council decis januari principl prioriti condit contain european partnership albania repeal decis ec ec council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec march establish european partnership framework stabilis associ process articl thereof regard propos commiss thessaloniki european council june endors introduct european partnership mean materialis european perspect western balkan countri framework stabilis associ process regul ec council decid principl prioriti condit contain european partnership subsequ adjust council adopt june european partnership albania updat partnership order identifi renew prioriti work basi find progress report albania prepar integr european union regul ec state follow european partnership ensur framework mechan establish stabilis associ process order prepar integr european union albania expect develop plan timet specif measur address prioriti european partnership decis ec repeal decid articl accord articl regul ec principl prioriti condit european partnership albania set annex hereto form integr part decis articl implement european partnership examin mechan establish stabilis associ process notabl annual progress report present commiss articl decis ec repeal articl decis effect dai public offici journal european union brussel januari council presid plassnik oj council decis ec june principl prioriti condit contain european partnership albania oj annex albania european partnership introduct thessaloniki european council endors introduct european partnership mean materialis european perspect western balkan countri framework stabilis associ process european partnership albania adopt council june updat partnership basi find progress report albania european partnership identifi prioriti action prioriti adapt countri specif stage prepar updat european partnership guidanc financi assist countri albania expect develop plan timet specif measur address prioriti principl stabilis associ process remain framework european western balkan countri futur access main prioriti identifi albania relat capac meet criteria defin copenhagen european council condit set stabilis associ process notabl condit defin council conclus april june content final declar zagreb summit novemb thessaloniki agenda prioriti prioriti list european partnership select basi realist expect albania complet substanti forward year distinct made short term prioriti expect accomplish year medium term prioriti expect accomplish year prioriti concern legisl implement thereof take account substanti cost involv meet eu requir complex requir area partnership includ import task stage futur partnership includ prioriti line progress made countri short term prioriti kei prioriti identifi group begin section order kei prioriti impli rank import short term prioriti kei prioriti achiev improv concret result fight organis crime make full provis organis crime law acceler implement action orient measur organis crime implement updat anti corrupt action plan recommend council europ group state corrupt greco evalu report implement exist legisl restitut compens real estat acceler registr properti process restitut claim ensur strategi mechan compens sustain foster media freedom expedit adopt legisl print media improv legisl electron media take account eu standard strengthen public sector govern public invest manag plan execut polit requir democraci rule law govern ensur polit focu institut commit encourag construct consensu implement reform progress stabilis associ process elect prepar local elect properli time implement promptli recommend issu osc offic democrat institut human right parliamentari elect improv voter list public administr ensur applic law public servic public administr appoint oper ensur recruit transfer dismiss civil servant conduct establish rule ensur enforc civil servic law step improv ensur avail premis equip train staff ministri european integr improv coordin line ministri make full effect integr plan system judici system increas transpar crimin civil justic process guarante judg prosecutor appoint competit examin foster statu independ constitut protect judg establish object rule transpar assign case judg establish transpar merit base system evalu prosecutor improv coordin prosecutor polic ensur relev intern convent observ establish run penitentiari facil ensur resourc credibl wit protect achiev continu increas rate execut court rule anti corrupt polici adopt legisl harmonis albanian legal framework european convent corrupt crimin civil matter ratifi albania relev convent improv exist legisl briberi implement due regard inter ministeri coordin ensur enforc law declar asset strengthen institut capac investig prosecut corrupt ensur specialis unit attach tirana prosecut offic deal financi crime cover corrupt case reduc list offici cover immun grant immun strictli human right protect minor observ intern human right law ensur law enforc bodi fulli awar human right oblig implement accord intern convent ratifi albania european convent human right address case ill treatment law enforc bodi prosecut perpetr ensur complianc albanian crimin code convent tortur implement master plan improv condit detaine prison remand ensur code ethic prison system rigor observ civil polit right bring albania legisl defam line eu standard implement expedit effect legisl ensur transpar media ownership improv manag nation council radio televis finalis nation plan radio televis frequenc promot independ profession standard journalist ensur legal measur forbid sale state properti restitut place rigor enforc minor right cultur right protect minor improv legal framework minor meet requir council europ framework convent protect nation minor ensur implement albania increas minor languag citizen deal author displai tradit local name improv access media person belong minor extend minor languag educ implement nation strategi roma part govern strategi combat poverti social exclus provid accur data size minor albania region issu intern oblig compli stabilis associ process thessaloniki commit term region cooper good neighbourli relat ensur implement region free trade agreement work futur region free trade agreement south east europ conclud implement agreement neighbour countri ensur effect implement notabl trade cross border cooper fight organis crime traffick smuggl judici cooper border manag readmiss environ transport energi econom requir maintain macroeconom stabil acceler fiscal reform budget process expenditur manag public sector pai reform improv budget procedur strengthen link polici object budget plan execut reduc grei economi effect discriminatori enforc tax legisl intensifi fight fiscal fraud step success privatis albtelecom improv macroeconom statist coverag busi regist implement nation strategi social econom develop ensur close coordin updat action plan implement european partnership prioriti measur improv social protect system combat social exclus european standard intern market free movement good strengthen administr capac wto secretariat export promot agenc measur increas awar econom oper relat concept standard certif import intern trade design nation market surveil strategi strengthen consum protect depart ensur accredit depart adequ physic infrastructur train staff adopt comprehens work plan albania futur membership european cooper accredit movement person servic establish modifi present legisl establish fulli ensur equal treatment foreign domest firm clear distinct temporari perman provis servic compat stabilis associ agreement saa requir ensur proportion treatment cross border provis servic strengthen legal supervisori framework bank insur sector includ establish independ properli staf supervisori author free movement capit improv prudenti monitor financi sector measur reduc cash economi custom taxat align custom legisl procedur eu acqui ensur rule procedur transit custom warehous custom valuat physic control risk analysi align eu standard relev intern convent fulli implement automat system custom data custom declar process system custom offic step properli implement rule origin approxim tax legisl eu acqui commit principl code conduct busi taxat ensur tax measur conform principl complet process computeris tax offic competit improv exist competit legisl reinforc competit control reinforc budget staf competit author adopt implement legisl state aid establish operation independ state aid author ensur progress complet comprehens state aid inventori public procur enforc current public procur legisl step bring eu standard ensur strict implement tender procedur strengthen public procur agenc public procur entiti line ministri ensur investig crimin prosecut procur relat offenc intellectu properti law strengthen administr capac intellectu properti right ipr protect includ establish albanian offic copyright adopt legisl industri properti increas awar ipr issu busi commun law enforc bodi includ judiciari intensifi enforc piraci counterfeit sector polici industri sme improv financi sustain sme agenc implement nation train programm sme implement european charter small medium size enterpris implement action plan remov administr barrier invest ensur proper discretionari discriminatori implement busi relat legisl rule procedur make compani registr cheaper easier countri improv procedur obtain licens permit certif reform pre paid tax system make unfavour start compani implement april action plan address inform economi set procedur assess busi impact plan regulatori measur adopt improv commerci legisl ensur effect launch loan guarante fund ensur profession independ manag scheme adopt signatur law agricultur fisheri strengthen food safeti system relat control system clarifi compet reinforc staf veterinari servic upgrad laboratori veterinari research institut improv phytosanitari veterinari condit complianc eu requir product strong export potenti step effort align legisl eu veterinari phytosanitari acqui align system anim identif registr bovin eu requir reinforc collect process agricultur statist line eu standard methodolog environ strengthen administr capac coordin nation local level implement legisl environment impact assess adopt strategi align environment legisl eu acqui properli implement exist legisl enforc action environment hot spot sharra solid wast landfil pato marinez oil extract area develop implement nation water sanit strategi rural strategi water suppli sewerag develop start implement strategi progress align acqui area water suppli sanit implement intern convent albania parti field natur protect transport polici implement nation transport plan includ plan budget transport asset mainten implement road safeti programm improv road safeti condit start align albanian legisl eu acqui weight dimens roadworthi test technic roadsid inspect driver licenc vehicl registr document measur prevent illeg construct road measur prevent unsaf access nation road begin reform railwai sector appli public procur procedur systemat larg invest ensur air code amend line eu acqui view european common aviat area improv maritim safeti condit detent rate albanian ship pursuant pari memorandum understand energi continu implement revis action plan implement nation energi strategi start implement commit undertaken framework energi commun treati inform societi media ensur electron commun legisl take account ec direct enforc strengthen role capac telecommun regulatori entiti ensur independ establish improv appeal system measur achiev competit market electron commun network servic start process align european convent transfronti televis televis frontier direct reinforc administr capac nation council radio televis finalis nation plan radio televis financi control develop public intern financi control polici paper defin inspect function separ control intern audit function strengthen oper capac suprem audit institut ensur function financi independ justic freedom secur visa border control asylum migrat issu travel document accord intern standard establish centralis network administr visa adopt amend law foreign bring visa legisl closer eu standard implement albania ohrid commit border secur manag establish integr border manag strategi accord eu guidelin focu increas financi human resourc address human traffick illeg migrat ensur border manag tirana intern airport durr vlora port compli intern standard foster inter agenc cooper border custom border polic ensur signatur align european convent legal statu migrant worker implement ec albania readmiss agreement negoti readmiss agreement countri origin transit migrant focu suffici administr financi capac implement legisl asylum migrat implement relat nation strategi action plan monei launder urgent measur enforc anti monei launder legisl term convict confisc seizur freez asset enhanc capac financi intellig unit prosecutor offic polic econom crime unit ensur provis financi resourc improv work level cooper ensur eu complianc current law prevent monei launder improv cooper author countri region financi intellig network activ ensur proper enforc report oblig examin transact report threshold drug implement nation anti drug strategi relat action plan improv train equip continu manag polic offic involv fight drug identifi prosecut respons corrupt relat drug trade level public administr step ensur coordin domest partner countri fight drug ensur greater transpar seizur figur measur dispos properli drug seiz case polic ensur full implement law rank improv manag albanian state polic ensur manag resourc independ strengthen polic intern affair unit ensur proper prosecut polic offic crimin offenc acceler effort reach agreement europol establish consolid manual procedur crimin polic offic strengthen commun polic fight organis crime terror defin precis respect respons state bodi involv fight organis crime terror measur enhanc cooper judici author polic measur establish coher coordin intellig gather process system enhanc special investig mean intercept telecommun intellig inform urgent put place concret measur guarante wit protect measur provid counter terrorist analyst investig equip train step bring secur tirana airport intern standard medium term prioriti polit requir democraci rule law elect earli action prepar parliamentari elect public administr ensur sector administr respons implement saa provis involv implement ec financi assist adequ train equip carri duti introduc result orient manag train civil servant design implement civil servic salari structur proper budgetari plan motiv career structur judici system ensur prosecut crime organis crime attent cross border cooper mechan ensur continu train judg prosecutor includ human right ethic commerci matter saa relat issu review role qualif judici administr progress incorpor civil servic ensur pai pariti ministri staff ensur financi sustain magistr school enforc legisl wit protect anti corrupt polici implement european convent corrupt crimin civil matter ratifi albania relev convent achiev signific result fight corrupt level field enforc adequ legisl human right protect minor observ intern human right law ensur detaine prison remand treat accord intern standard guarante human digniti person safeti respect detent centr prison mental institut accord intern convent civil polit right improv juvenil justic system ensur complianc council europ convent prevent tortur inhuman degrad treatment punish enforc legisl restitut compens properti confisc communist period complet process land registr ensur transfer properti carri accord law ensur proper function bodi involv process notari properti regist freedom express associ peac assembl enforc legisl print electron media take account eu standard ensur tv frequenc alloc carri fair discriminatori manner accord nation plan requir fulli respect broadcast improv neutral state televis compani encourag continu improv qualiti journal encourag activ particip ngo civil societi organis govern decis make process region issu intern oblig promot region dialogu stabil good neighbourli cooper econom requir maintain sustain macroeconom polici continu fiscal adjust consolid enhanc sustain trade current account deficit enhanc export competit continu prudent monetari exchang rate polici stanc strengthen extern audit financi control manag intern audit establish effect procedur detect treatment follow case suspect fraud irregular affect nation intern fund continu privatis financi energi sector ensur provis relat land classif land respect develop adopt legisl taxat land real estat step effort improv educ system includ primari educ creat modern vocat educ train system european standard intern market free movement good ensur administr capac implement saa requir area make progress adopt european standard speed effort full member european committe standardis european committe electrotechn standardis european telecommun standard institut progress transpos global approach approach direct fulli establish market surveil system requir acqui free movement good ensur improv function take account ec practic bodi respons standardis accredit certif respons metrolog calibr ensur albania membership european cooper accredit movement person servic establish ensur implement legisl establish conduct fairli imparti free movement capit ensur progress full liberalis movement capit order fulfil albania wto deadlin custom taxat ensur continu approxim albanian custom taxat legisl eu acqui increas administr capac implement custom legisl fight corrupt cross border crime fiscal evas improv transpar exchang inform eu member state order facilit enforc measur prevent avoid evas tax competit enforc competit legisl consist antitrust state aid public procur ensur align albania legal framework eu acqui achiev fulli oper public procur structur ensur strict oper public procur procedur complianc law saa requir intellectu properti law fulli implement intern convent ratifi field intellectu commerci industri properti right ensur proper implement ipr achiev improv result fight piraci counterfeit guarante suffici administr capac compli saa requir area establish region copyright offic statist develop busi social statist includ labour market statist make progress implement european classif includ classif statist region sector polici industri sme enforc improv commerci legisl ensur judg train commerci corpor legisl ensur strategi combat inform economi pace develop sector develop specialis busi support structur incub cluster examin feasibl busi technolog park start design appli integr research polici develop measur boost innov competit small compani introduc disclosur financi report standard line eu standard ensur effect enforc agricultur fisheri measur ensur albanian fisheri polici move closer eu standard area resourc manag inspect control market structur polici develop strategi land land market rural develop diversif farm activ enhanc agricultur competit achiev substanti improv term food safeti phytosanitari veterinari condit complianc ec requir prepar programm upgrad food process establish meet eu requir start action view identifi sheep goat registr movement start action view ensur effici control domest plant product product eu specif requir set analyt capac phytosanitari sector environ continu effort address toxic hotspot reduc pollut produc balsh refineri includ discharg gjanica river measur tackl water pollut gener strengthen environment monitor ensur suffici dissuas sanction pollut continu implement region intern environment commit transport polici continu implement albania transport master plan includ effort complet east west corridor north south axi complet institut reform improv transport asset manag prioritis invest polici make involv privat sector make substanti progress rehabilit port durr vlora consolid port oper achiev improv result term road safeti addit step improv implement memorandum understand south east europ core region transport network includ transport observatori energi continu ensur proper implement action plan relat electr sector progress implement albanian energi strategi ensur time implement project aim improv infrastructur electr product transmiss distribut continu implement region intern commit energi field view establish competit region energi market inform societi media transpos implement eu framework electron commun continu process align european convent transfronti televis televis frontier direct financi control develop implement principl decentralis manageri account function independ intern audit intern standard eu practic develop procedur administr capac ensur effect protect eu financi interest justic freedom secur visa border control asylum migrat ensur full complianc albanian travel document intern standard implement integr border manag strategi intern commit undertaken albania area border manag ensur border manag tirana intern airport durr vlora port compli intern standard enforc asylum relat legisl establish fulli fledg asylum system complianc intern standard implement albania nation strategi migrat nation action plan asylum ensur albania posit meet saa requir eu citizen work resid albania negoti readmiss agreement countri region countri origin migrant transit albania progress conclud ratifi implement main intern convent field migrat monei launder reinforc fight econom financi crime includ monei launder counterfeit currenc establish inter ministeri agenc purpos seiz proce crime achiev tangibl result fight monei launder financi sector drug implement nation anti drug strategi relat action plan ensur substanti improv result fight drug traffick synthet drug heroin cocain polic continu bring polic servic european standard notabl adequ train equip ensur function proper case manag system achiev signific result fight crimin fight corrupt crimin behaviour polic rank fight organis crime terror increas intern cooper fight organis crime terror achiev signific result rate number qualiti prosecut relat offenc connect organis crime traffick term seizur proce crime fulli incorpor intern convent protocol prevent terror albania parti domest legisl implement program commun assist stabilis associ process western balkan countri provid exist financi instrument council regul ec decemb assist albania bosnia herzegovina croatia feder republ yugoslavia yugoslav republ macedonia decis financi implic albania access fund multi countri horizont programm condition commun assist stabilis associ process western balkan countri condit progress satisfi copenhagen criteria progress meet specif prioriti european partnership failur respect condit lead council measur basi articl regul ec commun assist subject condit defin council conclus april june recipi undertak carri democrat econom institut reform monitor implement european partnership examin framework mechan establish stabilis associ process notabl annual progress report present commiss oj regul amend regul ec oj