Albania’s diplomatic and economic achievements in 2002 included talks on future EU membership and agreements on trade and cooperation with its neighbors. But the government failed to make a dent in organized crime, and the political scene, though relatively calm, looked set to become a battlefield in the 2003 elections.
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