Tag: West Balkan

  At the summit in Vienna, the European Union pledged 600 million euro to West Balkan countries. The money will be used on energy, rail and road infrastructure project. The Austrian vice-chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said that with this move the Union wants to show that it doesn't only make statements, but money, too, for concrete projects. Macedonia will invest most of the...

EU Commissioner for expansion Johanes Hahn tweeted today that the EU has given 600 million euro to West Balkan countries for infrastructure projcects. Infrastructure connectivity between West Balkan countries is one of the topics discussed at the conference in Vienna. "#Connectivity agenda boosts econom. development + competitiveness in #WB. EU finances infrastructureprojects worth 600 mio € in 2015" 2/3 — Johannes Hahn (@JHahnEU) August 27,...

The two-day conference dedicated to the West Balkans started in Vienna yesterday. The event is a continuation of the so called Berlin process, that was initiated last year by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The central event will take place today. Meetings will take place to discuss the construction of the motorway Nish-Podgorica-Drach, as well as a working breakfast by...

The European Commission allowed additional 1.5 million euro in humanitarian help for Macedonia and Serbia to give appropriate care and temporary housing conditions to refugees and migrants. European Commissioner for Humanitarian aid Christos Stylianides said “The Western Balkans are dealing with an unprecedented number of transiting refugees and migrants. The EU is stepping up its humanitarian aid to provide them...