Appointment of Yllka Shetaj to the Integrated Health Services Operator (allegation)
Status: Allegation only. No official response or appointment document retrieved.
Summary
On 14 Sept 2026 PD MP Bardh Spahia, in a statement from the Assembly leadership, alleged that the appointment of Yllka Shetaj as head of the Integrated Health Services Operator places the daughter of a cousin of Linda Rama in a position managing health services worth hundreds of millions of euros, linked to a roughly EUR 50 million hemodialysis tender that was cancelled and is expected to be re-run. Spahia says the Minister of Health did not deny the family relationship.
No appointment document, date, or official response was retrieved. This is an opposition allegation only.
Key facts
- Named head of the operator in the PD statement (BalkanWeb, 14 Sept 2026).
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 (0)
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Nothing recorded in this list.
What is alleged (1)
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- AllegationFamily link between Linda Rama's relatives and the appointee; procurement benefit (Spahia).
Allegations and who made them (1)
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- AllegationBardh Spahia (PD), 14 Sept 2026: the appointment 'has a reason, on which at least 50 million euros rest'; family link to Linda Rama's cousin.
Open questions (2)
- Appointment decision, date and selection criteria (not found).
- Relationship between the appointee and the Rama family (not verified).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Minister of Health: no denial reported; response described by Spahia as a discussion of gender bias (Spahia's account; not quoted).
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PD MP Bardh Spahia alleges family link in Integrated Health Services Operator appointment
Statement from the Assembly leadership alleging the appointment of Yllka Shetaj places a relative of Linda Rama in a position managing health procurement linked to a cancelled hemodialysis tender of about EUR 50 million. Allegation only.
Sources for this record
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- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 14 Sep 2026