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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.

Bulgarian Postage Stamp Issuing joins the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Rotary Foundation, by issuing a thematic postage stamp. The validation seal was put by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Lubomir Hadjiysky  and head of the Bulgarian branch of the Foundation Dimitar Dimitrov.

The contracted funds under Operational Programme on Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014 – 2020 are 831 million EUR, which represents 44 % of the budget of the Programme. That stated the Head of the Managing Authority of OPTTI, Eng. Galina Vasileva in a workshop under the Programme in Stara Zagora.

The Information Society Forum (WSIS) of the International Telecommunication Union announced a photography competition, in which may participate also Bulgarian authors. The topic of the photographic works must be related to the way in which the information and communication technologies change the world.

Proposals for participation in the competition are accepted from 2 March to 2 May 2017. The authors may send photos of technological projects as well as of persons and organizations that use technologies for a positive change of the world.

I expect the rehabilitation of the last section from Septemvri to Stambolyiski to be completed by the mid of the year, by which the whole railway Septemvri-Burgas will be completed. That stated the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev during the inauguration of the renewed Stambolyiski-Plovdiv railway line and the newly constructed Intermodal Terminal- Plovdiv.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Lubomir Hadjiysky inspected a common training of Sofia Airport and Municipal Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection.

The training is three days as today has been performed at the Cargo compartment of Terminal 2. In the training have participated teams of over 30 persons, 8 firefighting vehicles and other equipment.