24-09-2024
Modernising a Vegetable Farm in Despotovo with Ecoloans
Discover how Slavoljub Nikolić has increased yields and enhanced production quality on his Serbian farm throug...
Since its inception in 2009, the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) allocated over €1.4 billion in grants to strategic infrastructure projects with an estimated total cost of more than €22 billion.
The successful implementation of the investments shows many tangible gains, such as significantly reduced travel times and increased transport safety, more energy from renewable sources, improved educational levels, as well as increased competitiveness.
These investments will reduce existing barriers making the horizon of European accession visible and obtainable.
Sustainable Transport
937 km of new roads
Clean Energy
123 MW electricity from renewables
Environment & Climate
2.1 million people benefiting from water wastewater systems
Private Sector
5,905 SMEs financed through WB EDIF
Human Capital
96,600 students benefiting from better schools
Digital Future
Broadband deployment, data centres, edge and cloud infrastructures
24-09-2024
Discover how Slavoljub Nikolić has increased yields and enhanced production quality on his Serbian farm throug...
20-09-2024
€2.2 billion package will reduce travel times between Belgrade and Niš to two hours
15-04-2024
Overviews by WBIF sector, transport corridor and bilateral donor-funded projects are now available.
In 2015, the EU embarked on the ‘Connectivity Agenda’ to harness investment for improving transport and energy infrastructure in the Western Balkans. In the transport sector, those investments target key road and rail routes, inland waterways, and key ports. In the energy sector, they involve electricity and gas transmission, as well as the generation of renewable energy.