Communications

The postage stamp dedicated to the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will be our country’s visiting card. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Ivaylo Moskovski during a ceremony for validation of the special postal-philatelic edition. Minister Moskovski, together with the Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2018, Lilyana Pavlova, the artist of the projects, Todor Angeliev and the Executive Director of Bulgarian Posts EAD, Deyan Duneshki launched in use the postal-philatelic edition.

The ancient ritual "Nestinarstvo" is the theme of one of the post-philatelic editions, which will be put into usage in 2018. The thematic plan for issuing postal products and special postal stamps was approved by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski.

Ensuring a reliable and predictable legal framework for the electronic communications will stimulate the investment in high-speed connectivity and the competition of digital networks and services. This was stated by Deputy Minister of transport, information technology and communications, Dimitar Genovski during the Council of ministers for Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, “Telecommunications” format, in Luxembourg.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil, HE Ana Maria Sampaio Fernandez and the President of the Union of Philatelists, Spas Panchev presented a postal philatelic edition that will present Bulgaria at the World Philatelic Exhibition in Brazil from 24 to 29 October. The validation ceremony was part of the opening of the International Collector's Fair Bulcollecto 2017 in Pavilion No 7 at the International Fair in Plovdiv.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Dimitar Genovski, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Anatolii Makarov, the cosmonaut from the International Space Station, Oleg Skripochka, the First Cosmonaut of Bulgaria, Georgi Ivanov and the Chairman of the Bulgarian Astronautical Society, professor Petar Getsov validated a postage stamp. The edition named “60 Years Bulgarian Astronautics Society”.

All database on existing and planned infrastructure will be gathered within an electronic platform based on geospatial data - "Single Information Point". The project is implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (MTITC) and is financed under Operational Program on "Good Governance".

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (MTITC) invites mayors from all over the country to attend the Informational day of the initiative of the Council and the European Parliament - WiFi4EU (free access to wireless internet). The purpose of the forum is to acquaint local government representatives with the opportunity to get funding for projects for free access to the World Wide Web. The European Commission will provide 100% of project cost and the beneficiaries will be provided with vouchers amounting to 20,000 EUR.

Bulgaria will take part in the World Stamp Exhibition "Bandung 2017, Indonesia" with a special exhibit on "Old Watches". The validation stamp of the edition was placed by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski, the Ambassador of Indonesia to Bulgaria H.E. Mme Sri Astari Rasjid, the President of the Union of the Bulgarian Philatelists Spas Panchev and the CEO of “Bulgarian Posts” EAD Deyan Daneshki.

Bulgaria will work to provide radio spectrum for the latest generation 5G telecommunication connectivity, stated Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during a discussion within the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Competitiveness and Telecommunications of the European Union. The forum is held today in Tallinn, Estonia. Ministers also signed a Joint Declaration under the motto "Making 5G a success for Europe".

A postcard dedicated to the 180th anniversary of Vassil Levski's birth is from today part of the rich philatelic series of the Apostle of Freedom. The validation seal was placed in Karlovo by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Angel Popov and by the Mayor of the Municipality Dr. Emil Kabaivanov.

The dynamic growth of e-commerce in recent years is a significant factor for the postal sector, that was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski during the talks with representatives of the State Post Bureau of the People’s Republic of China. One of the main goals of the official visit of the representatives of the Chinese postal administration in Bulgaria is the development of cooperation in the exchange of postal items between the two countries.

Draft of amendment and integration of the Electronic Communications Act envisages sanction from BGN 50 000 to BGN 2 000 000 for the mobile operators that break the new rules for roaming in the European Union. It was published for public discussion on the website of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications /bg/suobshteniya/normativni-aktove-suobshteniya/proekti-na-normativni-aktove-suobshteniya/proekt-na-zakon-za-izmenenie-i-dopulnenie-na-zakona-za-elektronnite-suobshteniya-0.

Next year Sofia will be a digital leader in the region, stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski at the closing session of the Digital Assembly, which took place in the period 15 - 16 June 2017, Valletta, Malta. He announced to the forum participants that during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018, Sofia will host the European Digital Assembly.

The first Bulgarian postage stamp, dedicated to Carl Djerassi' s encyclopedic nature, was validated today. The validation stamp was put by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski, Deputy Minister of Health Svetlana Yordanova and the son of the world-famous scientist Dale Djerassi.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (MTITC) launched the elaboration of the Thematic Plan for Issuing of Postage Stamps in 2018. By August 30, 2017 are expected proposals for significant events, anniversaries and celebrations which to be marked by postal-philatelic editions in 2018.

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 Dimitar Genovski granted to the mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova, the award in category “Best digital city“ from the annual study of Darik radio.

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 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.