欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩周三表示，阿尔巴尼亚加入欧盟的目标“在望”，并称该国是集团扩大进程中的领跑者之一。
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that Albania's goal of joining the European Union is "in sight," describing the country as one of the front-runners in the bloc's accession process.
“你们阿尔巴尼亚人一直在努力将阿尔巴尼亚的欧洲梦想变为现实，”冯德莱恩在的里雅斯特与阿尔巴尼亚总理埃迪·拉马举行的联合新闻发布会上说道。
"You in Albania have been working hard to turn Albania's European dream into reality," von der Leyen told Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at a joint news conference in Tirana.
“我认为目标在望。阿尔巴尼亚是我们入盟进程中的领跑者之一，”她说道，并指出过去一年取得了“显著进展”。
"I think the goal is in sight. Albania is among the front-runners in our accession process," she said, pointing to "remarkable progress" over the past year.
冯德莱恩指出，阿尔巴尼亚已开启最后几组谈判章节，并于7月关闭了前三个章节，包括外部关系章节。
Von der Leyen noted that Albania had opened the final clusters of negotiating chapters and in July closed its first three chapters, including external relations.
她表示，阿尔巴尼亚现在与欧盟的共同外交和安全政策“100%”保持一致，并补充说双方“以相同的眼光看世界”。然而，她强调，在未关闭的章节中仍需进一步改革，特别是在司法、选举框架和环境保护领域。
She said Albania is now "100%" aligned with the EU's common foreign and security policy, adding that the two sides "see the world with the same eyes." She stressed, however, that further reforms are required across open chapters, particularly in the areas of justice, the electoral framework and environmental protection.
“通过改革很重要，但当然同样重要的是彻底落实这些改革，以确保它们为阿尔巴尼亚人民带来真正的变革，”她说。
"Adopting the reforms is important, but it is, of course, also equally important to implement those reforms thoroughly to make sure that they deliver real change for the people of Albania," she said.
拉马方面则重申阿尔巴尼亚推进入盟进程所需一切工作的“钢铁意志”，表示该国正准备在今年年底前开始关闭更多谈判章节。
Rama, for his part, reaffirmed Albania's "ironclad will" to move ahead with everything required in the accession process, saying the country is preparing to begin closing further negotiating chapters before the end of this year.
他还强调了阿尔巴尼亚打击有组织犯罪和腐败的努力，表示现在清楚的是：“如果不久前腐败还是体制，现在体制正在反腐。”
He also highlighted Albania's efforts against organized crime and corruption, saying it was now clear that "if up until a while back corruption was the system, now the system is fighting corruption."
冯德莱恩表示，阿尔巴尼亚已完成欧盟增长计划下80%以上的改革步骤，并已收到2.13亿欧元（2.41亿美元）的欧盟资助，预计未来几周将有进一步付款。
Von der Leyen said Albania has completed more than 80% of reform steps under the EU's Growth Plan and has already received €213 million ($241 million) in EU funding, with further payments expected in the coming weeks.
她还宣布，委员会将于下周提交其扩大前政策审查，审视欧盟的机构、政策和预算，为迎接未来成员国做准备。
She also announced that the commission will present its pre-enlargement policy reviews next week, examining the EU’s institutions, policies and budget to prepare the bloc for future members.
“入盟将始终坚持以实绩为本，但以实绩为本不意味着缓慢，”她说。
"Accession will always remain merit-based, but merit-based does not mean slow," she said.