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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 15
Thousands Protest Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s Multibillion Albania Resort Over Flamingo Habitat
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jun 15

Thousands Protest Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s Multibillion Albania Resort Over Flamingo Habitat

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 15

Summary

  • Thousands of protesters have filled central Tirana against a multibillion-dollar Albanian coastal resort project tied to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
  • The planned development would turn part of Albania’s largely unspoiled coast into luxury hotels and villas, fueling anger over environmental damage and risks to the local flamingo population.
  • The backlash has been dubbed the “Flamingo Revolution,” widening the dispute from a land-use fight into a political challenge aimed at both the Albanian government and the Trump family’s business interests.
  • The project has become the latest flashpoint over the Trump family’s overseas commercial ambitions, with Albania’s coastline now at the center of that scrutiny.

Insights

Can Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' save a protected coastline from a multi-billion dollar luxury development?
With billions at stake, will local land claims and corruption probes derail the controversial coastal development?
How did a controversial law pave the way for a Trump-linked project in a protected European wetland?