Belinda Balluku
Socialist Party (PS)
Legal status
Indicted
indicted
What this means: Prosecutors have brought a formal indictment. It remains an accusation until a court decides; the person is presumed innocent.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Legal status
- indictedFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania formalises corruption charges against ex-deputy PM Balluku (Reuters) (opens in a new tab)The Star (Reuters) · 20 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
- Indicted deputy PM Belinda Balluku dismissed by Rama as part of reshuffle (opens in a new tab)European Western Balkans · 27 Feb 2026 · journalism · EN
- Ekskluzive: Dosja Balluku, SPAK sekuestron pasuri të reja në Palasë (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 9 Sep 2026 · journalism · SQ
- and 2 more in that record
- under-investigationFrom the research record · cites:
- 82 votes against: PS rejects SPAK's request for Balluku's arrest (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 12 Mar 2026 · journalism · EN
- indictedFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania formalises corruption charges against ex-deputy PM Balluku (Reuters) (opens in a new tab)The Star (Reuters) · 20 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
- Indicted deputy PM Belinda Balluku dismissed by Rama as part of reshuffle (opens in a new tab)European Western Balkans · 27 Feb 2026 · journalism · EN
- Ekskluzive: Dosja Balluku, SPAK sekuestron pasuri të reja në Palasë (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 9 Sep 2026 · journalism · SQ
- and 2 more in that record
- DISPUTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania: Former Deputy PM Balluku denies wrongdoing (Tirana Times) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 11 Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
- Belinda Balluku (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · 2026 · wiki · EN
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Profile
Full record in(id belinda-balluku); this entry covers the cabinet angle only. Dismissed in a reshuffle on 26 Feb 2026 while under SPAK indictment. The ministry she led was named first in a KLSH audit list of abuses for Jan-Sep 2022 (Balkanweb, 24 Nov 2022).
Response from Belinda Balluku
Denied wrongdoing after the original charges; made no public comment after the Oct 2026 charges and did not answer a Reuters request (The Star, 20 Oct 2026).
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
- Full record in(id belinda-balluku); this entry covers the cabinet angle only. Dismissed in a reshuffle on 26 Feb 2026 while under SPAK indictment. The ministry she led was named first in a KLSH audit list of abuses for Jan-Sep 2022 (Balkanweb, 24 Nov 2022).From the research record
- Socialist Party politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy in Edi Rama's government. SPAK indicted her on 31 October 2025 for violating equality among tender participants. Prosecutors allege she influenced the Llogara Tunnel tender and a Tirana Outer Ring Road lot. The Special Court (GJKKO) suspended her from duty and banned her from leaving Albania in November 2025. Rama dismissed her from government on 26 February 2026. Parliament declined on 12 March 2026 to lift her immunity, which SPAK had requested to allow her arrest. Reports in August 2026 say SPAK informed her of further procurement-related accusations. She has denied wrongdoing.From the research record
- Former Deputy Prime Minister. In March 2026 the Assembly rejected SPAK's request to lift her immunity (82 against, 47 for). The 84 figure does not appear in the vote sources.From the research record
- Socialist Party politician who was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy. SPAK charges concern procurement equality in the Llogara tunnel tender and later Tirana Outer Ring Road procedures; additional procurement-related accusations were reported on 7 August 2026. Parliament rejected SPAK's request to lift her immunity on 12 March 2026 (82 against, 47 for). No conviction found.From the research record
- Legal status detail
- SPAK indictment reported late 2025 (see existing case-llogara-tunnel and case-tirana-outer-ring-road-lot4). On 20 Oct 2026 SPAK announced formal charges (Reuters via The Star): violating equal treatment in public tenders (interference in the award of two 2021 construction contracts worth over EUR 200 million), passive corruption involving persons, money laundering. No court, case number or trial date in the sources opened. Parliament rejected SPAK's request to lift immunity (reported March 2026; EUalive). Travel ban and suspension in force (Balkanweb, 9 Sep 2026). On 9 Sep 2026 SPAK ordered preventive seizure of a 478 m2 villa in Palasa registered to Igli Tare, which SPAK says is hers; SPAK links it to Lot 7 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road tender (allegation).From the research record
- Indicted by SPAK (reported 31 Oct 2025). Under investigation with suspension and travel ban (GJKKO, Nov 2025). Immunity not lifted (parliament, 12 Mar 2026). Further accusations reported 7 Aug 2026. No trial verdict found.From the research record
- Charged by SPAK per; parliament refused to lift immunity on 12 March 2026; further accusations reported 7 August 2026 (Tirana Times, per earlier research).From the research record
- Charged by SPAK; suspension and travel ban (GJKKO, 20 Nov 2025); parliament refused to lift immunity (12 Mar 2026); further accusations reported (7 Aug 2026). No withdrawal or reduction of charges found. No verdict.From the research record
- Response
- Denied wrongdoing after the original charges; made no public comment after the Oct 2026 charges and did not answer a Reuters request (The Star, 20 Oct 2026).From the research record
- Denies wrongdoing (Tirana Times, 11 Nov 2025). Reported as calling the allegations baseless and politically amplified, and as saying she would not comment on ongoing investigations while supporting justice reform (Wikipedia summary of parliamentary remarks; not directly fetched). Her lawyers' statements were not found.From the research record
- Denies wrongdoing (per, not re-opened here).From the research record
- Denies wrongdoing (Tirana Times, 11 Nov 2025, per the existing research file summary, not re-opened here). Balkanweb reports PS and PSD MPs voted against the arrest request; government side called the request an act of interference in executive independence (search summary of Balkanweb).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 20 Oct 2026
Balluku: formal charges and consolidated SPAK file (October 2026)
On 20 October 2026, Reuters reported that Albania's Special Prosecution Office formalised corruption charges against former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, citing an emailed statement from the…
Status: Formal charges reported 20 Oct 2026 (Reuters, citing the prosecution office's statement). File reported concluded 28 Oct 2026. Investigation deadline for…
From 29 Apr 2026
Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed)
The figure of 300 apartments linked to Belinda Balluku, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, comes from public statements by unnamed protesters at anti-government…
Status: Apartment claim unconfirmed. Wider SPAK file: investigation reported concluded and ready for trial (Albanian Daily News, 28 Oct 2026). No verdict.
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 22 Jun 2021
Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section)
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…
Status: Under investigation. Balluku indicted (reported 31 Oct 2025). Immunity not lifted (12 Mar 2026). No trial verdict found.
From Dec 2024
Belinda Balluku: tender charges and KESH energy allegations (energy-related part of the SPAK file)
SPAK's Balluku file, as reported, concerns tender-equality violations for the Llogara tunnel and Lot 4 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road. The Special Court (GJKKO) suspended Balluku from office and…
Status: Under investigation and prosecution. Suspension and travel ban in place from November 2025 (as reported). Energy-trading allegation unconfirmed by SPAK.
From 2021
Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement
SPAK's second tender allegation in the November 2025 indictment concerns Lot 4 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, procured in 2021 by ARRSH. SPAK alleges Balluku guided the procedure and acted with…
Status: Under investigation. Part of the indictment reported in Nov 2025. Further accusations reported 7 Aug 2026.
From 9 Sep 2026
Balluku: Palasa villa and Lot 7 tender allegation (SPAK seizure, Sep 2026)
On 9 Sep 2026 SPAK's special court ordered the preventive seizure of a 478 m2 villa in Palasa. SPAK says the villa is registered to Igli Tare but belongs to Belinda Balluku, and that it was obtained…
Status: Preventive seizure ordered 9 Sep 2026 (SPAK); allegations at investigation stage; no verdict
From 2026
Villa-related investigation (Dhërmi and Palasë)
SPAK's separate investigation concerns the alleged acquisition and fit-out of coastal villas. Search summaries report a Dhërmi villa seizure upheld on appeal (30 June 2026) and a Palasë villa…
Status: Under investigation. Seizures reported; no trial found.
From Jun 2021
Tirana Outer Ring Road: seven lots under verification (2021 tenders)
Lot 4 is described in the existing case-tirana-outer-ring-road-lot4 record. Later reports widened the Outer Ring Road part of the Balluku file. Balkanweb (16 Dec 2025, fetched) lists eight procedures…
Status: Under investigation. New charges over three Grand Ring Road lots reported 31 Jul 2026. Lot 7 winner disputed. No court ruling.
From 26 Jan 2019
Hydropower licence review and moratorium (Balluku, 2019)
In January 2019 Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku announced a moratorium on non-operational hydropower contracts pending a report, after reviewing 182 licences covering 440 plants…
Status: Moratorium announced 2019. Final termination outcome not found.
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Connections
Open the map →- Investigation→Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section)Source label: Officially reported
Accused in the Llogara case
Evidence: SPAK indictment for predetermining the tender winner (reported 31 Oct 2025).
- Official position→Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE), AlbaniaSource label: Officially reported
Minister until 26 Feb 2026
Evidence: Dismissed by Rama in the 26 Feb 2026 reshuffle.
- Parliamentary vote→Parliament rejects SPAK request to lift Balluku's immunity and authorise arrestSource label: Officially reported
Immunity not lifted, 12 Mar 2026
Evidence: Parliament rejected SPAK's request, reported as 82 against and 47 for.
Dismissed Balluku from government
Evidence: Rama dismissed Balluku on 26 Feb 2026 in a reshuffle.
Immunity lift rejected 82-47
Evidence: Citizens.al (fetched): 82 against, 47 for, 12 March 2026; no 84 threshold stated.
SPAK investigation (one of 11 tenders)
Evidence: SPAK's dossier lists the Thumanë–Kashar tender among 11 tenders; Parliament rejected the arrest request on 12 Mar 2026.
Thumane-Kashar concession in Balluku file
Evidence: SPAK says the Thumane-Kashar concession is one of 11 tenders examined in the case against Balluku; a June 2021 message is cited as describing the project as a favour to Ulaj (allegation).
Named in KESH tender allegations
Evidence: Gazment Bardhi's complaint and Balkanweb headline link Balluku and KESH to tender abuse allegations; no KESH-specific SPAK charge found.
Refused to lift immunity (82-47)
Evidence: Plenary vote 12 Mar 2026: 82 against, 47 for SPAK's request (Citizens.al).
Reinstated to office 12 Dec 2025 (majority)
Evidence: Citizens.al, 12 Dec 2025: decided by majority to reinstate Deputy PM Balluku; full review pending.
- Hypothesis→Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed)Source label: Unverified
Named in 300-apartment protester claim
Evidence: Protester at Tirana protest, Balkanweb 17 Aug 2026; Balluku denies, Balkanweb 11 Sep 2026.
Emails to Balluku's personal address about the Palasë villa
Evidence: Albanian Daily News (Sep 2026, fetched) reports the architect exchanged emails with Balluku's personal Gmail address; one is dated 14 Sep 2020.
Described as a relative of Balluku (alleged)
Evidence: Balkanweb (11 Sep 2026, fetched) describes Reçi as a relative of Balluku and as Abazi's partner who handled the villa's interior works. Family link reported by journalism.
Son of Balluku's aunt (as reported)
Evidence: Balkanweb (29 Apr 2026, fetched) states the apartment belongs to the son of Balluku's aunt. Family link reported by journalism, not from a record.
SPAK alleges hidden ownership of two villas via Tare's name
Evidence: Balkanweb, 30 Jun 2026 (Dhërmi decision 412) and 9 Sep 2026 (Palasë villa), both fetched. SPAK allegation.
SPAK alleges Alko Impex financed villa works in exchange for a Lot 7 favour
Evidence: Balkanweb, 9 Sep 2026 (fetched). SPAK allegation; Abazi's response not found.
SPAK alleges Eurocol gave the Dhërmi villa as a bribe for a tender favour
Evidence: Balkanweb, 30 Jun 2026 (fetched); Tirana Times, 7 Aug 2026 (fetched). SPAK allegation.
Brother-in-law (per Balkanweb; husband of her sister Pamela Qirko)
Evidence: Balkanweb headline and search summary; article not opened in full.
Former spouse (married 2004, divorced 2015, per Wikipedia summary)
Evidence: Wikipedia search summary, not opened.
- Court proceeding→Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO)Source label: Officially reported
Suspension and travel ban left in force by the Supreme Court (16 Jul 2026)
Evidence: Albanian Daily News and Balkanweb EN, 16 Jul 2026 (both fetched).
SPAK file: Balluku allegedly directed Lot 4 group composition
Evidence: Shqiptarja (22 Nov 2025) reported a SPAK file quoting a 10 Sep 2021 message in which Balluku allegedly told Evis Berberi that Nova must go with EUT; no response from named persons in the article.
Succeeded Balluku at Infrastructure and Energy
Evidence: Karakaçi's Wikipedia infobox: assumed office 6 Mar 2026, succeeding Balluku.
- Investigation→Balluku: Palasa villa and Lot 7 tender allegation (SPAK seizure, Sep 2026)Source label: Officially reported
Subject of SPAK seizure order (allegation)
Evidence: Balkanweb, 9 Sep 2026.
Sister chosen as defence counsel (reported)
Evidence: Reporting says Balluku chose her sister Pamela Qirko, a former KPK member, as her legal counsel; the BalkanWeb page was not opened.
UNVERIFIED hypothesis: shared procurement intermediary across ARRSH and Ring Road tenders
Evidence: FOR: intercepted messages (reported) show Net Group qualified for Unaza e Madhe lots 4-6; SPAK alleges Balluku directed lot-4 group compositionconn-shtufi-balluku-tender); a BalkanWeb headline calls the businessman a collaborator of Balluku. AGAINST: no source read documents direct contact between Begaj and Balluku; Balluku denies the accusations; the Berberi (ARRSH) and Ring Road files are separate SPAK files with unproven charges; the Net Group messages are reported wiretap content, not a court finding.
- Investigation→Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Verified
SPAK sought arrest; PS majority refused immunity lift
Evidence: 82 against, 47 for on 12 Mar 2026; SPAK's basis was Balluku's suspension from office.
PS majority blocked arrest of PS MP Balluku
Evidence: Vote followed a PS group recommendation earlier that week; Ulsi Manja spoke for the majority.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 11 Nov 2025
Denies wrongdoing (reported paraphrase).
Speaker: Belinda Balluku
Tirana Times: Balluku charges test PM Rama's power (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 11 Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
What the documents show
SPAK indictment reports the procurement allegations and the GJKKO reasoning (risk of flight, reoffending, interference). These are allegations, not findings.
What was said · 11 Sep 2026
'Unë nuk kam as 300 as 30 as 3 apartamente, as jahte as limurina as avionë' (I have no 300, 30 or 3 apartments, no yachts, limousines or planes). Quoted by Balkanweb; the article says she said it 'a little while earlier' and gives no channel.
Speaker: Belinda Balluku
Nuk kam apartamente, jahte dhe limuzina (Balkanweb, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 11 Sep 2026 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
No document reviewed (SPAK notice of 9 Sep 2026 as reported, Albanian Daily News of 28 Oct 2026, ACQJ of 30 Jul 2026) lists any apartment in Balluku's name. The SPAK notice names the Palasë villa; the Dhërmi villa is in the same file. The 29 Apr 2026 apartment check (Mired Reçi) gives no count or owner for Balluku.
- SPAK notice on new criminal facts (Balkanweb EN, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 9 Sep 2026 · journalism · EN
- Former Albanian Deputy PM to face trial (Albanian Daily News, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 28 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
What was said · 6 Mar 2026
'I have never had any connection with corruption' (translated from 'Unë nuk kam dhe skam pasur kurrë lidhje me korrupsion').
Speaker: Belinda Balluku
I kaloi stafetën Karaçit, Balluku: jam kalitur me gjyqet publike (Shqiptarja, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 6 Mar 2026 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
SPAK's charges, as reported, are at the allegation stage; no court has ruled on the corruption, money-laundering or concealment charges. Documented facts: a tender-equality indictment (31 Oct 2025, reported); GJKKO preventive-measure decisions (19 and 22 Nov 2025); an arrest-authorisation request not approved by parliament (12 Mar 2026); seizures of two villas (3 Jun 2026 and 9 Sep 2026, as reported); charges reported on 20 Oct 2026.
- Albania formalises corruption charges (Reuters via The Star, fetched) (opens in a new tab)The Star (Reuters) · 20 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
What was said · 6 Mar 2026
Urged that 'the investigation that began months ago' should proceed and said she had never obstructed it (Shqiptarja paraphrase of her remarks; translation of the quoted fragment: 'I urge that the investigation that began months ago').
Speaker: Belinda Balluku
I kaloi stafetën Karaçit, Balluku (Shqiptarja, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 6 Mar 2026 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
The investigation continued after 6 Mar 2026: the immunity request was rejected on 12 Mar 2026; new accusations were reported on 31 Jul and 7 Aug 2026; seizures on 3 Jun and 9 Sep 2026; charges reported on 20 Oct 2026. The sources reviewed do not allege obstruction by Balluku beyond the GJKKO's Nov 2025 risk-of-interference finding (existing record doc-shteg-gjkko-measures).
- Shteg, 21 Nov 2025 (existing record doc-shteg-gjkko-measures) (opens in a new tab)Shteg · 21 Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
What was said · 20 Oct 2026
No public comment after the 20 Oct 2026 charges; did not respond to Reuters' request for comment (Reuters, as reported).
Speaker: Belinda Balluku
Albania formalises corruption charges (Reuters via The Star, fetched) (opens in a new tab)The Star (Reuters) · 20 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
What the documents show
The 20 Oct 2026 charges are reported by Reuters from the prosecution office's emailed statement. No Balluku or lawyer statement was found for 20-31 Oct 2026, including in the 28 Oct 2026 Balkanweb and Albanian Daily News reports.
- Balkanweb, 28 Oct 2026 (fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 28 Oct 2026 · journalism · SQ
What was said · 20 Oct 2026
Denied wrongdoing after the original charges (as summarised by Reuters); no public comment after the Oct 2026 formal charges.
Speaker: Belinda Balluku
Albania formalises corruption charges against ex-deputy PM Balluku (Reuters) (opens in a new tab)The Star (Reuters) · 20 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
What the documents show
SPAK announced formal charges on 20 Oct 2026 (tender equal-treatment violation, passive corruption involving persons, money laundering). No court finding.
- Albania formalises corruption charges against ex-deputy PM Balluku (Reuters) (opens in a new tab)The Star (Reuters) · 20 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
Timeline
Government
Balluku announces moratorium on non-operational hydropower contracts
Minister Belinda Balluku froze non-operational hydro contracts after reviewing 182 licences covering 440 plants. Exit.al dated 26 January 2019.
Linked: Hydropower licence review and moratorium (Balluku, 2019) · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Autoriteti Rrugor Shqiptar (ARRSH / Albanian Road Authority) · Evis Berberi · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
SPAK
Nova signs cooperation contract with Euroteorema and Pe-Vla-Ku before Lot 4 bid deadline
Per the Report TV dossier, Nova Construction 2012 signed a cooperation contract with Euroteorema Peqin and Pe-Vla-Ku for procurement REF-02817-08-13-2021, one day before the 15 Sep 2021 bid deadline and four days after alleged messages from minister Balluku to ARRSH head Evis Berberi. SPAK alleges the criteria were tailored to the winner; the dossier reports this as SPAK's position.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Ilir Shtufi · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
SPAK
Nova Construction 2012 and Euroteorema companies register cooperation contract
SPAK says Nova Construction 2012 registered a cooperation contract with the Euroteorema companies on 14 Sep 2021, four days after the communications it cites (allegation, per Balkanweb / Shqiptarja summaries).
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Ilir Shtufi · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Helidon Bushati · Belinda Balluku
Parliament
Constitutional change extends first-instance vetting deadlines to 31 Dec 2024: 118 votes for
Top Channel (10 Feb 2022) reports 118 votes in favour, 94 needed, 74 of them from the Socialist majority, and 4 abstentions (all SMI). Shqiptarja (11 Feb 2022) reports 118 votes: 73 PS, 41 PD and allies, 3 Social Democrats and 1 LSI rebel (Agron Çela); three LSI members abstained (Monika Kryemadhi, Petrit Vasili, Erisa Xhixho). The two accounts differ on the PS number, the abstainers and on whether Berisha's group voted against (Top Channel) or did not vote (Shqiptarja, which lists 13 unique non-voters). Balluku was absent (majority). Taulant Balla (PS group leader) said in Oct 2021 that PS would not negotiate PD's constitutional proposals in exchange for this vote (see claim-balla-2021-no-negotiation).
Linked: Taulant Balla · Monika Kryemadhi · Sali Berisha · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
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
Other
KLSH audit (Jan-Sep 2022) lists the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy first for abuses
The audit reports 122 billion lek (over EUR 1.1 billion) of economic damage across the government. The ministry led by Balluku is named first in the list of abuses; no per-ministry figure is given in the article.
Linked: Belinda Balluku · Enea Karakaçi
SPAK
Gazment Bardhi files complaint with SPAK against Balluku over tenders and Zadeja dam
Democratic Party group leader Bardhi filed a complaint alleging abuse of tenders worth at least EUR 180m a year and a KESH solar tender at the Zadeja dam. Date from search summary.
Linked: Belinda Balluku: tender charges and KESH energy allegations (energy-related part of the SPAK file) · Gazment Bardhi · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
SPAK charges reported against Belinda Balluku (procurement equality)
Balkan Insight reported on 31 October 2025 that Balluku was being investigated for violating public procurement rules. Per Wikipedia summary, SPAK's charges concern violating equality of tender participants over the Llogara tunnel tender.
Linked: Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
Court
Special Court suspends Deputy PM Balluku and bans her from leaving Albania
Decision reported as issued 19 November 2025 and made public 20 November. Charges: violation of equality in public procurement (Llogara tunnel; Ring Road Lot 4). Investigation ongoing; presumed innocent.
Linked: Belinda Balluku: tender charges and KESH energy allegations (energy-related part of the SPAK file) · conn-balluku-spak-investigation · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Gentian Gjyli · Erald Elezi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
Court
GJKKO suspends Balluku from duties and bans her from leaving Albania
Special Court (GJKKO) ordered suspension from governmental duties and a travel ban. Source cited via Wikipedia summary of Syri.net; not opened directly.
Linked: Belinda Balluku
Media
Report TV dossier on Tirana Outer Ring Road Lot 4 published
Report TV's dossier (reproduced by Shqiptarja) describes the Lot 4 consortium (Euroteorema Peqin, Pe-Vla-Ku, Nova Construction 2012 owned by Ilir Shtufi), SPAK's allegations against Balluku and Berberi, and the criteria dispute. The article contains no response from the companies.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Ilir Shtufi · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
Media
Shqiptarja reports SPAK file on Lot 4 tender group
Reported SPAK-file messages attributed to Balluku and ARRSH head Evis Berberi; allegation as reported.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku · Evis Berberi · Ilir Shtufi
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
Court
Constitutional Court (by majority) reinstates Balluku to office pending full review
Reported decision by majority; vote count not stated. Coverage describes the step as a halt of the suspension's enforcement until full review, with other points of the government appeal to a public plenary. Later reversed in effect by the 4-4 Feb 2026 outcome.
Linked: balluku-spak · Belinda Balluku
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).
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Edi Rama
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
Parliament
Speaker withholds SPAK Balluku file from Mandates Council
Speaker Niko Peleshi cited 'investigative secret'; ResPublica's Dorian Matlija disputed this. Constitutional Court had reinstated Balluku on 12 Dec 2025 (as reported).
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Niko Peleshi · 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
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Edi Rama
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Edi Rama
Court
Constitutional Court splits 4-4 and rejects Rama government's request to lift Balluku suspension
Four votes to four; the required majority was not reached, so the Special Court (GJKKO) suspension stayed in force. Reported as a Rama government request. Article date 7 Feb 2026 (Tirana Times coverage 8 Feb).
Linked: balluku-spak · Belinda Balluku · Edi Rama
Government
Draft amendments to Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code introduced (on suspension of senior officials)
Search summaries report that draft amendments to Article 242 (suspension of senior officials) were presented on 16 February 2026, reportedly personally by PM Rama, alongside changes to 106 articles of the Criminal Procedure Code. Albana Vokshi referred the amendments to the Constitutional Court, calling them an attempt at 'superimmunity' (as reported). The vote and final text were not found in this run. PD's position is not in the sources read.
Linked: Edi Rama · Albana Vokshi · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Edi Rama
Government
Rama dismisses Balluku from government
Reuters (via Internazionale) reports PM Rama fired Deputy PM Balluku as the corruption investigation intensified.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Edi Rama · Belinda Balluku
Government
Rama dismisses Balluku from government
Prime Minister Edi Rama dismissed Balluku from government as the investigation intensified, per Reuters as summarized on the Wikipedia page (Reuters itself not opened).
Linked: Belinda Balluku
Government
Indicted Deputy PM Balluku dismissed in government reshuffle
Reported by European Western Balkans. Dismissal is a government act; her indictment and the court measures are separate.
Linked: Belinda Balluku: tender charges and KESH energy allegations (energy-related part of the SPAK file) · Belinda Balluku
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[].
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Enea Karakaçi
Government
Enea Karakaçi assumes office as Minister of Infrastructure and Energy
Succeeds Belinda Balluku. No SPAK reference in the source.
Linked: Enea Karakaçi · Belinda Balluku
Parliament
Parliament rejects SPAK request on Balluku (47 for, 82 against)
Citizens.al reports the vote. Ulsi Manja (PS) spoke for the majority, saying Balluku no longer exercises executive functions and the suspension has no real legal effect. Balla is not named in this article. Balla's statements on Balluku are inandand are not repeated here.
Linked: Ulsi Manja · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Ulsi Manja · Edi Rama
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku · Edi Rama
Parliament
Parliament rejects SPAK request to lift Balluku's immunity (82 against, 47 for)
Parliament rejected SPAK's request to lift the immunity of Belinda Balluku, so she could be arrested. Balkanweb (opened): 82 against, 47 for; Thursday 12 March 2026. Citizens.al (opened): 82 against, 47 for, three majority MPs absent. EWB (opened): 82 against. One Balkanweb article says 128 deputies were present, which does not match 82 + 47 = 129. No vote threshold stated in any opened source.
Linked: Belinda Balluku
Parliament
Parliament rejects SPAK request to allow Balluku's arrest (82 against, 47 for)
Parliament voted against SPAK's request to allow Balluku's arrest; the majority argued the measure had no practical effect since she no longer holds executive office. The investigation continues.
Linked: Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra) · Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku
Parliament
Kuvendi rejects SPAK request to lift immunity of Belinda Balluku (82 against, 47 for)
Plenary vote, 12 March 2026, on SPAK's request for authorisation to lift the immunity of Belinda Balluku, to allow arrest in a tender-abuse case (as reported). Result: 82 against, 47 for, 0 abstentions (Citizens.al). Majority (PS) voted against; three majority MPs absent; expedited procedure without discussion; opposition blocked the rostrum. Simple majority of 71 reported (search summary). Balkanweb English headline reports 83 against. Party breakdown reported as 79 PS + 3 PD (search summary; not verified against Kuvendi record). Balluku absent from the vote. Opposition's arguments not reported in the article read.
Linked: balluku-spak · Belinda Balluku · Ulsi Manja
Parliament
Balla's role on the Balluku file: PS group chair; Ulsi Manja drafted the majority report; Balla's individual vote not found
The 12 Mar 2026 vote is documented in ev-2026-03-12-balluku-vote and ev-2026-03-12-balluku-immunity-pd-split. Balla's individual vote is not documented in the sources reviewed. Search snippets describe Balla as PS group chair saying the Council of Mandates would examine SPAK's request and that the Council has a 3-month deadline (not fetched). PD's Gazment Bardhi said Manja, the PS rapporteur, had a conflict of interest on the Balluku file (an allegation about Manja, not Balla). Balla is not documented as a Council of Mandates member in the sources reviewed.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Taulant Balla · Ulsi Manja · Belinda Balluku · Gazment Bardhi
Parliament
Assembly rejects SPAK arrest request for Balluku: 47 for, 82 against
Majority (PS) rejected arrest authorization; Balluku absent; SPAK's request had been pending since 16 Dec 2025. Protests outside parliament; EU, German and UK embassies issued statements.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku · Ulsi Manja · Edi Rama
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
Parliament
Parliament rejects SPAK request to arrest Belinda Balluku (82 against, 47 for)
PS majority voted against SPAK's request; Ulsi Manja argued the request had lost its legal basis because Balluku no longer held executive functions. Rama had asked the socialist group to vote as a bloc; three majority MPs were absent. Balluku remains a case subject; see balluku-spak data.
Linked: Belinda Balluku · Ulsi Manja · Edi Rama
Parliament
Assembly rejects SPAK arrest request for Balluku: 47 for, 82 against; PS majority voted against, PD backed the request
Citizens.al reports 47 for SPAK's request, 82 against, 0 abstentions; the PS majority voted against and the stated reason from PS MP Ulsi Manja was that the request had lost legal logic because Balluku no longer exercised executive functions. Three majority MPs were absent. This is a split between PS and PD, not cooperation; it is included to mark the contrast. PD had submitted a report supporting SPAK's request (Shqiptarja, search result). Full record: ev-2026-03-12-immunity-vote inand conn-ps-balluku-immunity-vote-2026 in. The existing 79 PS + 3 PD breakdown there remains unverified.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku · Ulsi Manja · Edi Rama
SPAK
Balkanweb reports SPAK check at the apartment of Mired Reçi (anonymous sources)
Balkanweb reports, citing sources close to SPAK, that a check (kontroll) was carried out at the apartment of Mired Reçi, described as the son of Balluku's aunt, who holds 49% of XL Market and Hippo Tregu Elektrik with Meland Qirko. The article gives no location, count of apartments or result, and no statement from Balluku or her lawyers.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Mired Reçi · Meland Qirko · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
Special Court decision no. 412 (03.06.2026): preventive seizure of Dhërmi villa
Balkanweb (30 June 2026, fetched) reports Decision No. 412 dated 03.06.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, ordering a preventive seizure of immovable property: a luxury villa in the White Rocks complex in Dhërmi, registered to Igli Tare. SPAK describes the villa as 'the hidden assets of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku' and alleges it was taken as a bribe from Eurocol (see eurocol). The article gives no value and no response from Balluku. Tirana Times (7 Aug 2026, fetched; existing doc-tirana-times-aug-2026) gives 145,000 euros.
Linked: Villa-related investigation (Dhërmi and Palasë) · Belinda Balluku · Igli Tare
Court
Special Court of Appeal upholds Dhërmi villa seizure (criminal case no. 24)
Balkanweb (30 June 2026, fetched): the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, sitting as single judge Miliana Muça, announced on 30.06.2026 in Tirana that it upheld the first-instance seizure. The case is recorded as criminal case no. 24, registered 18.06.2026. Igli Tare had appealed, claiming the villa is his. The article does not say whether the appeal decision is final, and gives no Balluku response.
Linked: Villa-related investigation (Dhërmi and Palasë) · Belinda Balluku · Igli Tare
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
SPAK report of about 440 million EUR seized, including 'over 60 villas, apartments and hotels' (not specific to Balluku)
ACQJ reports SPAK's account of assets seized by court order in five criminal proceedings between 1 Jan and 15 Jul 2026: about 440 million EUR, over 150,000 m2 of property, more than 60 villas, apartments and hotels, over 10 companies, 620 bank accounts and about 100 vehicles and vessels. The article gives no separate count of apartments and does not link any of them to Balluku. It names Balluku only in a journalist's question to SPAK chief Braho, who said he would wait for the investigations to finish.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
SPAK informs Balluku of new charges over three Grand Ring Road lots; investigation extended by three months
Balkanweb EN (31 July 2026, fetched) reports Balluku was informed of a three-month extension of the investigation and of new charges over three lots of the Grand Ring Road. It says she left SPAK after about 20 minutes without comment. The English headline says she 'has been charged with several charges and is being held in custody'; the article body does not mention custody, and other reports describe a suspension and a travel ban, not detention. The custody wording is recorded as unverified.
Linked: Tirana Outer Ring Road: seven lots under verification (2021 tenders) · Belinda Balluku
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
SPAK informs Balluku of new procurement-related accusations
Tirana Times (opened): SPAK told Balluku of additional accusations 'linked to several public procurement procedures'; evidence not disclosed; article does not mention any earlier charge being withdrawn, reduced or amended.
Linked: Belinda Balluku
Other
Protester at anti-Rama protest says Balluku has 300 apartments (Balkanweb)
Balkanweb reports an unnamed citizen at a protest against Prime Minister Rama saying '300 apartamente Balluku. Unë bashkë me prindërit e mi jetojmë me qira në Tiranë' (300 apartments Balluku. My parents and I live in rented housing in Tirana). No source, document or response is given. This is the earliest public source found for the 300-apartment figure.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Unnamed protester (Tirana, reported 17 Aug 2026) · Belinda Balluku
Court
Preventive seizure of a Palasë villa (reported)
A search summary reports the Special Court ordered preventive seizure of a Palasë villa on 9 Sept 2026 in the villa investigation. Not confirmed from a fetched page.
Linked: Villa-related investigation (Dhërmi and Palasë) · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
SPAK seizes Palasë Villa 188/1 and issues notice on new criminal facts against Balluku
As reported by Balkanweb (fetched), SPAK's notice says the investigation 'resulted in data on new criminal facts' against Balluku: passive corruption, failure to declare assets and money laundering. Subject: Villa 188/1 in Palasë, 478 m2 land, 142.6 m2 building (cadastral zone 1739). The notice names Arbër Abazi, Igli Tare and Alko Impex as other suspects. It names no apartments. Balkanweb's 9 Sep live report (fetched) says the seized properties are suspected of being held indirectly by Balluku, and that SPAK has not explained how it established this.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Balluku: formal charges and consolidated SPAK file (October 2026) · Belinda Balluku · Arbër Abazi · Igli Tare · Erion Çela · Klodiana Lala
SPAK
SPAK orders preventive seizure of Palasa villa linked to Belinda Balluku
Allegation: villa registered to Igli Tare is hers; links to the Lot 7 tender; no response in the article.
Linked: Balluku: Palasa villa and Lot 7 tender allegation (SPAK seizure, Sep 2026) · Belinda Balluku
Other
Protester at 103rd protest says Balluku has 700 buildings (Balkanweb)
Balkanweb reports an unnamed female protester, at the 103rd protest in front of the Prime Minister's office, saying 'Belinda ka 700 ndërtesa e thotë kam vetëm një' (Belinda has 700 buildings and says she has only one) and asking whose buildings and firms in Mat are. No source is given. The article gives no response from Balluku or the companies.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Unnamed female protester (103rd protest, reported 10 Sep 2026) · Belinda Balluku
Other
Balluku denies owning '300, 30 or 3' apartments (as quoted by Balkanweb)
Balkanweb (11 Sep 2026, 08:17, fetched) runs the headline 'Nuk kam apartamente, jahte dhe limuzina' (I have no apartments, yachts or limousines) and quotes Balluku: 'Unë nuk kam as 300 as 30 as 3 apartamente, as jahte as limurina as avionë'. The article says she said this 'a little while earlier' and does not state the channel. It is the only source reviewed in which Balluku addresses the apartment figure.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
Balkanweb reports SPAK file on Atelier 4 payments from Alko Impex (288,000 to 410,000 EUR)
Balkanweb (13 Sep 2026, 10:35, fetched) reports that SPAK's file contains quotes from the studio Atelier 4 (Eftimi brothers) for the Palasë villa and shows payments from Alko Impex to the studio of 288,000 to 410,000 EUR, although the company's documents show no link to the property (SPAK allegation). The article names Balluku, Arbër Abazi, Igli Tare, Alban and Olsi Eftimi and Lorela Reçi, and does not mention apartments or the number 300.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Belinda Balluku · Arbër Abazi · Alban Eftimi · Olsi Eftimi · Lorela Reçi · Igli Tare
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.
Linked: Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section) · Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement · Belinda Balluku
SPAK
Balluku told investigation concluded and file ready for trial (Albanian Daily News)
Albanian Daily News (28 Oct 2026, fetched) reports that prosecutors formally informed Balluku that the investigation into her case has been concluded and the file is ready for trial. It describes 15 alleged episodes, nine tenders worth about 1.2 billion EUR, and two coastal villas allegedly owned by her but registered to another person. The article does not mention apartments, the number 300, or any statement from Balluku or her lawyers.
Linked: Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed) · Balluku: formal charges and consolidated SPAK file (October 2026) · Belinda Balluku · Igli Tare
SPAK
Investigation reported concluded; file reported ready for trial (26 defendants)
Albanian Daily News (28 Oct 2026, fetched) reports that the investigation into Balluku 'has been concluded and the file is ready for trial', with 15 alleged episodes across nine tenders worth about 1.2 billion euros. Balkanweb (28 Oct 2026, fetched, 21:23) reports 26 defendants, with 15 notified on the day and the rest the next day, the investigation deadline for Balluku as January 2027, and 'more than 1 billion euro' in her case, citing journalist Klodiana Lala. Neither article quotes a SPAK communique. The 'ready for trial' wording is press-reported, not a court step.
Linked: Balluku: formal charges and consolidated SPAK file (October 2026) · Belinda Balluku · Igli Tare · Pandeli Carapuli
Sources for this record
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