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Mar

2023

EU disburses €80 million to North Macedonia as part of energy support package

The Republic of North Macedonia received €80 million in financial support from the European Union to support m...

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Mar

2023

EU energy support package of €30 million to help most vulnerable households and SMEs in Montenegro

Vulnerable households and SMEs in Montenegro will pay less for energy thanks to a €30 million budget support f...

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Mar

2023

Work begins on energy-efficient Student City I campus dormitories in Tirana

On 3 March 2023, a ground-breaking ceremony marked the beginning of an energy-efficient renovation of the Stud...

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Mar

2023

€35 million in EU support for Children Hospital Tiršova 2, Serbia – First patients expected in 2026

A record-breaking €35 million grant agreement has been signed between the EU and Serbia for the construction o...

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Mar

2023

From Belgrade to Niš at 200 km/h – EU financial package of €2.2 bn for Railway Corridor X

On 28 February 2023, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Recons...

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Feb

2023

Energy Support Package in action - The rehabilitation of six hydropower plants in North Macedonia

Financing agreements totaling €36.2 million were signed on 23 February 2023, for the rehabilitation of six hyd...

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Feb

2023

EU energy support of €165 million to help most vulnerable households and SMEs in Serbia

The EU Ambassador in Serbia Emanuele Giaufret and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić witnessed today the sig...

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Feb

2023

Additional EU support for the railway network modernisation in Kosovo*

The representatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers of...

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Feb

2023

Signing of works contracts for flood protection measures in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 7 February 2023, six works contracts supported by EU technical assistance grants, concerning the constructi...

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Feb

2023

The Bilateral Donor Community activities in 2022

The WBIF Bilateral Donors are actively involved in the WBIF governance and operations and continue to support ...

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Feb

2023

Start of works on the Bulgarian stretch of Serbia-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector

On 1 February 2023, the Presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia, Rumen Radev and Aleksandar Vučić, the EU Ambassador...

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Jan

2023

EU supports the final section of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor in Serbia

On 23 January, the Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia, Dubravka Đedović, the Director of the German Devel...

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Videos

WBIF B2B Event Private sector, 5 October, Skopje

Regional Landfill Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bar Vrbnica Rail Interconnection, Montenegro

Housing and Social Integration of Vulnerable Persons, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Kladanj)

Housing and Social Integration of Vulnerable Persons, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tuzla)

WBIF Flagship investments June 2023

Peace Highway Serbia - Merosina section

Gas Interconnector Serbia-Bulgaria

Windpark Bogdanci, North Macedonia

Oslomej 1 Solar power plant, North Macedonia

Rhine-Danube Corridor: Removal of WWII ships from Danube

WBIF From Plan to Action June 2022

WBIF Commited to Progress July 2021

Water Treatment Plant

WBIF Decades of Engagement July 2021

WBIF IPF5 MKD Prisons Technical Assistance October 2020

WBIF Making a Difference Part 2

Water and Wastewater Treatment Subotica, Serbia Video (May 2021)

OWN North Macedonia (July 2018)

Modernizimi i hekurudhës

WBIF Making a Difference Part 1

WBIF BiH Corridor Vc Full July 2021

Corridor Vc, Bosnia and Herzegovina Video (June 2021)

COGNISM North Macedonia

BG REKLAM Serbia

Keeping warm with thermal insulation

WBIF BiH R2a Gradiska cross-border bridge ENG

WBIF BiH Corridor Vc Full July 2021 v02

WBIF Sectors Summary 2021

Supporting energy efficiency in Serbia

WBIF Annual Report 2020 (Sectors)

Berlin Process Summit 2021

WBIF Beneficiary Testimonials (June 2021)

Berlin Process Summit 2021 Animations

Road Corridor Vc in BiH (June 2021)

Economic Investment Plan and Connectivity Agenda

WBIF Transport Sector - Investing in Road Corridor Vc in BiH

WBIF Energy Sector

WBIF Transport Sector - Investing in Regional Connectivity

WBIF Environment sector - Investing in Municipal Water

WB EDIF: Access to EU finance for SMEs in Western Balkans

Photos

ENEF II for the Western Balkans, March 2024

Opening of Port of Brcko, March 2024

2023

WBIF 5th Strategic and Operational Board Meetings, Brussels 8 December 2023

B2B Event Skopje, 5 October 2023

Social housing project Gorazde, BIH; September 2023

Regional Landfill Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bar Vrbnica Rail Interconnection, Montenegro

Peace Highway Serbia - Merosina section

Gas Interconnector Serbia-Bulgaria

Children Hospital Tirsova, Grant agreement signing in Paris; March 2023 (c) Council of Europe Development Bank

Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor - EU Grant Agreement signing (Belgrade, 23 January 2023)

2022

Completion of works on the state-of-the-art prison in Kragujevac, Serbia (November 2022)

Windpark Bogdanci, North Macedonia (c) WBIF (October 2022)

Solar Powerplant Oslomej, North Macedonia (c) WBIF (October 2022)

Rail Corridor VIII, Kumanovo - Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia (c) (October 2022)

Company KRIN KG, North Macedonia (c) WBIF (October 2022)

Rhine-Danube River Corridor: Removal of sunken WWII ships

Gradacac water supply, Bosnia and Herzegovina (c) WBIF (September 2022)

WBIF 2nd Strategic and 3rd Operational Boards; Rome, 21-22 June 2022 (c) ©MarcoDelPozzo @therightperson

Contract signed for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Podgorica, 10 June 2022

Completion of works to improve the energy efficiency of the preschool institution Kindergarten “Labudovi” in Sarajevo (REEP/REEP Plus), 03 June 2022

Railway Corridor X, Nis-Brestovac, Serbia (c) WBIF (June 2022)

33rd PFG Meeting, Belgrade 18-19 May 2022

2021

Reconstruction of the River Port of Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina (c) WBIF (June 2021)

Student dormitory rehabilitation, Bosnia and Herzegovina (c) WBIF (June 2021)

Waste water plant Subotica, Serbia (c) EBRD (March 2021)

2020

Maximum Security Prison in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina © EU and Ministry of Justice of BiH

2019

21st WBIF Steering Committee Meeting © WBIF, courtesy of EBRD

Upgrading and Reconstruction of Judiciary Facilities in Serbia - 'Palace of Justice' Belgrade © EU and Ministry of Justice

Mediterranean Corridor (CVc): Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia Road Interconnection (Section Svilaj - Odžak). © EU and PC Autoceste FBiH

Pristina Regional Water Supply Project. © EU

Maximum-Security State Prison, Bosnia and Herzegovina. © EU

2018

Regional Study on Voltage Regulation in the Western Balkans. © IPF7

Bijeljina Wastewater Treatment Plant. © EU

Zadar University: New Campus and University Learning Resource Centre. © SANGRAD Architects, courtesy of IPF3

Post-earthquake Housing Reconstruction in Kraljevo. © EU

Sava River Regulation and Development. © EU, courtesy of IPF3 and Programme Sava

Modernisation of Kragujevac and Pancevo Prison Facilities. © EU

18th WBIF Steering Committee Meeting. © WBIF, courtesy of the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance

School Rehabilitation Project in North Macedonia. © EU

Upgrade of Makis Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Belgrade, Serbia. © EU

10 Years Success Stories Photos

Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor: Construction of Grid Section in Montenegro. © EU

Success Stories

Investing in Sustainable Energy Has Never Been So Easy

Going to School Together

Faster and Safer Roads Towards Development

Safe Drinking Water for All

North Macedonia Plugs into a Greener Future through Wind Power

Preventing Disasters: Flood Risk Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Building the Future of SMEs in the Western Balkans

Corridor Vc in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the road of Europe

Introduction of Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in the Western Balkans

Investing to Strengthen the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans

Feature Story: Improving Water and Wastewater Treatment in Subotica

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Latest News

EU disburses €80 million to North Macedonia as part of energy support package

EU energy support package of €30 million to help most vulnerable households and SMEs in Montenegro

Work begins on energy-efficient Student City I campus dormitories in Tirana

€35 million in EU support for Children Hospital Tiršova 2, Serbia – First patients expected in 2026

From Belgrade to Niš at 200 km/h – EU financial package of €2.2 bn for Railway Corridor X

Energy Support Package in action - The rehabilitation of six hydropower plants in North Macedonia

EU energy support of €165 million to help most vulnerable households and SMEs in Serbia

Additional EU support for the railway network modernisation in Kosovo*

Signing of works contracts for flood protection measures in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Bilateral Donor Community activities in 2022

Start of works on the Bulgarian stretch of Serbia-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector

EU supports the final section of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor in Serbia

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