WBIF - Western Balkans Investment Framework

17/09/2026

✅ From family dairy to rooftop solar, green investment is powering SME growth across the Western Balkans!

✅ Through the SME Go Green Programme, supported by the 🇪🇺 EU through the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF), the programme combines European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) financing with EU-funded advisory support and grant incentives, helping SMEs invest in green technologies, improve efficiency and strengthen their competitiveness.

✅ Two 🇷🇸 Serbian businesses show what this support can mean in practice:

✅ Milk House is combining traditional dairy production with solar energy and modern equipment, growing from a small family business near Niš to a company processing around 100,000 litres of milk a day.

✅ Tira, a producer of nuts, grains and nut butters, has installed a rooftop solar power plant, helping reduce energy costs and its carbon footprint while supporting its competitiveness in EU markets.

✅ Green technologies. Practical investments. More competitive businesses.

EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood
EBRD & EU for SMEs - Western Balkans
EU u Srbiji

SME Go Green supports Serbian businesses like Milk House and Tira in investing in green technologies to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and strengthen competitiveness.

15/09/2026

➡️ European House Belgrade became a vibrant lab for green ideas, bringing together more than 40 women entrepreneurs for an interactive workshop on turning sustainability into business opportunities.

➡️ Organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with support from the 🇪🇺 European Union, the “SME Go Green: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Green Transition” workshop explored practical ways for women-led businesses to embrace the green transition and grow.
EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood
EU u Srbiji
EBRD & EU for SMEs - Western Balkans

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14/09/2026

✅ Powering nut butter production with solar energy!
🇷🇸 Serbian nut butter producer Tira is using solar power to make its production more energy efficient.
➡️ With support from the 🇪🇺 EU through the Western Balkans Investment Framework and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) SME Go Green Programme, Tira has installed a rooftop solar power plant, helping the growing business reduce its fossil fuel consumption and invest in more sustainable production.
➡️ The investment is one example of how EU support through the WBIF is helping businesses across the Western Balkans adopt greener technologies and improve their energy efficiency.
🎥 Watch the video to see how Tira is putting solar energy to work 👇
EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood
EU u Srbiji
EBRD & EU for SMEs - Western Balkans
✅ Here you can see how two Serbian businesses are turning this support into practical investments: Milk House is combining tradition with new technology, while Tira is turning clean energy into a smart business investment with rooftop solar 👉 https://www.wbif.eu/news-details/sme-go-green-two-serbian-businesses-invest-greener-future

11/09/2026

✅ A greener way to produce dairy.
➡️ Serbian dairy producer Milk House is investing in solar energy and modern equipment to make its production more efficient, reduce energy costs and support future growth.
✅ The investment is supported through the SME Go Green Programme, led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with 🇪🇺 EU support through the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). The programme combines EBRD financing with EU-funded incentives and advisory support to help SMEs invest in green technologies.
🎥 Watch the video to see how EU-supported financing is helping Milk House make its production more energy efficient.
EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood
EU u Srbiji

10/09/2026

➡️ Connecting People, Businesses and Markets!
✅ Construction of the Skopje - Blace motorway is getting underway, supported by a €30.8 million EU investment grant and €8.8 million in technical assistance, channelled through the WBIF, alongside a €167.6 million European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) loan.
➡️ The 10.5 kilometre section from Stenkovec to the Blace border crossing is a key link in the wider Skopje - Pristina route and the extended Trans-European Transport Network.
🤝 Better connections mean shorter journeys, stronger regional links and new opportunities for people and businesses.
EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood

EU-backed investment in the Skopje–Blace motorway will deliver safer, faster journeys between North Macedonia and Kosovo.

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

With EBRD financing and EU grant support, family-owned Milk House is investing in solar power and modern equipment to make its production more efficient and sustainable.

04/09/2026

🤝 Strong foundations. Clear priorities. A shared European direction!

➡️ As he begins his mandate as Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community, Tālis Linkaits sets out his vision for the next chapter of our work.
➡️ The WBIF and the Transport Community work together to integrate the Western Balkans into the 🇪🇺 EU's core transport network.

➡️ Building on the achievements of recent years, the focus will be on turning commitments into faster and more visible implementation:
➡️ delivering priority transport projects
🛂 removing bottlenecks at borders
🚦 advancing transport safety
🌱 supporting sustainable and resilient mobility
🧭 strengthening implementation of the EU transport acquis
🤝 deepening cooperation across the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine

✅ Read Director's full statement 👇
https://www.transport-community.org/news/new-chapter-for-transport-community-statement-by-new-director-of-permanent-secretariat/

➡️ Leadership changes. The mission continues. The focus remains on delivery.
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EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood

03/09/2026

➡️ Turning 🇪🇺 EU support into real results in 🇲🇰 North Macedonia!
✅ During her visit to North Macedonia on 8 July, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos met with Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski to discuss the country’s EU accession path, progress under the Reform Agenda and priorities for gradual integration into the EU.
✅ The visit also showcased how EU support is translating into concrete investments that improve people’s everyday lives.
✅ In Skopje, Commissioner Kos visited a student dormitory refurbished with EU funding through the Western Balkans Investment Framework under the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme , implemented by KfW.
✅ The upgraded dormitory will provide modern, energy-efficient accommodation for more than 1,000 students.
✅ The project is expected to reduce energy consumption by more than 40% and cut approximately 2,400 tonnes of CO₂ emissions every year.
➡️ Launched in 2013 under the Western Balkans Investment Framework, the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP) supports renewable energy and energy efficiency investments across the region. With over €1 billion mobilised to date, it has refurbished more than 90 public buildings, supported 1,500 SMEs and 20,000 households. The achieved annual CO₂ emissions saved is equivalent to removing 183,000+ cars from the roads.
EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood
Влада на Република Северна Македонија

During the visit 8 July 2026 the Commissioner for Enlargement visited the renovated 'Stiv Naumov' dormitory in Skopje, financed through WBIF.

26/08/2026

✅ "Kada deca uđu u obnovljenu školu, nije im samo toplije – zdravije je"

👉 Stefan Koh, ekspert za životnu sredinu u Nemačkoj razvojnoj banci KfW, govori za Nedeljnik o tome kako Regionalni program energetske efikasnosti (REEP) menja škole, studentske domove i sisteme daljinskog grejanja na Zapadnom Balkanu

✅"When children enter a renovated school, it’s not just warmer - it’s healthier"
👉 Stefan Koh , an environmental expert at the German Development Bank KfW, speaks to Nedeljnik about how the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme ( ) is transforming schools, student dormitories and district heating systems across the Western Balkans.
✅ "Warmer classrooms, cleaner air and greater energy security. In Serbia, is supporting the energy renovation of 35 public buildings and the development of biomass-based district heating in several municipalities. The next wave is already being prepared: projects in Prijepolje, an expansion in Novi Pazar, as well as solar energy and heat pumps for the Belgrade district heating plants Dunav and Cerak. Regional experience shows that renovated buildings can use up to 50% less energy, allowing municipalities to redirect these savings towards other important priorities that benefit citizens"

👉 More about REEP Programme:https://wbif.eu/storage/app/media/REEP%202026/REEP_Updates_June%202026.pdf
EU Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

https://www.nedeljnik.rs/kada-deca-udju-u-obnovljenu-skolu-nije-im-samo-toplije-zdravije-je/

Građevinski inženjer, sa više od 30 godina iskustva u zaštiti životne sredine, socijalnim standardima, kao i standardima zdravlja i bezbednosti, Stefan Koh je, između ostalog, razvio ekspertizu za ono što oko ne vidi: opasne materije u zgradama, azbest i bezbednost na gradilištima - od Nema....