Strategic Investments Law (Law 55/2015): fast-track status, 2026 repeal announcement

Law 55/2015 'On Strategic Investments' gives designated investors streamlined procedures and tax relief, including reported zero property and zero profit tax for a decade (CEE Legal Matters). Under this law the Strategic Investment Committee granted status to the Sazan project in December 2024 and to other developers. Opposition said in June 2026 that about 80 approved decisions included only two foreign investments. Reporting says the deadline for applications is 31 December 2026, and critics say the government has extended it six times.

On 14 July 2026, in Brussels with Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, Rama said the law 'has fulfilled its mission' and should be repealed, with a new law to be drafted with the Commission. Reporting disagrees on what the repeal means: critics say it would simply end the deadline extensions; the government says the law will be replaced. The 2024 protected-areas amendments (Law 21/2024) were also at issue; Rama said they would be adjusted rather than abolished.

The timing matters for the 'who benefits from staying' question. Repeal ends the fast track for future investors; existing strategic-investor decisions (including Sazan) are not reported to be cancelled in the sources reviewed.