European Commission considers unfortunate the fact that political parties in Albania have not reached a compromise for some changes to the Constitution. 

In a public reaction, Enlargement, Neighbourhood, International Partnerships Spokesperson in the European Commission, Ana Pisonero said that 'while we acknowledge the adoption by the Parliament of Albania of some changes to the Constitution concerning the electoral system, it is unfortunate that more time was not dedicated in the preparatory phase to finding a compromise with all parties in the Political Council,"

"The amendments to the electoral code adopted by the Parliament on 23 July to implement the 5 June agreement, based on OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, have fulfilled the condition set by the Council when deciding to open accession negotiations in March.

It is now essential that amendments to electoral code to implement constitutional changes, in particular open lists+role of pre-electoral coalitions, are properly discussed with all political actors in the Political Council in a collaborative +inclusive way before being voted," she noted.