# College of Europe torched in Albanian student uprising

> The EU training school's Tirana office was looted and burned as protests over a Trump-linked resort and corruption escalated into widespread destruction across the capital.
- Title: College of Europe torched in Albanian student uprising
- Summary: The EU training school's Tirana office was looted and burned as protests over a Trump-linked resort and corruption escalated into widespread destruction…
- Keywords: albania, tirana, student protests, college of europe, edi rama, jared kushner, government corruption, police brutality, politics, world, College, Europe
- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/eu-college-of-europe-falls-victim-to-albanian-student-protests
- Published: 2026-10-15T14:56:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: albania, tirana, student protests, college of europe, edi rama, jared kushner, government corruption, police brutality, politics, world
## EU training school destroyed in Tirana
The College of Europe's Tirana office was broken into, looted and set on fire on Wednesday evening. The school trains future EU civil servants.
## Protests began over resort and corruption
Protests in Albania have been ongoing since late May against a proposed luxury resort linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and alleged government corruption.
## Escalation brings widespread destruction
On Tuesday and Wednesday, students clashed with police, set fire to government buildings and businesses, and damaged infrastructure. Large swathes of Tirana were damaged over more than fourteen hours of protests.
## Rama blames opponents, not students
Prime Minister Edi Rama said he did not believe students were responsible for the destruction. He accused political opponents of attempting to undermine Albania's progress. The opposition denies any wrongdoing.

> Students are the future, they are the ones who look ahead, who want to go further and faster.
## Casualties mount as unrest continues
At least eighty-nine people required hospital treatment, including about fifty-one police officers. Reports of police brutality emerged, including against journalists. Protests resumed Thursday with students boycotting lessons and demanding Rama's resignation.
## Key takeaway

Albanian student protests that began in late May over a luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner escalated on Wednesday, destroying government buildings and the College of Europe's Tirana office, with at least eighty-nine people hospitalized.