# Albania accused of fast-tracking Trump-linked resort in protected landscape

https://mins.news/en/item/106347

- The Guardian, 2026-10-19 13:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/albania-accused-of-rushing-through-trump-linked-resort-in-formerly-protected-landscape

> European parliament members accuse Albania’s government of trying to evade EU environmental rules while fast-tracking a Trump-linked luxury resort. Students in Tirana have clashed with riot police for days, with buildings, banks and businesses set alight, attacked and looted. Protesters oppose development in ecologically sensitive areas and demand Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation.

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