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Rama greenlights €1.4B Kushner-backed resort despite protests.

6/11/2026

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Prime Minister Edi Rama announced a €1.4 billion Zvernec resort backed by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, will proceed despite protests.
The resort could expand to €5 billion with a phase on Sazan Island and sits beside the Vjosa-Narta wetland, home to flamingoes and monk seals.
Thousands protested in Tirana and south, leading to removal of barbed-wire fence and Rama saying an impact study will continue with no objections.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama announced a €1.4 billion Zvernec resort backed by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, will proceed despite protests.
The resort could expand to €5 billion with a phase on Sazan Island and sits beside the Vjosa-Narta wetland, home to flamingoes and monk seals.
Thousands protested in Tirana and south, leading to removal of barbed-wire fence and Rama saying an impact study will continue with no objections.