Albania’s Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort despite protests
TIRANA: Albania will plow on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital Tirana and on the southern coast where the resort has been proposed, calling for the project to be scrapped because of the impact on a protected wetland home to flamingoes, seals and sea turtle nesting sites.
The flamingo has emerged as the movement’s symbol: protesters hoist inflatable pink birds and signs saying “Flamingo Revolution.”
Rama is unmoved, telling Reuters that the developers will “stun” onlookers with their plans in the coming months and that parts of the resort could be open to the public before the end of the decade.
