Bashkim Ulaj
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Legal status
Not charged
not-charged
What this means: No criminal charge against this person is recorded in the sources reviewed.
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- Legal status
- not-chargedFrom the research record · cites:
- Hetimet e SPAK mbi koncesionin 245 milionë euro të oligarkut të Berishës (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 26 Dec 2025 · journalism · SQ
- Tenderi për Unazën e Madhe (Report TV dossier) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 22 Nov 2025 · journalism · SQ
- Gener2 wins tender for construction of Thumane-Kashar motorway (opens in a new tab)SeeNews · Jul 2018 · journalism · EN
- and 2 more in that record
- under-investigationFrom the research record · cites:
- SPAK intensifikon hetimet ndaj Ballukut: kontrolle te Bashkim Ulaj, Ilir Shtufi dhe biznesmenet qe fituan tendere (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
- VOA raises doubts businessman Bashkim Ulaj is behind US offshore company fraud (headline) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 15 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
- not-chargedFrom the research record · cites:
Profile
Albanian businessman and media owner. Albanian media identify him as the owner or partner of Gener 2 sh.p.k., which won the 2018 Thumanë–Kashar road public-private partnership and later signed the concession contract in May 2022. SeeNews reports Gener 2 as the partner of CNN for the A2 news channel launched in 2019. Reports link him to Sali Berisha and to the Democratic Party; these links are press claims and not established by any court. Media also link him to a resort project (Blue Borgo) at Rrjoll, Velipojë, where residents protest. No charge against him personally was found in the sources retrieved.
Response from Bashkim Ulaj
The Shqiptarja article on the SPAK dossier (26 Dec 2025) reports no response from Ulaj or his companies. In a Voice of America report carried by Tirana Times (date unclear), Ulaj declined to address the US offshore company allegations, said he was busy, and did not answer emailed questions.
Other accounts in the research (3 fields worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Biography
- Albanian businessman and media owner. Albanian media identify him as the owner or partner of Gener 2 sh.p.k., which won the 2018 Thumanë–Kashar road public-private partnership and later signed the concession contract in May 2022. SeeNews reports Gener 2 as the partner of CNN for the A2 news channel launched in 2019. Reports link him to Sali Berisha and to the Democratic Party; these links are press claims and not established by any court. Media also link him to a resort project (Blue Borgo) at Rrjoll, Velipojë, where residents protest. No charge against him personally was found in the sources retrieved.From the research record
- Named in Albanian reporting as the owner of the company Gener 2, which won the Thumane-Kashar road concession. Shqiptarja reports that SPAK checks in the Balluku file reached Gener 2. Reporting also cites a June 2021 message in which Balluku described the project as a favour to Ulaj; these are allegations. A Tirana Times headline (2026-06-15) raises doubts about whether he is behind a US offshore company fraud; this is headline-level only.From the research record
- Legal status detail
- No charge against Ulaj personally was found. The Thumanë–Kashar concession is one of 11 tenders that SPAK is investigating in its case against former deputy PM Belinda Balluku (Shqiptarja, 26 Dec 2025, citing the SPAK dossier). Shqiptarja names Ulaj as owner of the concession companies; it does not say SPAK has charged him. His name appears in press allegations about DH Albania (Tirana Times, citing VOA); no charge was found.From the research record
- No charge against him personally found in the reporting read. SPAK inspections of companies of winners of road tenders reported (Shqiptarja).From the research record
- Response
- The Shqiptarja article on the SPAK dossier (26 Dec 2025) reports no response from Ulaj or his companies. In a Voice of America report carried by Tirana Times (date unclear), Ulaj declined to address the US offshore company allegations, said he was busy, and did not answer emailed questions.From the research record
- Gener 2 says its projects comply with all legal requirements (per Shqiptarja, as summarised in search). Ulaj response not found.From the research record
Related 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 19 Jul 2018
Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra)
The Thumanë–Kashar highway was tendered in 2018 as a public-private partnership. Exit News reports that Gener 2 won on 19 July 2018 with a bid of €225.8 million against a fund limit reported at €245…
Status: Under investigation (SPAK). Parliament refused to lift Balluku's immunity for arrest on 12 Mar 2026 (Citizens.al).
From Jul 2018
DH Albania / Dunwell Haberman tender forgery case
In 2018 the Albanian branch of US firm Dunwell Haberman (DH Albania) won government tenders, including Tirana Outer Ring Road Lot 1, worth almost €30 million in total. Investigative reporting said US…
Status: Historic; alleged Ulaj link unconfirmed.
From 2024
Blue Borgo resort land and permit complaints (Rrjoll, Velipojë)
Residents of Rrjoll (Velipojë, Shkodër) protested in front of SPAK against a luxury resort project linked to Bashkim Ulaj and his brothers, alleging land takings and a construction permit obtained…
Status: Complaints filed; no charges found.
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Connections
Open the map →owner / partner (media)
Evidence: Shqiptarja (26 Dec 2025) names Ulaj as owner of Gener 2; registry record not retrieved.
- Public contract→Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra)Source label: Under investigation
concessionaire owner (per SPAK dossier, as reported)
Evidence: Gener 2 and G2 Infra signed the concession contract on 9 May 2022; Shqiptarja names Ulaj as owner.
alleged link to DH Albania (press, unproven)
Evidence: BIRN and VOA reporting cited in Tirana Times alleges Ulaj behind DH Albania; not confirmed by any official record.
alleged ties to Berisha (press, unverified)
Evidence: Shqiptarja and travel-site articles describe ties to Berisha's government and claimed land or mineral concessions; reported figures conflict (233 and 250 hectares) and are not verified.
Headline: doubts Ulaj is behind US offshore company fraud (VOA / Tirana Times)
Evidence: Tirana Times headline 2026-06-15 (headline only, article not opened). Unverified.
Timeline
Government
Gener 2 wins Thumanë–Kashar PPP tender at €225.8 million
Exit News reports Gener 2 won the 20.8 km Thumanë–Kashar tender with a bid of €225.8 million against a fund limit of €245 million, beating Gjikuria, Alpin SRL and Gruppo Adige Bitumi. Exit's article gives a 13-year PPP term; another source gives 35 years.
Linked: Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra) · Bashkim Ulaj
Government
Thumanë–Kashar concession contract signed with Gener 2 and G2 Infra
Concession contract no. 2088 rep., 670 kol. signed between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, Gener 2 sh.p.k. (concessionaire) and G2 Infra sh.p.k. (concession company), per Shqiptarja (26 Dec 2025). Other reports give 26 May 2022 as the reactivation date.
Linked: Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra) · Bashkim Ulaj · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
Thumane-Kashar concession signed with Gener 2
Reported signing date 9 May 2022 for the Thumane-Kashar road concession (about 245.75 million euro), won by Gener 2 (search summary of Shqiptarja). SPAK checks in the Balluku file reached Gener 2 (Report TV, via Shqiptarja). Allegation: the project was described as a favour to Ulaj in June 2021 (not verified).
Linked: Bashkim Ulaj · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
SPAK dossier on Thumanë–Kashar concession sent to Parliament
Shqiptarja reports the Thumanë–Kashar concession (value €245,750,755 per SPAK dossier) is one of 11 tenders in SPAK's case against Balluku, and that SPAK submitted a dossier to Parliament seeking permission to arrest her.
Linked: Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra) · Bashkim Ulaj · Belinda Balluku
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 7 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 6 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 26 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 22 Nov 2025
- Publisher
- SeeNews
- Date
- Jul 2018
- Publisher
- SeeNews
- Date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Tirana Times (republishing VOA)
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- undated
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- undated