During the meeting of the leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, with the Democrats in Kamëz, several problems were addressed, including the problem of increasing the price of bus tickets.

"The MPs should be a little tougher there in parliament, doctor. Don't just leave us alone for the Democrats to rise. They too. We are working without salary, without money, we also pay for the urban tickets, although they have raised the price of the ticket here."

"Everything ended there. Now it was approved by members of the municipal council, even Democrats voted. That law. What else can I say? On the 10th, we will come and participate. We will fight," said the citizen.

 

The concern raised on the podium comes a few months after the Kamëz Municipality's decision to increase the price of the urban bus ticket from 40 to 50 lekë and the monthly subscription from 1200 to 1400 lekë. This decision was accompanied by strong accusations of conflict of interest and led to the launch of a preliminary investigation by the Competition Authority.

According to the Competition Authority, the investigation was opened following complaints and public reactions in the media and aims to analyze the functioning of competition in the urban transport market in Kamëz. The focus is on the Kamëz–Tirana–Kamëz and Paskuqan–Babrru–Tirana lines, where the sole licensed operator is the company “SHPRESA – AL” SHPK, which holds a dominant position in the market.

The Authority has emphasized that the preliminary assessment does not result in complete economic analyses that justify the increase in tariffs on a real cost basis. The investigation covers the period from January 1 to December 12, 2025 and aims to assess whether there is a violation of the Law "On the Protection of Competition".

Suspicions of conflict of interest have deepened further, as the proposal to increase the tariffs was made by Dashnor Memaj, president of the Urban Transport Association, who also holds a management position in the company “Shpresa.al”, a direct beneficiary of the decision. Also, several members of the Municipal Council who voted in favor are found to have ties to the company, while the meeting where the decision was approved was later deleted from online broadcasts, adding to the accusations of lack of transparency.

Meanwhile, the citizens of Kamza continue to express dissatisfaction, describing the increase in ticket prices as an unfair economic burden that weighs on families and workers who use urban transportation every day.