We will all together defend our national consolidated position on the Mobility Package texts proposed during the Austrian EU Council presidency. This is what the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov said at his first meeting with representatives of the branch organizations of freight transport companies. He expressed his willingness to continue the active dialogue with the branch and the Bulgarian representatives in the European Parliament, regardless of their affiliation to different political families. A series of regular meetings will be held to discuss all the details in defense of the Bulgarian national interest, added Minister Rossen Jeliazkov.
During the conversations companies firmly opposed the measures in the Mobility Package I that limit the EU's core values, the free movement of people, goods and capital across the Union. According to the business, the lack of assessment of the impact of the new proposals on the development of the sector is a reason for concern and concern for the future of the Bulgarian international road transport.
The administration and associations have voiced their concerns about the social and economic impact if these measures are adopted, resulting in inefficiencies in transport operations, job losses, environmental degradation and massive bankruptcies.
Minister Rossen Jeliazkov once again confirmed that the Bulgarian state will continue to firmly uphold the principle of equality between all EU member states when introducing new rules for European carriers.
