Serbian Parliament To Fast-Track Jared Kushner Property Development

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03 Nov 2025, 22:02 GMT+10

The Serbian Parliament is set to approve a special law to fast-track a planned property development in Belgrade byJared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, overriding local concerns about the project.

Legislators will gather on November 4 to discuss the proposals, backed by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic -- who has spoken enthusiastically of the plan, saying it will result in a "magnificent hotel."

Kushner, who is married to Trump's elder daughter, Ivanka, and served as a White House adviser during Trump's first term in office, last year announced a $500-million hotel complex in Belgrade.

The development centered on a pair of jagged unoccupied modernist brick structures in the center of Belgrade, the former General Staff headquarters for the Yugoslav Army.

The site was bombed by NATO jets in the spring of 1999 as part of a campaign to stop Serbian forces from attacking parts of Kosovo, which was still part of the country.

Despite being bombed out, the buildings retained their protected status due to what activists said was their architectural significance.

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