Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications

Within the management of the official cabinet, projects for construction and modernization of the railway infrastructure for over BGN 1 billion have been launched.

This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Georgi Todorov at the opening of the new academic year at Todor Kableshkov University. from the department.

The European Commission has approved a scheme of Bulgaria in the amount of BGN 30 million (about EUR 15 million) in the form of grants in support of micro, small and medium-sized bus and passenger transport companies affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The purpose of the measure is to alleviate the sudden lack of liquidity they face in their operations given the scale of the pandemic.

By the end of 2020, the first stations for charging cars with hydrogen should be built in Bulgaria, and by 2030 their number could reach 50. This is envisaged in a special ordinance draft, announced the press centre of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW).

,,5G Technology is a revolution for the economy, industry, society and people.'' This was announced by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rosen Zhelyazkov during the first call through the 5G mobile network in Bulgaria. The demonstration was part of a series of 5G practice tests conducted by Telenor Telecommunication Company.

Five offers from international companies with extensive experience in the sector have been submitted for the concession of Sofia Airport. Currently, the commission conducts the procedure to verify that the applications submitted meet the requirements of the tender procedure.

Irish Minister of Municipal Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development Seán Kyne will visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the Ministry of Environment and Water, the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications as well as the National Assembly. Minister Seán Kyne will hold meetings with his Bulgarian counterparts.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has ordered the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications to check in connection with the granting of subsidies for passenger transport on unprofitable bus lines in sparsely populated mountain and border regions in the country.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rosen Zhelyazkov ordered an audit at Sofia Airport to check the contracts for the supply of goods at the retail outlets and to analyze the receivables worth over 10,000 levs as well as the actions taken for their collection. This was reported by the department. 

Sofia. Legislative texts on safety belts have been drafted and will be sent to the Parliament in September, Automobile Administration Agency Director Boyko Ranovski told Nova TV this morning. "The belt issue is very important, brought up after each serious accident, and there is no room for retreat anymore, the law must be changed," he said.

Increase of checks on trucks and buses will be carried out in Bulgaria during the week of 23-29 July, according to DG National Police. The operation takes place in all Member States of the European Traffic Police Service - TISPOL.