{"id":32145,"date":"2022-02-23T17:57:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=32145"},"modified":"2022-02-23T17:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:57:38","slug":"pm-rama-should-be-held-accountable-says-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pm-rama-should-be-held-accountable-says-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Rama has to be held accountable, says analyst \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

PM Rama should be held accountable for the recent incinerators scandal, said analyst Agim Baci.<\/p>\n

During tonight\u2019s SOT with Jonida Shehu, the main topic of discussion was the testimony given by PM Rama before the Inquiry Commission set up to investigate the incinerator scandal that damaged the state budget by at least a couple of million euros.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tendency of the ruling majority, especially that of Mr. Rama and Mr. Veliaj, and ministers Ahmetaj and Gjiknuri, was to \u2018undo\u2019 the big headline \u2013 which involved the staggering sum of \u20ac430 million euros. In fact, the first denouncement, apart from the investigation from local press, was made by the High State Audit. So, this is a number that has come out from the High State Audit. It\u2019s not like it just happened one day and everyone was shocked about it,\u201d \u2013 said Baci.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Prime Minister Edi Rama takes the witness stand to testify on incinerator affair \/ Euronews Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition, Baci said that Rama should be held politically responsible.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the moral aspect, Mr. Rama can\u2019t say that every minister holds individual responsibility. When you win, you\u2019re the one that wins. But everyone else gets appointment by you, no one brought them there by force, you were the one who chose them,\u201d \u2013 added Baci.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, PM Rama said that \u201cwe didn\u2019t build incinerators, but plants that process wage and produce energy\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncinerators were old plants used in the 70s and 80s, which completely burnt the product and never produced any energy,\u201d \u2013 he added.<\/p>\n

Rama also said that incineration is only part of the process.<\/p>\n

The European Union has expressed concerns regarding these incinerators in three of their most recent progress-reports, by deeming their construction the \u201cleast favorable alternative to dealing with waste\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"\"
View of the incinerator of Tirana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When asked to comment on the issue, Rama said that EU\u2019s policies include gathering waste and recycling them based on their configuration, but that Albania has chosen another method.<\/p>\n

Rama also claimed that this particular method is used by other European countries like Sweden and Denmark.<\/p>\n

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n