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Protesters in Albania are rallying against a huge coastal development backed by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law. But there more to it than a luxury resort, so, in this video, we’re going to explain the controversial development, the movement against it and why it’s bad news for Edi Rama.

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Kushner’s luxury resort project:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/06/03/why-jared-kushner-and-ivanka-trumps-albanian-resort-plans-are-under-fire/
https://www.reuters.com/business/albania-approves-luxury-resort-project-linked-jared-kushners-company-2025-01-16/

Lifting of restrictions for protected areas:
https://www.politico.eu/article/jared-kushner-resort-albania-flamingo-revolution-protest/

BirdLife International comments:
https://www.birdlife.org/news/2026/06/02/albania-is-destroying-a-protected-wild-coast-for-president-trumps-son-in-law-and-lying-to-parliament-about-it/

Environmentalists sign letter to Edi Rama:
https://balkaninsight.com/2026/01/23/environmentalists-urge-suspension-of-kushner-island-resort-project-in-albania/bi/

Bulldozers, fences, security, and recent escalations:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/1305438/kushner-investment-leveling-centuries-old-dunes/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/protests-in-albania-grow-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort
https://www.politico.eu/article/jared-kushner-resort-albania-flamingo-revolution-protest/

Dispute over land ownership:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r2rdjv2n1o

SPAK investigation and frozen assets:
https://www.politico.eu/article/albanian-authorities-probe-seaside-resort-project-linked-to-jared-kushner/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/protests-in-albania-grow-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/albania-freezes-assets-in-kushner-resort-probe

Edi Rama’s defence and high-end tourism push:
https://www.politico.eu/article/jared-kushner-resort-albania-flamingo-revolution-protest/
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-concerns-grow-over-albanias-trump-linked-megaproject/a-77409540
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/03/protests-continue-for-third-day-over-controversial-trump-family-linked-resort-in-albania

Gresa Hasa quote:
https://www.politico.eu/article/jared-kushner-resort-albania-flamingo-revolution-protest/

Kushner’s scrapped Belgrade project:
https://www.rferl.org/a/kushner-affinity-belgrade-project-controversy-vucic/33624642.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/03/protests-continue-for-third-day-over-controversial-trump-family-linked-resort-in-albania

EU and Greece’s concerns:
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-concerns-grow-over-albanias-trump-linked-megaproject/a-77409540
https://www.euractiv.com/news/new-eu-enlargement-hurdle-for-albania-over-trump-son-in-laws-beach-resort-plans/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1305384/albanias-rama-defends-resort-project-denounces-violence-against-protesters/

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The EU published it’s long-awaited Tech Sovereignty Package aimed at reducing its dependence on both the US in China for digital services. So in this video, we’ll explain what’s in the package, why it’s necessary and whether it will actually work.

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EU Tech Sovereignty Package
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1187 
https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/strengthening-europes-tech-sovereignty-2026-06-03_en 

News articles
https://www.ft.com/content/1056546f-7239-4b67-b040-0b6aa4f5fb58?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-06-02/eu-s-tech-sovereignty-act-aims-to-boost-industrial-tech-and-cloud-base?
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/europe-tech-sovereignty-us-tech-reliance.html 

Analysis 
https://www.cep.eu/eu-topics/details/eu-tech-sovereignty-package.html 
https://www.techpolicy.press/eu-to-roll-out-tech-sovereignty-agenda-to-rival-us-and-china-will-it-work/ 

European digital sovereignty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlv43Loouc
https://youtu.be/Urzg0ppWAEk?si=E4LhBbKbC2Ia6U8-
https://youtu.be/rJq9QOo8Ak0?si=VH_cNom_y_dvO_fp 
https://youtu.be/oZL-nRB23RI?si=_qhWi1pvzuKPRhEg

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In recent months, various European countries have started reducing their dependence on US tech. In this video, we’re taking a look at how this has affected the European tech sector and how its quietly booming.

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Europe’s growing tech sector
https://www.cer.eu/insights/europe-has-produced-tech-champions-here-what-they-can-teach-us
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/01/at-last-reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-european-tech
https://www.reveliolabs.com/news/tech/from-silicon-valley-to-the-seine-europe-is-gaining-tech-workers/
https://www.investeurope.eu/news/newsroom/state-of-european-tech-2025-a-roadmap-to-unlock-further-tech-growth/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/28/small-but-mighty-the-tiny-tech-hubs-driving-europe-up-global-tech-rankings

European VC funding and R&D spending
https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/07/can-europe-catch-up-why-the-eu-is-still-behind-in-the-global-ai-race/
https://sifted.eu/articles/european-vc-irr-2024
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-funding/eu-budget/eu-rd-spending-increases-still-falls-short-3-target

2024 Draghi report on European competitiveness
https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/97e481fd-2dc3-412d-be4c-f152a8232961_en?filename=The%20future%20of%20European%20competitiveness%20_%20A%20competitiveness%20strategy%20for%20Europe.pdf

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01:27 – Context
04:03 – Why Europe’s Tech Sector is Booming
07:10 – Too Long

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Current French polling suggests that the far right National Rally’s Jordan Bardella is on course to win the next presidential election in 2027. So in this video, we’ll take a look at the candidates and ask whether anyone can actually beat Bardella.

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Who’s running in the 2027 French presidential election?
https://www.ft.com/content/3bf9f755-0f8f-4f62-9f9e-73556e655c8f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-poll-sees-far-right-jordan-bardella-winning-far-left-jean-luc-melenchon-surging-in-2027-election/

Édouard Philippe
https://www.politico.eu/article/edouard-philippe-can-he-become-frances-next-president/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0410gnv5o 

French political chaos
https://youtu.be/0vtHl1GaXUA?si=DawyrpcD3vArexbj 
https://youtu.be/loV5nkC1X_I?si=Djb2_rtf71kC73Mk

French opinion polling
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-poll-sees-far-right-jordan-bardella-winning-far-left-jean-luc-melenchon-surging-in-2027-election/
https://x.com/IfopOpinion/status/2056996962625290440?s=20

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The EU has proposed new legislation aimed at re-industrialising their economy and increase its share of overall GDP. So in this video, we’ll explore their alleged decline, how this legislation aims to reverse it, and whether it will actually work.

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Signing off on IAA
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3355208/well-be-museum-eu-heavyweights-back-industrial-accelerator-china-shock-fears-grow 

Europe deindustrialisation data
https://tradingeconomics.com/european-union/manufacturing-value-added-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.html https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/manufacturing-share-of-total-employment?tab=line&country=JPN~USA~GBR~UN_EUR https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/manufacturing-share-of-total-employment?tab=line&country=UN_EUR~POL~FRA~ESP https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/manufacturing-value-added-to-gdp?tab=line&time=1990..latest&country=Sub-Saharan+Africa~South+Asia~East+Asia+and+Pacific~Latin+America+and+Caribbean~Europe+and+Central+Asia~European+Union~Middle+East+and+North+Africa~OWID_EU27~POL~FRA~ESP https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/manufacturing-value-added-to-gdp?tab=line&time=1990..latest&country=Sub-Saharan+Africa~South+Asia~East+Asia+and+Pacific~Latin+America+and+Caribbean~Europe+and+Central+Asia~European+Union~Middle+East+and+North+Africa~OWID_EU27~GBR~USA~JPNhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/manufacturing-share-of-total-employment?tab=line&country=UN_EUR~GBR~USA https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/manufacturing-value-added-to-gdp?tab=line&time=1990..latest&country=Sub-Saharan+Africa~South+Asia~East+Asia+and+Pacific~Latin+America+and+Caribbean~Europe+and+Central+Asia~European+Union~Middle+East+and+North+Africa~OWID_EU27~DEU The IAA (current draft)
https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9bc8eb85-4d43-4025-be7b-c86b9f3648ec_en?filename=Proposal%20establishing%20measures%20for%20industrial%20capacity%20and%20decarbonisation%20in%20strategic%20sectors%20.pdf 

Analysis of the IAA
https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/flaws-european-unions-proposed-industrial-accelerator-act-and-how-fix-them

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