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The Public Transport Act will be further developed with the contribution of municipalities, carriers and consumer organizations. Passengers remains at the center of the law. This is its philosophy and it will not change.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov said after a meeting with bus carriers and representatives of consumer organizations during the public discussion of the draft Public Transport Act.

At the beginning of 2026, we will open a procedure for selecting a concessionaire at Plovdiv Airport. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov announced in a discussion on the development of Southern Bulgaria, organized by 24 Chasa Daily in Plovdiv.

Five bids were submitted by two operators under the procedure for carrying out passenger transport by rail. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov announced in Plovdiv. The procedure was opened at the end of August, and the deadline for submitting bids expired yesterday at midnight.

We are making the most important reform in public transport in Bulgaria in half a century. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov said at the presentation of the draft Public Transport Act to the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria can benefit from and draw on the successful Czech experience in the liberalisation of railway services. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov after his meeting with the Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic, Martin Kupka, in Prague. The two Ministers discussed the development of the railway sector, modernisation, and future reforms in the public transport systems of both countries.

All the new 25 trains will be delivered to Bulgaria until August 2026

The first new electrical train „Škoda“, will arrive in Bulgaria in January 2026, and from April 2026 the train will start to transport passengers. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr. Grozdan Karadjov has stated this during his visit at the „Škoda“ factory in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He inspected the progress of manufacturing and performed the first test-driving by the already manufactured rail train.

Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Dimitar Nedyalkov and H.E. Sayanaa Lkhagvasuren, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Republic of Bulgaria, signed the Agreement on International Road Transport of Passengers and Goods and the Agreement on Air Transport. The ceremony took place at the building of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and marked an important stage in the development of transport relations between the two countries.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications insists that the concessionaire of Vasil Levski Airport - Sofia SOF Connect should start paying the full amount of the due concession fee from January 1, 2026. For 2025, the amount is nearly EUR 40 million excluding VAT. This was announced at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov and SOF Connect CEO Jesús Caballero and representatives of the company.

Bulgaria is submitting its candidacy for re-election to the Council of the International Telecommunication Union for the 2027-2030 mandate. Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Dimitar Nedyalkov emphasized at the World Telecommunication Development Conference held in Baku. The event is organized by the International Telecommunication Union. Bulgaria has been a member of the organization since 1880.

Geospatial technologies are the backbone when we talk about important reforms such as a national transport scheme, an integrated ticket and digital infrastructure. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov said during the 26th conference dedicated to the World Day of Geographic Information Systems. The event was organized by ESRI Bulgaria

“I am instructing the management of the State Aviation Operator to sell the Falcon government aircraft at auction with open bidding. That way we can reach the maximum possible price.” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov said on his Facebook profile. The decision comes after an analysis of the cost of maintenance and operation of the machine for the last 10 years.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications published the new Public Transport Act for public discussion. For the first time, it establishes a comprehensive legal framework for planning, management, contracting, financing, digitalization and control of public transport. Thus, Bulgaria is taking a step towards the European model of a unified transport system that provides convenient connections between all modes of transport.

The second procedure for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations, worth BGN 19.5 million, will be announced in January 2026. Under the first procedure, worth BGN 10 million, 11 project proposals were submitted and are currently under evaluation. With this total investment package of nearly BGN 30 million, the foundations of a national network of fast-charging stations will be established.

The transport underpass beneath Plovdiv Central Station resolves a 50-year-old problem for the city

The concessionaire of Burgas Airport will invest an additional BGN 100 million in the rehabilitation of the airport’s runway. The large-scale project was launched today on the symbolic anniversary of the signing of the concession agreement between the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport of the Republic of North Macedonia Aleksandar Nikoloski today signed an Agreement on the Construction of the Railway Tunnel under Deve Bair, which will provide the physical connection between the two countries along the Sofia–Skopje axis.

The event took place in the presence of the ambassadors of EU and NATO member states, who travelled to Gyueshevo by the “Corona Express” train together with the Bulgarian government delegation.

The construction of additional bridges over the Danube is not merely a bilateral issue between Bulgaria and Romania – it is a strategic priority for the prosperity of the entire European Union and for our collective security within NATO. This was emphasised by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov during a meeting with Margarita Marques, Coordinator of the Rhine – Danube Transport Corridor, and Mario Mauro, Coordinator of the Baltic Sea – Black Sea – Aegean Sea Transport Corridor.

The only railway tunnel on the Plovdiv–Burgas line has been successfully excavated. This was announced during a visit by Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Lyuben Nanov, who inspected on site the progress of the modernisation works along the Orizovo – Mikhaylovo railway section. The site is part of the large-scale project for the rehabilitation of the Plovdiv–Burgas railway line. The “Chirpan” Tunnel, which is 744 metres long, is one of the most technically complex structures along the entire route.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications, Grozdan Karadjov, presented the awards to the three winners of the national competition “Bulgaria – Land of Wonders.” The ceremony took place yesterday at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre and brought together representatives of state institutions, local authorities, the cultural community, and the media.

The quota of bilateral, transit and third-country road freight transport permits between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan will be doubled in 2026. The agreement was reached by the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Dimitar Nedyalkov, and the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Maksat Kaliakparov, during the Joint Bulgarian – Kazakh Commission on Road Transport. The meeting took place on 29–30 October 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.