Albania

8 projects
649.859.803 EUR Estimated value
Country overview

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Local partners

Albanian Radio and Television
Albanian Red Cross
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Ministry of State for Reconstruction
The Institute of Public Health
Tirana International Airport
Tirana University
Transmission System Operator (OST)

Chinese companies

China National Radio and Television Administration
Sinovac Life Sciences Company
Chinese International Education Foundation
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU
Jiangxi Copper Corporation
Chinese Red Cross
Geo-Jade Petroleum Corporation
Huawei Technologies
China Everbright Group

Bosnia and Herzegovina

29 projects
5.277.794.776 EUR Estimated value
Country overview

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Local partners

Bosman
City of Mostar
City of Sarajevo
Civil Affairs Ministry
Comsar Energy Republika Srpska
Energy Financing Team
Government of Republic of Srpska
Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
HE Bistrica Company
Lager Company Posusje
Ministry of Defence
Mixed Holding Power Utility of Republic of Srpska
Motorways Republic of Srpska
Public Enterprise Autoceste Bosnia and Herzegovina
Public Enterprise Elektroprivreda Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska Ministry of Health
Republika Srpska's Railway Company
RMU Banovici
The Ministry of Communications and Transport
University of Banja Luka
University of Mostar
University of Sarajevo
VE Gradina

Chinese companies

Sinohydro Corporation Limited
Shandong Hi-Speed Group
China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-Eng)
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Chinese International Education Foundation
Chinese International Education Foundation
Dongfang Electric Corporation
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
Shanxi Construction Investment Group Corporation
Dongfang Electric Corporation
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Government of the People's Republic of China
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Fosun Foundation
Cancer Foundation
Emerging Markets Power Fund
China Energy Group
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-Eng)
Huawei Technologies
Powerchina Roadbridge Group Co. Ltd.
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd.
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
Huawei Technologies
China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group
China Railway No.10 Engineering Group Co. Ltd.
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-Eng)
China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd.
Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute
The Export-Import Bank of China
Sunningwell International Ltd.
China National Electric Engineering Corporation Limited (CNEEC)
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
China-Africa Investment and Development Corporation

Greece

14 projects
4.396.539.307 EUR Estimated value

Local partners

Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation
Copelouzos Group
Forthnet
Independent Power Transmission Operator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NUR Energie
Nur Minos
Piraeus Port Authority
Prenecon-Green Energy Holdings
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Athens University of Economics and Business
The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports
Transmission System Operator (OST)
University of Thessaly

Chinese companies

Shenhua Group
State Grid Corporation of China
China Ocean Shipping Company
ZTE Corporation
Shanghai Gongbao Business Consulting
KaiXinRong Group
Chinese International Education Foundation
China Ocean Shipping Company
The State Administration of Press Publication Radio Film and Television of China
The Government of the People's Republic of China
China Energy Construction
Gezhouba Group International Engineering
Zhejiang Supcon Technology
Huawei Technologies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese International Education Foundation
Chinese International Education Foundation

Montenegro

9 projects
2.447.671.096 EUR Estimated value
Country overview

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Local partners

Barska Plovidba
BB Solar
Bemax
Crnogorska Plovidba
Government of Montenegro
Permont
Railway Infrastructure of Montenegro JSC
University of Montenegro

Chinese companies

China Pacific Construction Group
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
Chinese International Education Foundation
The Government of the People's Republic of China
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)
Dongfang Electric Corporation
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
Poly Technologies Inc
Poly Technologies Inc
Shanghai Shipyard Co. Ltd.

North Macedonia

15 projects
654.434.689 EUR Estimated value
Country overview

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Local partners

BAR Engineering, Consulting, Environment
Beton JSC
Goverment Secretariat for European Affairs
Government of North Macedonia
Granit JSC
Linika Inzenering
Ministry of Defence
Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Suto Orizari Polyclinic

Chinese companies

Chinese International Education Foundation
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Yutong Group Co. Ltd.
China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Cooperation
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Huawei Technologies
The Government of the People's Republic of China
People's Liberation Army (PLA)
The Government of the People's Republic of China
China IPPR International Engineering Co. Ltd.
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of North Macedonia
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of North Macedonia
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
Sinovac Life Sciences Company
China IPPR International Engineering Co. Ltd.
The Government of the People's Republic of China

Serbia

61 projects
18.773.143.782 EUR Estimated value
Country overview

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Projects

Local partners

City of Belgrade
Energoprojekt
Energoprojekt - niskogradnja
Football Association of Serbia
Government of Serbia
Infrastructure of Serbian Railways JSC
Istra
Joint Stock Company for Passenger Railway Transport Srbija Voz
Konstruktor Konsalting
Koridori Srbije
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Interior
NIS Gazprom
Public Enterprise Elektroprivreda Srbije
Public Enterprise Roads of Serbia
Public Utility Company Beogradske elektrane
Public Utility Company Water Supply and Sewage of Belgrade
Telekom Srbija
The Serbian embassy in Beijing
University of Belgrade
University of Novi Sad

Chinese companies

China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group
Huawei Technologies
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
Power Construction Corporation of China
China Nuclear Power Engineering
Power Construction Corporation of China
Minth Group Ltd.
Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting System Co. Ltd.
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Nuchtech Company Limited
Shandong Hi-Speed Group
Chinese International Education Foundation
Chinese International Education Foundation
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
Power Construction Corporation of China
Power Construction Corporation of China
China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH)
China National Electric Engineering Corporation Limited (CNEEC)
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
China Railway International Co. Ltd.
CRRC Corporation Limited
China Ministry of Defence
The Government of the People's Republic of China
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
HealthCare Co. Ltd.
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies
China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
China Huadian Hong Kong Corporation Ltd. (CHDHK)
Tianjin Dredging Corporation (CCCC TDC)
Huawei Technologies
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd.
China National Electric Engineering Corporation Limited (CNEEC)
Mei Ta Industrial Co. Ltd.
China Railway International Co. Ltd.
China Railway International Co. Ltd.
Lanzhou Guangdong New Energy Automobile (LGNEA)
Zhejiang Kangyi Sanitary Ware
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)
Zijin Mining Group
Huawei Technologies
Mei Ta Industrial Co. Ltd.
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies
Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co. Ltd.
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd.
Citizens of China
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
HBIS Group Co. Ltd.
HBIS Group Co. Ltd.

Albania Chinese vaccines - Sinovac

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
Sinovac Life Sciences Company
Local partners
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Ministry of State for Reconstruction
The Institute of Public Health
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Partial
Project description

In March 2021, Albania bought a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Sinovac. Instead of buying them directly from China, it used a Turkish intermediary, the distributor Keymen Ilaç Sanayi ve Ticaret.

Albania

Serbia Rudarsko-Topionicarski Basen RTB Bor Doo

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
Zijin Mining Group
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Closed
Project description

 

The Chinese Zijin Mining Group was officialy chosen as a strategic partner of the Mining and Smelting Basin Bor, RTB, at the end of August 2018. The company commited to investing around 300 million euro for 63 per cent ownership share of RTB. In 2020, the local assembly of Bor filed a criminal complaint against the company Zijin Bor for air pollution.
 

Serbia

Albania Albanian Radio and Television broadcasts Chinese TV programme

Date
Status
Unknown
Chinese partners
China National Radio and Television Administration
Local partners
Albanian Radio and Television
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Open
Project description

In October 2019, Albanian Radio and Television, RTSH, signed an agreement with the China National Radio and Television Administration to broadcast a documentary on China's governance - China: Time of Xi and a feature film, Kids of Wuzhumuqin Town. The two sides agreed to exchange television productions, documentaries and cartoons, as well as staff training.

Albania

Serbia Linglong sponsorship of the football Superliga and the First League of Serbia

Date
Status
Ongoing
Chinese partners
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd.
Local partners
Football Association of Serbia
Deadlines
Respected
Project description

In March 2019, the Football Association of Serbia and the Shangdong Linglong compant signed an agreement on the sponsorship of the football Superliga and the First League of Serbia, which is reportedly worth over a million euro.

Serbia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Pocitelj – Bijaca motorway (Pocitelj-Zvirovici section)

Date
Status
Ongoing
Chinese partners
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd.
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
Powerchina Roadbridge Group Co. Ltd.
Local partners
Public Enterprise Autoceste Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Open
Project description

The contractor for Lot 1, the Pocitelj interchange – the beginning of the Pocitelj bridge and the end of the Pocitelj bridge – the Zvirovici interchange, is China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited and the contract value is 56,522,840.50 euro excluding VAT. The contractor for Lot 2, the Pocitelj Bridge, is a consortium consisting of Azvirt Limited Liability Company from Azerbaijan, Sinohydro Corporation Limited and Powerchina Roadbridge Group Co. Ltd., both of which are from China, and the total value of the construction works for the Počitelj Bridge is 28,114,889.53 euro excluding VAT.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia Reconstruction of Rasputnica G-Rakovica-Resnik Line

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)
Local partners
Infrastructure of Serbian Railways JSC
Deadlines
Respected
Project description

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, finished a project to modernise the Rasputnica G - Rakovica - Resnik section of the Belgrade-Nis railway line. The project, with a total value of 23.7 million euro, was financed through a 95-million-euro loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD.

Serbia

Serbia Zelezara Smederevo steel mill

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
HBIS Group Co. Ltd.
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Partial
Project description

In April 2016, China's Hebei Iron & Steel Group signed a 46-million-euro agreement to buy Serbia’s Zelezara Smederevo steel plant. The agreement was signed by Hebei Chairman Yu Yong at ceremony attended by the Serbian President (at that time Prime Minister) Aleksandar Vucic and hundreds of workers and dignitaries, which ended with fireworks. The steel mill has drawn criticism from citizens of Smederevo over its effects on the environment.

Serbia

Montenegro Donation of COVID-19 vaccines

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
The Government of the People's Republic of China
Local partners
Government of Montenegro
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Partial
Project description

China donated 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by Sinopharm to Montenegro.

Montenegro

Montenegro Renewal of Barska plovidba's ship fleet

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
Poly Technologies Inc
Local partners
Barska Plovidba
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Partial
Project description

In October 2012, the state-owned company Barska plovidba signed contracts with China’s Poly Group and Shanghai Shipyard to procure bulk carriers with a capacity to transport 35,000 tonnes of cargo. The contract is financed by the China’s Export-Import Bank and is backed by state guarantees. Loan repayment remains a strong concern.
 

Montenegro

Bosnia and Herzegovina Purchase of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

Date
Status
Completed
Chinese partners
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Sinopharm)
Local partners
Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadlines
Respected
Transparency
Partial
Project description

Some 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine were delivered to Bosnia’s Federation of BiH entity on August 6. The shipment cost 12 million Bosnian marks, acording to media reports.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
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