Roland Gjoni

Legal & political science scholar tweeting on ethnonationalism,ethnic politics, frozen & not so frozen conflicts, interested in Albanian, Irish & Balkan affairs

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Jared Kushner vs the Flamingos - Albanians protest against luxury resort plans https://t.co/zS5dkC4MBb

[Georgi Gotev & EUalive @GeorgiGotev]

Flamingo revolution spreads: Albanian protests against Zvërnec development gain global momentum https://t.co/UEDw1HggQ9 The protests are no longer just about one lagoon – they have become a national and diasporic stand for Albania’s natural heritage and public interest

[Conor Gallagher @ConorGallaghe_r]

Rusal, the company that owns the Aughinish Alumina, continues to be controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, according to a confidential report by Swedish tax authorities.

https://t.co/TaEVXlG5Dz

[Financial Times @FT]

A proposed luxury resort on an uninhabited Mediterranean island linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner sparked week-long protests in Albania. https://t.co/1DPChHdSg0

[FRANCE 24 English @France24_en]

Anger is growing in #Albania over a plan to build luxury hotels and villas in a protected area on the #Adriatic coast. The project is being led by an investment #fund linked to #Trump's son-in-law Jared #Kushner. Protests started end of May after videos showed bulldozers on the #beach.

[European Democrats @democrats_eu]

What is happening in the vicinity of Tivat, in Montenegro, is deeply worrying — and rather revealing. Ahead of the EU–Western Balkans Summit, Montenegro barred 87 Serbian citizens from entering the country, citing security concerns. Serbia then responded by holding Montenegrin citizens at Belgrade airport, while long queues and tensions have been reported at the border.
This is exactly the kind of escalation the Western Balkans do not need.
Montenegro is moving forward on its European path, showing that EU integration is possible through reforms, responsibility and a clear pro-European direction. And apparently, that is enough to make President Vučić very nervous.
Instead of staging nationalist theatrics every time a neighbour succeeds, Vučić should take notes. Montenegro is choosing Europe. Serbia deserves the same: democracy, rule of law, good neighbourly relations and a future free from authoritarian distractions.
The region needs dialogue and a shared European perspective — not another strongman performance around a Summit meant to bring the Western Balkans closer to the EU.

[Roland Gjoni @rgjoni]

https://t.co/lWJJMKp733

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Very good and well-researched deep dive into that Albanian "private island" that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are strangely "buying" and developing, from @tomselliott:

https://t.co/hvE3yrp5zd

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Thousands of people are protesting in Albania against Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner’s plan to build a luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive part of Albania’s coastline.

The $1.6 billion development is being led by Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners.

Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama has defended the development, arguing it will bring investment, jobs and more tourists to the country.

[Anadolu English @anadoluagency]

Protests intensified in Tirana, Albania's capital, against a luxury tourism project involving Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner

Demonstrators accused the government of sacrificing protected land and chanted, 'Albania is not for sale!'

[Balkan Insight @BalkanInsight]

Donald Trump’s son-in-law is headlining a planned luxury development in Albania’s protected Narta Lagoon, but behind him lies a web of colourful business interests knee-deep in controversy.
Read more: https://t.co/XDxmnBb0No

[The Daily Beast @thedailybeast]

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s plans to develop a luxury resort have triggered days of protests that look set to intensify. https://t.co/EVSIFA9gGa

[The Irish Politics Newsletter @TullMcAdoo]

Read my latest about the killing fields of Aughinish Alumina and Ireland, enabling Russia's barbarity.
https://t.co/q3YsqIGM2a

[CNN France PR @CNNFrancePR]

“Il n'y a pas de projet”, insiste le Premier ministre albanien Edi Rama dans une interview accordée à @IsaCNN, alors que les manifestations s'intensifient en Albanie.

En cause : un projet lié au gendre de Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, visant à construire un complexe hôtelier de luxe dans des zones humides protégées de la côté albanaise.

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

Ireland is gripped by the controversy over an industrial plant that exports large quantities of the raw materials for aluminium to Russia.

@jason_corcoran argued that Dublin risks undermining its credibility through allowing the plant's operation.
https://t.co/nBJBO0E9XT

[Klea @Klea05321438829]

🦩🦩🇦🇱🇦🇱 #albaniaisnotforsale

[N1english @N1info]

.@Vijestime : Anti-#Vucic banners in several places https://t.co/fgsw5c6lGo #Montenegro

[Mark Tighe @MarkLTighe]

Good to see Conor Gallagher's important March 24 investigation into Aughnish Alumina having an ongoing impact. Well worth a read.

Investigation: How raw materials from Aughinish Alumina in Limerick enter Russia’s weapons supply chain https://t.co/rn4WaOyCYX

[euronews @euronews]

The luxury venture, spanning an abandoned island and a stretch of seafront on the southern coast, has drawn opposition from environmental campaigners and critics of Prime Minister Edi Rama. #EuropeNews
➡️ https://t.co/SEAYLg0MfB

[Morgan Fairchild @morgfair]

'Go home!' Ivanka Trump inundated with backlash over dubious private island scheme https://t.co/mZ4DPebm5h