Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana to protest against a development planned by a company linked to Jared Kushner, which they say would impact pristine beaches and protected landscapes.
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TIRANA, June 3 - Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana on Tuesday night protesting against a development planned by a company linked with The €1.4 billion resort is being led by Kushner’s investment firm Affinity Partners on an island off Albania and an undeveloped stretch of coastline near the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape, a wetland home to flamingos, seals and sea turtle nesting sites. Environmentalists oppose the plan, which they say would impact several hundred hectares of pristine beaches.
People protest the sale of a stretch of coastline in Zvernec as part of a tourism project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
“Our focus remains on responsible stewardship, environmental enhancement, job creation, and creating long-term value for local communities. We respect the ongoing public and institutional processes,” said Asher Abehsera, chairman of Sazan Real Estate Development LLC, which is developing the plans in partnership with Kushner’s firm. Protesters gathered outside the office of Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday evening, holding inflatable flamingoes and signs that read “Nation is not for sale” and “I don’t want Albania like Dubai”.
“We want all construction to halt and heavy machines out of the protected area,” said Joni Vorpsi, an ecologist with PPNEA-BirdLife Albania organisation. “It is very important that we remain welcoming, that we remain fair, and that under no circumstances do we receive the stigma of being a country where investors are met with hostility,” he said in a statement shared with Reuters.
Protests by locals and non-profit organisations started after large barbed wire fences were erected by developers at the proposed site in Zvernec, near Vlora. Several hundred gathered and clashed with private guards on Saturday and some were injured, a Reuters witness said. Kushner announced plans to build the resort in 2024 as part of a wider investment that also included a former army headquarters in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
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