THE ALBANIAN PUBLIC'S TRUST IN SECURITY: STUMBLING BLOCKS TO EU NEGOTIATIONS 6. Conclusions On 1 July 2020, the European Commission presented the draft negotiating frameworks for Albania and North Macedonia to the Council of European Union. This lays out the guidelines and principles for their accession talks. They integrated the revised enlargement methodology, taking into account the evolving EU acquis, and reflecting the countries' own merits and specific situations. The Member States are expected to adopt the negotiating frameworks in the forthcoming EU Summit on 15-16 October 2020. The rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union will present the agreed General EU Position in the first intergovernmental conference with each country, including Albania, marking the formal start of the accession. Meanwhile, the Council of the European Union or EU Summit of 25 March 2020 adopted a series of conditions that Albania needs to fulfil before its first intergovernmental conference with the EU Member States. These conditions are especially related to Chapters 23& 24, such as 1) the continued implementation of the judicial reform, including ensuring the functioning of the Constitutional Court and the High Court, taking into account relevant international expertise including applicable opinions of the Venice Commission… 1) finalize the establishment of the anti-corruption and organized crime specialized structures. 2) Albania should also further strengthen the fight against corruption and organized crime, including through cooperation with EU Member States and through the action plan to address the Financial Action Task Force(FATF) recommendations. 3) Tackling the phenomenon of unfounded asylum applications and ensuring repatriations. As EU Council conclusions of 25 March, 2020 stated, the EU Commission will provide a report on these issues, including progress regarding the track record, and the negotiating framework will be adopted by the Council and has to reflect that Albania has successfully addressed all five key priorities such as; the initiation of criminal procedures against judges and prosecutors accused of criminal conduct during the vetting process, a sound track record regarding the fight against corruption and organized crime at all levels, including initiation of proceedings and completion of first proceedings against high ranking public officials and politicians. For this reason, Albania is expected to firstly address these issues and provide reliable records on the progress achieved to have a starting date for its First Inter Governmental Conference. As it is seen from the above issues, Albania will have a long and challenging road ahead regarding the negotiation of the two most important EU Acquis chapters, Chapters 23&24. 55