Balgarianovinite.com Construction works on the railway section from Kriva Palanka to the tunnel between Bulgaria and North Macedonia, part of Pan-European Transport Corridor VIII, are expected to begin in the summer. The public procurement procedure for selecting a supervisor for the third stage of the route on the territory of North Macedonia has already been launched, and within the next ten days a tender for selecting a contractor is also expected to be announced, North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski told journalists here on Thursday.
A working meeting with representatives of the European Commission and the EU Delegation in Skopje is taking place Thursday, focusing on ongoing work and plans related to the transport and railway Corridor VIII project, which connects the Bulgarian ports of Burgas and Varna (on the Black Sea) and passes through the territory of North Macedonia and Albania.
Nikoloski said he hopes that “as many European and global companies as possible” will apply for the supervision of the third and most complex section of the railway line. Regarding the joint construction of the tunnel between the two countries, he noted that “things are progressing well.”
“The second section (from Beljakovce to Kriva Palanka) is advancing at a slower pace, and we are currently overcoming the problems there. All 16 tunnels have already been excavated, and I expect completion around 2028,” Nikoloski said, adding that the deadline for completing the railway line remains 2031/2032.
According to him, the construction of the railway and road sections of Corridor VIII will cost around EUR 5 billion. Thursday’s meeting will also discuss the section of Rail Corridor VIII towards Albania, including the stretch from Skopje through Tetovo, Gostivar and Kicevo, where an existing railway line needs to be reconstructed, as well as the second section from Kicevo through Ohrid and Struga to the Albanian border. Construction on Kriva Palanka–border Tunnel Railway Section of Corridor VIII to Start in Summer 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-23 15:00:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law