{"id":34501,"date":"2022-04-17T12:51:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34501"},"modified":"2022-04-17T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:51:55","slug":"citizens-march-in-third-protest-against-vlora-flag-squares-new-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/citizens-march-in-third-protest-against-vlora-flag-squares-new-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens march in third protest against Vlora Flag Square&#8217;s new project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Civil society and citizens in Vlora took the streets this Sunday to oppose a new government project on the renovation of Flag Square.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, any intervention at this historical site undermines not only the city\u2019s identity but that of the entire nation.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes the construction of a large circular platform, instead of the current fountain with its four sphere-like rocks symbolizing the four Albanian vilayets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34502\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Projekti-i-sheshit-te-Flamurit-1024x576-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Projekti-i-sheshit-te-Flamurit-1024x576-1-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Projekti-i-sheshit-te-Flamurit-1024x576-1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Projekti-i-sheshit-te-Flamurit-1024x576-1-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Projekti-i-sheshit-te-Flamurit-1024x576-1-1-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Projekti-i-sheshit-te-Flamurit-1024x576-1-1-696x392.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will lose our collective identity if we don\u2019t react about this\u201d, said a protester.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third protest that takes place against this project, reported Euronews Albania correspondent Ebrieta Macaj.<\/p>\n<p>Civil Society activists warned to seek legal assistance and take the case to SPAK over misuse of funds<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/08\/pm-rama-presents-vlora-flag-square-project-in-the-wake-of-protests\/\">PM Rama presents Vlora Flag Square project in the wake of protests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/04\/crowd-in-vlora-protest-against-transformation-of-flag-square\/\">Crowd in Vlora protest against transformation of Flag Square<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/03\/vlora-citizens-protest-against-transformation-of-citys-flag-square\/\">Citizens protest against transformation of Vlora\u2019s Flag Square<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil society and citizens in Vlora took the streets this Sunday to oppose a new government project on the renovation of Flag Square. 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