Albania PM likens country to jilted lover in its effort to join EU

Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, has downplayed expectations of an imminent breakthrough in membership talks with the EU, as he compared his country to a jilted lover. EU leaders are expected to discuss in March whether to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, after France led opposition to launching the accession process for the two western Balkan countries last October. “Please don’t talk about March,” Rama urged journalists, referring to the upcoming EU...