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How Has The Government Responded?<\/h2>\n

Rama continued to defend the planned resort development in an interview with Reuters<\/u> published Monday, saying, \u201cI\u2019m telling you, it’s going to be a beautiful project and we’re going to \u2060do it and we’re going to be proud to contribute to Europe.\u201d The PM dismissed the protesters against him, saying he was \u201cvoted in\u201d to \u201cmake these things happen\u201d and not \u201cto be led by people that have a different \u200bidea of how to develop the country.” Rama and the Albanian government have long defended the planned construction against the environmental concerns, arguing it will not pose the threat that protesters claim and that a comprehensive and transparent environmental review will be carried out. \u201cThe European Commission has \u200bno reason to doubt our firm will to protect whatever has to be protected when it comes to wildlife and nature,\u201d Rama told Reuters in response to concerns from Brussels over the project.<\/p>\n

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Big Number<\/h2>\n

More than $6 billion. That\u2019s how much the two Kushner resort projects could cost altogether, as the Sazan island project carries a $1.4 billion price tag and the coastal resort in Zvernec is estimated at some $4.7 billion.<\/p>\n

What to Watch for<\/h2>\n

Kushner\u2019s planned resort development in Albania is still in its very early stages. No final plan has yet been submitted to the government, and the openings of any resorts could be as much as 10 years away. It remains to be seen if the protests will be at all successful in impacting the plans for the development, which Kushner has previously described<\/u> to The Guardian as being a \u201cvery high-end luxury product\u201d that he wanted as \u201cthe ideal resort that I\u2019d want to be at with my family and with my friends.\u201d It\u2019s also unclear how the project will impact Albania\u2019s negotiations on joining the EU, as European officials have suggested changes to Albania\u2019s environmental laws mean the project does not meet benchmarks that any country trying to join the EU must meet. If Albania\u2019s EU bid moves forward, negotiations could wrap up as soon as 2027 and the country could join the bloc around 2030, Rama has previously said.<\/p>\n

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Key Background<\/h2>\n

Kushner and Ivanka Trump have said they were inspired to build in Albania after happening upon Sazan Island while aboard a friend\u2019s yacht, with Trump saying on a recent podcast<\/u> that she and Kushner were \u201ccaptivated\u201d by the island after first visiting it. She described the project to host David Senra as \u201cthe culmination of all of my experience in real estate, all of my travel, a lot of reflection on how I want to live, how I think people increasingly are wanting to live, and trying to really build something that\u2019s a tangible manifestation of that\u201d\u2014attracting ridicule<\/u> from critics of the president, who have described the couple\u2019s island purchase as being out of touch. Kushner\u2019s planned development in Albania comes as President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law has increasingly used his Affinity Partners firm to work with foreign governments, sparking concerns about foreign leaders using Kushner to curry favor with Trump. The Albanian government gave the Sazan island project approval to move forward in December 2024, raising eyebrows for coming only weeks after the president\u2019s November reelection. Kushner\u2019s efforts to build in Albania come after another planned project in the Balkans, a Trump-branded property in Belgrade, Serbia, ultimately fell apart<\/u> last year after government officials were charged with corruption in connection with approving the development. They have denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

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Further Reading<\/h2>\n

Why Jared Kushner And Ivanka Trump\u2019s Albanian Resort Plans Are Under Fire<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

Why Jared And Ivanka\u2019s Island Project Could Ruin Albania\u2019s Bid To Join EU<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

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