Public Relations and Protocol

At the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Hristina Velinova, the first working meeting was held, launching the institutional process for the revival and development of aero club activities in the country. The project is the result of a proposal submitted to the Council of Ministers in May 2026 by Petyo Kyurkchiyski of the “Flying People” Aero Club and supported by Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

The Executive Director of the Executive Agency "Automobile Administration", Boyko Ranovski, presented the results of the inspections of the school buses during a demonstration inspection in the town of Kostinbrod.

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev met with representatives of driving schools to discuss the chronic shortage of examiners for learner drivers.

During the meeting, Minister Peev presented specific measures aimed at improving organisation and increasing examination capacity.

Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Christina Velinova held an online meeting with representatives of Qatar Airways to discuss the possibilities for restoring direct flights between Sofia and Doha.

By order of Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev, a new Board of Directors of Holding BDZ EAD has been appointed. The change is aimed at ensuring continuity, a high level of professional expertise and effective management of the national railway operator until a competitive selection procedure is conducted in accordance with the Public Enterprises Act.

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev sent a letter to the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria concerning free travel on public transport for children under the age of 14.

The letter follows a growing number of cases in which, due to technical incompatibility between the fare control systems used in different municipalities, the validity of an electronic travel card issued in another municipality cannot be verified. 

Bulgaria and Türkiye will work in closer coordination on the development of transport infrastructure and the implementation of strategic projects aimed at improving connectivity between the two countries. This emerged during a meeting in Sofia between Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev and Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.

Today, at 10:36 a.m., the Aviation Search and Rescue Coordination Centre received a report that a powered hang glider carrying two people had crashed into the sea approximately 200–300 metres from the shore.

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev has expressed a firm position on the case involving a minor with special needs who was made to leave a bus:

“Removing a passenger from a bus because their travel pass has expired may formally comply with the rules, but that cannot justify a lack of humanity. When the passenger is a minor with special needs, such an action is not merely unacceptable – it puts the child’s health and life at risk.”

Minister Peev stressed that transport operators have a responsibility that goes beyond the letter of the law:

“I cannot accept as normal a situation in which a child is left alone, in temperatures approaching 40 degrees, without an accompanying adult and unable to find their way. This is morally wrong and falls short of the standards we expect from every transport operator and driver.”

Minister Georgi Peev instructed the management of the Executive Agency Road Transport Administration to complete its inspection of the transport company as quickly as possible. The Agency will also cooperate with the competent authorities in establishing the circumstances of the case. 

“Situations like this must not happen again. I expect all transport operators to act with humanity, particularly towards children and people in vulnerable situations,” Minister Peev stated.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has enhanced its published register of water sports facilities by introducing an interactive map displaying all registered sites along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The digital tool brings together information on all registered facilities in one place, providing citizens, tourists and businesses with a convenient way to locate them.

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev met with parents and relatives of children who lost their lives in road traffic accidents, as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations working in the field of road safety.

“You are our most important partners in this process. You are best placed to present an objective picture of the situation and to tell us what needs to be done to improve road safety,” Minister Peev said during his meeting with the parents.

At the initiative of Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev, a working meeting was held at the National Toll Administration to improve the effectiveness of government enforcement and enhance road safety. The meeting was attended by Minister of the Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Shishkov, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Hristina Velinova, Deputy Minister of Justice Iva Kecheva, Director of the National Toll Administration Prof.

The Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev sent a letter to all port operators in the country with instructions to take additional measures so that overloaded trucks do not enter and exit the ports.

In the letter, Minister Peev draws attention to cases of traffic accidents with vehicles that left the ports while overloaded.

The Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev held a working meeting with representatives of aviation industry organizations and airport operators, where key priorities for the sustainable development of Bulgaria’s civil aviation and the improvement of the country’s regulatory policy were discussed.

A flight of the Polish airline LOT on the Warsaw-Tel Aviv route, using an Airbus A320 of the Bulgarian airline Elektra Airways, made an emergency landing at Burgas Airport.

The reason for the diversion is a technical malfunction in the aircraft’s transponder, which transmitted a false signal of unlawful interference/hijacking. The established procedure for airspace protection – Air Policing was triggered. After confirming that there was no real threat on board, the plane left the country via Türkiye.

Bulgaria and Türkiye will work together with the European Commission to develop the Middle Corridor between Asia and Europe. The Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev and the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye Abdulkadir Uraloğlu confirmed during a phone conversation. 

The Bulgarian delegation discussed support for Ukraine’s reconstruction and regional connectivity in Gdańsk.

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev participated in the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Poland. He was accompanied by Deputy Minister Hristina Velinova. Both are part of the Bulgarian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry Alexander Pulev.

„The people I see here are professionals who love their work, but the working conditions are more than desperate“. This was stated by Mr. Georgi Peev, Minister of Transport and Communications during an inspection of the Nadezhda Railway wagon depot. Together with Deputy Minister Tsveta Timeva, he reviewed on site the maintenance activities for some of the recently delivered German passenger wagons, as well as the storage and preservation conditions of the last two new Škoda electric multiple-unit trains.