Albania is a founding member of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative.
Albania ( [ ælˈbeɪniə , _ ɔːl - ] , ; Shqipëri / Shqipëria Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia ) , officially the Republic of Albania ( Republika e Shqipërisë , [ ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːsə ] ) , is a country in Southeastern Europe . Albania is one of the founding members of the Energy Community , Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and the Union for the Mediterranean .