Sokol Zotaj
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Profile
Named by Balkanweb/News24 'Vetting' as administering ITE Group, a consortium member in the Vlorë Triport concession, whose shares were reportedly moved after the award.
Legal status
Status unknown
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What this means: The research does not establish this person's legal status.
Response from Sokol Zotaj
No response found in the sources reviewed (original article could not be accessed).
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 Oct 2021
Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group)
Balkanweb/News24 'Vetting' (published around 25 Oct 2026 per the news index; the Albanian and English page dates are not confirmed) reports on the Vlorë Triport concession. The ministry signed the…
Status: Investigative report only; no SPAK action found in sources reviewed
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Hypotheses
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- Source label: Unverified
Triport share transfers at symbolic prices after the award
Balkanweb (Vetting, 25 Oct 2026) reports that shares of three companies passed to ITE Group under Zotaj at 2,500 to 3,000 euro, after the concession, and that the companies linked to Agalliu and Zotaj pledged their shares to the Bank of Tirana in March 2023. The article describes these prices as symbolic compared with the investment value. Whether this is a legal restructuring or an improper transfer is not established.
Evidence for
- Reported transfer prices are far below the reported investment value (article's own characterisation).
- Shares were pledged to a bank within months of the transfer (16 Mar 2023).
Evidence against
- No SPAK or court action on the concession was found in the sources reviewed.
- The article gives no response from Zotaj, ITE Group or the concession company, and no legal opinion on the transfers.
Connections
Open the map →- Official position→Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group)Source label: Officially reported
Administrator of ITE Group, a consortium member in the Vlorë triport concession
Evidence: Balkanweb (Vetting, 25 Oct 2026) names Zotaj as administrator of ITE Group. No response from him in the article.
Timeline
Other
Vlorë Triport tender: five companies named as the only competitors
Balkanweb (Vetting, 25 Oct 2026) states that the 2021 tender's only competitors were Premium Construction and Maintenance, ITE Group and others (five companies in total), which later merged into the concession company Vlora Harbor Construction & Maintenance. The article gives no ownership percentages.
Linked: Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group) · Sokol Zotaj
Other
Triport: shares transferred to ITE Group under Sokol Zotaj at symbolic prices
Balkanweb (Vetting, 25 Oct 2026) reports that shares in Agbes Construction, ArkonStudio and BESTA passed to ITE Group, administered by Sokol Zotaj, at prices of 2,500 to 3,000 euro, which the article describes as symbolic compared with the investment value. The article gives no response from Zotaj or ITE Group.
Linked: Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group) · Sokol Zotaj
Other
Triport: shares pledged to Bank of Tirana by companies linked to Agalliu and Zotaj
Balkanweb (Vetting, 25 Oct 2026) reports that on 16 Mar 2023 the companies linked to Hektor Agalliu and Sokol Zotaj pledged their shares to the Bank of Tirana as collateral. The article does not give the loan amount.
Linked: Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group) · Sokol Zotaj
Media
Balkanweb Vetting reports Premium Construction share transfers after Vlorë Triport award
Investigative report on the Triport concession (about EUR 40m) and the shareholder changes after award.
Linked: Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group) · Hektor Agalliu · Sokol Zotaj
Media
Triport share transfers of Sept 2022 confirmed (BalkanWeb, 25 Oct 2026)
BalkanWeb (25 Oct 2026) reports that in September 2022 three of the consortium firms (Agbes Construction, ArkonStudio and BESTA) sold their stakes for reportedly symbolic sums of EUR 2,500–3,000 to Premium Construction and Maintenance and to ITE Group. Premium is reported to hold 92% of the concession company, citing opencorporates.al. The article reports no responses from the parties.
Linked: Vlorë Triport concession: share transfers after award (Premium Construction, ITE Group) · Hektor Agalliu · Sokol Zotaj
Sources for this record
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Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Balkanweb (Vetting)
- Date
- 25 Oct 2026