EU Info Centre in Tirana opened

An EU Info Centre (EUIC) was opened on 24 November in Tirana, the first of its kind in Albania. The opening ceremony was attended by several high level invitees including the Albanian Prime Minister, Dr Sali Berisha, Minister of European Integration Bregu and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ilir Meta. The inauguration ribbon was cut by Mr Pierre Mirel, Director of the European Commission’s DG Enlargement Unit for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo Issues and Prime Minister Berisha, thus signalling the official opening of the EU Info Centre in Tirana. In his opening speech, Mr Mirel noted that "informed citizens are instrumental to successful EU integration from both Albania’s and the European Union’s perspective."