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Participants at the opening included the Mayor of Br\u010dko, the President of the Br\u010dko Assembly, representatives of the European Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Office of the High Representative.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\nThe Head of the EU Delegation to <em>Bosnia and Herzegovina <\/em>and EU Special Representative,\u00a0<strong>Ambassador Johann Sattler<\/strong>, said:\u00a0<em>\u201cThanks to its strategic and geographical position, the port of Br\u010dko can become a key transit point for the flow of freight traffic between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union. The current infrastructure is outdated and difficult to access by rail, but after the reconstruction it can become a central link for the region&#8217;s economies.\u201d<\/em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\nThe Br\u010dko Port investment has been identified in the EU\u2019s<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/neighbourhood-enlargement\/sites\/default\/files\/economic-and-investment-plan-brochure.pdf\">Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans<\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>as one of the priority \u2018flagship\u2019 transport projects to improve connections \u2018East to West\u2019. The first phase includes constructing a port plateau and upgrading existing road and rail access. A new crane with a carrying capacity of up to 16 tonnes (three times more than the current one) will increase the handling capacity of goods to 150 to 200 tonnes per hour.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\nThe total value of the project is \u20ac10 million, financed by a grant of over \u20ac3 million from the European Union combined with a \u20ac7 million loan from the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. These funds are channelled through the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) \u2013 a donor coordination platform that pools funds from various sources, including the European Commission.\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An event marking the start of EU-supported construction works to modernise the port of Br\u010dko in Bosnia and Herzegovina took place on 15 June. Sitting on the banks of the river Sava, Br\u010dko is strategically located, bordering both Croatia and Serbia. 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