1.4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Keeping the accession perspective in limbo is neither good for Albania nor the European Union. Therefore, there is a need to establish a new political momentum that can push the reform agenda forward at the domestic level, as well as enhance the perception that Albania's contribution to the EU is beneficial to the entire continent both in terms of stability and security. To this purpose, a list of targeted recommendations have been drawn for the main actors of the process: 2 TO THE EUROPEAN UNION: • Define a clear vision with regards to the enlargement policy for the next five and ten years. • Provide measurable incentives/actions that contribute to restoring credibility in the accession process. • Monitor regularly the situation of rule of law in the candidate countries, by using the same instruments as for the member states. • Engage with and involve non-state actors in policy processes that go beyond the consultations on the country’s annual progress. 2. TO THE ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT: • Engage in a permanent dialogue within the institutional framework with the political and non-political actors on issues of foreign policy. • Reach out for a bipartisan agreement in the parliament on the adoption of the EU reforms and related legislation. • Enhance the public participation of technical staff in public debates on judicial reform and other reforms in general. • Increase transparency and accountability of state institutions dealing with foreign and security issues. 17