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Albanians protest Jared Kushner-backed resort plan on nature reserve

Albanians protest Jared Kushner-backed resort plan on nature reserve Protesters on Saturday gathered at the Vjosa-Narta lagoon, a nature reserve on the Albanian coast, to denounce a plan by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to build a luxury resort inan environmentally sensitive area. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has insisted that "top" experts will be involved in the project, which has yet to be approved. Several hundred people gathered Saturday in a protected...

France 24 4d ago

Protests against luxury resort in Albania linked to Jared Jushner now in second day

Environmental NGOs have long raised concerns that the project could threaten the area's biodiversity and disrupt bird migration routes. Thousands of people took to the streets of Albania’s capital Tirana on Tuesday in the second day of protests against a luxury resort project linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The project is planned to be built on several hectares of the protected Vjosa-Narta coastal landscape in Zvërnec and on the uninhabited Adriatic island of...

Euronews 8d ago

Amid widespread protests, Albanian island project also sparks flood of fake claims

The heated controversy surrounding the multi-billion-euro property development project across various Albanian beauty spots has triggered a stream of misleading online claims. A raft of false claims has emerged around the controversial Albanian property development project linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, concerning the uninhabited island of Sazan, as well as an area of the Vjosa-Narta coastal landscape. Supporters say the project could boost tourism and investment.

Euronews 1d ago

Jared Kushner's overseas luxury resort project faces anti-corruption investigation amid violent protests

Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating changes to the protected status of a coastal wetland where a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, has drawn environmental opposition and protests, according to Politico. SPAK, Albania’s special anti-corruption prosecution office, has opened a probe into changes made to the status of the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape in Zvërnec, Politico reported. The coastal wetland area is home...

Fox News 8d ago

Albanian authorities probe seaside resort project linked to Jared Kushner

Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating a luxury resort project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as protests from citizens and environmental organizations over the development persist. The project includes the uninhabited Adriatic island of Sazan and several hundred hectares of the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape, a sensitive coastal wetland area home to flamingos, seals and sea turtle nesting sites. SPAK, Albania’s special...

Politico EU 9d ago

Jared Kushner's overseas luxury resort project faces anti-corruption investigation amid violent protests

Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating changes to the protected status of a coastal wetland where a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, has drawn environmental opposition and protests, according to Politico. SPAK, Albania’s special anti-corruption prosecution office, has opened a probe into changes made to the status of the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape in Zvërnec, Politico reported. The coastal wetland area is home...

Fox News Politics 8d ago

Kushner Island? Why a planned resort has provoked protests in Albania

Why a planned resort has provoked protests in Albania The government hopes the high-profile project can pin Albania as a major global tourism destination – but environmental concerns are rife. To Ivanka Trump, Sazan was a ‘find’. Thousands of Albanians however fear that it could be their loss.

Al Jazeera 5d ago

Why a luxury resort plan by Trump’s son-in-law sparked mass protests in Albania

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has a formidable new opponent: a pink flamingo. The protected bird has emerged as the symbol of a surging protest movement against a Jared Kushner-backed plan for a luxury resort on the picturesque Adriatic coast. The $1.6 billion project has drawn thousands of protesters — some wielding inflatable flamingos — to the streets of Albania’s capital over fears the planned tourist complex threatens an ecologically sensitive area that is home to pristine beaches...

NBC News 3d ago

Thousands protest in Albania against coastal resort linked to Jared Kushner

Thousands protest in Albania against coastal resort linked to Jared Kushner Environmental organisations have called for the project’s suspension, citing threats to biodiversity, while Albania’s Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama has defended the project. Thousands of Albanians have protested in the capital Tirana against a coastal tourism complex planned by a company linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of the United States President Donald Trump. The project includes the construction of...

Al Jazeera 6d ago

EU warns Albania over Kushner-linked project

TIRANA — The European Commission has cautioned Albania against actions that may impact its EU accession path, amid ongoing national protests over a Jared Kushner-linked development project on the country’s southern coast. National protests entered their seventh consecutive day on Sunday as Albanians demanded the cancellation of a luxury resort linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arguing that the project threatens a protected wildlife area home to flamingos, seals, and...

Politico EU 3d ago