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Locals accuse Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump of ‘taking what is ours’ for billion-dollar resort project in Albania (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

Local residents in Albania are accusing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump of attempting to take land away from them for two luxury resort projects.

The daughter and son-in-law of former President Donald Trump are looking to invest almost $1bn in the area. Kushner previously announced his plans to build a hotel and a number of beach villas on a part of land that has been farmed by an Albanian family for generations but which was seized from them after the end of the Communist regime in 1991, according to The New York Times.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

This one of those projects that makes the place unaffordable for the locals?

[-] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 week ago

From what I've seen, it's happening all over Albania

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Reported as internal US news, but if you read it, it's clearly about Albania.

[-] tal@lemmy.today -4 points 1 week ago

I guess it might not be of international significance. Like, would it be in the news if it were some random other people?

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

I'm glad these Two People who have Financial Interests in Foreign Government are NOWHERE NEAR the White House and able to make Policy to Enrich themselves at the Expensive of American Citizens!

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