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Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jelizkov met with the Director General of DG “Mobility and Transport” and an EC High Level Coordinator for road safety issues Matthew Baldwin. Minister Rossen Jeliazkov presented the package of measures to reduce road traffic accidents that are currently being elaborated in MTITC.

Minister Rossen Jeliazkov met with the President of Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) Plamen Dimitrov and Petar Bunev, the chairman of Syndicate of Railway Undertakers in Bulgaria

Minister Jeliazkov presented to the trade union leaders the development policies in the Transport sector and the projects currently under way. During the discussion were discussed also topical issues related to the state and development of Bulgarian State Railways and Bulgarian Posts.

Society is accepting the policy of securing buses with belts and awaits for initiatives in this direction, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov announced during a hearing in the Committee on Transport, Information Technology and Communications at the National Assembly. Representatives of the branch organizations of coache services and the carriers also took part in session of the commission.

At present, BDZ is one of the basic pillars of the Bulgarian economy. The anniversaries are not only historical facts but also legitimate expectations for their development. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov during the validation of a post-philatelic edition dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the company's establishment.

If there are no appeals against tender procedures, the “National Railway Infrastructure Company" (NRIC) will sign contracts with contractors in the railway sector at the amount of over 1.5 billion BGN in the first months of 2019. Right afterwards, we are entering an active phase of construction, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technologъ and Communications Velik Zanchev announced at the opening of the Construction conference in 2019, organized by the Bulgarian Construction Chamber and “Stroitel” newspaper.

Continuity within the Ministry team is of utmost importance for the ongoing reforms, said the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Rossen Jeliazkov, upon assuming the new position, and thanked the outgoing Minister Moiskovski.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Dimitar Genovski, validated a souvenir sheet on the 80th anniversary of Pleven Philatelic Society. The organization is among the first philatelic companies in Bulgaria and the town of Pleven itself is a metaphorical capital of Bulgarian philately as it hosted major forums such as World Youth Philatelic Exhibition and the Balkan Championship.

The sheet is designed by the Director of Pleven Philatelic Society, Nikolai Mladenov, and depicts the town at the time of the organization’s establishment.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Anguel Popov together with the M.P. from the respective select committee, Stanislav Ivanov, the Executive Director of Executive Agency “Automobile Administration”, Boyko Ranovski and experts from the Agency hold a meeting with the representatives of the technical services on verification of the vehicles’ reliability. The main topic of the discussion was the forthcoming amendment to the Road Transport Act concerning the technological proposals on the mandatory requirement for equipment of buses with safety belts.

Institutions involved in maritime surveillance of the Black Sea need to develop a unified data exchange environment, which can be achieved by involving the country in a common European information sharing environment. This was discussed at today's meeting in Varna to report progress on the project "Integrated Bulgarian Maritime Surveillance (InBulMarS)".

Preparations for draining the oil from the Mopang ship began today. A diving vessel is already located over the underwater site and experts are to make accurate measurements of the 1921 sailing vessel. The purpose of these activities is to establish the exact location of the Mopang ship and to pinpoint anchor spots for the diving vessel and additional vessels needed in the forthcoming diving operations.

Today, at 17:45, a two-seat plane departed from Lesnovo Airport flying in uncontrolled airspace at a height of 3100 meters, then crossed the airspace of Varna Airport before landing at 18.54 at Balchik Airport. The pilot confirmed that he had contacted Balchik Airport and was about to land. Upon landing, the plane hit the runaway, overturned and set itself on fire with the pilot dying on the spot. A team of the Air Accident Investigation Unit to the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications will investigate the accidnet.

Executive Agency “Automobile Administration” compiled 11 acts of three driving schools in Plovdiv. After a preliminary analysis of the training centers in the city of Plovdiv in three motorcycles there were found great differences between the declared revenues and the actually trained candidates. In the course of the inspection with the National Revenue Agency, the Economic Police at the National Police Directorate and the Regional Police Directorate - Plovdiv, the inspectors of the EA |Automobile Administration” found numerous administrative violations.

Diving teams from Hydroremont Varna and Deep Dive Systems Ltd. Sofia examine the sunken ship near Sozopol, which has been polluting the bay with oil for several days. Divers from Sozopol volunteered in the operation. The collected data will be used to draw up a technical proposal to drain the fuel. The various possibilities are to be proposed and discussed within a few days.

Meanwhile, EA “Maritime Administration” provided a cutter and tugboat that are in the vicinity of the containment area and are relocated depending on the change in the wind and currents direction.

The minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Ivaylo Moskovski, inspected the area of the oil spill near the town of Sozopol. The team onboard of EA Maritime Administration’s cutter monitored the measures to contain the oil spill and discussed further measures.

The oil spill in the region of Sozopol is under control, there is no danger neither for environment, nor for the tourists, stated the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Ivaylo Moskovski, and the Minister of Environment and Waters, Nino Dimov, at a briefing following a meeting of Burgas Regional Administration Operational Team.

Three key railway stations will be modernized with funds under Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014-2020 Operational Program (OPTTI). The project for reconstruction of the stations Poduyane, Iskar and Kazitchene was approved at the total amount of 7.4 million leva, 6.6 million of them being grants.

The waiting areas and adjacent platforms will be refurbished, the construction state of buildings will be improved, energy efficiency systems, as well as modern information and announcement equipment, will be deployed, and green areas will be rehabilitated.

The inspectors of the Executive Agency “Automobile Administration” suspended the registrations of 31 vehicles for unregulated transportation of passengers for fee in the region of Varna and Burgas.

The campaign is carried out jointly with the authorities of the Ministry of Interior and the National Revenue Agency. The teams inspect companies that organize tours with off-road vehicles.   

A total of 19 bids were submitted for the three Lots under the project for modernization of the railway line between the towns of Kostenets and Elin Pelin. The large number of offers is yet another proof that the procedure is as transparent and competition-based as can be, said the Deputy Minister of Transport, information Technology and Communications, Velik Zantchev, at the bids opening today at NRIC headquarters.

Dredging activities to deepen the River Danube in the region of the islands of Vardim and Belene have ended. This is the most critical region for navigation in the Bulgarian section of the river. As a result of the dredging, which took 42 days, the depth of the navigable route was increased by over 100 cm. Following these activities, measurements showed the fairway is more than 3 meters in depth and 150 meters in width, ensuring seamless navigability.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Dimitar Genovski, and the Defense Minister, Krassimir Karakachanov, validated a post stamp on the occasion of 140 years of the establishment of Bulgarian Armed Forces. The philatelic product is the most appropriate way for expressing gratitude for the high morale and patriotism of the thousands of Bulgarians serving in the army, Deputy Minister Genovski said during the ceremony. In his words, our country has always prided in institutions such as the Bulgarian Armed Froces.