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Kushner Island Resort Would 'Wreak Lasting Havoc,’ Says Protest Group

Kushner Island Resort Would 'Wreak Lasting Havoc,’ Says Protest Group

Summary

An environmental group and thousands of protesters in Albania are opposing a $1.6 billion luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. The project, planned for Albania’s southern Adriatic coast, has caused environmental damage, especially to endangered birds, and has sparked a government investigation.

Key Facts

  • The resort project is linked to Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump.
  • It is planned along Albania’s southern Adriatic coast, near the Vjosa-Narta lagoon and Sazan island.
  • The site is home to endangered bird species, including the pink flamingo, which protesters use as a symbol.
  • Thousands have protested in Albania’s capital, Tirana, against the development.
  • The Albanian Foreign Ministry says no final project has been approved or is under construction.
  • Construction machinery was removed from the site amid protests, but environmental damage has already occurred.
  • The project would include about 10,000 hotel rooms and urbanize a sensitive coastal area.
  • Albania’s anti-corruption office is investigating changes made to the land’s legal status ahead of the project’s approval.
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