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It’s a story as old as time: European countries are super laid-back, refreshingly practical, and wonderfully uncomplicated… right up until they join the EU. For nearly a decade now, Albania has been a ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Booming tourism and climate change threaten Albania's coast
Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development. From Velipoja in the north where the waves are swallowing a century-old forest, to the tourist ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Albania’s Tourism Industry is Booming, But at What Cost?
Critics are questioning the impact of Albania’s tourism boom on the environment and the lives of ordinary Albanians. In the past year, Sherif Durmishaj has taken on a dozen foreign employees – 10 from ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Albania has become Europe’s hottest destination, but at what cost?
Beach bars, neon-lit promenades and coves crammed with sun-loungers. Albania is no longer a tranquil holiday option ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: What to know about opposition in Albania to a Trump family-linked resort project
A coastal development project in Albania linked to Jared Kushner is facing widespread resistance. The government claims the development on the Adriatic coast will transform the nation as it seeks high ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Albania assures EU its Kushner-linked tourism project will meet environmental standards
Albania has promised that a €1.4bn project linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law will meet EU environmental standards, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said on Monday. View on euronews ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Protests escalate in Albania over Kushner-linked $4B coastal tourism project
Thousands march in Tirana against plans to develop a protected coastal ecosystem into a luxury tourism destination, citing environmental risks and concerns over changes to conservation laws. Protests ...
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Kushner Island? Why a planned resort has provoked protests in Albania
Government hopes the project can boost Albania as a global tourism destination - but environmental concerns are rife.
News Albania » Has » Tourism: How Trump’s son-in-law sparked a revolt in Albania
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump want to build a luxury resort in Albania. Albanians aren’t having it.
News Albania » Has » Tourism: Albania assures EU its Kushner-linked tourism project will meet environmental standards
The Albanian government has assured the European Commission that a controversial project linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will comply with environmental law, Enlargement ...