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The latest Eurobarometer graph is a cold slap in the face for official Tirana: Albania remains at the bottom of the list of candidate countries that EU citizens want to see within the Union...
While 91% of Albanians within the country declare that they are in favor of membership in the European Union, the perception of Europeans themselves about Albania is diametrically opposite.
In the latest Eurobarometer survey, Albania has the lowest support rates of all its Balkan neighbors: just 48% in Italy, a country that has traditionally been a strong advocate of Tirana, while in the rest of Europe, support drops sharply, often below 40%. By comparison, Montenegro enjoys 72% support, Bosnia 74% and North Macedonia 70%. Even Serbia, despite its ties to Moscow, comes out higher on some indicators.
This result is a direct indictment of the Rama government, which for more than a decade has had EU integration as its electoral banner.
Instead of generating credibility and sympathy among European partners, Albania is today perceived as a problematic country: with endemic corruption, state capture, distorted justice, and a weak economy.
Instead of being a “Balkan success story,” Tirana has remained synonymous with endless transition and empty promises.
Clearly, Italy emerges as the only strong supporter, which is linked to external factors: historical relations, the role of Albanian emigration in the Italian economy and political ties between the two governments. But this is not enough. When half of Europe sees Montenegro, Bosnia or North Macedonia as more suitable for joining the EU, Albania faces a serious image and trust problem.
If Rama wanted to sell the propaganda of the "champion of integration", the Brussels chart unmasks him. Albania is at the bottom of the ranking and this is a reflection of a bitter reality: Europe does not trust Tirana's reforms. European citizens see beyond the slogans, they see the EC reports, the corruption scandals, the unpunished files and the mass emigration.
Instead of capitalizing on Albanian popular enthusiasm and the strategic momentum of enlargement, the Rama government has lost ground, leaving the country perceived as “last in the European race.” And this is not just a poll number, but an alarming message: without real and tangible change in governance, Albania risks remaining in the EU’s “waiting room” for an indefinite period./ Pamphlet
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