Tag: railroad
Macedonia 01.11.24 | 18:06

The fast north-south railroad can be built in up to two years

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski sees the Macedonian section of the planned fast railroad line connecting Athens and Budapest to be completed in 1.5 to 2 years. The ambitious project is gaining prominence in the region, with Hungary, Serbia and Greece all coming on board for its implementation –...
Macedonia 01.11.24 | 18:01

Macedonia ensures changes in approach to the planned railroad link with Bulgaria

During discussions in Sofia, that included Macedonian and EU representatives, the countries agreed to the key Macedonian demand – that the challenging railroad tunnel under the Deve Bair border crossing is built jointly by Macedonia and Bulgaria. Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski...
Macedonia 31.10.24 | 11:09

Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Greece will sign a joint declaration about the Balkan fast railroad line

On November 23rd, representatives from Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Greece will sign a joint statement on the construction of the Budapest – Athens fast railroad line. Serbian Infrastructure Minister Goran Vesic said that the agreement will be signed day before Serbia launches its new railroad...
Macedonia 07.10.24 | 17:00

Mickoski: We intend to turn Macedonia into a key transport and energy crossroad in the Balkans

We intend to have Macedonia as a crossroad of road, energy and railway infrastructure in the region, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski after his meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic in Skopje. The geographic location of our country is very important in this part of Europe. It will make...
Macedonia 04.10.24 | 10:29

Nikoloski announces reconstruction of the main North – South railway

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the Government wiil fully reconstruct the Kumanovo – Gevgelija railway in two to three years. This will go on side by side with the planned building of a new, fast, railway line on the same North-South corridor. The reconstruction project provides...
Macedonia 03.10.24 | 22:03

“All the prosecutor needs to do is look into the subcontractors of the railroad project to Bulgaria”

Regarding the alleged bribery attempt involving companies who competed to build the railroad to Bulgaria, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski urged state prosecutors to conduct an investigation. “This is a chance for the state prosecutor, who was selected by the previous majority in Parliament, to...
Macedonia 28.08.24 | 09:59

Mickoski informs about a bribery attempt over the Corridor 8 project

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that an attempt to bribe him has been made, in connection with the Corridor 8 project. Mickoski did not reveal additional details about the attempt. This comes weeks after the Government announced that it is forced to cancel the railway link to Bulgaria project,...
Macedonia 26.06.24 | 15:47

Nikoloski: the railroad to Bulgaria is projected to be the most expensive in the world and ends in a tunnel with no exit

Projections for the long delayed railroad to Bulgaria ran up to 560 million EUR, making it the most expensive railroad per kilometer in the world, said newly appointed Transportation Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski today. He said that this sum was earmarked for just 22.4 kilometres of track, and to make...
Economy 27.01.22 | 12:02

No money, no trains: Railroad strike continues

Railway traffic across Macedonia remains at a stand-still, as the management of the Macedonian Railways still hasn’t paid out the full salary for December. This automatically activated the strike declared by the union in November, which is linked to the timely payment of salaries. The management is...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 14:54

Macedonia and Bulgaria renew the decades old pledge to build a railroad and a proper road link

Macedonian and Bulgarian representatives signed a memorandum in Sofia today to work on improving the state of Corridor 8, the infrastructure link that should connect both countries, but remains in dismal state for decades. Transportation Minister Blagoj Bocvarski and Nikolaj Sabev agreed to work on finally...
Economy 01.12.20 | 18:11

The government is serious in its intentions to build the railroad to Bulgaria

Minister of Transport and Communications Blagoj Bocvarski expects a contractor to be selected for the first two sections of the railroad to Bulgaria in the first quarter of next year. He says that its construction is in the focus of the Government, and that 1 billion and 800 million denars are projected...
Economy 22.09.20 | 22:50

Railroad from Kicevo to Albania to be constructed

The Government reviewed and adopted Tuesday the report on the construction of railway section Kicevo-border with Albania in two stages and instructed the Ministry of Finance to submit a Request for expression of interest to international financial institutions and bilateral creditors to provide funds...

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