Demo: Territorial Reform to respond to future challenges - So far over 400 applications for the Mountain Package

State Minister for Local Government Ervin Demo, during a press conference, stated that territorial reform should include citizens and interest groups. He also emphasized that the reform should respond as best as possible to the challenges of the future.
To focus on the Mountain Package, Minister Demo stated that the number of applications for the Mountain Package has reached 400. According to the minister, these are applications with a high probability of success.
Among other things, the minister stated that Albania's ambition of integrating into the EU also affects municipalities and that they will be subject to changes.
"As we become an EU member state, we will have work to do to increase and improve the functioning of institutions. The integration process is very complex and necessarily requires a radical transformation of all institutions. A tsunami is coming in terms of regulations and new standards that municipalities must meet."
According to the minister, the new reality we will face requires energy to reach another level.
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