She is so right - @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu as to the current #deregulation drive! www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...

Important milestone: Envi Groups - challenging an airport construction in a protected area in #Albania - have standing in front of the court. Downside: it took the court system 3 (!) years to come to this conclusion, while the works went on and on. @martakos.ec.europa.eu citizens.al/en/2025/11/2...

Mesa redonda de expertos organizada por @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social , @euronatur.bsky.social y @wwf.eu sobre el futuro del Programa LIFE en el nuevo MFP. Un intercambio valioso sobre la desaparición de este programa clave para la protección de la naturaleza y el clima en el presupuesto europeo.

Warmest & friendly thoughts to our Brazilians friends that have chaired a very difficult COP. The outcome is not what we need or what we like.That’s disappointing. But, please,do not forget real action takes place at home. We need much more & much better.And an update on climate COPs mission! #COP30

Important sentence of this article: "In any Western democratic country, the mere initiation of corruption investigations would be enough to cause a political official of integrity to resign. This does not happen in Albania, even when the accusations become official." citizens.al/en/2025/11/2...

Important step forward: Montenegrin Ministry of Environment, together with @euronatur.bsky.social and its Montenegrin partner organisations CZIP and CDE, has signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the protection of the Morača river. #BlueHeartOfEurope www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

Beside the celebration of progress in opening EU accession clusters, the ALGov is in deep crisis. The issues Deputy PM is alleged are not the only issues. One of the biggest scandals is the construction of an airport in a protected area. @euronatur.bsky.social 1/2 balkaninsight.com/2025/11/20/a...

Two weeks since Albania’s Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime, SPAK, issued a statement announcing it had indicted Deputy PM Belinda Balluku over the alleged rigging of a 190-million-euro tender for the construction of the Llogara Tunnel. balkaninsight.com/2025/11/14/o...

Aufrüttelnde Doku über die schmutzigen Geschäfte mit dem Klimaschutz. Zentrale Ursache ist im gezeigten Beispiel aus Brasilien, wie in vielen anderen Waldökosystemen auch, dass die Verbrennung von Holzbiomasse als grüne Energie anerkannt ist. #Greenwashing www.ardmediathek.de/video/versch...

#Buchtipp: @krstorevic.bsky.social, @tschinderle.bsky.social und @danijelmajic.bsky.social, »Der #Westbalkan. Im Wartezimmer der #EU« (jetzt für 5 EUR bei der @bpb.de)

Gibt es in der EU wirklich ein "Nullrisiko" für illegale Abholzungen / Walddegradierung (im Zusammenhang mit #EUDR). #ARD #Europamagazin hat nachgesehen - in #Rumänien: www.tagesschau.de/video/video-...

If you are interested in #nature #biodiversity #EUEnlargement you may find relevant information in this statement of @euronatur.bsky.social @martakos.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

Deputy Prime Minister in #Albania under severe pressure. Corruption allegations with regard to a controversial road project. @kajakallas.bsky.social @martakos.ec.europa.eu balkaninsight.com/2025/11/07/l...

Vor dem Parlament in Belgrad. Gerade sind Menschen gerannt, Böller wurden geworfen, Rauch stieg auf, die Polizei machte einen Zufahrtweg zu. Die Demonstrierenden stehen davor und brüllen "Gotov Je" - Er ist am Ende. Stimmung sehr angespannt.

Student protesters have been demanding snap elections, but Serbia’s strongman leader, President Aleksandar Vucic, has refused. balkaninsight.com/2025/11/01/h...

Beeindruckende Bilder der Solidarität, der Energie, der Hoffnung auf ein besseres demokratisches #Serbien. Morgen in Novi Sad wird wohl eine der grössten und beeindruckendsten Kundgebungen in der Geschichte Serbiens stattfinden. Diese Energie wird nicht weichen.

The air is getting thin for Prime Minister Rama in #Albania. His former buddy - the mayor of Tirana - is in jail since February, his deputy and close ally in the AL gov is now under investigation by the Special Prosecutor for Anti-Corruption. balkaninsight.com/2025/10/31/a...

When most of Europe’s green agenda is being trimmed, delayed or scrapped, a draft bill to protect something as unglamorous as dirt shouldn’t have stood a chance. Congrats to @martinhojsik.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/how-...

More and more evidence, that Vlora airport is not only a scandalous construction project in a nature protected area, but also unserious and even unlawful business. @martakos.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social

Ardian Koci is a great conservationist! He deserves the EuroNatur Award 2025. #Karavasta #Albania @euronatur.bsky.social www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

Works at Vlora Airport are suspended due to a conflict among shareholders. Ray of hope for pelicans, flamingos in Narta & Karavasta lagoon and for nature in Vjosa delta. The construction works were started in a nature protected area and are violating international law www.kapitali.al/english/lajm...

We are still a bit emotional: In a moving ceremony last night, Ardian Koçi received the EuroNatur Award for “his integrity and great personal commitment to protect Divjakë-Karavasta National Park in #Albania,” according to EuroNatur's @schwadererg.bsky.social Read more: tinyurl.com/yud5m77z

Important article in #BalkanInsight about the situation along Vjosa River, 2,5 years after its designation as Wild River National Park. @euronatur.bsky.social balkaninsight.com/2025/10/07/t...

Groundbreaking decision of a vast majority of IUCN Members: protected areas are for nature conservation, not for massive development, including for mass tourism. @euronatur.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @tourduvalat.bsky.social @wetlandsint.bsky.social www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

Protected areas are not the only, but an extremely important cornerstone of any effective strategy to protect the Balkan lynx. @euronatur.bsky.social @thomaswaitz.bsky.social www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

"Opening negotiations on the environment chapter may set the dangerous precedent that #Albania can dismantle #nature protection and still make progress in the #EUenlargement negotiations", says EuroNatur's @schwadererg.bsky.social. Read more in our press release: www.euronatur.org/en/about-eur...

How Jared Kushner wants to build a luxury resort in an Albanian nature reserve www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysvJSo9SViU&ab_channel=DWNews

Insightful piece by @politico.eu about Albania. "Albania was once “something wild — just camping, youth, fun and nature,” said Jushi, the journalist. “It’s like Monaco now. There’s no space for locals.” " www.politico.eu/article/alba...

Nature needs your help NOW 🚨 Across Europe, our forests are thinning, our rivers are drying, and our wildlife is vanishing. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the very laws that protect them. It’s our nature, our home, our right. #HandsOffNature 📢 Speak up now: http://handsoffnature.eu

Informativer Artikel in der @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social über Tourismuswirtschaft in Albanien. Und über den Ausverkauf der Küste sowie massive Eingriffe in Naturschutzgebiete. @euronatur.bsky.social

Gute Hintergrundgeschichte über die Erholung des Braunbärenbestands in Nordspanien in der @taz.de. @euronatur.bsky.social taz.de/Er-ist-wiede...

Der Preis für das unkritischste Interview mit einem Autokraten geht an @zeit.de: Man plaudert mit Edi Rama über Körpergröße, Kunst, seine Freundschaft zu Meloni. Wörter wie „Wahlunregelmäßigkeiten“ fallen nicht, das Land, das er regiert, scheint auch etwas egal zu sein. www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin...

It is obvious and confirmed by the latest resolution of the Euroepan Parliament: Albania needs to step up with regard to aligning with the EU Nature acquis. This means halting the most harmful projects as the Vlora airport. @euronatur.bsky.social politiko.al/english/e-tj...

If the #WesternBalkans truly want to join the #EU, they must show it by protecting #nature and upholding the rule of law in environmental matters. The EU Parliament’s resolutions show the shortcomings of protecting the region’s rich #biodiversity. Read our analysis: www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

Environmental organizations EcoAlbania, RiverWatch, and @euronatur.bsky.social say that extractive industries, pollution, and uncontrolled development are damaging the ecological integrity of the Vjosa National Park. citizens.al/en/2025/07/0...

The selling out of nature in Albania accelerates. The island of Sazan - surrounded by the Karaburini-Sazan Marine National Park - sold to the Trump family. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Balkan Insight on EU accession of AL: “Progress in the Fundamentals cluster will determine the overall pace of negotiations,” the document warns. “As foreseen by the Negotiating Framework, no chapter can be closed before Albania achieves this objective,” it adds. balkaninsight.com/2025/06/18/e...

A new coordinated round of slander against environmental NGOs all over the German press. With the usual MEPs spinning the debunked story on EC "secretly funding lobby". CDU & EPP playing dangerous game. They should read history and decide on which side of the end of democracy they want to be.

Der Anschuldigungen und Behauptungen im Welt-Artikel „Geheime Verträge – EU-Kommission bezahlte Aktivisten für Klimalobbyismus“ wurden bereits an anderer Stelle widerlegt und halten einem Faktencheck nicht stand. @bund.net

How do #beaver activities modify #aquatic invertebrate communities? We published a first comprehensive quantification based on 188 habitat-specific invertebrate samples that yielded more than 82,000 individuals. One of our more important papers. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Na toll: Die zwischen Italien und Albanien vereinbarte Auslagerung von Asylverfahren soll Schule machen: „The UK is in talks with other countries to set up overseas ‚return hubs’ for failed asylum seekers, Keir Starmer has said on his visit to Albania“ www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, the #MFF must invest into #nature + climate. To make society resilient against droughts & floods. Please propose a dedicated fund to #RestoreNature + ramp-up #LIFE! cc @cesarluena.bsky.social @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu @arielbrunner.bsky.social @euronatur.bsky.social

OSZE sieht ungleiche Bedingungen bei Wahl in #Albanien: Kritik kommt auch von den Wahlbeobachtern der Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa, OSZE. Ihnen zufolge waren die Bedingungen nicht für alle Parteien gleich. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...

Der Politikanalyst über den albanischen Premier Rama: Tatsächlich ist seine Sprache oft grob, er agiert theatralisch-autoritär wie ein altmodischer Pascha. "In der EU ist man fasziniert von ihm, weil man ihn nicht kennt", meint Beqa. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

The case of Vlora airport construction is not only a case of unresponsible destruction of nature, but also a case of violation of #RuleOfLaw. Envi groups are challenging the construction in front of the court since 2,5 years, but still no substantial decision. citizens.al/en/2025/05/0...

Just a big show: The first aeroplane has landed at #Vlora Airport in #Albania. What’s happening on the ground: a chaotic development built inside a protected area with a myriad of safety concerns and the reckless destruction of natural habitats. Read more: www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...

Anonymous social media accounts, a lack of financial transparency and the unethical use of AI could have an impact on voter opinion ahead of Albania’s May 11 parliamentary election, BIRN has found. balkaninsight.com/2025/05/08/t...

> 1 year, the Albanian Supreme Court has not issued a decision to return the case challenging the construction of Vlora airport to the Appeal Court. According to activists this delay has favored the continuation of works in the protected area. @thomaswaitz.bsky.social citizens.al/en/2025/05/0...

🚨 LIVE FROM STRASBOURG-GOOD NEWS! The European Parliament ends the ‘scandal that wasn’t’!
Today, MEPs made it clear: funding for NGOs under the EU’s LIFE programme is legal, transparent, and essential to a healthy democracy.

Thomas Freisinger of @euronatur.bsky.social states regarding biodiversity funding: nature markets might have the function to hide the fact that the future outlook for biodiversity is very negative. #MFF @sabienleemans.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/section/agri...