Serbia: Morava Corridor Motorway-05
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Complaint Overview
Community member
Land acquisition, inadequate stakeholder consultations
Project Information
MIGA guarantee for approximately EUR 1.4 billion
Synopsis
The Morava Corridor Motorway Project consists of a greenfield 112 km dual-carriageway tolled motorway within a 900-meter right of way, located approximately 200 km south of Belgrade in a low-lying floodplain running east-west along the West Morava River Valley. The project includes (i) above-ground structures such as interchanges, bridges, culverts, and overpasses/underpasses; (ii) a telecommunications network supported by power lines and communication cables to connect the telecom stations along the motorway and manage traffic through various traffic control, surveillance, and tolling systems; and (iii) river regulation works intended to protect the project and its surrounding areas from flooding.
MIGA provided Non-Honoring of Sovereign Financial Obligation guarantees to six international banks for their non-shareholder loans to the Government of Serbia to develop the Morava Corridor Motorway Project.
In February 2025, CAO received a complaint from a community member in Krusevac, Serbia, raising environmental and social concerns related to the expropriation of their property for the construction of the Morava Motorway in Serbia. The complaint raised issues regarding stakeholder engagement, information sharing and transparency in the land acquisition process, as well as the method used for calculating and valuing the land.
In April 2025, CAO found the complaint eligible and initiated an assessment.
The case is currently in assessment.
Status as June 04, 2025.