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BELGRADE - Serbia has received a 600 mln euro grant to build a section of a Belgrade-Nis high-speed rail line, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday, noting that train journeys between the two cities would take only 100 minutes in the future.

This is a financial agreement that will be signed with the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Lilyana Pavlova, for the project Gas Interconnector Nis - Dimitrovgrad - Bulgaria.
The signing will take place in the building of the Government of Serbia, and you will be able to follow the broadcast of statements for the media live on B92.net.

One of the most progressive components of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) is that of financial instruments and grants for the private business environment, and SMEs will have half a billion euros available as a risk capital facility, under an agreement signed with the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, Minister of European Investments and Projects Cristi

Ljubljana – Foreign Ministry State Secretary Stanislav Raščan took part in a meeting of ministers in charge of development cooperation on Thursday, discussing the EU’s future financial development architecture. They called for more cooperation among financial institutions, noting that no major systemic changes were necessary, the Foreign Ministry said.

Last month, the EBRD approved its latest contribution to the project - a loan of 60 million euros - even while both the EIB and EBRD's grievance mechanisms are still examining complaints submitted by local residents who stand to be affected by the project. These complaints contain serious allegations that JP Autoceste sidelined local communities in breach of both banks' standards.

Brussels – The liquidity of companies in Slovenia is good, but deteriorating. The government is working on new schemes to help businesses capable of surviving the crisis, Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj told his counterparts from other EU countries and the Eurozone in online meetings on Monday and Tuesday.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) said Wednesday that its annual financing to Greece as well as the budget earmarked for future investment plans in the country reached record levels in 2020.

Ljubljana/Luxembourg – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is ready to help Slovenia financially after the Covid-19 crisis, EIB vice-president Lilyana Pavlova told the press on Friday. Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj stressed the importance of investment for post-epidemic recovery.

Greece's General Secretariat for Civil Protection signed a deal with the European Investment Bank on Thursday for a total of 595 million euros in aid over a period of five years to help upgrade its infrastructure and better respond to natural disasters.

Ljubljana – Banka Slovenije and the European Investment Bank (EIB) discussed investment priorities in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Investment success will translate into effective crisis exit strategies, said Boštjan Vasle, the governor of Slovenia’s central bank.