“BRUSSELS - The European Commission has urged Albania to act without delay to ensure it is aligned with EU environmental legislation if it wants to accede to the bloc, a Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday, commenting on a planned Kushner-backed luxury resort.
On Monday, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters in an interview that his country will press ahead with a luxury resort planned by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite protests over its environmental impact.
The protests have been dubbed the Flamingo Revolution because the stretch of coast is a migratory pitstop for the birds. They have widened into broader opposition to aspects of Rama's 13-year tenure.
The 27-member EU has said it could admit new members, including Montenegro, Albania and Ukraine by 2030, but that depends on alignment with EU laws, including on the environment.”
Inti Landauro and Daria Sito-Sucic report for Reuters June 9, 2026.
