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Ljubljana – The state-run motorway company DARS has received three bids in response to a tender to set up a system for electronic tolling of cars, which is to become operational in December next year. The lowest bid was submitted by the Slovenian company Iskratel in partnership with Hungarian ARH Informatics.

Some 13,000 electronic vignettes have been purchased so far, the Road Infrastructure Agency reported on 31st of December, quoted by the Bulgarian National Television. 

Vignette stickers for 2018 are on sale today. For the first time, the annual sticker will be valid from the date of purchase.

Another innovation for vignettes, which will be valid for three months - its price is 54 BGN. The prices of the other vignettes remain unchanged.

Yearly for cars it costs BGN 97, BGN 30 is monthly and BGN 15 - weekly.

From October 1st, paid parking spaces in Sofia will have new working hours from 8:30 to 19:30, the Center for Urban Mobility reports, quoted by bTV. 

On Saturday, the blue zone will work until 6 pm  not until 14 am. From the same date, the extension of the green zone in the regions of Sredets and Lozenets will enter into force.

January 31, Tuesday, is the last day to use vignette stickers for Bulgaria's republican road network purchased last year.

Those willing to use the roads have to purchase a vignette for 2017. For cars, the sticker has a yearl price of BGN 97, a monthly one of BGN 30 and a weekly one of 15.

Bulgarian lawmakers have agreed to introduce vignette stickers for the national road system.

Vignettes will also be available for a single day or three months if changes are further approved in a second reading.

Currently, drivers can purchase yearly stickers, but also monthly and weekly ones.

Vignette stickers for next year can be purchased across Bulgaria as of Tuesday, December 20, the Road Infrastructure Agency has said.

The stickers will be available in 2500 different locations, which include petrol stations and some retail chains.

Yearly vignettes for cars cost BGN 97. Drivers can also buy a montly or weekly sticker, at BGN 30 and BGN 15, respectively.

We are introducing a compensatory fee as a penalty for drivers who are driving without a vignette sticker, announced Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova.

Bulgaria has seen a double increase in the thefts of vignette stickers after their prices went up in the beginning of the year.

The annual stickers which cost BGN 97 are the primary target of thieves, Darik radio informs.

Most often thieves steal the stickers by breaking the windscreen of the vehicle. Numerous cases of broken windscreens have been reported across the country.

Indonesia's government has demanded that instant messaging apps remove stickers featuring same-sex couples, in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality in the socially conservative country.