Minister Demo presents the new team for Local Government: Focus on reforms, the integration Chapter 22 and services for citizens

The Minister of Interior, Ervin Demo, today presented the new leadership team that will closely follow the developments and reforms in local government: Oltjon Muzaka, deputy minister with responsibility for local government affairs, and Anxhela Paparizo, the new director of the Agency for the Support of Local Self-Government.

Assessing the challenges that local government faces today, Minister Demo emphasized the need for a new pace and standard of work, with a focus on the ongoing reforms, the fulfillment of the obligations of Chapter 22, digitalization, strengthening the capacities of municipalities and improving services for citizens.

Demo also underlined the importance of translating into concrete results on the ground programs such as the Mountain Package and Urban Renaissance 2.0, creating more opportunities for communities and a new development profile for cities and rural areas.

“We need stronger coordination, leadership and maximum commitment from the whole team,” Demo said, setting as an objective a local government that is more capable, more modern and closer to the citizen.