TIRANA, March 1 /ATA/ – The main Democratic Party opposition lawmaker Ina Zhupa called on the President of the Republic Bajram Begaj not to decree and return to parliament the recently amended law on the protected areas.
In a press statement, Zhupa said that the opposition has condemned the proposal forwarded by 12 Socialist lawmakers to change the law on protected areas, stating that the “new legislation changes would cause an environmental disaster to the detriment of the public and disastrous to these areas.”
According to her, the new law has been strongly objected by environmentalists, environmental experts and civil society organizations, claiming that changes to the law would allow authorization of construction projects and other activities in the protected areas.
She urged the head of state to respect his Constitutional position and return the law to parliament.
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