The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF)

A major boost for trade and #connectivity in 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina! The renewal of the Port of Brčko, the country's only river port is completed thanks to a €10 million @EBRD loan and a €3 million 🇪🇺EU grant through WBIF. @eubih @eu_enlargement_ wbif.eu/news-details/p…

✅Stronger connections for the Western Balkans! ▶️With a €41.2M EU grant through WBIF and @EBRD support, a new 10 km motorway will connect Skopje and Blace improving mobility & trade between North Macedonia, Kosovo & EU. wbif.eu/news-details/n… @eu_enlargement_ @AmbassadorEU

Greener industry, stronger economies: With @IFC_org & 🇪🇺 EU support through #WBIF, Eco-Industrial Parks are boosting competitiveness in #WesternBalkans. ✅20 workshops ✅11 events 1,200+ participants ✅19 tenant partnerships By 2027 up to 5 pilot parks will scale the benefits.

The final phase of Visoko Water Supply project has just been signed, securing water supply for around 5K residents Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with @eubih and @TheWBIF, we remain committed to delivering municipal services that improve everyday life.

Great news for Serbian exporters! With @Privrednakomora and @eusrbija support via @TheWBIF, we completed a CBAM pilot training programme helping 93 companies understand and prepare for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Congratulations to all certified participants!

📣At @TheWBIF @EUauditors Conference on EU support to the Western Balkans, Director Richard Amor highlighted WBIF’s role in turning EU priorities into concrete projects through blended finance. He also reaffirmed EIB’s partnership with @EU_Commission on strategic investments.

Serbian SMEs are getting #CBAM ready! With 🇪🇺EU support through #WBIF, the @EBRD and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia trained 93 export-oriented companies, including 67 MSMEs, across 7 cities to navigate new EU rules & boost competitiveness in green transition.

Our Transport Investment Summit brought partners together to accelerate TEN-T development, bankable projects, donor coordination & public-private cooperation across regions. Watch the highlights in 📽️ Read here 👇 tinyurl.com/5dxmbvnn #TogetherConnected @EBRD @EIB @TheWBIF

🔵 Message from Transport Investment Summit: Europe’s connectivity agenda must move faster from ambition to delivery. We focused on better donor coordination, bankable projects & private-sector participation. Learn more 👇 tinyurl.com/5dxmbvnn #TogetherConnected 💙

At this week’s Transport Investment Summit, governments, partners and the private sector discussed how to turn Western Balkans connectivity plans into real investments. As our @BowmanEBRD highlighted: “the challenge now is delivery.” @EIB, @TheWBIF, @eu_enlargement_

🇪🇺Together with @EUWB6_TCT & @EBRD, we joined #TransportInvestmentSummit in Thessaloniki. As VP de Groot underlined, transport connectivity drives competitiveness and resilience, helping build more connected and prosperous regions👉go.eib.org/TransportInves…

At #EBRDam, we announced a top-up of approximately €30 million for the EU #SMEGoGreen programme in the Western Balkans, together with @eu_enlargement_ #WBIF This support will help MSMEs invest in greener technologies, strengthen competitiveness and advance the green transition.

🔵 Seats are almost full! Final private sector & business speakers confirmed: Tatjana Shterjova Dushkovska, Dimitrios Mandalozis & Michael Ahlgrimm. Join us in Thessaloniki on 17–18 June for our Transport Investment Summit👇 transport-community.org/transport-inve… We are #TogetherConnected 💙

Potholes, flat tires, and landslides once plagued the road between Skopje and Deve Bair. With support from @TheWBIF and @WorldBankGroup, improved drainage, slope stabilization, and erosion protection are making the new expressway safer and more resilient: wrld.bg/jOww50Z4WZ5

🔵 Private sector voices matter. We are pleased to welcome Michalis Viridis, Mihailo Vesovic, Irena Brajovic & Vojin Zajić to our Transport Investment Summit on 17–18 June. Register now and join us in Thessaloniki👇 transport-community.org/transport-inve… We are #TogetherConnected 💙

🚢 One port. Big potential. #BosniaandHerzegovina's only river port has been revitalised with EU support through @TheWBIF & @EBRD financing. A modernised Port of Brčko means better logistics, stronger trade flows and more opportunities on the Sava River. #TogetherConnected 💙

🔵 More high-level voices are joining us in Thessaloniki! The next group of ministers confirmed for the Transport Investment Summit shows strong shared commitment to investments, stronger TEN-T links & better cross-border connectivity. Register now 👇 transport-community.org/transport-inve…

Montenegro’s rail future is moving forward with support from the 🇪🇺 EU and the @EIB . More than €250 million will modernise the Bar–Golubovci railway through the @TheWBIF improving safety, efficiency, and regional #connectivity. wbif.eu/news-details/e… @eu_enlargement_

The sharpest voices from Day 1 at the Belgrade Creative HUB #EUWithYOU #WeBalkans

What does EU with YOU mean to YOU? 👀 At the Creative HUB in Belgrade, participants shared what this message feels like in real life. 🇪🇺💙 This is EU with YOU through their voices. Watch the reel. #EUwithYOU #CreativeHUB