What to Know About the Growing Opposition to Trump Family-Linked Resort in Albania
- Albania's special anti-corruption prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, examining land title origins and how officials bypassed public tender procedures.
- The $1.4bn Sazan Island development and a separate $4.7bn Zvernec coastal agreement aim to boost Albania's high-end tourism sector, though environmental critics argue the construction threatens protected habitats and local ecology.
- Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tirana over three consecutive evenings calling for the project's cancellation, following clashes between protesters and private security guards at the construction site on Saturday.
- Prime Minister Edi Rama defended the venture as 'exceptional' private property, though his office told AFP on Thursday there is 'no definitive agreement' regarding Sazan Island development at present.
- More than 40 environmental groups demanded immediate suspension, warning that construction threatens the Vjosa-Narta protected zone home to migratory bird species including flamingos protected under international law.
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Thousands are protesting the construction of a $43 billion megaproject in the Albanian capital Tirana. Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is being linked to the resort, which will be located along Albania's protected coast. It has led to an EU review over the risks to flamingos in the area.
Flamingo Revolution: Only flamingos, turtles, and seals currently live on the Albanian island of Sazan. But Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law want…
Albania presents itself today at the Western Balkans summit as an EU candidate. There are currently massive protests in the country itself. A mega-construction project with Trump's son-in-law is causing trouble - but is only the tip of the indignation. By Oliver Soos.
The 'Flamingo Revolution': Protests Erupt Over Jared Kushner-Linked Albania Resort
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tirana in what is now being dubbed the 'Flamingo Revolution', mounting a fierce opposition to a multi-billion-dollar luxury development on Albania's Adriatic coast linked to Jared Kushner's investment firm, Affinity Partners. The streets of the Albanian capital have transformed into a theatre of dissent this week as the 2026 Zvërnec protests move from the local coastal villages to the very …
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'Albania is not for sale', protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana late on Thursday in the largest protest this week against a planned luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast by a company linked to United States President Donald Trump's son-in-law. The €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) project is being led by Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners on an island off Albania and an undeveloped stretch of coastline near the V…
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