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The received offers for participation in the open procedure for concession of "Intermodal Terminal in the South Central Planning Region in Bulgaria - Plovdiv" were opened in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski. A proposal for participation from “Terminali” EAD was received.

The first postage stamp, dedicated to Bulgarian actor Grigor Vachkov, was validated today. The ceremony gathered three generations of relatives of the star of Bulgarian cinema - wife Silvia, daughter Martina and granddaughter Rada, who is also an artist of the postage stamp.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev opened a working meeting on topic “Safety within the performance of freight traffic along the railway network in Bulgaria“. In his introductory words, he stated that the safety is a main priority in the work of the team of Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski granted to the mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova, the award in category “Best digital city“ from the annual study of Darik radio.

Strengthened inspections in the capital to the harmful emissions from the automobiles are about to begin. The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Anguel Popov, the Deputy Minister of Interior Stefan Balabanov, the Executive Director of EA “Automobile Administration” Krasimir Kalaydjiev and the Head of the Traffic Police Department with the Sofia Interior Ministry Directorate Commissioner Tencho Tenev agreed on that.

Bulgaria and Ukraine issued the first joint philatelic edition between the two countries' postal administrations. In Sofia the stamp for validation was placed by the Executive Director of Bulgarian Posts Deyan Daneshki and the Ambassador of Ukraine Mykola Baltazhy. The theme of the edition is related to the preservation of the unique inhabitants of the Black Sea.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski sent a congratulatory address on the graduation of the 2017 class, a master's degree in the Todor Kableshkov University of Transport.

DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission has opened a public consultation on the .eu top-level domain (TLD). Residents of the European Union countries can assess the effectiveness of the .eu internet code and possible changes to facilitate the registration of pan-European internet names, by August 4, 2017.

In the presence of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski were opened the offers received for participation in the open procedure for granting a concession for service of "Civil Airport for public use Plovdiv".

Participants in the order of submission of the offers are as follows:

The Integrated transport strategy for the period until 2030, which is part of the prereqisites of the European Commission, is in the final stage of preparation, announced Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev during a round table "Modern Planning Practices in Bulgaria - Problems and Challenges". The event is held today in Sofia and is organized by "D. A. Tsenov " Academy of Economics, Svishtov and the National Association for Forecasting and Planning.

The development of the railway connection along East-West direction is one of the most effective ways for transport of goods and freights between the countries of the two continents. That opinion was shared during the meeting of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan, who is also a chief negotiator with the European Union and the World Trade Organization- Mahmud Mamad-Guliev.

Using the concession as a mechanism for developing the transport system is one of our priorities, state the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during today's opening of a new port facility in Bourgas. In his words the provision of state-owned sites for operation by private investors is the best approach for the development of transport companies.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications issued a postage stamp on the theme "100 Years of the Battle of Doyran".

Our main task is to accelerate the work on the implementation of the priorities in the governmental programme. That stated the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski, during the MTITC governance handover ceremony. He said also that he has had the possibility to convince himself in the professionalism of the experts at the Ministry and he will count on their maturity and experience within the realization of the policies in the field of transport, information technology and communications as well as within the solving of difficult tasks.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications has launched in use a postal-philatelic edition „EUROPE 2017 – castles”. Since 1992 up to the present stage, the European postal administrations have included a common edition on topic „Europe”, which is a symbol of the wish of integration and cooperation between the countries of the Old Continent.

Due to the high activity of state, municipal, non-governmental and corporate organizations in the process of domain name registration in Cyrillic “бг“, deadline for preservation of Internet names is extended until the end of May. The initial period, which was envisaged for domains with reserved names, was until 8 May.

Over 200 administrations from the executive, municipal and judiciary authorities have expressed their desire to join the new Bulgarian web space. 5844 domains are claimed by non-governmental, public and business organizations.

Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev sent a congratulation address on the occasion of the opening of the exposition "Innovation, business and education in transport 2017".

"The introduction of innovative products and solutions is of utmost importance for the development of transport. In the current conditions of globalization, the competitiveness and sustainability of transport companies depend on the ability of companies to adapt to innovation and new market requirements", said Minister Hristo Alexiev.

The success of the technological companies depends on the innovations, and they are closely related to the protection of the intellectual property. That stated the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Georgi Todorov in the discussion, dedicated to the World day of intellectual property – 26 April.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev carried out an inspection of the construction works of the overpass, which will connect Terminal 2 of Sofia Airport and "Brussels" Blvd in the capital.

From tomorrow will be introduced a temporary organization of traffic in both directions of the boulevard. The traffic in both directions will be realized along a temporary road lane at the western side of “Brussels” Blvd.

Single electronic access to data on the existing telecommunication infrastructure and possibilities to build electronic communications networks with minimal capital expenditures will be ensured with a project of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (MTITC). The work on it has started with the signing of a contract for building a GIS-based electronic platform "Single Information Point" with funding from the Operational Program "Good Governance". The project value is 1 998 668.00 BGN and is expected to be completed in 12 months.