Ministry of European Integration (Albania)


The Ministry of European Integration was a department of the Albanian Government, responsible for integration of the Albania into the European Union.
On 13 September 2017, the ministry was abolished and merged with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

History

On 2 October 1998, to meet the increased workload in the process of accession of Albania to the European Union and NATO, the Majko I Government , appointed to the Council of Ministers Maqo Lakrori as Secretary of State for Euro-Atlantic Integration. Lakrori stayed in office until October 25, 1999.
With the return of Pandeli Majko as Prime Minister on 22 February 2002, was established the Ministry of Euro-Atlantic Integration. As minister was appointed Marko Bello.
Since the establishment of the institution, the Ministry of European Integration has been reorganized by merging with other ministries, thus making its name change several times. This list reflects the changes made since 2002:
The ministry was dissolved in September 2017. The department of integration was merged with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Officeholders (2002–2017)