Highway fee takes its toll
Planned Albania highway tax raises opposition on both sides of border.
|2018.04.27
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The first protests against the tariffs on March 28 included a small group of merchants from both sides of the Albania-Kosovo border.
Meanwhile, arrest warrants were issued for 23 protesters. In the early morning after the incidents Special Forces and Rapid Intervention Units proceeded to arrest the suspects.
The Kosovo Manufacturers Club has estimated that the cost per kilometer of the new tariff for trucks will be higher than elsewhere in the region.
Angelo Haruni
Angelo Haruni is a journalist based in Tirana, focusing on economy and current events. Besides working at “SCAN Television”, he’s also an active filmmaker and has produced several documentaries and feature stories.
This story was originally written in English.