AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEnergy Infrastructure: North Macedonia and Serbia have formally joined Greece’s Vertical Gas Corridor, with a memorandum signed in Thessaloniki to extend northbound gas flows and widen supply options via Greece and LNG access. Market Setup: The government has asked MEMO to prepare a full plan to establish a natural gas market operator, covering legal, technical, IT and financial steps, as interconnectors with Greece (mid-2027) and Serbia (end-2028) move toward delivery. Regional Projects: Greece and Balkan partners also signed an MoU to expand the corridor toward North Macedonia and Serbia, aiming for stronger cross-border interconnections and bidirectional transmission. Finance & Risk: Hungary has opened a criminal investigation into Eximbank deals, including a controversial €1bn loan to North Macedonia, after document seizures tied to alleged mismanagement. Logistics Pressure: Western Balkan professional truckers protested Schengen’s 90-days-in-180 rule, warning of new freight blockades from September 14 over limits they say threaten regular EU haulage. Defence Industry: North Macedonia’s ammo maker Demirovski is described as competing with Serbia’s Prvi Partizan, with ongoing scrutiny around earlier cases.
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