Fvg President, screening for investments to start in Albania

(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 22 MAG - "We should gather in a dossier the investment and cooperation opportunities with Albania and start a targeted screening, both with the companies of Friuli Venezia Giulia and at the level of Regions' network, aimed at promoting the activation of shared planning: a consolidation of relations between the territories that may see its fulfillment in the organization of a specific business event, dedicated to the stakeholders, capable of opening to a confrontation between mutual institutions and productive worlds": this is the proposal put forward by the governor of Fvg, Massimiliano Fedriga, in the second day of meetings in Tirana with local authorities, including Deputy Minister of Tourism and Environment Almira Xhembulla, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Ami Kozeli and the mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj.
    Fedriga dwelt on the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley project: "a side on which there are good opportunities for dialogue between Fvg and Albania, the latter in the guise of a potential partner for the supply of green hydrogen, enhancing, in particular, the port connection between Trieste and Durres. The environmental issue is also closely related to the need for more sustainable tourism, for example, by focusing on cruise ships with hybrid propulsion to cut down pollution without giving up the benefits of a market that in Italy counted 12.8 million passengers in 2023." The president also deems "interesting" the possible points of contact resulting from the nomination of Gorizia and Nova Gorica as European Capital of Culture and Tirana and Alexandria as Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue. Hence, the invitation is to develop partnerships to promote their respective territories in 2025. The governor was also a guest of Parliament, where he met with the chairwoman of the National Council of European Integration, Jorida Tabaku, to discuss the country's accession process to the Union. (ANSA).