Prime Minister Edi Rama has today presented a legal package regarding the protection of property and territory. In his speech during the presentation of the legal package, Rama stated that it will be on the table of the new government as one of the first decisions.
Even in this presentation, the prime minister spoke as if he had just come into government and not in his fourth term, finding the culprits in the citizens or the government of 12 years ago.
One point he made was the warning to builders who sell an apartment twice, who according to him will be punished and the building will be confiscated immediately.
"We cannot continue to see how some builders deceive citizens. It reaches the absurd point that an apartment will be sold twice, the measure will be severe and the confiscation of the property will be immediate. It is extremely important to block the chain," he said.
In fact, this is one of the biggest problems that citizens have been facing for several years, giving up their savings and in return receiving an apartment that was sold once. The government has been aware of this phenomenon for several years, but it took until it won its fourth mandate to remember to prevent it.
Another delay that the prime minister is selling us as a reform in the next mandate is the "black list" that he will create for builders who transform projects.
"In a construction project where the project is transformed and disfigured, everyone is part of a chain of blame, with the builder at the center. Builders who are found guilty will be blacklisted and will no longer be able to build," he said.
Rama could have made this decision in his first term of office, given that the construction boom, especially in the capital, took place during his term. Some of these towers, where floors have often been added without a building permit, are so tall that they can be seen from the window of the prime minister's office, so that he could have prevented them in time.
There may be various reasons why he did not do something like this earlier, perhaps there was no Ulsi Manja as Minister of Justice to remind him of this reform. However, it would be good if he spared us the pathetic statements about law and order, as if these past 12 years Sali Berisha had it in his hands to decide on laws and high-rise buildings in every corner of Tirana.
