Protests grow over Trump family-linked resort project in Albania

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-04 · 04:55 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A large coastal development project in Albania, linked to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, is encountering increasing opposition. The Albanian government views the project on the Adriatic coast as crucial for boosting high-end tourism and supporting its bid for European Union membership. However, environmental activists and critics of Prime Minister Edi Rama are protesting the venture, which involves an abandoned island and a nearby seafront area on the country's southern coast. The government believes the development will be transformative for Albania.

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Environmental campaigners and critics of Prime Minister Edi Rama oppose the project.

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The venture involves an abandoned island and a nearby stretch of seafront on Albania's southern coast.

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A coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing growing resistance from protesters in Albania.

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The Albanian government states the development will be transformational for the nation's high-end tourism market.

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A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, is facing growing resistance from protesters in Albania.The government says the development on the Adriatic coast would be transformational for the former communist nation as it seeks to enter the high-end tourism market and pushes for European Union membership.But the venture, spanning an abandoned island and a nearby stretch of seafront on Albania’s southern coast, has drawn opposition from environmental campaigners and critics of long-time Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama.

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