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Law on Protected Areas, Zhupa: Here's why Albania risks not having protected areas in the future

Politiko 2025-06-24 15:18:53

Law on Protected Areas, Zhupa: Here's why Albania risks not having

Democratic Party MP Ina Zhupa has reacted to the draft law on protected areas, which has already been sent for review to the Constitutional Court.

According to her, the law is clientelistic and designed to favor the interests of politics and oligarchs, to the detriment of nature and national heritage.

Zhupa, in an interview with "News 24", emphasizes that with the new legal changes, approved in February 2024, Albania practically no longer has real protected areas, as control over them has been left to political power and the interests of some individuals.

DP MP, Ina Zhupa: Today the Sports Law was discussed in the Committee and everything is being done as Fidel Ylli wants. KOKSH wants to choose the arbitrators, that is Fidel Ylli. It is a clientelist law, which has nothing to do with sports, but is a favor of the majority, to capture sports as well. On Thursday there will be another debate on this draft law. Regarding the law on protected areas, it has been sent to the Court of Justice and the fact that it has been accepted for review shows that there are problems in this lawsuit. We want to overturn the law. With this new law, Albania will no longer have practically any protected areas by February 2024. Practically, the protection area is left to the appetites of politicians and oligarchs. Environmental protection is about better health and is part of a good life. National heritage must be protected and a healthy ecosystem must be created. The Council of Ministers made this restriction. Albania risks not having protected areas, but we can have hotels and resorts. Nature is common property and not of a few individuals. There are also constitutional violations in the law. It is good news that the law is being discussed by the Court of Justice. But, considering that we live in Albania, it is a law that has millions of euros behind it and can influence the decision. There are money lobbies, the influence of political and economic power, and the court has great pressure. In a normal state, we would win the case 100 percent.

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