Speaking at an event with local government officials, Rama described Urban Renaissance 2.0 as a broad national initiative encompassing a range of strategic priorities for communities across the country.

“The programme will be officially launched at a local government conference during the first ten days of July,” Rama said.

According to Rama, the programme is being prepared by state institutions in consultation with municipalities under the supervision of the minister responsible for local government affairs.

The government head said one of the initiative’s main objectives is to complete outstanding investments in water and wastewater infrastructure.

“The programme is designed to address several issues that now require a comprehensive approach. First, it will target water supply and sewerage system,” Rama said.

He added that the initiative would seek to provide a comprehensive response to infrastructure needs that remain unmet due to missing segments within the national water and wastewater network.

The programme forms part of the government’s broader efforts to improve public infrastructure and municipal services across the country.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama posted Thursday images showing the town’s transformation after a series of investment projects under the Urban Renaissance Programme.

The government head announced that the second phase of Permet’s urban renaissance project is about to complete.

Four projects worth 1.53 million euros were implemented under the Urban Renaissance Programme in Permet, including the urban requalification of the town’s centre, rehabilitation of the buildings’ façades, lighting system of the central park that had been abandoned for decades.

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Addressing the international conference “Heading to the Future: My City, My Home”, a dialogue platform on community involvement in decision making and future shaping, an event also attended by the Prime Minister Edi Rama, Ahmetaj noted that creating new jobs is no longer the challenge, but finding young boys and girls who would take up such jobs.

According to him, important investments are underway for the cities to be healthier in terms of environment, bigger and more attractive and with better quality of life.

“The global population is expected to grow to 10 billion people by 2050 and 70% of this population will live in cities. The future of human kind is inevitably urban and technological development and digitalization is an unstoppable revolution, essential to guarantee the cities of the future, focused on people and the environment,” Ahmetaj said.

He also noted that building sustainable cities and communities is one of the 17 sustainable development goals included on the United Nations agenda and the role of municipalities in delivering on these goals was inalienable.

Practically, the urban renaissance project is “Albania 2030” with a focus on cities and communities. About $ 600 million was invested and 1,000 projects were implemented across the country.

The Deputy Prime Minister also highlighted the significant impact of the administrative and territorial reform, saying that the state budget transfer to the municipalities in 2022 is 55% higher than in 2015.

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The Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today on the social media images from the investments made in the framework of the Urban Renaissance, which has affected all Albanian cities, bringing a new vision of urban development.

From north to south, the video promotes some of the investments made during the two terms in all Albanian cities.

The urban and rural renaissance is a testament to how local business is revitalized and the quality of life is changing through proper infrastructure interventions.

In 2014-2020 have been invested 39.6 billion ALL in the transformation of urban and rural centers, while 10.4 billion ALL more have been invested in new projects in the next 3 years. //a.i/

The host town has undergone for the first time the revitalizing wave of the Urban Renaissance, becoming a center of gravity that increasingly attracts the interest of domestic and foreign visitors.

Urban Renaissance has awakened the tourist potential of the Town of Roses through 4 projects worth 1.53 million euros.

The most important project is the urban requalification of the town center, facades and lighting in the central park.

The implementation of these projects significantly contributed to the increase in the number of tourists to the town.

The number of foreign tourists to Përmet increased to 12 thousand per year up from 700 one year before the Urban Renaissance. Also, the total number of visitors in Përmet reaches from 10 thousand to 30 thousand per year.

According to the data, in the last two years alone, an investment of 500 thousand euros have been made in the private sector in this area.

The host town today has 75% more businesses. Also, the value of rent has increased by 150% for commercial premises and the value of rents of residential units has doubled. //a.i/

The Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has closely inspected the construction site in Ballsh, while emphasizing that despite the investments made, there is still much work to be done.

“A tourist spot is being reborn in Ballsh, but there is still much work to be done,” the premier Rama said.

The project urban requalification of Ballsh envisages the creation of recreational spaces in the lake area.

Rehabilitation of the area around the lake is expected to have a positive impact on the development of the area through the creation of the necessary recreational spaces.//a.i/