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Trump’s luxury real estate project in Albania is causing tensions

For over a week, protesters in Albania have been demonstrating against the construction of a luxury hotel complex in the Vjosa-Narta protected area. The project is linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

 

“Albania is not for sale.” For over a week, thousands of people have taken to the streets of Albania to protest the construction of a luxury hotel complex in Zvernec and on Sazan Island, within the Vjosa-Narta protected area, located on the coast southwest of Tirana, the country’s capital.

 

This megaproject is led by U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner. The couple had announced the project in the spring of 2024, but by the end of that same year, the Albanian government granted Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC—a company reportedly affiliated with Jared Kushner’s Affinity investment fund—the status of strategic investor. This status allows the company to benefit from expedited administrative procedures and the support of local authorities.

 

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Marine Regimbeau
After studying marketing at university, Marine Regimbeau embarked on a career in journalism. She initially covered fashion before moving on to more generalist media outlets to pursue her second passion: geopolitics. Today, she combines her two favorite topics and is always on the lookout for angles that cannot be found elsewhere.

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