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Emmet Lyons is a news desk editor at the CBS News London bureau, coordinating and producing stories for all CBS News platforms. Prior to joining CBS News, Emmet worked as a producer at CNN for four years.
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Plans backed by investors including Jared Kushner for a luxury resort in Albania drew protests that have grown into an anti-corruption movement.
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Emmet Lyons
Producer
Emmet Lyons is a news desk editor at the CBS News London bureau, coordinating and producing stories for all CBS News platforms. Prior to joining CBS News, Emmet worked as a producer at CNN for four years.
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The so-called "Flamingo Revolution" has taken up the cause of protecting the Albanian coast from a development led by the…

Albania's government has given preliminary approval to plans for the luxury resort along a stretch of coastline, prompting daily…

The $1.6 billion resort is being led by Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners on an island off Albania

Albania’s state anti-corruption agency has opened an investigation related to the project but has not disclosed details.

The protest Wednesday stretched for half a mile down a major boulevard, Reuters reports.

Thousands call for Tirana to block the investment projects, citing environmental and corruption concerns.