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Great report, guests and European news are in the contents of this information magazine, presented by Eléonore Gay and broadcast on Thursday late evening on France 2, as well as on Sunday at 10:40 a.m. on France 3.
Since the exit of the United Kingdom as part of Brexit, Europe has 27 member states. The last accession dates back to 2013 with the entry of Croatia. Today, nine countries are officially candidates for integration into the Union, and among them, Ukraine is one of the most recent. What are the challenges for these countries, and for Europe?
“We, the Europeans” (X) went to Albania, a country which still has many challenges to overcome in entering the EU, and to Georgia, a country in the Caucasus where the population is mainly pro-European, but where Russian influence is very present.
Albania, when is Europe?
> THE BIG REPORT
What if Albania became the tech capital of the Balkans? In the capital Tirana, there is no shortage of start-ups, thirty-three years after the fall of the last post-war Soviet dictatorship.
So there is the digital issue, but it is above all real estate and tourism that are exciting this small country: Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has invested in the project of a superb lodge on Sazan Island. , in the Adriatic Sea, to the great despair of nature protectors. Real estate is also used to launder “dirty” money in a country which is trying to get rid of the mafia and corruption, under the watchful eye of the European Union. Brussels is banking on Albania’s strategic position and wants the country to become a credible candidate for integration
A report by Alexandre Paré and Philippe Maire.
> THE PLATEAU
For Georgia, another candidate for integration, what about? In Georgia, 20% of whose territory came under Russian domination after a blitzkrieg in 2008, people nostalgic for the Soviet Union erect busts of Stalin in their gardens… In the capital, Tbilisi, Eléonore Gay meets young Georgians excited about the idea of joining the European Union, like 80% of the population.
> THE GUESTS
– Salomé Zourabichvili, President of Georgia.
– Tsotne Zedginidze, 14-year-old Georgian pianist and composer.
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