Introduction Serbia Croatia Romania Bosnia Bulgaria Macedonia Albania Turkey Montenegro

Low graphics|Accessibility help
BBC News
watch One-Minute World News
News Front Page
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
UK
Business
Health
Science & Environment
Technology
Entertainment
Also in the news
-----------------
Video and Audio
-----------------
Programmes
Have Your Say
In Pictures
Country Profiles
Special Reports
RELATED BBC SITES
 Full coverage

This page is no longer updated. A replacement version is here.

Candidates for EU membership
 EU expansion 1952 - 2007

Albania
Albania is not expected to join the EU until 2015 at the earliest. It has not yet applied for membership.

The EU and Albania concluded a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), seen as the first step towards membership, in June 2006.

The negotiations took three-and-a-half years - three times longer than they took in Croatia's and Macedonia's case.

This is because the EU thought Albania was moving too slowly in the fight against corruption and organised crime.

Country profile

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific