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Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n

\u201cA fascist mentality is when you say: \u2018I want to speak, I want to express my views, I want to protest, I want to stay on the boulevard,\u2019 but at the same time refuse to accept that others may hold different opinions or positions,\u201d Rama said on his podcast, as translated by Euronews, describing it as \u201cundoubtedly a very dangerous component of the protest.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Big Number<\/h2>\n

100,000 to 200,000. That\u2019s how many protesters rallied in Albania on Saturday, according to Politico<\/u>, which described the weekend event as the largest \u201cFlamingo Revolution\u201d protest that\u2019s taken place so far.<\/p>\n

Tangent<\/h2>\n

In addition to the ongoing protests, Rama\u2019s defense of the construction also comes as the resort developments threaten Albania\u2019s bid to join the European Union<\/u>. European officials last week said they had warned Albania that changes to the country\u2019s environmental laws, which helped enable the Kushner construction, could fail to meet benchmarks that are necessary for any country wanting to join the EU. \u201cAlbania should refrain from action that could undermine the fulfillment of the closing benchmark, and we expect the Albanian authorities to act without delay,\u201d European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier told reporters last week, referring to the benchmark Albania has to reach to meet the EU\u2019s environmental standards and complete negotiations.<\/p>\n

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How Is Rama Defending The Kushner Developments?<\/h2>\n

Rama has argued Sazan Island is and will remain state property, but the state would participate in any investment and receive shares of any development. \u201cNot a single square meter of Albania has been put up for sale,\u201d Rama wrote. Speaking about the coastal project in Zv\u00ebrnec, Albania, Rama argued the land involved is all private property, and \u201cthe purchase and sale of the property in Zv\u00ebrnec has nothing whatsoever to do with the government.\u201d Plans for development in Zv\u00ebrnec were presented to Albania\u2019s National Territorial Council in 2024, at which point Rama says the board required the developers to make \u201csubstantial revisions,\u201d including to comply with EU standards. The board then approved an updated plan in 2026, paving the way for development, but construction can\u2019t begin until a more detailed plan is submitted and an environmental assessment takes place. That assessment will be even more in-depth than usual, Rama claimed. The PM also slammed claims that the area\u2019s environmental protections were removed for the development, calling it \u201cone of the greatest falsehoods inflated beyond all imagination,\u201d and decried reports suggesting the construction would impact the Vjosa Delta, a key protected area in Albania for biodiversity. Rama said those who have criticized Albania over the project as if the government was \u201csynonymous with a Banana Republic without a state, without institutions, without a flag, and without dignity, would do well not to forget these facts next time they are tempted to mistreat our country.\u201d He also suggested reports against Albania were motivated by \u201canti-Trump hostility spilling across borders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

Kushner is handling his planned developments<\/u> in Albania, estimated at more than $5 billion combined, through his private equity fund Affinity Partners, and the resorts mark only one part of Kushner\u2019s broader effort to launch international development projects<\/u> during his father-in-law President Donald Trump\u2019s second term. Kushner and wife Ivanka Trump have gushed about the uninhabited Sazan Island and their intention to turn it into a \u201cvery high-end luxury project\u201d after first stopping on the island while they were traveling aboard a private yacht. The couple has attracted criticism<\/u> for their plans for Albania\u2014which Ivanka Trump described on a podcast as being a \u201ctangible manifestation\u201d of her experiences and \u201chow I want to live.\u201d Beyond its environmental concerns, the Albania project has also raised controversy for its timing with Trump\u2019s second term. The Albanian government gave the island development preliminary approval to move forward in December 2024, only weeks after Trump\u2019s reelection, raising concerns about the Albanian government using the project as a way to curry favor with the White House, which Albanian officials have denied. Protests against the development first began in the spring as signs of construction first began to appear in the Zv\u00ebrnec area, but have ramped up in recent weeks after social media showed protesters being dragged away by private security guards\u2014who have since been punished by the Albanian government\u2014and as Rama has refused to back down from the development.<\/p>\n

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Further Reading<\/h2>\n

Albania\u2019s Protests Against Jared And Ivanka\u2019s Resort Plans Are Getting Bigger<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

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

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

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