Democratic Party requests an urgent interpellation with the Prime Minister about the payment to Becchetti
The Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party has requested an urgent interpellation with the Prime Minister regarding the execution of the payment of 110 million euros by the Albanian state in favor of businessman Francesco Becchetti.
The opposition considers this case a financial scandal and demands immediate answers on the government’s responsibility in losing the case in arbitration and the consequences that the compensation for the Italian businessman has on the country’s economy.
“However, Prime Minister Edi Rama and former Minister of Finance Arben Ahmetaj have continuously denied that Albania would pay compensation of 110 million euros to entrepreneur Becchetti and his partners, the processes initiated by the Albanian government at the ICSID and other international tribunals failed to produce any change, regarding the clear obligation of the Albanian state for the full payment of the financial bill of the closure and destruction of Agonset television. In the second week of November, Albanian media widely reported that a Belgian bailiff had managed to execute the full value of the damage in favor of the Italian businessman through Albcontrol’s funds, which had been blocked in the Eurocontrol account since December 2020. According to media reports, on November 12, 2024, Eurocontrol has officially notified the Albanian government and the company Albcontrol for the full execution of the ICSID decision.
However, until the date of submission of this request, there has been no reaction or official position from the Albanian government and the Albcontrol company regarding the authenticity of the media reports and in the function of complete transparency with Albanian taxpayers, who due to arbitrary and illegal actions carried out by high officials of the Albanian state, such as the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Tirana and the Secretary General of the government must settle the highest bill in the history of international arbitrations with the Albanian state as a party. The government and the company Albcontrol have the duty to inform the Parliament of Albania, and through it the Albanian citizens, about the authenticity of this process, the responsibilities and the consequences of this high financial damage.
Therefore, bearing in mind the above, in the capacity of the chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party, in support of Article 80 of the Constitution of Albania and Article 97 of the Rules of the Assembly, we request the development of an urgent interpellation with the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, in order to provide detailed information and explanations regarding the execution of the decision “Becchetti and others against Albania”, of the Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)”, says the DP’s request to the Speaker of the Assembly.
