TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said he has been surprised that supporters of a British exit from the European Union would want to join his country in a small trading bloc of non-EU countries.
Britain will decide in a June 23 referendum whether to leave the 28-nation bloc. Albania, a full NATO member since 2009, expects to launch EU membership negotiations this year after getting candidate status two years ago.
British Justice Secretary Michael Gove, who backs a “Brexit,” said recently that the U.K. would join Albania, Bosnia, Serbia and Ukraine in a European free-trade zone if the U.K. leaves …read more
Source: KXAN
