Albanian citizens have been protesting for 17 days to protect the future Natura 2000 area Vjosa-Narta.

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The stated duration of 17 days underestimates the actual protest duration. Protests began on or before May 26, 2026 (documented by PPNEAlbania), and the widely reported start date is May 23, 2026. As of June 16, 2026, the protests had been ongoing for approximately 22–25 days, not 17.

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• The MEP did not cite a specific start date for the protests. Multiple sources date the beginning of the Vjosa-Narta/Flamingo Revolution protests to between May 23 and May 26, 2026, which yields a duration of 22–25 days rather than 17 days as of the session date.
• The Wikipedia 'Flamingo Revolution' article cites May 23, 2026, as the start date, but Wikipedia cannot be used as a direct source. Secondary sources such as PPNEAlbania (May 26) and DW ('more than three weeks') independently corroborate that the protests had been ongoing significantly longer than 17 days by June 16.
• The claim may reflect a specific phase of protests or when international attention intensified, but no such narrower framing was stated by the MEP.

Sources

• SecondaryPPNEAlbania (Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania)Tirana, 26 May 2026 – Citizens and nature conservation supporters gathered today in front of the Ministry of Environment in Tirana to protest against the ongoing destruction of the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape.
• SecondaryCAN EuropeBrussels, 8 June 2026 – CAN Europe stands in solidarity with the thousands of Albanian citizens and civil society organisations mobilising to protect the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape.
• SecondaryDeutsche Welle (DW)More than three weeks of uninterrupted daily demonstrations have turned the 'Flamingo Revolution' into Albania's largest civic protest movement in decades.
• SecondaryLos Angeles TimesThousands of Albanians have rallied as part of the 'Flamingo Revolution,' opposing a Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort planned for a protected coastal area.