Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section)
Status: Under investigation. Balluku indicted (reported 31 Oct 2025). Immunity not lifted (12 Mar 2026). No trial verdict found.
Summary
The Llogara Tunnel is a 5.99 km road link on the southern coast, reported at about 190 million euros. The tender was reopened on 22 June 2021 after an earlier round was annulled. A consortium of Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat won, according to 2021 reporting. SPAK alleges that Balluku, together with Evis Berberi and several commission members, predetermined the winner and gave unfair advantages to a consortium. The Democratic Party raised cost concerns in 2021 and said the winning offer was higher than the rival bid. Balluku denies wrongdoing.
In November 2025 the GJKKO court suspended Balluku and placed two officials under house arrest. In 2026 parliament declined to lift her immunity. The case is at the investigation stage in the sources reviewed; no trial verdict was found.
Several allegations rest on messages reported from the SPAK file. The exact content, dates and authenticity of those messages have not been tested in court.
Key facts
- Project value reported as about 190 million euros (Tirana Times, Nov 2025; EWB, Feb 2026).
- Tender reopened 22 June 2021 with reformatted parameters (Balkanweb, reporting SPAK file).
- Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat named as the winning consortium (Shqiptarja, 12 Oct 2021).
- Winning offer reported above 17 billion lek; ministry spending ceiling 18.9 billion lek (Shqiptarja, 12 Oct 2021, PD statement).
- SPAK alleges predetermination of the winner by Balluku with Berberi, Gjyli, Elezi, Dervishi and Kashnica (Shteg, Nov 2025).
- Prosecutors say tender rules were changed after annulment of an earlier procedure, excluding a lower-priced Albanian bidder (Tirana Times, Nov 2025, citing prosecutors).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (3)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- Balluku was indicted by SPAK and the indictment was reported on 31 October 2025 (multiple reports; primary SPAK text not retrieved).
- GJKKO imposed suspension from duty and a travel ban on Balluku, and house arrest on Gjyli and Elezi (reported 20-21 Nov 2025).
- Parliament did not authorise SPAK's request to lift Balluku's immunity (vote reported 12 Mar 2026).
What is alleged (3)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationPredetermination of the tender winner and unequal treatment of bidders.
- AllegationConcealment of messages and undue influence on tender commission members.
- AllegationPossible money laundering and concealment of assets in related matters (reported as separate SPAK actions; see Dhermi villa case).
Allegations and who made them (3)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationSPAK alleges Balluku monitored and controlled the Llogara Tunnel project and predetermined the winner, creating unfair advantages and privileges (SPAK, as reported by Shteg, Nov 2025).
- AllegationSPAK alleges that the 2021 reopened tender was manipulated, and that the winning consortium did not meet key requirements such as bridge experience and ISO certification (Balkanweb, reporting SPAK file).
- AllegationDemocratic Party (Helidon Bushati, 2021) alleged the ministry chose the more expensive offer.
Open questions (4)
- Primary SPAK indictment text and the exact list of charges have not been retrieved.
- Authenticity and context of the Signal and other messages reported from the file.
- Whether the 2026 further procurement accusations (reported 7 Aug 2026) overlap with the Llogara tender or are separate procedures.
- Whether the claimed 20 Oct 2026 final charges exist (not found in any source).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Balluku: denies wrongdoing (Tirana Times, 11 Nov 2025). Reported as calling the allegations baseless and politically amplified (secondary summary; not fetched).
Figures
Money trail →Llogara Tunnel project value (reported)
€190,000,000
contractSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Project value as reported by Tirana Times (Nov 2025) and EWB (Feb 2026). Not a verified contract value. Search summary figures of 139.33 million euros were not confirmed and are not used.
Date: 2021 · Payer: Albanian state (reported) · Payee: Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat consortium (reported as winner)
- Tirana Times: Balluku charges test PM Rama's power (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 11 Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
Winning consortium offer (2021, as stated by PD)
17,000,000,000 lek
tenderSource label: DisputedStated definition: 'Over 17 billion lek' per Shqiptarja, quoting the PD statement. The ministry spending ceiling was 18.9 billion lek. The Albanian JV bid was 15.8 billion lek without VAT (Shqiptarja). Figures are party/press claims.
Date: 12 Oct 2021 · Payer: Ministry (reported) · Payee: Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat consortium
- Konsorciumi turk fituese e tenderit (Shqiptarja) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 12 Oct 2021 · journalism · SQ
Llogara tunnel contract, Intekar Yapi / ASL consortium (Tunnelbuilder figure)
€139,330,000
17,040,000,000 lek
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Contract value as listed by Tunnelbuilder. INCOMPLETE/CONFLICTING: other figures in this file (155.08m excl. VAT tender notice; 170m Shqiptarja allegation; 168m Hill; 178m USD World Highways; 158.4m USD / 138.4m EUR in a Turkish summary).
Date: Oct 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania (Ministry of Infrastructure / ARRSH; contracting authority per sources) · Payee: Intekar Yapi / ASL Insaat joint venture
- Tunnelbuilder: Llogara tunnel (Albania) (opens in a new tab)Tunnelbuilder · undated · journalism · EN
Llogara tunnel tender notice (earlier listing)
€155,080,000
18,970,000,000 lek
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Tender notice value excluding VAT, duration 37 months, per Tunnelbuilder listing summary. INCOMPLETE: not compared to the signed contract value.
Date: Jun 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: tender (open to bidders)
- Tunnelbuilder: Llogara tunnel (Albania) (opens in a new tab)Tunnelbuilder · undated · journalism · EN
Llogara winning bid, opposition allegation (about 170 million euro)
€170,000,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Allegation from Democratic Party and reported by Shqiptarja (title: winners took the tender at 170 mln euro breaking criteria). Not verified; conflicts with 139.33m. The rival bid (including Concord Engineering) was said to be about 12 million dollars lower. INCOMPLETE.
Date: Oct 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: Intekar Yapi / ASL Insaat joint venture
- Dosja e tunelit te Llogarase: si fituan turqit tenderin 170 mln euro duke shkelur kriteret (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
- Konsorciumi turk fituese e tenderit per tunelin e Llogarase (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
Llogara tunnel contract value per World Highways
No amount recorded
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: World Highways gives US$178 million (currency USD; conversion not made here). INCOMPLETE: no EUR conversion or date in the summary read.
Date: Oct 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: Intekar Yapi / ASL Insaat joint venture
- New Albanian road tunnel project (World Highways) (opens in a new tab)World Highways · undated · journalism · EN
Llogara re-tender fund limit (excluding VAT), per SPAK notice as quoted by Balkanweb
18,967,810,952.08 lek
tenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Figure as written in the Balkanweb article (quoting the SPAK notice); 22 June 2021; excluding VAT. Balkanweb also says the tender was opened on 1 Dec 2021, which conflicts with the June date.
Date: 22 Jun 2021 · Payer: Albanian state (Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy) · Payee: tender
- Dosja e SPAK që fundosi Belinda Ballukun (Balkanweb, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 20 Nov 2025 · journalism · SQ
Lowest bid in the first (cancelled) Llogara tender: Gjoka–Duygu joint venture
€140,000,000
tenderSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'About 140 million euro' per Exit News and Balkanweb. Tender later cancelled. Not checked against the procurement record.
Date: 1 Mar 2021 · Payer: Albanian state · Payee: Gjoka Konstruksion / Duygu Mühendislik JV (bidder)
- How to Rig a Tender (Exit News, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Exit News · 1 Dec 2025 · journalism · EN
Winning İntekar–ASL bid on the re-tender (approximate)
€190,000,000
tenderSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'About 190 million euros', described by Exit as the second-lowest bid; Exit says the lowest was about 10 million below. Approximate; not checked against the award notice. The project value (about 190 million euros) is recorded as fin-llogara-project-value.
Date: 7 Sep 2021 · Payer: Albanian state · Payee: İntekar–ASL joint venture
- How to Rig a Tender (Exit News, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Exit News · 1 Dec 2025 · journalism · EN
PD allegation: winning Turkish JV offer about EUR 12m above an earlier Albanian offer
€12,000,000
tenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Opposition (PD) allegation as reported by Shqiptarja. Not verified.
Date: 2021 · Payer: Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (per reporting) · Payee: intekar-yapi
Timeline
Full timeline →Government
Llogara tunnel tender announced (first round)
Per Exit News (1 Dec 2025, fetched), tender documents were prepared from a draft by a consultant for Hill International on 9 Dec 2020, and the tender was announced on 11 Dec 2020 with a 12 Feb 2021 deadline, later extended to 1 Mar 2021, when six bids were received. Balkanweb (20 Nov 2025, fetched) gives the same 11 Dec 2020 opening date and says the first tender was cancelled.
Government
Llogara first tender cancelled after ministry instruction (as reported)
Exit News (1 Dec 2025, fetched) reports that around 17 March 2021 Balluku and Berberi concluded the leading bid was non-compliant, and that Balluku ordered cancellation, which the evaluation committee carried out (the source gives 'about' 17 March). Balkanweb (20 Nov 2025, fetched) quotes a Balluku message from the SPAK file, undated and from the first tender: 'I think we should cancel it. Disqualify everyone.' (translated from 'Mendoj ta anulojmë. Skualifikoi të gjithë'). Both are SPAK file excerpts as reported by the press.
Government
Evis Berberi appointed head of the Albanian Road Authority (ARRSH)
Exit News (1 Dec 2025, fetched) gives 31 May 2021 as the date Berberi was appointed ARRSH director; a new Llogara evaluation committee was then headed by him. The appointment itself is not alleged to be unlawful in the sources reviewed; SPAK's allegation concerns the tender handling.
SPAK
Llogara tender reopened with reformatted parameters
Balkanweb, citing the SPAK file, reports the tender was reopened on this date with reformatted parameters after an earlier round was annulled. Earlier bidders were reported as disqualified.
Government
Llogara re-tender: five bids opened; messages on the result (as reported)
Exit News (fetched) reports five bids for the re-announced Llogara tender (re-announced 21 June 2021; deadlines extended to 7 Sept 2021). The İntekar–ASL joint venture bid about 190 million euros, the second-lowest; the lowest was about 10 million less (Exit's figure). Balkanweb (20 Nov 2025, fetched) lists bidders including a Chinese bidder, Limak, Albbuilding and others, with bid figures in units the article does not make consistent, so those figures are not used here. Messages attributed to Balluku on 7 Sept 2021, as translated by Exit: 'In brief, it appears we're doing excellent!' and 'Of course some idiot went lower, but surely they don't meet the criteria'. Exit gives translations; the source language is not stated.
Government
İntekar–ASL announced as Llogara tender winner (Exit News account)
Exit News (1 Dec 2025, fetched) states the İntekar–ASL joint venture (İntekar Yapı Turizm Elektrik İnşaat Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and ASL İnşaat Taahhüt ve Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti.) was announced as winner on 26 Sept 2021. SPAK, as reported by Balkanweb (20 Nov 2025, fetched), says the consortium did not meet key legal and technical requirements. Balkanweb also reports a separate account, that Hill International N.V. and Net-Group won in March 2022 (see ev-2022-03-llogara-alternative-award-reported). The two accounts are not reconciled in any source.
Other
Democratic Party accuses ministry of choosing the more expensive Llogara offer
Democratic Party MP Helidon Bushati said the ministry led by Balluku chose the more expensive offer. He said: 'zgjodhi ofertën më të shtrenjtë për xhepat e qytetarëve' (chose the more expensive offer for citizens' pockets). He also said the party would file a criminal complaint with SPAK (quoted translation: 'The Democratic Party will not be satisfied only with denouncing this scandal'). Translations are mine.
Government
Turkish JV starts construction of Llogara tunnel (PM Rama)
SeeNews headline dated 15 Nov 2021 reports the Turkish JV has started construction, per PM Rama. The article body was not retrievable (only headline and date fetched).
Government
Alternative award account: Hill International and Net-Group reported as winners (March 2022)
Balkanweb (20 Nov 2025, fetched) reports that in March 2022 Hill International N.V. and Net-Group won after Stucky L.T.D. and Gjeokonsult & CO were disqualified. This conflicts with Exit News (1 Dec 2025, fetched), which says İntekar–ASL won on 26 Sept 2021. No official award record was checked.
Government
Llogara tunnel opened to traffic
Tunnel opened to traffic (Turkish-language summary gives 5 July 2024; SeeNews headline and Top Channel reporting also cover the opening). Opening in stages: cars and buses first, then heavy vehicles (per search summary).
SPAK
SPAK indicts Balluku for breaching tender equality
Reported date of SPAK's indictment of Balluku, then Deputy PM, for violating equality among tender participants. Wikipedia (citing Balkan Insight) and several search summaries give this date. The shteg article of 21 Nov 2025 describes the indictment as about two weeks before the GJKKO measures. The primary SPAK announcement was not retrieved.
Media
Tirana Times: Balluku denies wrongdoing; prosecutors' account of the tunnel tender
Tirana Times reports the tunnel project was 5.99 km and worth 190 million euros. Prosecutors say tender rules were changed after an earlier procedure was annulled. Foreign supervisors reportedly raised concerns in 2022 about steel and design deviations. Balluku denies wrongdoing.
Court
Special Court decision no. 118 (19.11.2025) on the preventive measure against Balluku
The operative text of the Constitutional Court, as quoted by Shqiptarja (12 Dec 2025, fetched), suspends enforcement of 'court decisions no. 118 dated 19.11.2025 and no. 120 dated 22.11.2025' (translated from 'vendimeve gjyqësore nr. 118, datë 19.11.2025 dhe nr. 120, datë 22.11.2025') of the Special First Instance Court for Corruption and Organized Crime, 'insofar as they ordered the imposition and continuation of the preventive measure' (translated from 'për pjesën që kanë disponuar caktimin dhe vazhdimin e masës ndaluese'). The quoted text does not list each measure in the decision (suspension from office and travel ban). Search summaries give 19 Nov for the measure; other sources give 20 Nov. The decision text itself was not retrieved.
Court
GJKKO suspends Balluku from duty and bans her from leaving Albania
The Special Court (GJKKO) suspended Balluku from duty and banned her from leaving Albania. Gentian Gjyli and Erald Elezi were placed under house arrest. The court cited risk of flight, reoffending and interference with the investigation. The offence carries one to five years' imprisonment. The court said the offence was alleged to have been committed twice, in collaboration with others.
SPAK
Balkanweb publishes Balluku-Berberi message excerpts from the SPAK file (Signal headline)
Balkanweb (20 Nov 2025, fetched) publishes message excerpts it says come from the SPAK file and from the phone of Evis Berberi (former ARRSH director). The headline refers to Signal; the body describes the phone as a BlackBerry and does not say which platform each message used. Excerpts attributed to Balluku include 'I think we should cancel it. Disqualify everyone.' (translated from 'Mendoj ta anulojmë. Skualifikoi të gjithë') and 'And the bids?' (translated from 'Po ofertat?', 7 Sept 2021). Excerpts attributed to Berberi include 'The first with the second, a 10 million euro difference, a super summary' (translated from 'I pari me të dytin 10 milion euro diferencë super fare përmbledhje'; 7 Sept 2021). Translations are from the article. A Shqiptarja search summary says some messages were found on a phone seized from Balluku; this conflicts with Balkanweb and is not resolved. Authenticity and chain of custody were not tested in any source reviewed. Neither Balluku's nor Berberi's response to these specific messages was found.
Court
Special Court decision no. 120 (22.11.2025) on the preventive measure against Balluku
Decision no. 120 dated 22.11.2025 is named together with no. 118 in the Constitutional Court's operative text quoted by Shqiptarja (12 Dec 2025, fetched). The text does not say what no. 120 ordered beyond the measure's imposition and continuation. Its scope is unverified beyond the operative text's reference to the preventive measure.
Court
GJKKO reasoning: suspension of a minister permitted under Article 242
Shqiptarja's reporting of the court reasoning quotes Article 242(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code: 'Kjo masë nuk zbatohet ndaj personave të zgjedhur sipas ligjit elektoral' (translation: 'This measure does not apply to persons elected under the electoral law'). The court reads this as excluding only deputies, mayors and council members, so suspension is allowed for a minister. It states: 'Në rastin konkret, për të pandehurën Belinda Balluku, nuk ka ndalim ligjor' (translation: 'In this specific case, for the defendant Belinda Balluku, there is no legal prohibition'). Judge named as Erion Çela. Translations are mine.
Court
Constitutional Court suspends enforcement of GJKKO decisions 118 and 120 pending review
On 12 Dec 2025 the Constitutional Court's judges' assembly, by majority ('by majority' (translated from 'me shumicë votash'), per Shqiptarja, fetched), suspended enforcement of Special Court decisions 118 (19.11.2025) and 120 (22.11.2025), insofar as they order the preventive measure against Balluku. Three judges dissented: Asim Vokshi, Ilir Toska and Marsida Xhaferllari (Shqiptarja). The Constitutional Court decision number is not stated (the PDF is named only by date, 'Vendim-date-12.12.2025'). Vote count: Balkanweb (search summary) reports 5-3; Shqiptarja gives no number. Shteg (search summary) reports Balluku returned to duty after 21 days out of office. The court then set a public plenary session for 22 Jan 2026 (Citizens.al headline, search result).
SPAK
SPAK submits request to Parliament to lift Balluku's immunity (arrest authorisation)
Balkanweb (7 Feb 2026, fetched) states that the request was 'submitted on 16 December by the Special Prosecution' (translated from 'dorëzuar më 16 dhjetor nga Prokuroria e Posaçme'). A Tirana Times piece dated 28 Dec 2025 (search summary) describes the request as already made. The 16 Dec date rests on one fetched source and is consistent with the second.
Parliament
Speaker withholds SPAK dossier from the Mandates Council, citing investigative secrecy (as reported)
Citizens.al (17 Dec 2025, search result) reports that the Speaker of Parliament did not give the Mandates Council the SPAK materials on Balluku, describing them as 'investigative secret'. Per the same search summary, the council was due to review the request on 19 Dec 2025. The Speaker's stated reason is recorded as reported; the dossier's content was not seen.
Court
Constitutional Court public plenary session on the Balluku/GJKKO conflict
Per search-result headlines and summaries (Citizens.al, 22 Jan 2026; Balkanweb), the Constitutional Court held a public plenary session on the government's request to annul the GJKKO suspension on 22 Jan 2026 and had 30 days to decide. The case had been postponed twice. The outcome is recorded in the existing ev-2026-02-06-constitutional-court record.
Court
Constitutional Court vote on government appeal against GJKKO suspension (4-4 reported)
A search summary citing a Shqiptarja analysis reports the Constitutional Court split 4-4 on the government's request to annul the GJKKO suspension, so the request was not accepted (majority of five not reached). A separate Shqiptarja headline reports 'Belinda Balluku kthehet në detyrë' (Balluku returns to duty), which conflicts with the 4-4 account. Other search summaries mention a 12 December 2025 interim decision by 5-3. These accounts conflict and were not verified against the Court's published decisions.
Government
Rama announces legislative change to Article 242
Top Channel reporting (via Shqiptarja, 11 Feb 2026) says Rama announced on 10 Feb 2026 that the Socialist group would address the matter through legislation. The proposed text would exclude from suspension officials whose functions derive from the Constitution (President, PM, ministers, People's Advocate, head of Supreme Audit Institution, Bank of Albania governor). Rama's quoted sentence (translation mine): 'grupi parlamentar socialist do të angazhohet për zgjidhjen përmes ndërhyrjes në legjislacion' (the Socialist parliamentary group will commit to resolving it through legislative intervention). Reported drafting by Justice Minister Besfort Lamallari is a report, not a confirmed statement.
Government
Rama dismisses Balluku from government in reshuffle
Prime Minister Edi Rama dismissed Balluku as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister during a wider cabinet reshuffle. European Western Balkans (27 Feb 2026) describes her as indicted at that point. Reuters is cited for the same event on Wikipedia, but the Reuters article was not fetched.
Government
Rama dismisses Balluku from government
Reuters (via Internazionale) reports PM Rama fired Deputy PM Balluku as the corruption investigation intensified.
Other
Balluku at ministry handover: denies any link to corruption
At the handover to her successor Enea Karakaçi, Balluku said (Shqiptarja, 6 Mar 2026, fetched): 'I have never had any connection with corruption' (translated from 'Unë nuk kam dhe skam pasur kurrë lidhje me korrupsion') and urged that the investigation under way for months should proceed. She also said 'I grew up with public trials' (translated from 'Unë jam rritur me gjyqet publike'). Recorded in claims[].
Parliament
Parliament rejects SPAK request to lift Balluku's immunity and authorise arrest
Parliament voted against SPAK's request to lift Balluku's immunity and authorise her arrest. Reports give 82 votes against and 47 for; the reported split differs between outlets (one report puts 79 from PS and 3 from PD among the 47). A simple majority of 71 was reported as needed. Balluku was not present. Balluku remains under investigation with the travel ban in place. Rama said the matter was closed. The Mandates Council majority report, presented by Ulsi Manja, said there was no basis to grant the request. The vote counts were taken from search summaries and not checked against the Assembly's official record.
Protest
Protests outside Parliament; German and Dutch embassy statements
Opposition supporters protested outside Parliament after the vote, chanting 'No immunity for thieves!' (reported). Reports say some demonstrators threw fireworks at police. Berisha called for another protest on 22 March (reported). The German Embassy said effective prosecution of high-level corruption is essential for EU integration. The Dutch Embassy condemned the vote and called for swift, unimpeded prosecution. Rama thanked the embassies on X and called the protest a 'Molotov cocktail association' (reported). The German and Dutch statements are reported from search summaries; the Balkanweb article was not fetched.
Parliament
Parliament rejects SPAK request to lift Balluku's immunity
Reported by EUalive, with international criticism of the vote. The date (12 Mar 2026) comes from; the vote count is not confirmed in sources opened.
Court
Supreme Court rejects Balluku's appeal; suspension from office and travel ban remain in force
Albanian Daily News and Balkanweb EN (both 16 July 2026, fetched) report that the Supreme Court (criminal panel) rejected Balluku's appeal against the suspension from office, leaving it in force, and left unchanged the separate travel ban. Balluku had argued that she no longer exercised state functions, so the suspension had no effect. Both give no decision number and no reasoning beyond 'upholds the previous rulings without altering the restrictions'. Balkanweb reports that the panel also declined SPAK's request to authorise her arrest; recorded as reported.
International
EU Rule of Law Report 2026, Albania chapter (SWD(2026) 928)
The Commission's 2026 Rule of Law Report Albania chapter is dated 17 July 2026 (per Balkanweb and search results). Press summaries say the report credits SPAK with a track record in high-level cases, notes that asset seizures and confiscations remain low, and flags the Assembly's refusal to lift an MP's immunity as a checks-and-balances concern. The full SWD text was not retrieved; the points come from secondary coverage and must be checked against the primary document.
SPAK
SPAK informs Balluku of further procurement-related accusations
Tirana Times (dateline 7 Aug 2026) reports that Balluku appeared before SPAK to be informed of additional accusations linked to several public procurement procedures. SPAK did not identify the procedures, values or companies, and has not disclosed the evidence. It is not stated whether these overlap with the Llogara case.
SPAK
SPAK announces formal charges against ex-deputy PM Belinda Balluku
Charges: violating equal treatment in tenders (two 2021 contracts over EUR 200 million), passive corruption involving persons, money laundering. No court or case number in the source.
Connections
Accused in the Llogara case
Evidence: SPAK indictment for predetermining the tender winner (reported 31 Oct 2025).
Former ARRSH head named by SPAK
Evidence: SPAK names him among those who acted with Balluku in the tender allegations.
PD complaint, 2021 statement
Evidence: PD said it would file a complaint with SPAK over the 2021 Llogara tender.
Llogara tunnel contract (consortium member)
Evidence: Contract awarded to the Intekar Yapi / ASL consortium; construction started Nov 2021 (SeeNews headline).
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 35 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 3 sources
- Publisher
- European Western Balkans
- Date
- 27 Feb 2026
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- Reuters (via Internazionale)
- Date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Publisher
- Tunnelbuilder
- Date
- undated
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 26 sources
- Publisher
- Shteg
- Date
- 21 Nov 2025
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 12 Oct 2021
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- SeeNews
- Date
- 15 Nov 2021
- Publisher
- SeeNews
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Ministry of Infrastructure (MIA) Albania
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 12 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 30 Nov 2025
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 12 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 7 Feb 2026
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 6 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- European Western Balkans
- Date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- EUAlive
- Date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 16 Jul 2026
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- European Commission (via cdep.ro)
- Date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Publisher
- The Star (Reuters)
- Date
- 20 Oct 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 16 Dec 2025
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Exit News
- Date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 12 Mar 2026
Source label: DisputedDisputed · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- Dec 2025
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- World Highways
- Date
- undated