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Albania Approves €4B Foreign Investment Resort on Protected Coast
Demonstrators gathered nightly outside the prime minister's office in Tirana this week to oppose a proposed luxury resort project on Albania's southern coast. The plan involves investment from Affinity Partners on land near Vlora and Sazan island inside a protected wetland area.
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Demonstrators have gathered nightly outside Prime Minister Edi Rama's office in Tirana to protest a proposed tourism development on Albania's Adriatic coast. The project includes sites on Sazan island and near Zvernec by the city of Vlora. Affinity Partners is listed as one investor. Protesters say the plans threaten flamingos and other protected species in the Vjosa-Narta wetlands.
Project details and timeline Negotiations between the company and the government began in 2024. The government states the land is privately owned and was acquired through a transparent process.
company responses Prime Minister Edi Rama has described the protesters as "well-meaning" but "misinformed" about environmental effects. He said the project would deliver a €4bn investment and create jobs and infrastructure. " Rama also characterized the demonstrations as part of a "hybrid war" driven by regional competition in tourism, pointing to Greece.
Background and prior cases Kushner previously withdrew from a planned Trump International Hotel project in Belgrade after a government minister was arrested on abuse-of-office charges connected to that development. The Albanian protests have so far remained separate from the country's mainstream opposition parties.
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