol no wonder you are all jealous of Serbia

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@YTinjustice Serbia is a Russian colony

[@mrbeaverstate]

Let Albania in, then evict Hungary.

[@markdowding5737]

I am all for letting Albania in but they need to do far more to handle their issues with crime, especially organized crime,

[@melcadman]

There are quite a few countries already in the EU with highly organised crime cartels! Try Italy!

[@nobreshit.9694]

Bottom line: Albania is now more relevant than the broken kingdom

[@valentinomc]

As an Albanian returning to my country after a while, I noticed that it has implemented many programs. There's still a lot of work to be done, but there are definitely improvements. The downside of this progress was that it didn't feel like my country anymore. I saw a lot of foreigners, which gave me a weird vibe.

[@byoken]

a lot of foreigners of color?

[@valentinomc]

@@byoken What kind of question is that now. 😅

[@Brown95P]

28 is a nice and even number. I like nice and even numbers. And if anyone were to become the 28th EU member, it would most likely be Albania, yeah. Sorry Georgia.

[@melcadman]

Please Sr EU! Can Scotland join when it frees itself of colonial rule by England?

[@Brown95P]

@@melcadman Trust me good sir, I would love nothing more than to see the hearty scottish people as fellow europeans once more, but there is quite a few, err, *_logistical issues_* with that idea -- specifically when it involves stuff like the Schengen area; think of it like the current Ireland-Northern Ireland border conundrum, in that it also revolves around stupid british people screwing things for everyone else around them.

[@ivanmacias9603]

@@Brown95P actually Georgia's process was officially suspended (at least temporarily) in July 2024 after Georgia's government followed up with the Law of Foreign Agents, even despite the disapproval of the majority of Georgian population. So all things together, it looks like the 28th and 29th members of the EU will be Albania and Montenegro. Then comes North Macedonia and then Serbia in 15-20 years. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova and Ukraine have it very hard to join, at least the way things are going. And Georgia is more or less in this last group as well.

[@fru2728]

@@ivanmacias9603 even Montenegro is getting questionable. Montenegro is going full speed to get a paradise for rich Russians living at the sea, some with their yachts, especially since the majority* Serbian(-orientated) goverment is ruling. * that also means that the Montegrin population, who tends to vote against, got a minority by now!

[@illyrianknight1444]

For all my friends here who talk about Albania being a muslim country. Here's a fun fact. Albanian army led by king George Kastrioti killed in battle more ottomans than the entire balkans combined. Muslim was never an original religion for Albanians. We were pagans, than christians because of Rome and than because our king was left alone and betrayed by Europe as always we fell again into Ottoman rule but even now after 500 years of being ruled by them we still dont forget who we are.

[@RAPHAEL-di8hz]

Most of european people who lived under Ottoman empire for centuries remained christian in the end, even Bulagria or Romania which are originaly from turkish tribes from central asia

[@ani12321]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@RAPHAEL-di8hzcheck your facts again my friend! Bulgaria currently has 10% muslim population. Greece for example had pretty large muslim population at the start of XX century. They forced people to convert to christianity and also did twice population exchange with Turkey, to exchange muslim population for christians. There were and still are lots of muslims even in Crimea today just because of Ottoman empire. Just for your knowledge as well, Albania for 40 years was the only atheist country in the world and still in Albania religion is irrelevant and most people don’t care.

[@AngelosBertalioni]

@@RAPHAEL-di8hz really? Mileva Olivera Lazarevic was the daughter if car lazar of serbia,she married Sulltan bayzait 1, Mara Brankovic was the daughter of Djuradj Brankovic the ruler of serbia she married sulltan murad 2! They always have been in alliance with the pact to keep their religion. Albanians have been fightin always! the process of converting was forced,taxes,schools,ignorance…they wanted to convert Albanians with all costs because were the best military and their codes they were trustful. The mass convertion has happened when Albanian family Qypriliu took all the power of Empire, turks call it KÖPRÜLÜ ERA. Don’t forget Europe betrayed us,same if Ukraine now will be betrayed by the west.

[@helioslegigantosaure6939]

Why you are not pagan now? Change the mistake in this case. Dont use à foreigner religion.

[@ani12321]

@@helioslegigantosaure6939 Albania is a secular country as per your knowledge. Individuals are free to believe whatever they want. Many traditions and celebrations are of pagan origin. To mention “Dita e verës”(Summer Day) which is a public holiday in Albania, is a widespread celebration throughout the country. Most of religions coming here as well took pagan traditions and slightly marking those as their religious traditions. So to your point, Albanians can be whatever the fuck they want to be, no one is asking you.

[@europeanlover]

How much is month capacity ? Or don’t have any data ?

[@ilirianbardhi7901]

🤦‍♂️ come to Albania 2 days ill give u some free lessions

[@BornE-V13]

Albanian nationality is considered the oldest in Southeastern Europe.The Albanian language is considered one of the oldest in Europe and the world. It's an Indo-European language that's spoken by about five million people

[@BalkanReport]

Albania in EU before GTA6

[@marilynlucero9363]

1:20 "I have outstalined the Stalin." -The Albanian Dictator.

[@illyrianknight1444]

I dont know where you guys find these numbers to compare Albania's GDP with drugs and so on. Budy let me tell you sth : The drug traficking made only in Amsterdam Netherlands makes Albanians look like amateurs. Enough creating stigma for us, if we were that bad, how come that our population is only 3 million and tourists every year are 10 and they want to come back again and again. Do your job and enough with the legends. That time is over

[@geogeo2299]

😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@panosruthless]

hahahaha... The only tourists albania has are albanians who live outside of it and go back for extremely cheap holidays and to see their families also.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@panosruthless Numbers don’t lie 👶🏾🇬🇷

[@D.H.Alb.24]

Albanians who live abroad and visit are NOT counted as tourists 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@geogeo2299]

@@D.H.Alb.24 But narcotourists are.

[@stechnicalmike3058]

As a Macedonian 🇲🇰, I have to say that Edi Rama has been a great leader for Albania, we may have elected a new party but the previous one was terrible, so I hope my country can follow suit and integrate better with the EU. The rest of the balkans should integrate as well. We are all brothers and we share the same history and land, no need to divide eachother. 🇲🇰🇷🇸🇦🇱🇧🇬🇬🇷❤️

[@ah3690]

Well said ❤

[@lastsamuraial]

Peace:)

[@ΜιλτιάδηςΜπαλτατζής]

Fake Macedonia ☝️

[@stechnicalmike3058]

@@ΜιλτιάδηςΜπαλτατζής Come and see how fake it is 😆. Btw I love Greece ❤️, stop listening to politicians who invent problems to keep us from progressing and fill their own pockets.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@stechnicalmike3058 He’s and Egyptian acting greek

[@psammiad]

Depressing that Albania could join the EU before the UK!

[@MarketsDriveTheWorld]

It's not depressing, the UK left.... Albania always wanted to join it would be an insult to them if the UK could join, put itself in the way of every EU decision, leave and then join again before they do.

[@clairecatx]

UK already had its chance and it pooped on it.

[@cobzzy3878]

UK left and has no plans to join and terms of rejoining make it impossible.

[@god6384]

Uk is becoming 3rd world country. Eu should send more boats

[@leroydanny4072]

​@@cobzzy3878if the UK wanted to rejoin the EU tomorrow they would, one phonecall to Washington and the EU puppets would fasten the process for them 😅 some countries are more relevant than others

[@thieph]

"Edi Rama, ma boy", ishowspeed

[@fru2728]

that was hilarious, he was clearly fcked up by ishowspeed's attitude

[@forzaazzurri1471]

Hahahahahah

[@mendjelire8392]

You have got very old information. Marihuana used to be huge but not anymore for almost a decade now. Tourism and tech have replaced it almost completely. The farmers have moved into saffron, sage, chamomile and other medicinal herbs which they sell mostly in US.

[@marioll.7935]

Albania is nowhere near being an EU member , our politics are deeply rooted in corruption and blood money . We need to be cleansed from this corrupt political cast and need a complete mindset as people otherwise we will always be suffering like we have been all this time.

[@GodisMyNo1]

Po po lali, se politikanet e vendeve te tjera kane qene te kulluar nga qielli. Dhe askush nuk tha qe do behemi anetare te BE sa hap e mbyll syte. Kjo eshte vetem hapja e negociatave, anetaresimi pastaj kerkon vite. Po ne shqiptaret vdesim te servilosemi e tu bejme qejfin te huajve

[@blagoevski336]

Congrats from Macedonia!

[@rms994]

Thanks but yall should've started negotiations by now wtf is happening

[@blagoevski336]

@rms994 I'm amazed at our incompetence as well, bro

[@rms994]

@@blagoevski336 eu needs to realise that it not all of balkan is in (excluding Serbia for obvious reasons) the eu will never be secured

[@blagoevski336]

@rms994 Serbia would be a great EU member, too, if they changed their government, but that goes for the rest of us as well, i guess. Albania and Macedonia are great partners, we should have been members by now, but that's what incompetence does to a country.

[@rms994]

@@blagoevski336 yes here in the balkan if we had better politicians and neighbours who were supportive and not blocking we all would've been members by now (excluding Serbia Bosnia and probably Montenegro cuz of Russian influence)

[@diegoyuiop]

I mean Serbia is pro Russian and anti Western, Turkey is ambiguous and too big anyway, Macedonia has that name problem...

[@jovansvedic8423]

Serbia is pro Serbia. We don't give a F about Rissia and West.

[@deckard901]

North Macedonia resolved the name issue. Their current government managed to brake the relations with all their neighbors and go with Serbia

[@aurelije]

Serbia is not pro Russian, not more than DDR for example. People are against the war

[@FJ1499]

Serbia Isnt anti western at all the west Is antiserbian.

[@diegoyuiop]

@@aurelije serbia has been pro Russia for centuries, it has nothing to do with the current war

[@lastsamuraial]

Gdp from Marijuana? Nice stereotypes

[@geogeo2299]

Marijuana mass production, opiates from Afghanistan and coke from Colombia, plus all kinds of mafia related crime in Europe and the US (in NY the Albanian mafia is second behind the Mob). Add widespread corruption, poverty from 50 yrs of Maoism plus gypsy chauvinism..... and voila, you have Albania.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@geogeo2299 Greece is bankrupt 😫

[@geogeo2299]

@@user-irj1nxa3cof2z Is it?? Good for them, choosing poverty over drug-dealing - contrary to Albania.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@geogeo2299 Terrible. I would take MariGanxha at any time than being bankrupt 😫

[@geogeo2299]

@@user-irj1nxa3cof2z You would take your mother too, so no surprise there.

[@cashchristian5413]

Wow Edi Rama is incredible

[@SsssAlbosss]

We love you Europe always🇦🇱🇪🇺🇦🇱🇪🇺🇦🇱🇪🇺🇦🇱🇪🇺🇦🇱🇪🇺🇦🇱🇪🇺

[@caseclosed9342]

As a famous person of Albanian descent said, “shine your light!”

[@anavolimilovana9173]

26% of Albanian GDP based on Marijuana!? What nonsense.

[@f16-g7k]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 kur qe sali berisha miku i serbis dhe i milloshevicit. Shko tani dhe mbill hashash se ske me e pa me driten e diellit

[@Epidian]

The video says it's the money laundering of the stuff not the actual stuff.

[@AngelosBertalioni]

At last 3-4 years there is 0 production! They control every step of land with drones helicopters…

[@dyawr]

Yeah

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Love marijuana 🇦🇱🍃

[@arinc9]

8:28 it's "deficit", not "defecit".

[@attackxxx]

thanks grammar police

[@natheriver8910]

Very interesting

[@JebBush-bf6tp]

I really don't understand why weed is still so illegal in Europe, I imagine that demand would go down to some degree with legalization but it would greatly benefit countries like Albania and Morocco for a "drug" that's not really that detrimental. Crazy how the US is more progressive on drug policy than the EU.

[@god6384]

lol weed being 26% gdp of Albania is wild

[@Notme17111]

Outdated source from 2013, probably due to that southern Albanian village that was producing 10% of its gdp in Marijuana.The village ended up being raided by the counter-terrorist special operation forces and burned the plants.

[@bletrick3352]

It's not even close to being true

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Nothing wrong with it . Germany even legalized it

[@rms994]

Propaganda

[@MorningNapalm]

2:28 "which is the highest rate among all the other western Balkan countries" - no, Albania is not a part of the "other western Balkan countries", this is the highest rate among all western Balkan countries.

[@kevincika]

Your comparison with North Korea is deeply wrong

[@blackeagle7947]

Still North Korea of Europe

[@claydee7092]

​@@blackeagle7947North Korea is the communist Albania of asia. We did it first 😂

[@geogeo2299]

It is. No drugs in North Korea.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

@@geogeo2299 How’s weather in Cairo?

[@panosruthless]

​​@@user-irj1nxa3cof2z are you hungry? Come in Greece barefoot by walking for weeks by the mountains so i can give you some food 😂

[@EriM288]

Enver Hoxha was not a dictator!!!

[@olegat]

25% gdp from marijuana... but like, who cares though? It's just weed, chill.

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Love Albanian 🍃🇦🇱

[@N3gn4v]

How could someone be stalionist more then a Stalin himself? 😆

[@bigorna4875]

Out stalining stalin is crazy indeed

[@sonicmeerkat]

call me a pessimist but i bet when it comes time to vote them in at least one country will point at the accepting of migrants even though it's on the eu's behalf as a reason to keep them out. probably hungary honestly.

[@smileyface3956]

I don't think so. In my opinion EU enlargament is in the interes of EU sceptics because it further destabilizes the commision. At least in my eyes.

[@diegoyuiop]

@@smileyface3956 agree, the more the countries the easier it is to find disagreements and paralise the decision-making process

[@jeannebouwman1970]

​@@smileyface3956yes but this counts on far right politicians to actually be smart. Some are, but some aren't, so I don't see every country assenting. Someone like Geert Wilders, who is very focused on optics, might think his voter base wouldn't approve of the inclusion of albania

[@smileyface3956]

@@jeannebouwman1970 Yes that is true however the far right is generaly united in the patriots of Europe. It would need Orbans approval Wilders will just aprove it.

[@smileyface3956]

@@diegoyuiop Exactly

[@TheLoughDuck55]

Let them in

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

👍🏻

[@theactivecoconut6077]

RED AND BLACK I DRESS

[@befair444]

The country is blessed by the God and blamed by the leaders.

[@TheErsilio]

As an avid TLDR Follower Id like to see a video about the corrupt Rama regime, how freedom of press has gotten worse under his government, how electoral law has been unilaterally changed to the disadvantage of the opposition and how the justice system has been turned into a weapon to persecute leaders of the opposition. As for regional stability its an argument I don’t fully agree with, as Albania has never participated in any Balkan wars and has never been unstable. Plus Edi Rama has managed to ruin the rather warm relations between Albania and Kosovo, which has led the kosovar government to act more radically against Serbia since its main partner in the region has turned their back. So please TLDR, if you really support freedom of the press and fact checking you should make a video about the dark sides of the Rama regime.