Albania's Trump-linked resort worries EU and sparks protests
Key takeaways
- Trump's son-in-law is linked to a megaproject on Albania's protected coast that has triggered protests and EU scrutiny over risks to flamingos and endangered habitats.
- Yet that is precisely what happened in the the Narta Lagoon area, a protected landscape on the country's southern coast.
- At the center of the dispute is the proposed Zvernec Peninsula development, a tourism project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Trump's son-in-law is linked to a megaproject on Albania's protected coast that has triggered protests and EU scrutiny over risks to flamingos and endangered habitats.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Enky A protestor to Jared Kushner's proposed development, which would bring luxury tourism to a stretch of protected coastline in Albania Image: Hameraldi Agolli/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Bulldozers, barbed-wire fences and security guards dragging protesters across the sand are not the images Albania hoped would dominate headlines just days after it received positive signals from Brussels over progress in its EU accession talks.
Yet that is precisely what happened in the the Narta Lagoon area, a protected landscape on the country's southern coast.