{"id":2019,"date":"2026-06-05T15:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2019"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:34:14","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-growing-opposition-to-trump-family-linked-resort-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2019","title":{"rendered":"What to know about the growing opposition to Trump family-linked resort in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) \u2014 A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump, is facing growing resistance from protesters in Albania.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Police fired water cannon and clashed with protesters on Wednesday in the latest demonstration in the capital, Tirana.<\/span><\/p>\n

The government says the development on the Adriatic coast would be transformational for the former communist nation as it seeks to enter the high-end tourism market and pushes for European Union membership.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But the venture, spanning an abandoned island and a nearby stretch of seafront on Albania\u2019s southern coast, has drawn opposition from environmental campaigners and critics of long-time Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kushner and Ivanka Trump said they found the site on a barefoot hike<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The luxury project has two components: a coastal development in the Narta Lagoon area, which is a wildlife reserve, and a smaller resort on the nearby uninhabited island of Sazan, a communist-era military base.<\/span><\/p>\n

The planned development of hotels, apartments, villas and a marina is linked to Kushner and Trump\u2019s daughter, Ivanka Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

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