Sat, Feb 11 2012

Kosovo airport released on concession

Mon, Aug 10 2009 14:45 CET

byNick Iliev

2174 Views 1 Comment
Kosovo airport released on concession

Photo: Damir Sagolj

The Kosovo authorities have announced a tender procedure for the Kosovo international airport, effective from August 10. "Companies willing to participate in the bidding process may register until September 23," media reports have said.

Among the requirements put forward by the authorities are that the company must invest at least 85 million euro in the construction of a new terminal, control tower and a parking lot "within the parameters of the existing infrastructure of Pristina airport", said a Kosovo transport ministry spokesperson, quoted by Reuters.

According to Reuters, the airport in Pristina processes about 1.2 million passengers annually. The peak period of transit is during the summer "when most Kosovar immigrants are returning to their country", the report says.

Local authorities hope that the enterprise from the concession could bring the country as much as 400 million euro over the next two decades.

  • Print
  • Send via email
  • Translate to
  • Share:

Comments

Anonymous Peggy Mon, Aug 10 2009 23:57 CET
Report Comment

Who would be stupid enough to blow their money like this?
Kosovo is the most unstable area there and ownership of that land is a matter of interpretation fo rsome.

Once ICJ rules many people will have to rethink their decisions. So why would any investor invest in a house built on sand?


To post comments, please, Login or Register.


Please read the The Sofia Echo forum comments policy.

Albania and Serbia in Kosovo ‘territorial integrity’ spat

Serbia protested formally to Tirana after Albanian prime minister Sali Berisha was quoted as saying ‘the national unity of Albanians should be a key idea in the policies of Albania and Kosovo’. Albania has rejected claims that it wants to undermine the territorial integrity of Serbia.

Kosovo to buy its first embassy buildings abroad

Ten million euro allocated for embassy buildings in Washington, London, Brussels and Paris

Sejdiu calls on Serbs to participate in Kosovo elections

Kosovo president Sejdiu repeated his words from a month earlier, calling on Serbs to participate in the November local elections, media in Pristina said.

Jordan to recognise Kosovo – Pristina

Jordan is to become the 61st country to recognise Kosovo as an independent state, according to media reports quoting the foreign ministry in Pristina.

Six arrests after major heroin haul in Blagoevgrad

International operation seizes large haul of heroin destined for Macedonia.

More in this category

Anonymous attacks Croatian presidency website

Denial of service attack the latest by hacking collective as Eastern Europe governments back away from ACTA under public pressure.

Serbia rejects reports of pressure on it to reach deal with Kosovo

Situation in northern Kosovo and EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Priština discussed at the United Nations.

Reshuffle in Romania

New prime minister-designate faces task of rehabilitating image of ruling party with cabinet of second-stringers.

Greece reaches accord on austerity demands from its lenders

Greece needs the aid package from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in order to avoid defaulting on $19 billion in bond payments due in March.

Greek party leaders move closer to deal on more spending cuts

Talks broke up early February 9 2012 with only one outstanding issue remaining.

© 2000-2012, Sofia Echo Media Ltd.

Web Design by RIZN

Sofia Echo Media is part of the Economedia Group.
The news and information content on this website is provided by our editorial team and is copyrighted. Any unauthorised reproduction or use of it is strictly forbidden. Reproduction of this website's content is permitted only with prior written permission from the Editor-in-Chief, should be propertly acredited and provide an active link back to our site. Comments posted by the website's visitors are independent of the editorial materials and do not represent the views of sofiaecho.com. Sofia Echo Media cannot be held responsible for the statements contained in visitor comments. The percentаge change in the shares' prices are based on the price of the last transaction of the current session compared to the price of the last transaction of the previous session. Bulgarian Stock Exchange data is not real-time, but updated every 15 minutes, and should not be used as a basis for decisions about buying or selling stock options.