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Albania tempers EU bid as Kushner-backed resort stirs protests over protected wetlands

Thousands gathered in Tirana to oppose Jared Kushner-backed plans for a $4 billion luxury resort in Albania’s protected Vjosa-Narta Lagoon and Sazan Island, arguing it would harm biodiversity. The EU has warned Albania to meet environmental benchmarks to avoid jeopardizing its bid to join the bloc, while the government insists the project could boost tourism and NATO-like resilience, with Prime Minister Rama framing the protests as misinformation in a broader hybrid-war context that Iran has denied.

via Euronews.com|

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Kushner-backed Albanian Sazan Island resort sparks environmental protests and transparency concerns

Jared Kushner’s investment firm Affinity Partners is backing a €1.4 billion plan to turn part of Albania’s Sazan Island into a luxury resort, a project that has provoked environmental protests and questions about investor transparency, while Kushner—the former White House adviser and Trump ally—remains a prominent, Saudi-backed figure with ongoing diplomacy and international investment links.

via Euronews.com|

#affinity-partners #albania #jared-kushner

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Kushner-backed luxury resort in Albania sparks protests

Protests in Tirana against a $4 billion Kushner-backed luxury resort planned for Sazan Island and nearby wetlands have drawn thousands, with opponents arguing the project threatens delicate ecosystems and lacks transparent scrutiny. Backed by Affinity Partners, the development would also involve land interests linked to Qatari investors and state-owned Sazan Island; supporters say it would boost tourism and create jobs. Ivanka Trump has publicly reflected on the island, and Prime Minister Edi Rama defends the project as economically valuable, while critics frame it as risky and opaque. If scrapped, it would mark a second Kushner-backed Balkan project to fail after Belgrade.

via Financial Times|

#affinity-partners #albania #ivanka-trump

politics2 months ago•65 min saved

Ivanka Trump’s Albanian Island Resort Plan Triggers Protests and Corruption Probe

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are facing angry backlash over plans to develop Sazan Island in Albania into a luxury resort, spurring protests and a SPAK anti-corruption probe into 2024 changes that allowed development. The project—backed by Kushner’s Affinity Partners and reportedly worth around $1.4 billion—has drawn government defense that it won’t encroach on protected areas, but locals and critics fear privatization of a national treasure amid environmental concerns.

via The Daily Beast|

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world1 year ago•11 min saved

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Invest in Luxury Resort on Albanian Sazan Island

Sazan Island, a pristine and historically military site in Albania, is on the verge of being transformed into a luxury resort by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's real estate firm, sparking concerns over environmental impact and geopolitical implications, as the Albanian government supports the project with incentives despite environmentalist protests.

via The Guardian|

#albania #luxury-tourism #real-estate-development