AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoZvërnec/Sazan Protest Crisis: Thousands of Albanians kept rallying in Tirana and along the coast against a Kushner-linked luxury resort plan, with police using water cannon and clashes reported as demonstrators warn the project could damage protected wetlands and fuel corruption. Anti-Corruption Probe: Albania’s special prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into how land titles for the Zvernec area were acquired, after allegations that the process involved irregularities around a former military exclusion zone. Government Pushback: Officials say the development would boost jobs and high-end tourism and argue the sites were privately sold transparently, while critics say environmental rules are being bent. EU Accession Momentum: EU leaders, including EU Council President António Costa, are pressing faster, merit-based reforms as the EU prepares to open accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova and discusses speeding up the Western Balkans path. Business & Energy Updates: Albania approved a new electricity-sector draft law to align with EU rules, and announced a July 1 start for a €250m “Double Your Entrepreneurship” program to support SMEs.
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