Story perspectives

Residents Rip Fence as Kushner Resort Threatens Habitat

6/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Residents dismantled the barbed-wire fence blocking access to the luxury resort on Albania’s Adriatic coast.
Investors led by Jared Kushner propose a multi-billion-euro resort on disputed Zvernec seafront.
Prime Minister Edi Rama says the project is legal and habitats will be protected.
Villagers, citing a 2013 court affirming their ownership, plan a court order as protests in Tirana and Rrjoll draw EU concern over flamingo and turtle habitat damage.

1 of 1

Story summary

Residents dismantled the barbed-wire fence blocking access to the luxury resort on Albania’s Adriatic coast.
Investors led by Jared Kushner propose a multi-billion-euro resort on disputed Zvernec seafront.
Prime Minister Edi Rama says the project is legal and habitats will be protected.
Villagers, citing a 2013 court affirming their ownership, plan a court order as protests in Tirana and Rrjoll draw EU concern over flamingo and turtle habitat damage.