1 euro, 99-year state land for tourism investors
Status: Scheme in force; allocation records not found
Summary
Law 93/2015 'On Tourism' lets the state offer property in priority tourism areas to investors on a 99-year lease for a nominal rent of 1 euro, per Tirana Times. A later government decision extended the 1-euro option to state property in environmentally protected areas, according to citizens.al. Tirana Times reported the offer in December 2025 for projects worth about 50 million euros. Citizens.al stresses that the decision does not automatically transfer property or privatise it.
The Tirana Times piece on a 'new tourism law adopted' carries an August 2026 page banner, but the article date and the text were not confirmed. The scheme is older than Rama's current term: a 2006 version failed to attract significant FDI, per Tirana Times.
This is the land side of the tourism model. Whether it creates a small-circle benefit depends on who obtains the leases, which is not documented in the sources reviewed.
Key facts
- Law 93/2015 'On Tourism': EUR 1 per year, 99-year lease for state property in priority tourism areas (Tirana Times).
- Extension to protected areas by government decision (citizens.al summary; not opened).
- Tirana Times, December 2025: state property offered for investments of about 50 million euros (headline, not opened).
- A 2006 version failed to attract significant FDI (Tirana Times).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- The 1-euro, 99-year lease option exists in Law 93/2015 (Tirana Times).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThe tool rewards a small circle of investors (opposition framing).
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationOpposition and sector groups say the 2026 tourism law was approved hurriedly (search summary; not verified).
Open questions (3)
- List of leases awarded under the scheme, with names and terms.
- Whether the August 2026 tourism law exists and what it changes.
- Value of the state property transferred versus the rent paid.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- No government response to the allocation concern was found in this search.
Timeline
Full timeline →Government
Rama: Albania's goal is to be the Balkans' tourism champion by 2030
Reported by Kosovo Online: Rama says the government's target is to make Albania the regional tourism champion by 2030.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Kosovo Online
- Date
- 8 Mar 2023
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- unknown