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Albania: a serious candidate for Europe?

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The EU Commisison recommended in its latest report that member states grant Albania candidate status, the first step towards EU membership. We find out why Albanians are the most Europhile citizens in the Balkans, we talk to local environmentalists who say their country has been turned into the rubbish can of Europe and we ask what to do with the communist-era bunkers that litter the country.

EUROPE NOW

Director: Caroline de Camaret
Presenter: Christophe Robeet
Producers: Julie Dungelhoeff and Valérie Labonne
Reporter: Julie Dungelhoeff and Valérie Labonne
Cameraman: Stéphane Bodenne

Video editing: A. Le Narvor, Max Paquereau, L. Gery, J. Procope

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