National Territorial Council (Keshilli Kombetar i Territorit)
Ownership as documented
Not applicable (public body).
Description
Body chaired by the Prime Minister that approves masterplans and development permits for large projects. Per the government account it approved a development permit for Zvernec on 30 March 2026; the Inspectorate (IKMT) describes a 29 April 2026 preparatory decision. The accounts conflict.
Contracts and money
- Government decision→Sazan island and Zvernec coastal resort projects (Kushner-linked)Source label: Under investigation
Development permit (disputed date)
Evidence: Government account says the NTC approved a development permit on 30 March 2026; IKMT describes a 29 April 2026 preparatory decision.
- Government decision→Tirana: 'Mali i Tiranës' tower behind the Opera, KKT approval and PD call for SPAK reviewSource label: Under investigation
KKT approval reported
Evidence: Shqiptarja headline: KKT approved the tower about five months before the report.
KKTU development permit (30 Mar 2026) and decision No. 5 (29 Apr 2026), as reported
Evidence: Search summaries (Citizens.al 2026-06-16; RFE/RL) report the 30 March 2026 development permit and the 29 April 2026 decision No. 5 for fencing and road works. Government and critics disagree on whether this is a construction permit. Decision texts not public per critics. Existing entries ev-2026-03-30-zvernec-development-permit and conn-ntc-zvernec in.
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Planned Sazan investment (Atlantic Incubation Partners project)
€1,400,000,000
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Planned investment as reported at the strategic investor decision; not a contract value; no signed agreement per PM. Incomplete: no breakdown.
Date: 30 Dec 2024 · Payer: Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC (investor) · Payee: Sazan project (no agreement concluded per PM)
- From visitor to strategic investor: how Jared Kushner secured Sazan (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 16 Jan 2025 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Feb 2024
Sazan island and Zvernec coastal resort projects (Kushner-linked)
The Strategic Investment Committee granted strategic investor status on 30 December 2024 to Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC for a 45-hectare project on Sazan island (of a 562-hectare island), with a…
Status: Ongoing. No signed Sazan agreement or construction permit confirmed in sources reviewed. Zvernec works and permit status disputed. SPAK inquiry reported but…
From unknown
Tirana: 'Mali i Tiranës' tower behind the Opera, KKT approval and PD call for SPAK review
A high-rise tower behind the Opera and Ballet Theatre, called 'Mali i Tiranës' in press (reported as 65 floors), is being built by Nova Construction 2012. Press reports say the KKT approved the…
Status: Under construction per press; PD complaint call; no SPAK decision found.
From 25 Sep 2024
Zvernec permits (KKTU, March-April 2026), protected-area status and the Bern Convention case
Decree No. 596 of 25 September 2024 (AKZM title, Official) declared the Pishe Poro-Narte area a protected landscape (category V, about 16,124 ha per search summary). A Council of Ministers decision…
Status: Development permit reported (30 Mar 2026); preparatory works reported (29 Apr 2026); EIA requirement reported (15 May 2026); Bern Bureau letter (15 Jul 2026)…
From 2015
Tirana urban and construction permits (Veliaj-linked permits and earlier probes)
SPAK's case against Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj and his wife Ajola Xoxa includes allegations that building permits and public funds were distributed to commercial entities closely tied to the mayor…
Status: Veliaj case ongoing (see case-veliaj). Basha-era and other permit probes: outcomes not found in sources reviewed.
From unknown
'The Albanian Files' complaint to SPAK against Edi Rama over KKT-approved high-rise permits
The Democratic Party filed a complaint with SPAK against Prime Minister Edi Rama over the book 'The Albanian Files'. The complaint says Rama, as chair of the National Territorial Council (KKT),…
Status: Complaint filed (reported); no SPAK decision found.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 4 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 16 Jun 2026
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- unknown
Other connections
- Alleged relationship→'The Albanian Files' complaint to SPAK against Edi Rama over KKT-approved high-rise permitsSource label: Unverified
Permit approvals alleged to be irregular
Evidence: PD complaint alleges KKT approvals for towers and resorts were not grounded in law.