On 22 November 2018, the Minister of Culture of Albania, Mrs. KUMBARO FURXHI, requested Observer status with the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.
Pursuant to article 2.3 of Committee of Ministers Resolution (2013)66 confirming the establishment of the EPA, the Governing Board granted this status to Albania for a period of one year, starting 1st January 2019.
The EPA on Cultural Routes counts today 32 member States and 33 certified Cultural Routes.