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Decision No. 131 of March 13, 2026 authorizes the grant to the Municipality of Tirana in the name of recycling, clean energy and environmental education. But after the waste scandal, the new fund raises strong questions about the beneficiaries, the criteria and the real effect of these millions...
The State Aid Commission approved a fund of 937.4 million lek for the Municipality of Tirana, with the argument of sustainable development, recycling and pollution reduction. On paper, the project sounds green. In practice, without transparency about beneficiaries and results, this scheme risks being seen as another channel for distributing public funds.
After the waste affair and the heavy shadow that continues to cover the Tirana landfill, the government has opened another funding channel in the name of recycling, clean energy, and environmental education.
The official document bearing the number 131 and dated March 13, 2026 authorizes state aid to the Municipality of Tirana in the form of a grant, entitled "Grant support for sustainable development in the fields of recycling, clean energy, pollution reduction and environmental education in the Municipality of Tirana".
According to the decision itself, the procedure began with letter no. 5231, dated February 5, 2026, sent by the Municipality of Tirana. It requests the approval of state aid for a grant worth 937.4 million lekë.
So, this is not a small symbolic fund. It is about nearly 1 billion lekë that is being spent on behalf of a project that promises sustainable development, environmental protection, waste separation at source, recycling, and the promotion of the circular economy.
On paper, everything sounds clean. But this is where the problem begins. In a city where the waste sector is one of the most burdened with suspicions, contracts, public money and scandals, such a fund cannot be treated as a routine initiative.
The first question is straightforward, who will the 937.4 million lek go to?
The second question is equally difficult, by what criteria will the beneficiaries be selected?
And the third question is what separates propaganda from results: how will the real effect of this scheme on the ground be measured?
The decision speaks of supporting sustainable development in the areas of recycling, clean energy, pollution reduction and environmental education. But without a list of beneficiaries, no clear public call, no measurable standards and no open monitoring mechanism, this fund risks being perceived as another money distribution mechanism with more propaganda than real effect.
This issue becomes even more serious if you remember that Tirana does not suffer from a lack of structures, agencies, contracts or instruments in the field of waste. On the contrary, it is a sector that has swallowed public money for years and has produced more shadows than solutions.
Precisely for this reason, 937.4 million lek for "environmental education" cannot be passed over in silence. The Municipality of Tirana and the government must immediately publish the full project, the selection criteria, the composition of the commission, the list of beneficiaries, and the way in which the results will be reported.
Because when nearly 1 billion lek is distributed in the name of the citizen, but without full transparency, suspicion naturally arises./ Pamphlet
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