The European Parliament on Wednesday urged Albania to suspend construction in protected areas, piling pressure on Prime Minister Edi Rama over a proposed Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort that has sparked the country’s largest protests in decades.
Albania has seen 18 days of continuous protests, dubbed “The Flamingo Revolution,” over the project, as well as demonstrations organized by the diaspora in the U.S., UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Australia. Calls to halt the project and repeal crucial laws on investments and protected areas have been accompanied by demands that Rama resign.
“The flamingo protest shows that citizens care about protecting the environment and joining the EU. We will stand with them, supporting their protest against Trump allies who exploit their natural heritage and supporting their journey towards the EU,” said Dutch MEP Tineke Strik, shadow lawmaker from the Greens–European Free Alliance group for the Commission’s 2025 report on Albania.
Lawmakers in Strasbourg adopted their resolution on the 2025 Commission Report on Albania, which, among other things, called for an immediate moratorium on new permits and construction in protected areas. While an earlier amendment had mentioned the proposed Kushner development, this was rejected, with the adopted version not mentioning any specific project.
