Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiation Johannes Hahn wrote an open and non-personal letter to the citizens of Albania. Beyond jokes, Mr. Hahn let us know that the elections of June 18 will take place without the participation of the main opposition parties. Mr. Hahn says that “the democratic process must continue, even if some decide to stay behind”.

It’s true, the opposition refused all the offered solutions for consensus and it would have been better had they offered it at some point. Mr. Hahn says that “the elections will be assessed on their own merit, based on international standards”, what very probably means some “bright” page will be written for the first time ever for Albania in the international reports for the elections, with a sentence somewhere near the end: "Some opposition parties did not participate in the elections”.

What Mr. Hahn tells us comes indeed as a result of continuous efforts from him personally and other high European officials to give the country a solution to the political crisis and make the opposition participate in the elections. We must admit that, in rapport with the international partners, we couldn’t expect for more, even though a few days later US Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Ye will visit Albania. His visit will indubitably be the last chance to find a last minute solution, even though it seems very unlikely. However, before sending us this letter, Mr. Hahn, you should have guaranteed us the acceleration of the membership process after the elections of June 18, which means that EU must accept us like that, without the opposition in the elections, with all our problems, which, dear Sir, are the same you have exposed in the progress reports from 2000 till today. We, Mr. Hah, have a problem with the properties that will never be solved; you have our word of honour for this. We, Mr. Hahn, are the most barbarian example of the daily violation of the vulnerable groups that gather tins in the garbage bins or beg. You’ll have our word of honour for this too; we’ll never move a finger to protect them.

We, Mr. Hahn, are the country with the highest level of corruption in the world, we abuse with the EU funds the same as EU official themselves. We give you our word of honour as Albanians that no man on earth will be able to take this record away from us and you know it pretty well already. We, Mr. Hahn, now have turned once again into a main hub of drugs and refugees traffic towards Europe. Now you may only dream about the fight against these two phenomena you saw during the eight years of the Democratic government, for which you appreciated us by giving, in exchange, the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and the visa liberalization. We, Mr. Hahn, are now officially the first and only cannabis producing and exporting country in Europe.

The doubts for this record, seeing that as far as 2014 we only had an area as Lazarat, went away once we planted the seed of evil all over Albania. The whole product, Mr. Hahn, will be from now on a gift to you and the EU countries, as sign of gratitude for the support you’ve always given us.

P.S. Dear Mr. Hahn, I agree with you, we are these and we don’t intend to change. That’s why I am pretty sure that, with the letter you sent us today, you have taken into account all our vices too and soon you’ll start the procedures of our Membership in EU. Right?