
The National Inspectorate of Territorial Protection has issued a clarifying statement regarding the works that have begun in the Pishë Poro - Nartë area, for the construction of a luxury resort and marina by the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
Following concerns expressed in public, IKMT conducted field verifications, from which it was determined that fencing and preparatory works for the resort's access roads were being carried out in the name of the legal entity "Albania Land Development".
The Inspectorate explains that these works are being carried out by the developer, the company "Zvërnec South Adriatic Development" sh.pk, and the permit for the fencing and preparatory works was issued by the National Council of Territory, which is chaired by Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Statement of the National Inspectorate of Territorial Protection
In response to the media's interest "On the verification of suspected works in the Pishë-Poro-Nartë protected area", the National Inspectorate of Territory Protection (IKMT) clarifies:
Following concerns expressed in public, IKMT has conducted field verifications in Pishë-Poro-Nartë.
From this verification, it was found that in Cadastral Zone 1007, on property No. 262/12 registered with the State Cadastral Agency in the name of the legal entity "Albania Land Development", fencing works and preparatory works for access roads were being carried out.
These works are being carried out based on Decision No. 5, dated 29.04.2026 "On the performance of fencing and preparatory works in function of the construction of access roads within the property", located in Zvërnec, Municipality of Vlora, with the developer company "Zvërnec South Adriatic Development" sh.pk. The above-cited permit was issued by the National Territorial Council.
Meanwhile, according to the announcement, the Territorial Development Agency is continuing with the procedures for issuing the Development Permit Document, in compliance with the bylaws and in implementation of Law No. 107/2014, dated 31.07.2014 "On territorial planning and development".
The entity also has the Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA), “Zvërnec Peninsula – Multifunctional Complex, Residential, Services, Hospitality, Recreation, Marina, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Floors”, located in Zvërnec, with the Developer Entity Zvërnec South Adriatic Development LLC.
For each permit approved by the National Territorial Council, IKMT creates joint inspection groups in cooperation with the Territorial Development Agency with the aim of guaranteeing legality in the implementation of approved projects.