Prime Minister Edi Rama shared a video on social media today featuring views of the Buna River, highlighting the natural beauty of one of northern Albania’s most unique areas.

The footage highlights the serene landscapes and natural beauty of the Buna region, capturing the peaceful harmony of the river, lush greenery and Shkodra’s scenery.

Flowing from Lake Shkodra to the Adriatic Sea, the Buna River is a vital natural landmark with high potential for ecotourism and recreational activities along its banks.

As a cornerstone of Albania’s ecosystems and part of the Buna River-Velipoja Protected Landscape, the area is a true biodiversity hotspot, providing rich habitats for hundreds of bird, fish, and plant species.

You can enjoy many activities on the river, ranging from boat rides and canoeing to various water sports.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today in the social media a view of the Buna River in Dajç, just 18 kilometers away from Shkodra, where visitors frequently stop to relax and take a dip in the river.

Tucked into a calm, sheltered bay, Dajç’s small beach blends untouched nature with genuine local hospitality, carving out a unique space on Albania’s alternative tourism map.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today in the social media footage from the activity organized on the banks of the Buna, where the river joins Lake Shkodra.

“‘Buna Fest’ is a festive occasion that gathered young men and women, local residents and tourists in Dajç,” Rama wrote alongside the footage.

The banks of the Buna in Dajç turned into a magical scene with music. Even children experienced a day full of fun with canoes, paddle boards or even swimming in the Buna River.

The most special was the fair with agro-food and craft products. Also striking were the stands filled with decorative flowers and trees.

The attendees enjoyed a different evening, where entertainment was combined with tradition, reinforcing the image of the Buna River as a natural treasure that deserves to be preserved.

Organized by the Municipality of Shkodra in collaboration with “EKO Mendje” NGO and the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, “Buna Festa” aims to promote the extraordinary resources of Dajç, where cultural and natural tourism combine. /m.m/r.e/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today a view of the Buna River where the clean-up process in the Dajlan area in Shkodra has been completed.

“The Buna River is flowing freely in its natural bed after many years, following the successful completion of the second phase of the long-awaited works to clean-up the Dajlan area in Shkodra,” said Rama.

Mayor of Shkodra Benet Beci also appreciated this as an important operation where after 50 years, the Buna River is flowing freely in its bed paving the way for a new era for this natural asset.

According to the mayor of Shkodra, the teams on the ground worked with extraordinary professionalism and dedication.

Beci highlighted that, “This operation is not only a technical achievement, but a big step towards protecting the environment and restoring the natural smooth flow of the Buna River, a precious asset for the city and the entire region”.

According to the Shkodra Municipality, in the first phase of the works to clean-up the Buna Riverbed, there were removed the nets and the trees, while in the second phase the metal parts, a work that required a more specialized intervention. /gj.m/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared a view of the entrance to Shkodra in a social media post. He wrote that, “The work has begun to restore to the people of Shkodra the amazing view of the lake and the Buna River, which was shut up after the ugliness of the “free democratic” chaos”.

The project for the entrance to the city of Shkodra, financed by the Albanian Development Fund with a value of 5 million euros, aims to transform this area into a multifunctional and recreational space.

This project includes the creation of a 17-18-hectare park, which will contain sports facilities, pedestrian and bicycle paths, panoramic points, as well as spaces for activities and concerts. /e.i/ /a.g/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today in the social media photos of the impressive landscapes that the Buna offers, transformed in these hot summer days into an oasis for many visitors who choose the freshness of its waters.

“With a hidden paradise in the Buna River just a few kilometers away from Shkodra, where one can enjoy nature on a different scale and have very special emotions during these August days”, wrote Rama.

The government is expanding investments in Shkodra, with the aim of promoting tourism in this region.

Currently, at the entrance to the city of Shkodra, near the Old Bridge of the Buna, there is work underway on the new pier with a floating platform, suitable for mooring boats.

This investment, worth 1.2 million euros, is expected to have a significant impact not only on navigation on the Buna and Lake Shkodra, but also on tourism.

The construction of three piers in Shkodra as well as the border connection by navigation and road with the villages on the shore of the lake in Montenegro will open a completely different perspective for tourism in this area. /m.m/p.s./

This is the third pier after the one in Zogaj and Shiroka.

Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote in the social media that the construction of this pier is part of the big project for the transformation of the entrance to Shkodra, which will turn this part of the city into one of the most beautiful urban areas in the country.

Earlier, PM Rama provided details on the construction of a multifunctional park on the edge of the Buna, one of the strategic projects for the transformation of Shkodra by the Albanian Development Fund, with 100% financing of the Albanian government.

PM Rama wrote that the project includes the creation of a multifunctional park on the edge of the Buna, over an area of 18 hectares.

Part of the project is the port near the Buna Bridge as a new tourist pole, as well as the establishment of a museum that will highlight for visitors and tourists the radiant history of Shkodra over the centuries.

The Head of the Executive emphasized that this project will have a high impact on facilitating movement of cars and reducing traffic in the city, as it foresees the widening of the road from Harku i Bërdica to Ura e Bahçallek, including the widening of the bridge to four lanes./p.s./

During a briefing to reporters after the Assembly session, Balla said that, “Buna Bridge will give a new opportunity to tourism, because by creating a very quick and short access for all tourists who visit the coast of Ulqin or Budva to have another way to come on tourism purposes in Shkodra and the rest of Albania”.

The Assembly approved today with 97 votes in favor, none against and no abstentions the draft law, “On the ratification of the agreement between the government of the Republic of Albania and the government of Montenegro for the construction of the cross-border bridge over the Buna river”./k.s/p.s./

“Statistics show that during the tourist season about 360 thousand tourists visit Velipoja and about 170 thousand Ulqin. About 34 km of sandy beaches are connected indirectly today, through the border crossing point of Murriqani, with a distance of 73 km or 1.5 hours, meanwhile, the distance that can be covered by tourists and visitors, as well as the communities of the two areas with the construction of the bridge is only 300 m or 5 min. Improving mobility and access along the Adriatic coastline not only creates a synergy between the two states, but will also enable the assessment of common cross-border natural tourism assets in the Buna River estuary area and the promotion of sustainable tourism development” , Bilali said.

A joint statement was signed between the Albanian and Montenegrin governments on October 3, 2018, which aims to support joint efforts to improve access to the cross-border area of Pulaj, Velipojë, Albania and Saint Nicholas, Ulqin, Montenegro , followed by the presentation at the “Open Balkan” forum in Ohrid, in 2022.

The cross-border area at the mouth of the Buna River represents a great potential for regional economic development and sustainable tourism development, but which still remain untapped and unconnected to each other.

Referring to a preliminary study by the Albanian Development Fund, Bilali said that the cost of building the bridge is estimated at 1.5 billion ALL./gj.m/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared images of this project on social media today. The Albanian Development Fund will implement it.

Rama said that, “The project will be co-financed by the governments of Albania and Montenegro, to connect the two countries by reducing the distance between Velipoja and Ulqinj from 73 km to 300 m”.

The prime minister added that the bridge over the Buna River gives a new impetus to freedom of movement, tourism and the cross-border economy.

The agreement for the construction of the Buna Bridge was signed yesterday during the joint meeting of the two governments in Podgorica.

The bridge will be of category C1 and will be able to be used for cars, trucks, pedestrians, bicycles and will have two lanes, also the sidewalks.

The bridge that will connect Albania with Montenegro and that will be built over the Buna River, will have a length of 303 meters. It will have 3 arches and is expected to reduce the distance between the two countries from the current 37 kilometers to just 1 km.

Ulqini and Velipoja have a distance of only 1 km between them, but from the point of view of the current connectivity they have 73 km. With the new bridge project, the distance between Albania and Montenegro will be transformed into 1 km of road./p.s./