Hundreds of people, including locals and activists, gathered on Saturday at the Vjosa-Narta lagoon on the southern Adriatic coast to protest against a €1.4 billion luxury beach resort project.
The project is being led by an investment firm owned by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, in the environmentally sensitive protected area.
Demonstrators waved Albanian flags, carried inflatable flamingos, and chanted slogans such as “cancel the project!”
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Protesters warned that the development would cause irreversible damage to the region’s biodiversity. The project includes hotels on the uninhabited island of Sazan and in the Vjosa-Narta wetland, home to migratory birds.
Similar protests have also taken place in the capital Tirana. Prime Minister Edi Rama has downplayed the demonstrations.
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