TIRANA, Nov 1 /ATA/ Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mirela Kumbaro hosted Patrick Child, Deputy Director General of Environment at the European Commission.
During the meeting, Kumbaro thanked Child for all the support that the European Union is giving for integrated waste management as part of the great Circular Economy project, but also for sharing all the experiences and assisting with the intensive work that the government is doing to promote recycling.
Kumbaro said that they also talked about the work for increasing the surface of protected areas, with the designation of Vjosa National Park, which comes as the best model of the vision for sustainable development.
“We also discussed the example that Albania brings in the fight against climate change, with the adoption of the law on fluorinated greenhouse gases and with the law on extended producer responsibility that is set to be adopted any time soon.”
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