Albania to make another step to EU-mambership

Albania to make another step to EU-mambership

Albania initialed the Stabilization and Association Agreement in February, along with the EU's Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. The deal had to be approved by all 25 EU member countries before next week's formal signing.

The EU has urged political forces in Albania to join forces to fight corruption and organized crime, improve the administration, create a truly independent judiciary and continue reforms to attract more foreign investment.

The tiny Balkan country, one of Europe's poorest, was also urged to make deeper electoral reform and to ensure media freedom, the AP reports.