RAMSTEIN, Germany – Albania and Croatia joined NATO 15 years ago on April 1, 2009, enhancing security and stability in the Western Balkans region
Albania became a NATO Partner in 1994 and Croatia in 2000; as Partners, both countries worked with NATO in a wide range of areas, with particular emphasis on defence and security sector reform, as well as support for wider democratic and institutional reform. On their way towards accession, Albania had participated in the Membership Action Plan since its inception in 1999 and Croatia joined in 2002.
Both Albania and Croatia have contributed to security in the Western Balkans, a region of strategic…
