European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi speaks during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (not in the picture) in Tirana, Albania, Jan. 16, 2020. Albania is ready to open accession negotiations with the European Union (EU), European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said here on Thursday at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Edi Rama. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)