Signature of the First Connectivity Agenda Grant for Albania

Signature of the First Connectivity Agenda Grant for Albania

09-05-2018

Christian Danielsson, Director General for Enlargement with the European Commission, Damian Gjiknuri, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Erjon Luci, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy, and Matteo Colangeli, Head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Tirana office, sign a €35.5 million EU grant for the rehabilitation of the Tirana to Durres railway line and the construction of an additional, 7.4 km-long, link to the Rinas international airport. The grant builds on previous technical assistance support, worth €2.75 million, provided by the European Union and WBIF Bilateral Donors for project preparation activities. 

More information on the project can be found here, while more details on the signature event may be retrieved from here.