"Stefano Boeri, Rama's friend"/ DP: His projects in Albania should be investigated

2025-08-10 11:00:00, Politikë CNA

"Stefano Boeri, Rama's friend"/ DP: His projects in Albania

The spokesperson for Anti-Corruption in the Democratic Party, Genta Vangjeli, through a statement to the media, has requested that all projects of the Italian architect Stefano Boeri in Albania be immediately investigated, describing him as a friend of Rama and underlining that he is under investigation in Italy for corruption affairs related to the uncontrolled expansion of construction.

According to Vangjeli, all of his projects share the same philosophy, benefiting the power and oligarchs, while the ordinary citizen remains excluded from decision-making and benefiting.

She emphasizes that while Stefano Boeri faces Italian justice, the city of Tirana faces the consequences of an urban model built on corruption, lack of transparency, and clientelistic agreements.

"Italian architect Stefano Boeri, a personal friend of Prime Minister Edi Rama, with a formalized business in the heart of Blloku in Tirana, is currently under investigation in Italy for corruption related to 'uncontrolled construction expansion'."

In Albania, his urban vision is not at all connected to the needs of the community, but to a development model dictated by Rama's clientelist interests, bypassing public consultation and without any sensitivity to the city's historical identity.

While Tirana suffers from a lack of public spaces, greenery, public transportation, and other basic services for citizens, Boeri designed projects that only serve to embellish the facade of a corrupt government that has no connection with ordinary residents.

Specifically, the projects that bear his name are:

'Vertical Forest Tirana'

'Tirana Riverside'

'Tirana 2030'

'Block Cube'

'West Block'

'Orbital Forest 030', etc...

All of these projects share the same philosophy: benefiting the powerful and the oligarchs, while the ordinary citizen remains excluded from decision-making and benefiting.

The difference lies in the fact that while in Italy justice functions and no one suspected of breaking the law is excluded from investigations, in Albania the friends of the Prime Minister are excluded from investigations despite continuous denunciations by the opposition and the Democratic Party for uncritical construction, money laundering and abuses of urban planning. Today, while Stefano Boeri faces Italian justice, the city of Tirana faces the consequences of an urban model built on corruption, lack of transparency and clientelistic agreements.

The Democratic Party insists on its demand for an immediate investigation of all these projects in Albania and bringing all those responsible to justice.

"The future of Albania cannot be built on the concrete of inequality, propaganda and abuse of power," Vangjeli declared./ CNA