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Bulgaria and Romania will look into the opportunities for establishment of a joint venture company for project management in the common section of the River Danube.

A hundred Bulgarian IT experts underwent training on digital Internet names infrastructure security. The event was organized by the ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and is part of the agenda of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski, in a joint statement with the EC Vice-President Andrus Ansip, the Commissionaire for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel and members of the European Parliament, welcomed lifting of restrictions on the usage of digital content in the European Union.

We are working on the upgrade of the system and register for technical inspection of vehicles, stated the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Anguel Popov at the opening of an international conference on road safety “New Technologies and Best World and European Practices”. There is an active connection to the Ministry of Finance for automatic vehicle tax checks, while the connectivity to the systems of the Ministry of Interior and the Financial Supervision Commission is still developing.

Digital society security is a shared responsibility of governments, civil organizations and businesses. This was the message of 150 top cyber security experts at an international conference in Sofia. The Cybersecurity Challenges Conference was organized jointly by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications and the State e-Government Agency as part of the official program of the first Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

European Commission’s initiative WiFi4EU will upgrade the policies we are conducting in the field of digital technologies, stated the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski at the joint presentation of the project for free public WiFi access in the EU together with Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications fully supports Bulgarian carriers, stated Deputy Minister Anguel Popov during the public discussion of European legislative proposals part of the Mobility Package. Krassimir Srebrov, Executive Director of EA Automobile Administration, participated in the event initiated by transport companies.

A hundred and thirty Bulgarian municipalities registered online in the first day of the launch of WiFi4EU portal for financing public wifi access projects. As at 8 a.m. today Bulgaria ranks first in the region and fourth in the EU in the number of municipalities registered.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev awarded the winner in the category "Railway Infrastructure". The first prize in the category was for the project "Modernization of the railway section Septemvri-Plovdiv, part of the Trans-European Railway Infrastructure, Position 3: Stamboliiski-Plovdiv". The initiative “Infrastructure Bulgaria Awards 2018” was organized by the City Media Group. 

We would not allow awarding procedures at BDZ or any other state enterprise through the media, said the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev addressing public statements made by private companies that participate in engine repair tender procedures.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications and the State e-Government Agency organize an international conference "Cybersecurity Challeges" as part of the official program of the first Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The importance of combined transportations aimed at providing a more eco-friendly, low-cost and faster transportation of cargo, grows ever larger, said the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and communications, Velik Zanchev, at the opening of the High-level Conference on Multimodal Freight Transport today in Sofia. The topic is part of the Ministry’s priorities within the framework of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski validated two postage stamps in a souvenir sheet "140 Years of the Russian-Turkish Liberation War". This is the fourth joint post-philatelic product between Bulgaria and Russia, the Deputy Minister said during the ceremony. According to him, the theme of the Russian-Turkish war is one of the most popular in the Bulgarian philately . It began in the early 20th century.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski has ordered an overall audit of the public procurement contract with the following subject: "Implementation of planned technical support and non-scheduled technical maintenance of electric locomotives series 46200 and electric locomotives 44001 and 44002, owned by BDZ-Passenger Transports Ltd. for a three-year period”.

The subway is a very good example of an intermodal project and its implementation has been very successful, said the minister of Transport, information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during today’s inspection of the works at Medicine Academy station. He pointed out that over half of the first stage of the construction of the third line (from Little City Theatre 'Off the Channel' to Gorna Banya residential area) has already been completed and by the end of 2019, 43 subway stations and almost 48 km of lines will be constructed.

The Executive Director of Executive Agency “Automobile Administration”, Krasimir Srebrov attends the World Forum for Vehicle Regulation Harmonization. The event takes place in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 16 March, 2018. Representatives from 87 countries, including all EU Member States, as well as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, the United States, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, India and others, are participating in the international meeting.

We ensure good management of state-owned companies and offer the best possible service by introduction of intelligent transport systems, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev stated during the opening of the first "Transport and logistics"  conference. The forum is organized by the Industrial Cluster Srednogorie  and is under the patronage of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications.

The first regular airline between Sofia and Ljubljana will be open within a few months. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev during the first aviation event of the program of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

He stated that the aviation sector in Europe should focus on modernizing the infrastructure, introducing the new technologies and improving the relations between the countries.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev awarded the special prize of the Bulgarian Investment Agency for 2017.

This year, the Center for the Promotion of Agricultural Cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries was awarded for the opened at the end of November “16+1 Logistics Center and Pavilion for Electronic Commerce in Agricultural and Other Products”.

The transport connectivity and interoperability of the Western Balkan systems will be one of the main topics on the European agenda over the next four months. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Velik Zanchev at the annual conference "Strategic Infrastructure and Investments 2018 - Cohesion and Connectivity", organized by the City Media Group.