AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoTourism Numbers: INSTAT reports foreign visitors to Albania rose again in April, with 891,414 arrivals (+8.8% year-on-year) and 2.57 million in the first four months of 2026, as holidays and family travel drive demand. Airport Update: Albania’s Supreme Court cleared the path for the Vlora International Airport project to resume, restoring MABCO Constructions’ administrative rights after months of legal deadlock. Coastal Environment Row: Residents in Qerret’s Blue Lagoon area accuse Kavajë authorities of an unannounced intervention—cutting pine trees, demolishing protective walls, and opening a new access road to the shoreline without consultation or published documentation. Culture & Tourism Policy: The government is consulting on a new national strategy to push cultural and historic sites to earn more tourism income, with less bureaucracy and more private funding, plus a National Fund for Art. Local Transport Costs: From 1 June, bus passengers could face higher fares if operators must accept card payments, with operators warning card fees could add around 30 lek to a 40-lek ticket. Regional Crime Cooperation: Eurojust-backed Italy-Albania action led to arrests tied to drug trafficking and money laundering linked to a 2025 murder case.
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