All entries related to North Macedonia, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/countries/north-macedonia 2026-10-31T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:987e8aa1:en 2026-10-31T06:00:00Z

Announced on 7 November 2025 at the signing of the tunnel agreement with Bulgaria: North Macedonia's deputy prime minister and transport minister Aleksandar Nikoloski gives October 2026 as the completion date of the second phase, Beljakovce–Kriva Palanka on Corridor 8, which is under construction; he is dissatisfied with the contractors and is looking for a solution together with the EBRD. The first phase, Kumanovo–Beljakovce, cost EUR 79 million and EUR 155 million is expected for the second; for the third phase, Kriva Palanka–border (about EUR 455 million), prequalification for contractors and construction supervision is to be published in December, plus EUR 110 million for signalling and electrification. The total budget from Kumanovo to the border is at least EUR 810 million, of which EUR 200 million is EU funding. The date is a placeholder: the article gives only the month of October 2026. (LOK Report, 11 Nov 2025) Update (7 Oct 2026): According to BTA, about 40% of the work on the 34 km section with 29 bridges had been completed by 18 Sep 2026, with 50% targeted by the end of 2026; the report gives no new completion date, so the earlier October 2026 date is outdated (BTA, 18 Sep 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/nordmazedonien/62933-bulgarien-nordmazedonien-vereinbarung-ueber-bau-und-den-betrieb-des-grenzueberschreitenden-eisenbahntunnels-auf-dem-korridor-8-in-gjuesevo-unterzeichnet.html · https://www.bta.bg/en/news/balkans/1207449-around-40-progress-made-on-north-macedonia-s-rail-corridor-8-section-from-belja

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7ea376c4:en 2026-01-27T06:00:00Z

On 27 Jan 2026 the European Commission announced a €171 million package for the Western Balkans, funded from IPA III, contributions from bilateral donors to the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) and the Reform and Growth Facility. €91.8 million is earmarked for infrastructure and is meant to trigger €263 million of investment across seven projects, including broadband in Albania, the electricity transmission system in North Macedonia, educational buildings in Montenegro and North Macedonia, a drinking water and wastewater project in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the electrification of the Durrës–Tirana railway in Albania; a further €2.9 million goes to technical assistance and €76.3 million to private-sector programmes. The projects are to be delivered with international financial institutions once the necessary agreements with partners and beneficiaries have been concluded. (LOK Report, 27 Jan 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/europaeische-union/64728-europaeische-union-finanzierung-der-elektrifizierung-durres-tirana-in-albanien.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:75f12533:en 2025-01-17T06:00:00Z

The 30.8 km railway line between Kumanovo and Beljakovce, closed since mid-1996, was officially reopened on 17 January 2025 by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. The modernisation included three new stations, six stops, five bridges and one tunnel, allowing trains to run at up to 100 km/h. The line is the first completed section of Pan-European Corridor VIII, which will eventually link North Macedonia with Bulgaria and Albania. — Source: https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/north-macedonia-reopens-modernised-section-on-corrivor-viii/