Of Flamingos, EU Conditionality and Unfulfilled Expectations - Mass Protests Over “Development” Projects in Albania
Piqani, Darinka
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2026
Verfassungsblog
2026-07-01
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Recently Albania has hit international headlines with news on an ongoing protest over a development project linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Flamingos, that populate the area where the project is set, and banners “Albania is not for sale” have become the symbol of the demonstrations. The approval by the EP of a Resolution on the 2025 Commission Report on 17 June 2026, where a moratorium was requested on any development in the Vjosë-Nartë, was received with optimism from protesters. Yet pre-accession EU conditionality may appear slow and with limited effectiveness.
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