Published on
14/06/2026 - 17:35 GMT+2
Thousands of citizens took to the streets for the 14th consecutive day in Tirana, Albania's capital, on Saturday evening, protesting against a luxury tourism project worth around 4.6 billion dollars (nearly 4 billion euros) that's planned in a protected coastal area on the Adriatic.
The project, which is linked to an investment vehicle of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US president Donald Trump, involves developing a hotel complex on an abandoned island and the adjacent shoreline, an area of particular ecological importance due to its nearby lagoon and migratory birds, including flamingos.
The now nightly demonstrations have seen protesters gather in the centre of Tirana, blowing whistles and holding cardboard flamingo replicas as they denounce the project for threatening the natural environment and the area’s protected species.
