European Commissioner for Transport

The European Commission wants to assist the Greek authorities in the official investigation into the causes of the Tempe railway disaster and in coming up with a railways framework that will be safer and more attractive to citizens, a government minister has said.

Headquarters of the Southeast Europe Transport Community Office opened in Belgrade in the presence of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.

Turkey and the European Union will sign an agreement to build a section of the high-speed railway line between the border with Bulgaria and Istanbul.

BRUSSELS - The decision to select Belgrade as the seat of the Western Balkans Transport Community was "purely merit-based," European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said on Thursday.

TRIESTE - The Transport Community Treaty, to be signed in Trieste on Wednesday, is hugely important for Serbia, says Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic.

After meeting with European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in Trieste, Mihajlovic said the treaty offered the possibility of a single transport market and development in the region.

European Union Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc will discuss transport investment in the Balkan country on March 23-24, during a conference in Sofia, which brings together public and private institutions involved in transport financing and planning, New Europe reports.

A regional conference to promote investments in the transport sector is held today in the Bulgarian capital city, announced from BNR.

The conference is under the auspices of the European Commission and the Ministry of Transport and with the participation of European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc.

18 Bulgarian deputies in the European Parliament have announced a common position against the planned blockades in Greece and along the border with Bulgaria.

BELGRADE - The project documentation for the motorway connecting Nis, Merdare and Pristina will be done in early 2017, with construction itself slated to be completed by 2020, Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Construction and Transport Zorana Mihajlovic said Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The project documentation for the motorway connecting Nis, Merdare and Pristina will be done in early 2017, with construction itself slated to be completed by 2020, Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Construction and Transport Zorana Mihajlovic said Tuesday.