January 2019

Minister Zhelyazkov: Iran can rely on Bulgaria for the development of the multimodal Corridor Black Sea-Persian Gulf

01/31/2019 - 11:41

Iran has an active partner in the face of Bulgaria for the development of the Multimodal Corridor Black Sea-Persian Gulf.

Minister Zhelyazkov to BDZ: Work openly, transparently and together with the Transport Committee

01/23/2019 - 17:50

My advice to BDZ colleagues is to be open, transparent and to work to the maximum extent with the Transport Committee.

Rosen Zhelyazkov: The requested suspension of the concession procedure at Sofia Airport has no legal basis

01/15/2019 - 18:01

The suspension of the concession procedure at Sofia Airport requested by BSP is not provided for in the Concessions Act and there is no legal basis.

FINAL REPORT from investigation of a railway accident – fire occurred in a fast train № 8613 coach at Konyovo station on March 30, 2018

On March 30, 2018, a fast train (FT) № 8613 composed by 4 coaches, 16 axles, 164 tons, serviced by electric locomotive № 43309.4, has departed Sofia station for Burgas station. The route of train movement is Sofia - Plovdiv - Dimitrovgrad - Stara Zagora - Burgas. At Plovdiv Station the locomotive and transport brigades are shifted according to the schedule. During the travel, the train has changed the direction of traffic at Dimitrovgrad station. Duty staff at the stations along the route hasn‘t noticed anything unusual.

Rossen Zhelyazkov and Antonio Tajani discussed the upcoming steps in the Mobility Package I

01/14/2019 - 19:10

Controversial legislative initiatives adopted at the last moment of the work of the European Parliament mean that Europe can not show unity in resolving important issues.

Rossen Jeliazkov: The European Parliament's Committee on Transport rejected the texts regulating the ban on resting in the cabin trucks and the posting of drivers

01/10/2019 - 16:45

The European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism rejected the two reports regulating the ban on resting in the cabin trucks and the posting of drivers in cross-trade operations.

Rossen Jeliazkov: We expect the return of the vehicles and drivers to be suppressed from the Mobility Package I

01/09/2019 - 17:54

Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov expressed his confidence that the proposal for suppressing the texts, which envisages that drivers and vehicles must return to their home countries after every four

Minister Rossen Jeliazkov: Irrespective of political differences, institutions have to work for common national interest

01/09/2019 - 13:33

Irrespective of political differences, the institutions have to work for the common national interest, said the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov at a meeting with MEPs.

Rossen Jeliazkov: I expect reasonable decisions to be taken when discussing the Mobility Package I at the European Parliament

01/09/2019 - 12:04

Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov presented the Bulgarian position on the Mobility Package I during a meeting with one of the dossier rapporteurs, Wim van de Camp.

Minister Jeliazkov acquainted Manfred Weber with the Bulgarian position on Mobility Package I

01/08/2019 - 23:15

Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov met with the Chair of the European People’s Party and a leading candidate for President of the European Commission Manfred Weber.