The government has announced the approval of the first permit under the Mountains Package, an initiative being presented as a solution for the use of inherited property in mountain areas. According to the version made public by Prime Minister Edi Rama, the first beneficiary is the Hasani family from Theth.
The decision was made public by Rama
The announcement came through a post on social media, where Rama said that the National Territorial Council had approved the first permit under this package.
In essence, the government is presenting the initiative as an instrument that gives heirs the opportunity to invest in their ancestors’ properties on a legal basis, in a field where for years property and development issues have produced uncertainty and conflict.
According to the government, the first beneficiary is a family from Theth
According to the prime minister, the first permit was granted to the Hasani family from Theth, which plans to invest its savings in its hometown.
The plan publicly announced is linked to restoring inherited property and developing activity in agrotourism and agriculture, two sectors the government has often used as the backbone of its economic promotion for mountain areas.
How the government is politically selling the Mountains Package
In his message, Rama called the initiative the “heirs’ package,” stressing that property can now be obtained “by law, not only by custom.”
This wording clearly shows the government’s effort to present the package as a turning point in the relationship between family inheritance, property and local economic development. However, no further details have so far been made public in this announcement about the specific criteria, procedures or the number of applications reviewed.
Focus on agrotourism and production in mountain areas
According to Rama’s statement, the Mountains Package aims to create opportunities for heirs to revive old family homes or develop activities such as agrotourism, agricultural production, livestock farming and agro-processing.
It remains to be seen how this scheme will be implemented on the ground, especially in areas where property, infrastructure and relations with institutions have often been sources of obstacles for residents.
The approval of the first permit marks the concrete start of this scheme in Theth, while the government is using the case to promote it as a development model for heirs in mountain areas.
For the moment, the public announcement relies on the prime minister’s statement and the political presentation of the initiative, without additional institutional information on the full documentation of the decision.