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Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of Tirana is revealed

2026-07-20 13:48:00, Denoncim CNA

Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of

In March 2026, CNA launched another investigation centered on the Municipality of Tirana, regarding public spaces rented to companies for various events in the main squares of the capital, spaces used for advertising, contracts made by the Municipality of Tirana with the company that will manage the activity, as well as the income earned by the Municipality of Tirana from these activities.

CNA initially addressed the Municipality of Tirana with a clearly defined request for information, requesting data on public areas provided for use for events in the main squares of Tirana for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and how much advertising space and space rented to companies are there, as well as the revenues collected by the Municipality of Tirana.

Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of
Letter sent to the Municipality of Tirana

But we received no response. Then, we followed up with a series of letters, again addressed to the Municipality of Tirana, informing the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data, but the Municipality of Tirana continues to hide the data by not making available to CNA any information on advertising surfaces, ledwalls, nor surfaces rented to companies, nor the income collected by the Municipality of Tirana, where CNA suspects fraud, theft, abuse by companies.

CNA has gone further in its investigation to shed light on the abuses and concealment of advertising revenues at public events taking place in Tirana, some of which pass through Arbër Veliaj's companies.

The company Kuadr.com is revealed

CNA has discovered the company that has rented public space from the Municipality of Tirana to hold events, in which advertisements have also been placed.

The company in question is Kuadr.com, a company that deals with major events in Albania. According to data from the Central Bank of Albania, CNA has discovered that this company has an administrator and shareholder, Aleksandër Çifligu.

Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of
Data in the Central Bank for the company Kuadr.com
Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of
Data in the Central Bank for the company Kuadr.com

This company was established in 2017 and in 6 years has implemented 300 projects, a period during which Erion Veliaj was the mayor of Tirana.

Where does the abuse occur?

Here is a simple example. Let's say that in "Skënderbej" Square, the Municipality of Tirana has given the company Kuadr.com a 5 square meter advertising area, this company has a contract with the Municipality of Tirana for such an area, but in reality the opposite happens.

According to the investigations conducted by CNA, the areas leased by the Municipality of Tirana are smaller in the contracts than their actual use. With the concealment of data and information by the Municipality of Tirana after CNA's requests, it is suspected that we are dealing with abuse or theft, as what would be the reason for the Municipality of Tirana to keep some simple data secret?

The connection with Arbër Veliaj

The tentacles go beyond Kuadr.com and reach Mayor Erion Veliaj's brother, Arbër Veliaj, with his company Google, which operates in the advertising field, which is under investigation.

Within these areas that are used for the development of events, advertisements for Arbër Veliaj's company are also displayed. The Kuadr.com company itself has been a direct contractor with advertising companies such as ONE, Vodafone and other companies.

Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of
ONE advertisements at an event in "Skënderbej" Square

But one fine day, Arbër Veliaj emerges after Erion becomes mayor, and the company Kuadr.com does not go to these advertising companies but goes through Arbër, the brother of the Municipality of Tirana. So we have a triangle that CNA will bring up in another article. 

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This scheme involves a number of officials, Tirana Municipality officials, Municipal Police who must conduct on-site verifications, verifying how the contract made by the Tirana Municipality with the company that rented the premises, which are suspected to be much larger in reality than in the contract, is being implemented.

This means that the Municipality of Tirana has received less revenue from these companies, as in reality a larger space has been used for events and advertising than specified in the contract.

As a result, the company that rented the areas, which are many times larger than specified in the contract, paid less taxes and benefited more in its own pockets. This should have been verified by the Municipal Police.

The winning company for the events taking place in the main squares of the capital is the company Kuadr.com, which has received contracts from the Municipality of Tirana and is often financed by the Municipality of Tirana.

According to data from Open Spending Data, CNA has also discovered various payments that Kuadr.com has received from the Municipality of Tirana for years for various events.

Investigation/ The company that took public areas from the Municipality of
Data in Open Spending Data on payments that Kuadr.com has received from the Municipality of Tirana for various events

There are several events organized by Kuadr.com that the Municipality of Tirana sponsors. This company earns revenue by taking larger areas than in the contract and the few taxes it pays are returned through sponsorships.

CNA will continue to bring further details regarding the scheme and abuses that can be considered another affair that sucks taxpayers' money. /CNA





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