‘Act without delay’: Brussels warns Albania over Trump-linked resort
The Commission said the project could breach environmental benchmarks and delay Albania’s EU accession talks, while officials reported construction has been suspended.
- The European Commission urged Albania to act without delay to ensure alignment with EU environmental legislation if it wants to accede to the bloc, commenting on a planned Kushner-backed luxury resort.
- A spokesperson said Albania 'should refrain from actions that could undermine the fulfilment of the closing benchmark' on environmental rules for EU accession.
- The project is being probed by Albania's anti-corruption body over changes made to a 2024 law that removed protections from sensitive ecosystems.
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EU Threatens Albania’s Membership Bid Over Kushner Resorts
Brussels has warned Albania that two luxury tourism projects linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner could jeopardise the country’s EU membership ambitions unless they comply with the bloc’s environmental rules. The intervention comes after weeks of protests against developments worth more than €5 billion, with demonstrators accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government of handing strategically important coastal areas to foreign invest…
Last Straw: Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ Fuelled by Long-Standing Grievances
Angered by the treatment of a protester at the site of a planned resort linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Albanians are taking to the streets, fuelled by long-standing grievances over the way their country has been run.
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Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law
The European Commission has urged Albania to act without delay to ensure it is aligned with EU environmental legislation if it wants to accede to the bloc.
Thousands protest in Albania after PM says pristine land 'belongs' to Kushner-backed group
"One week later, we are still here, stronger than yesterday," said one group opposing a proposed luxury resort project supported by Jared Kushner. Albanians took to the streets in droves for the eighth consecutive day on Sunday to protest a proposed $1.6 billion luxury resort complex backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, one of several investors in the project, which opponents say is both corrupt and disastrous for wet…
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