Look at the protests Jared Kushner has caused in Albania. This could be a shining light for Europe | Lea Ypi

The slogan ‘Albania is not for sale’ reveals a nation that respects itself, and will not sell its soul for investment “That’s how we found it. We swam to the island, we went on a hike barefoot to the top and we were just captivated. And over the course of many years, we developed the opportunity to help realise its potential.” If the woman sharing her desire to improve a foreign island had disembarked from a smugglers’ boat, her dream would have been crushed in one of those migrant detention ...

By Lea Ypi

Albanian PM Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort

Albanian Prime Minister Rama vowed to press ahead with a billion-dollar luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner.

Albania’s Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort despite protests 

Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital Tirana and on the southern coast where […]

Jared Kushner’s resort plan gets an icy Albanian welcome

Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has grown beyond its environmentalist origins

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Street Unrest In Albania After PM Says Pristine Land 'Belongs' To US-Saudi Investors 

Street Unrest In Albania After PM Says Pristine Land 'Belongs' To US-Saudi Investors  Authored by Jake Johnson via Common Dreams Albanians took to the streets in droves for the eighth consecutive day on Sunday to protest a proposed $1.6 billion luxury resort complex backed by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, one of several investors in the project, which opponents say is both corrupt and disastrous for wetlands and wildlife. “One week later, we are still he...

By Tyler Durden