Dhurata Çupi
Democratic Party (PD)
Profile
Democratic Party MP who in April 2024 criticised the Rruga e Arbrit concession in parliament and said she opposes concessions and PPPs in principle when they are used to plunder public assets. Her statements are opposition claims. Included here only as the speaker of the Arbër road claims.
Legal status
Not charged
not-charged
What this means: No criminal charge against this person is recorded in the sources reviewed.
Response from Dhurata Çupi
Not applicable. Minister's reply to her 2024 remarks is recorded in case n26-ppp-case-arbr-road-concession.
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 2020
Rruga e Arbrit road concession: largest annual state payment in the concession budget
The Rruga e Arbrit (Arbër road) concession is the largest single item in the state's annual concession budget. Budget reporting cited by Shqiptarja gives a 2025 planned payment of 3.36 billion lekë,…
Status: Concession in force; largest annual payment in the 2025 and 2026 budget reporting. Completion status disputed by the MP in 2024.
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Connections
Open the map →- Communication→Rruga e Arbrit road concession: largest annual state payment in the concession budgetSource label: Under investigation
Parliamentary claims on Arbër road cost growth
Evidence: Shqiptarja, 4 Apr 2024.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 4 Apr 2024
The Rruga e Arbrit concession started at 120 million dollars and has gone to 320 million euro; the Murriz tunnel completion is postponed (paraphrase of Shqiptarja report of her parliamentary speech).
Speaker: Dhurata Çupi
Debat ne Kuvend per Rrugen e Arbrit (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 4 Apr 2024 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
The 2020 and 2025 budget reporting confirms Arbër road is the largest concession payment (3.36 billion lekë planned in 2025), but no contract value document was reviewed to confirm the 120 million dollar starting value or the 320 million euro current value. The minister's reply attributes the delay to geology.
- Pagesat per koncesionet ne vitin 2025 arrijne ne 14.2 mld leke (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 28 Oct 2024 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Parliament
PD MP Dhurata Çupi says Arbër road concession grew from 120 million dollars to 320 million euro
In parliament Çupi cites the cost growth and Murriz tunnel delays on Rruga e Arbrit and links the concession to corruption at all levels of government; the minister answers that the delay is geological and no extra state budget funds are used.
Linked: Rruga e Arbrit road concession: largest annual state payment in the concession budget · Dhurata Çupi
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 4 Apr 2024
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 28 Oct 2024