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From protected park to Trump-linked playground: how Albania is privatising its coastline
<div><img width="600" height="299" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/Sazan_Island_Albania_2016_02-600x299.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/Sazan_Island_Albania_2016_02-600x299.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/Sazan_Island_Albania_2016_02-1200x598.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Albania is already becoming unaffordable for many of its own citizens during the summer months. Entire coastal areas increasingly cater to foreign investors, luxury tourism, and speculative real estate markets. What was once a shared natural space risks becoming privatised scenery for multimillionaires.
