D'Alema's accountant in Tirana runs the resort builder's company in Himare

2024-06-10 14:21:00, Denoncim CNA

D'Alema's accountant in Tirana runs the resort builder's company

Photomontage, taken from Boldnews

At the beginning of this June, the Italian information portal "Open.online" raised suspicions that the former prime minister of Italy, Massimo D'Alema, is part of a group of investors who have benefited from the head of the government of Tirana, Edi Rama, a construction permit for tourist village in the area of ??Himara.

According to "rumors circulating in the Albanian capital", as quoted on the Italian site, D'Alema appears to be using a consulting company registered in Tirana in January 2023, "A&I Albania", to advance his financial interests in the world of construction on the Albanian coast.

Prime Minister Edi Rama and Massimo D'Alema, taken from Google

However, the portal quotes the administrator of Massimo D'Alema's company in Albania, accountant Majlinda Haloçi, who denies these rumours.

"In my work, I have always felt very close to Italian companies...These companies include the company A&I Albania, in which I confirm that I have no responsibility for the matter in question", she says, related to the suspicions of "Open.online". for the involvement of the former Italian prime minister in a construction project.

The expert and administrator of "A&I Albania", Majlinda Haloçi. Retrieved from Linkedln

"Boldnews.al" advanced the research on official documents, to understand more about where the "voices of D'Alema's involvement in construction projects" may have come from.

These "voices" can be connected precisely with the name of the accountant Haloçi, who manages Massimo D'Alema's company, but also the company of another Italian entrepreneur, who received permission from Edi Rama for a tourist village in Himare.

Former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema registers the consulting office "A&I Albania" in January 2023, obtained by Boldnews

D'Alema's business in Albania

Massimo D'Alema is a well-known Italian politician, who has held important state positions, including prime minister in the period 1998-2000.

Since 2023, he has been registered as a businessman in Albania. In January 2023, D'Alema registers his company "A&I Albania".

The office has the object of its activity "Assistance to companies and consultancy in favor of physical and legal persons in relation to the search and implementation of business opportunities, especially in the international arena, etc".

The office is headquartered in the center of Tirana, "Skenderbej Square, Palace of Culture, Floor II", while the administrator of the company is Majlinda Haloçi.

The accountant Haloçi turns out to own at least 5 different companies, with the object of expertise and financial consultancy, all with headquarters at the address "Skenderbej Square, Palace of Culture, Floor II", in the same place where Massimo D'Alema's office is .

Extract of the KKB, of the company "Geosat Group"

It is already a consolidated practice that foreign citizens, who register business in Albania, appoint persons or entities with special knowledge, mainly legal offices or accounting experts to represent and protect their interests.

Also, it is normal practice for a legal office or expert to represent or administer companies with foreign owners, who are not necessarily related to each other.

However, in the case of the accountant Majlinda Haloçi, the fact that she is the administrator of "A&I Albania" of Massimo D'Alemas and, at the same time, the administrator of the company of the Italian entrepreneur, Paride Boschetti, seems to have encouraged the "voices" mentioned by the media Italian online, "Open.online".

Rama's permission for villas in Himare

Based on the official documents of the National Business Center (NBC), the expert Haloçi is, among other things, an administrator in the company "Geosat Group", with design and construction activities.

The company was established in 2002 with Italian entrepreneur Paride Boscheti as co-founder. Over the years, the company has changed shareholders and, since 2014, Boschetti owns it 100 percent.

Extract from the company "Investment Group"

Also, Paride Boschetti is the owner of 100 percent of the shares in the company "Investment Group", where he is also its administrator.

On September 13, 2021, the Council for the Regulation of the Territory of the Republic of Albania (KRRT), headed by Prime Minister Edi Rama, with decision no. 15, decided "Conditional approval of the Building Permit for the object: Tourist Complex Vila 2 Floor", Himarë municipality, with the developer company "Investment Group" sh.pk.

The plan received from KRRT

According to the construction permit, the designer of the villa complex is Paride Boschetti's other company, "GeoSat Group", in which accountant Majlida Haloçi is an administrator.

A few weeks ago, specifically on April 25, 2024, KRRT under the direction of Rama, approved decision no. 21, with the object "Postponement of the building permit deadline for the object: Vila 2 Kat Tourist Complex", Himarë Municipality, with the developer company "Investment Group" sh.pk", approved by decision no. 15, dt 13.07.2021 of KRRT".

Decision of KRRT

It seems that this could be the project, for which the Italian portal "Open.online" claims that "there are rumors in Tirana that include the interests of Massimo D'Alema in the construction industry in Albania".

However, it should be noted that D'Alema's representative in Albania, Majlinda Haloçi, denied such a claim. Even officially, the "A&I Albania" office of the former Italian prime minister does not have construction activities in its facility, but only consultancy for foreign investors in Albania./ Boldnews.al