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BRUSSELS, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Albania has become an official candidate for EU membership, EU officials say.
EU foreign ministers Monday backed Albania's request for candidate status, with ambassadors from the 27 EU member states endorsing the move last week at a meeting in Brussels, the EUobserver reported Tuesday.
The European Commission must decide whether Tirana is ready to start talks, an assessment process that could last up to a year, the publication said.
With the approval, the EU foreign ministers declared their move "reaffirms that the future of the western Balkans lies in the European Union."
The EUobserver said Albania applied for candidate status in April after it was admitted to NATO and likely faces years of talks before being admitted to the European bloc. EU officials say Tirana has much to do in terms of establishing an independent judiciary and tackling corruption before winning EU membership.
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