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Professor Luarasi: Molotov cocktails harm tourism. It's not good to scare artists, they were afraid for their lives

2026-03-02 19:51:03Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

MP Iris Luarasi said in today's session that it is not good for artists who have come to Albania to be afraid of opposition protesters who threw Molotov cocktails at Enver Hoxha's villa in the former block.

She said that the artists inside the villa were afraid for their lives even though they had come to build bridges towards Albania's integration into the EU.

"It's not good to scare artists somewhere where artists build bridges. In the villa where the Molotov cocktails and fireworks were thrown, a state of fear for life was created."

"It is especially inappropriate to use children for this. The images were spread in the world media, being a bad advertisement for Albania. We have an obligation to protect the image of Albania as a capital."

When we talk about tourism, we are not talking about a political issue. When a tourist decides to come to Albania, he does not see who is in power, but whether Albania is a safe country.

Images of Molotov cocktails, flames, and tension are images that unfortunately do not remain only within Albania, because they immediately spread to international media and create the perception of insecurity.

Tourism certainly does not like fire and violence, because a single headline in the international media, a single photo with a Molotov cocktail in the heart of Tirana, is enough for many people to cancel their vacations, change their destination and leave Albania. Inside Villa 31, where foreign artists were staying, a situation of fear for their lives was created.

"Thankfully everyone is fine, but the message that went out abroad is not what we want. It is not good to throw Molotov cocktails at an art center. It is completely unacceptable that children are used to throw Molotov cocktails," said Luarasi.


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