{"id":3162587,"date":"2020-12-22T13:16:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/peace-highway-moving-forward-with-eu-support\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:15:58","slug":"peace-highway-moving-forward-with-eu-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/peace-highway-moving-forward-with-eu-support\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Peace Highway&#8217; moving forward with EU support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, Serbia agreed an additional \u20ac85 million loan with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the construction of the Ni\u0161 \u2013 Plo\u010dnik part of the \u201cPeace Highway\u201d. The highway will connect the cities of Ni\u0161 in Serbia and Pristina (Kosovo), further promoting and improving regional integration in the Western Balkans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sem Fabrizi, EU Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, said: \u201cI welcome the signing of the loan with the EBRD as another concrete step in the realisation of this important project. The \u201cPeace Highway\u201d is one of the bridges for the peace and reconciliation in the Western Balkans. It will boost economic cooperation and recovery and make the region more prosperous by delivering better connectivity between people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU has already mobilised substantial financial resources for the construction of this highway by providing a \u20ac40.6 million grant for lot one of the Ni\u0161 \u2013 Plo\u010dnik section, as well as a \u20ac9.6 million grant for the preparation of project documentation through the Western Balkans Investment Framework. In addition, the construction of the Ni\u0161 \u2013 Plo\u010dnik section is co-financed with a \u20ac100 million preferential loan by the European Investment Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the latest loan of up to \u20ac85 million from the EBRD, construction of the section between the cities of Ni\u0161 and Plo\u010dnik is moving forward. 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