{"id":36586,"date":"2022-05-18T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=36586"},"modified":"2022-05-18T17:25:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:25:23","slug":"durres-prishtina-railway-project-to-start-this-year-says-balluku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/durres-prishtina-railway-project-to-start-this-year-says-balluku\/","title":{"rendered":"Durres-Prishtina railway project to start this year, says Balluku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Albania is seeking to invest in its railway system in the near future, including here a route that will connect the coastal city of Durres and Kosovo\u2019s capital, Prishtina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Albanian Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Belinda Balluku <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/d4Ob8QoWoq\/\">announced<\/a> <\/strong>that there is an agreement with the government of Kosovo to start working on the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe railway is of particular importance for Kosovo and Albania as it will enable a fast means of transportation for peoples and goods, initially between Kosovo and Albania and then extending to other countries in the Western Balkans\u201d, said Balluku.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/12\/09\/prishtina-durres-railway-kosovo-government-sets-aside-e1-million-for-feasibility\/\">Prishtina-Durres railway, Kosovo government sets aside \u20ac1 million for feasibility<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/09\/13\/infrastructure-minister-balluku-railway-project-connecting-us-with-montenegro-ready\/\">Infrastructure Minister Balluku: Railway project connecting us with Montenegro, ready<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/01\/13\/balluku-signs-deal-with-greece-paving-the-way-to-the-blue-corridor\/\">Balluku signs deal with Greece paving the way to the Blue Corridor<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania is seeking to invest in its railway system in the near future, including here a route that will connect the coastal city of Durres and Kosovo\u2019s capital, Prishtina. 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