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Construction of Svilaj bridge on Bosnian-Croatian border in final stage

The works were due for completion by April 14 but the coronavirus outbreak has pushed forward the deadline for completing the technical tests of the new bridge to the middle of May.

Slavonia to Dalmatia in under 4 hours: the A1 motorway

As well as providing a connection to the Port of Ploče (Croatia), the A1 motorway will connect four major Bosnian cities: Doboj, Zenica, Sarajevo and Mostar. It also connects Međugorje, Kravice and Počitelj; all of which are world-class tourist destinations.

Gender equality in shipping and maritime law – Croatian correction of course ahead

Croatia has a very strong tradition both in shipping, as well as in maritime law education, where this highly specialized field of law is taught as a separate subject on all four legal faculties in the country.

The “16+1” becomes the “17+1”: Greece joins China’s cooperation framework in Central and Eastern Europe

On April 11 and 12, participants met in Dubrovnik for the framework’s 8th Summit, as well as for its 9th Business Forum, where the new member of the Format – Greece was announced.

Three Seas Fund to be established

At the upcoming summit of the Three Seas countries in Bucharest, which will be held on 17-18 September, banking institutions from 12 countries will sign a letter of intent on the establishment of a special investment fund called “Three Seas Fund”. The main aim of the fund will be financing strategic infrastructure and energy projects […]

Visualisation of the Pelješac bridge (source: European Commission, http://europa.eu)

Construction of the Pelješac bridge as the example of Chinese and Croatian cooperation

The Pelješac bridge will connect the peninsula of the same name with the rest of mainland Croatia over the Adriatic, providing an alternative route to crossing the Neum Corridor – a strip of the Adriatic coastline situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina between these two parts of Croatia.

Photo: Press Office of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria

The Central and Eastern Europe – China Summit 2018 in Sofia

The 7th Central and Eastern Europe – China summit was held on 6-7 July in Sofia. The theme of the meeting was Deep, open cooperation for inclusive prosperity. During the summit Mr. Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of China assured that the Chinese market is open to foreign products and investors.

World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2018 in Szczecin. The most important maritime event of the United Nations has just ended!

Debates with attendance of 15 ministers from all over the world, world-class experts and more than 800 domestic and foreign participants as well as discussions on the most important challenges facing maritime economies nowadays were the results of the World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2018 in Szczecin, which was held on June 13-16 and was organized by the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation of Poland in cooperation with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.

About the ‘16+1’ format during the World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2018 in Szczecin

On the margins of the World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2018 in Szczecin was held a meeting on maritime issues within the ’16+1′ format. The theme of the discussion was “Seaports on the routes of the Belt and Road Initiative”.

Infrastructure projects of the ‘Adriatic Sea’ region

Albania From the geographic point of view, goods from Albania can be transported relatively quickly to the neighbouring countries: Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. This is possible thanks to the A1 and A 2 motorways, which are part of the TEN-T network. A2 is part of the Albania-North corridor, which is connected with […]