The Trump Organization is pursuing a luxury real estate project in Cluj, Romania, near a major landfill and a Roma settlement known as Pata Rat. The planned development includes a golf course and high-end apartments, reviving a stalled project previously marred by government corruption. Cluj, Romania is the site of this controversial venture, which would place Trump-branded buildings adjacent to an informal encampment where residents live beside toxic waste. The Trump Organization has signaled interest in the site, though the project faces significant hurdles including zoning issues and local opposition. SDC Properties, a local developer, has applied for permits, while political operative Avram Gal facilitates the deal.

The venture represents a notable expansion of the Trump brand into Eastern Europe, a region where the company previously avoided deals during the first Trump term. This move contrasts with the firm's recent focus on licensing deals in the Persian Gulf. The project's location near Pata Rat settlement raises serious ethical and logistical questions that activists argue developers are ignoring.