Albania Enters the Final Phase of EU Accession — and Closing Benchmarks on Fundamental Rights Will Decide What Comes Next for LGBTQ+ Albanians
At the 8th Intergovernmental Conference on May 26, the EU set closing benchmarks for Cluster 1 'Fundamentals,' the chapter that scores LGBTQ+ rights. Same-sex partnership recognition and gender-recognition law are still missing — and now have a deadline.