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EIB Global signs €350 000 technical assistance grant for restoration of National Historical Museum in Tirana
The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Albanian Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport to provide a €350 000 grant, enabling consultancy services for the urban restoration and reconstruction of the National Historical Museum in Tirana, a national heritage site damaged by the 2019 earthquake. The grant will finance project preparation, design and technical reviews, supervision, project management and procurement.
EIB Global appoints Alessandro de Concini as its new representative to Albania
The European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, has appointed Alessandro de Concini as its new representative to Albania. Mr De Concini, an Italian who has worked for the past 17 years at the EIB Group, succeeds Petia Manolova after her term ended in September 2025. Through this new leadership and alongside its partners, the Bank will remain committed to supporting Albania’s accession path to the EU, as well as the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy and economic growth.
Albania: €90 million EU financial package for Durrës – Rrogozhina railway upgrade
During High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas’ official visit to Albania, an EU financial package worth €90.5 million for the reconstruction of the Durrës – Rrogozhina railway section was signed by the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the government of Albania. The funds consist of a €60.5 million EU grant channelled under the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) and a €30 million EIB Global loan. The agreement was signed by EIB Global Director of the Enlargement and Neighbourhood Department Lionel Rapaille and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania Belinda Balluku, in the presence of Vice-President Kallas and Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.