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	==Route==		==Route==
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	The proposed 651km route would link the Danube, via the Morava River, in Serbia with a canal across the border into Macedonia, connecting with the Vardar river, which flows into the ] near Thessaloniki. In addition to the new canal itself, long stretches of river would need navigation improvements. Currently, only the lowest 3km of the Morava are navigable.		The proposed 651km route would link the Danube, via the Morava River, in Serbia with a 20km canal across the border into Macedonia, connecting with the Vardar river, which flows into the ] near Thessaloniki. In addition to the new canal itself, long stretches of river would need navigation improvements. Currently, only the lowest 3km of the Morava are navigable.

			For shipping between the Adriatic and central Europe, this route would be 1200km shorter than the current passage through the Bosporus the lower ].<ref>https://www.proquest.com/docview/1690236357</ref>

	==Planning==		==Planning==
			Detailed plans were drafted by the ] government in 1941,<ref>"Die Wasserstraßen des Donaugebietes und der Nahe Osten“, 1941</ref> in conjunction with navigation improvements on the Drava, Tisa, Begej, and Sava rivers, along with a ].
⚫	In 2012, the Serbian Minister of Natural Resources, Mining and Spatial Planning said that the project would be completed within eight years.<ref>Vecernje Novosti, August 2012</ref> In 2013, the director of Serbia’s State Agency for Physical Planning said that it was a realistic project and work would start shortly, with the Chinese government-owned ].<ref>https://balkaninsight.com/2013/09/26/chinese-investors-give-green-light-for-balkan-channel/</ref>

		⚫	Since World War 2, there have been a series of Serbian initiatives, hoping to build a Morava-Vardar Canal, with proposals and studies in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1973, and 1973-1980.<ref>https://jsdtl.sciview.net/index.php/jsdtl/article/view/73/46</ref> Subsequently, In 2012, the Serbian Minister of Natural Resources, Mining and Spatial Planning said that the project would be completed within eight years.<ref>Vecernje Novosti, August 2012</ref> In 2013, the director of Serbia’s State Agency for Physical Planning said that it was a realistic project and work would start shortly, with the Chinese government-owned ].<ref>https://balkaninsight.com/2013/09/26/chinese-investors-give-green-light-for-balkan-channel/</ref> This was one of the most important projects for the Government of Serbia at the time.<ref>https://www.ips.ac.rs/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Milomir-Stepic-Slavoljub-Dragicevic_SPT_1_2014.pdf</ref>

	] published a Chinese-backed proposal in 2017: A 651km route (including new canal and improved river navigation), expected to cost €17 billion.<ref>http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2017/08/28/20002-20170828ARTFIG00226-athenes-et-belgrade-sollicitent-pekin-pour-relier-le-danube-a-la-mer-egee.php</ref> The mayor of ] called it a "dream".<ref>https://seenews.com/news/chinese-investors-eye-17-bln-euro-waterway-project-in-see-report-594621</ref>. As of 2018, one major obstacle to Serb proposals was the lack of intergovernmental agreements between Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia, although the route would not pass through Kosovo; also, joint financing with the ] appears unlikely.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330255638_The_idea_of_Morava-Vardar_water_canal_and_its_long-term_geopolitical_context/fulltext/5c35ffafa6fdccd6b59ef036/The-idea-of-Morava-Vardar-water-canal-and-its-long-term-geopolitical-context.pdf</ref>		] published a Chinese-backed proposal in 2017: A 651km route (including new canal and improved river navigation), expected to cost €17 billion.<ref>http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2017/08/28/20002-20170828ARTFIG00226-athenes-et-belgrade-sollicitent-pekin-pour-relier-le-danube-a-la-mer-egee.php</ref> The mayor of ] called it a "dream".<ref>https://seenews.com/news/chinese-investors-eye-17-bln-euro-waterway-project-in-see-report-594621</ref>. As of 2018, one major obstacle to Serb proposals was the lack of intergovernmental agreements between Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia, although the route would not pass through Kosovo; also, joint financing with the ] appears unlikely.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330255638_The_idea_of_Morava-Vardar_water_canal_and_its_long-term_geopolitical_context/fulltext/5c35ffafa6fdccd6b59ef036/The-idea-of-Morava-Vardar-water-canal-and-its-long-term-geopolitical-context.pdf</ref>
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	{{As of\|August 2023}}, no construction has started.		{{As of\|August 2023}}, no construction has started.

	There are proposals to develop railways in the area, which would complement the canal.<ref>https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/04/29/thessaloniki-balkan-maritime/</ref>		There are proposals to develop railways in the area, which would complement the canal.<ref>https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/04/29/thessaloniki-balkan-maritime/</ref> There would be a strong stimulus to investment, especially in Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, and Kosovo.<ref>http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2004.1%20(2013)/SD%2004.1.06%20Mileski,%20T.%20and%20del%20Re,%20E.%20-%20GEOPOLITICAL%20AND%20GEOSTRATEGIC%20IMPLICATION.pdf</ref>


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Revision as of 15:59, 9 July 2023

The Morava-Vardar Canal is a proposed infrastructure project, linking the Vardar river valley in Macedonia with the Morava river valley in Serbia.

Route

The proposed 651km route would link the Danube, via the Morava River, in Serbia with a 20km canal across the border into Macedonia, connecting with the Vardar river, which flows into the Aegean Sea near Thessaloniki. In addition to the new canal itself, long stretches of river would need navigation improvements. Currently, only the lowest 3km of the Morava are navigable.

For shipping between the Adriatic and central Europe, this route would be 1200km shorter than the current passage through the Bosporus the lower Danube.

Planning

Detailed plans were drafted by the Nazi government in 1941, in conjunction with navigation improvements on the Drava, Tisa, Begej, and Sava rivers, along with a Danube-Sava Canal.

Since World War 2, there have been a series of Serbian initiatives, hoping to build a Morava-Vardar Canal, with proposals and studies in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1973, and 1973-1980. Subsequently, In 2012, the Serbian Minister of Natural Resources, Mining and Spatial Planning said that the project would be completed within eight years. In 2013, the director of Serbia’s State Agency for Physical Planning said that it was a realistic project and work would start shortly, with the Chinese government-owned Gezhouba Group Corporation. This was one of the most important projects for the Government of Serbia at the time.

Le Figaro published a Chinese-backed proposal in 2017: A 651km route (including new canal and improved river navigation), expected to cost €17 billion. The mayor of Thessaloniki called it a "dream".. As of 2018, one major obstacle to Serb proposals was the lack of intergovernmental agreements between Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia, although the route would not pass through Kosovo; also, joint financing with the European Union appears unlikely.

As of August 2023, no construction has started.

There are proposals to develop railways in the area, which would complement the canal. There would be a strong stimulus to investment, especially in Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, and Kosovo.

References

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Route

Planning

Further Reading

References