THE ALBANIAN PUBLIC'S TRUST IN SECURITY: STUMBLING BLOCKS TO EU NEGOTIATIONS 7. Recommendations Despite the national contextual variables, the lessons learned from the ongoing negotiation process of Montenegro and Serbia in both chapters provide certain frameworks and steps to follow. In that framework, a set of policy recommendations are suggested as follows: ● For the next EU Summits(October and December 2020), Albania must immediately address and provide the necessary policy, institutional and legislative measures alongside concrete track records to meet five key priorities, mostly related to Chapter 23&24, which are pre-conditions to start its First Intergovernmental Conference ● The Road Maps for both chapters 23& 24(that will be included in the cluster 'fundamentals') must be defined in close cooperation with key stakeholders and C.S.O.s- to better fulfill objectives that will be required in the Screening Report. ● Measures in the Road Map for Chapter 23& 24 must be designed and harmonized with measures provided in updated national strategic documents(Strategy for the Fight against Corruption and Organised Crime, Strategy for the Integrated Border Management, Strategy for the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings, Strategy for the Integrated Migration Management, Strategy for Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism, Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, as well as other relevant strategic documents covered by both. Chapters). ● The Negotiation Team on Chapters 23& 24 must realize that planned measures must be designed not only to achieve alignment but, to define them in such a manner that their implementation reflects the influence of the reform. ● Maintain local ownership in the security areas reforms taking into account periodical measurement of public's opinion and expectations through "Debating Security Platform" on the efficiency of such reforms and actions related to Chapters 23& 24. ● Newly established constitutional institutions of the justice sector must be complemented by the relevant regulatory framework and these must build a sustainable cooperation with other institutions such as the State Audit Office and the High Inspectorate of Control, Declaration of Asset and Conflicts of Interest. ● All political parties must show sufficient commitment to the principle of judicial independence. ● The capacity building of public administration must be strengthened, and the institutional memory must be preserved as a precondition to face the challenges during the forthcoming negotiations process, which seek continuous follow-up and good technical knowledge. 57