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August 6, 2025 | Financial

EBRD confirms €30m loan for Albania

The funding will be used for reconstruction of the line between Durrës and Rrogozhinë.

April 24, 2025 | Infrastructure

Increased investment in better rail connections across the Balkans

Three of the European Union’s (EU) nine key transport corridors, collectively known as the TEN-T network, cross the Balkans. Mark Simmons looks at how the Balkan corridors are progressing and highlights some of the key rail projects underway in the region.

April 17, 2025 | Infrastructure

A strategic vision for regional integration in the Western Balkans

After decades of chronic under-investment, railways in the Western Balkans are undergoing a significant transformation as they aim to become a key part of the wider European transport network. Championed by sector organisation Transport Community, real change is on the horizon, as Mark Simmons discovers.

September 24, 2024 | Financial

EBRD considers €30m loan for Albania

The funding would be used for reconstruction of the line between Durrës and Rrogozhinë.

May 12, 2024 | Financial

Albania nets €100m EIB Global loan

The money will finance modernisation of the 120km Vorë - Hani i Hotit line.

December 18, 2023 | Infrastructure

EU invests €347m to upgrade lines in Albania and Montenegro

The funding is part of a €680m EU investment package in rail and renewable energy in the Western Balkans

May 16, 2023 | Financial

European Investment Bank approves €3.8bn for sustainable transport

New finance includes €2bn for ERTMS rollout in the Czech Republic.

November 3, 2022 | Infrastructure

North Macedonia begins €200m works on link to the Bulgarian border

Project includes sections of line rehabilitation and construction as part of European Corridor VIII.

August 19, 2022 | Infrastructure

Albanian upgrade project receives EBRD funds

The 120km route currently has a maximum line speed of 40km/h.

October 21, 2021 | Freight

Agreement to complete Adriatic Sea - Black Sea connection

Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania have signed an agreement to complete Corridor 8.

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