'If urban lines do not start working on Monday in Tirana, their license will be revoked'

Erion Veliaj in an online speech

 Urban transport in the Albanian capital is expected to resume on Monday. Mayor Erion Veliaj asked the operators to start serving the citizens, otherwise, they will lose their licenses.

"I believe most of the lines will be working on Monday. Those who will not come out and will dare to question what I am saying, will have the last day they work in the Municipality of Tirana as a Public Transport Operator", declared Erion Veliaj.

Mayor Veliaj says that the Municipality has always been an attentive listener to their requests and has issued requests to the operators whenever they have the right.

For the mayor, the solution is simple: All those operators who cannot afford the service must submit their licenses. "I would be surprised if there were those who questioned my word. Despite some operators, I told them that if you don't succeed. So, for example, you don't get paid as a journalist, then you don't go out with a microphone tomorrow, because you say "I can't make a living with this job or the lifestyle I have." So for those who can honestly have debts, overdrafts, it is enough to leave the license, we open competition and someone else takes your license." said Veliaj to media.