{"id":23345,"date":"2021-10-22T11:47:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=23345"},"modified":"2021-10-22T11:51:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:51:57","slug":"minister-cuci-calls-for-demolition-of-buildings-that-dont-fulfill-legalization-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/minister-cuci-calls-for-demolition-of-buildings-that-dont-fulfill-legalization-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Cuci calls for demolition of buildings that don\u2019t fulfill legalization criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania\u2019s Interior Minister Bledi Cuci called on the National Inspectorate\u00a0for the\u00a0Protection\u00a0of the\u00a0Territory (IKMT) to demolish all buildings that do not fulfill legalization criteria.<\/p>\n<p>During a meeting with officials from the Inspectorate, Cuci emphasized that \u201ccontrolling the territory is among the top priorities of the Government\u201d, and revealed plans to invest in modern technological equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIKMT is one of the most important agencies. That is why we transferred it to the Interior Ministry because we want a strong agency that is quick in its response to control the territory from illegal construction. You must promptly continue with the demolition of subjects that have been disqualified from the legalization process\u201d, said the interior minister.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Cuci called for better communication between the Inspectorate and State Police when it comes to monitoring the territory, and especially during the construction of new buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Another task Cuci attributed to IKMT is the protection of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re as important in the environment sector as you are in construction\u201d, added Cuci.<\/p>\n<p>Operation \u201cOur Coastline\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/07\/demolition-of-illegal-buildings-starts-today-in-southern-and-northernmost-tips-of-the-albanian-coast\/\">began<\/a> in June and covers the entire Albanian coast, from Velipoja to Ksamil.<\/p>\n<p>Some hundred objects have been demolished and millions have been issued in fines to private subjects, and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>IKMT will also take down objects built on protected areas, as well as on the sides of national highways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/video\/224splar\/2021\/08\/04\/spak-to-probe-into-demolition-of-national-theate\/\">SPAK to probe into demolition of National Theater<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/06\/23\/environmental-massacre-in-velipoja-demolition-debris-unloaded-nearby-hydro-plant-at-viluni-lagoon\/\">Environmental massacre in Velipoja, demolition debris unloaded nearby hydropower plant at Viluni Lagoon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/06\/18\/demolitions-along-the-coastline-mayor-of-shkodra-files-lawsuit-at-prosecution-office\/\">Demolitions along the coastline, mayor of Shkodra files lawsuit at Prosecution office<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania\u2019s Interior Minister Bledi Cuci called on the National Inspectorate\u00a0for the\u00a0Protection\u00a0of the\u00a0Territory (IKMT) to demolish all buildings that do not fulfill legalization criteria. During a meeting with officials from the Inspectorate, Cuci emphasized that \u201ccontrolling the territory is among the top priorities of the Government\u201d, and revealed plans to invest in modern technological equipment. \u201cIKMT [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":23350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Minister Cuci calls for demolition of buildings that don\u2019t fulfill legalization criteria - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/minister-cuci-calls-for-demolition-of-buildings-that-dont-fulfill-legalization-criteria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minister Cuci calls for demolition of buildings that don\u2019t fulfill legalization criteria - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Albania\u2019s Interior Minister Bledi Cuci called on the National Inspectorate\u00a0for the\u00a0Protection\u00a0of the\u00a0Territory (IKMT) to demolish all buildings that do not fulfill legalization criteria. 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