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Bulgaria is preparing a Memorandum on Roaming Tariffs Reduction with the governments of the Western Balkan countries. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Ivaylo Moskovski during the opening of the conference "Logistics Horizons 2025". Moskovski emphasized that one of the main aims during the Bulgarian Presidency will be the accession of the countries of the Western Balkans to the European Union.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Dimitar Genovski and the chairman of the Communications Regulation Commission Veselin Bozhkov validated a postage stamp on 20 years since the establishment of the independent regulator.

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.  

Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski has ordered an immediate detailed inspection of the company “Union Ivkoni”. The reason for the urgent action was the last night incident with a company’s bus, which was carrying passengers on the line Sofia - Sunny Beach.

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.

For the 10-year period since our accession to the European Union, over BGN 4.2 billion have been invested in transport infrastructure under OP “Transport” and OP “Transport and Transport Infrastructure”. This was announced by the head of the OPTTI Managing Authority, Galina Vasileva at the opening of a photo exhibition dedicated to the projects under the two operational programs.

The policies we follow relate not only to the maritime transport development but also to ensuring its safety. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Anguel Popov within the conference "Prospects for Strategic Development of the Black Sea Region". The forum is held today in Varna on celebrating the International Black Sea Day.

Our policy is aimed at creating a favorable business climate. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski while presenting Lufthansa Technik Sofia’s the new hangar and office building. In his words, involving more private investors will provide the necessary financial resources and expertise, not only for the development of the aviation sector but also for the country's economy.

Cooperation between Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of road transport is encouraged. This became possible after the Agreement signed today in Sarajevo to amend the Agreement between the two countries on the international carriage of passengers and goods by road. The document was signed by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and the Minister of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ismir Jusko.

With the development of transport infrastructure Bulgaria creates the necessary prerequisites for attracting cargo flows from Asia to Central and Western Europe, stated Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Velik Zanchev during the Second Meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the Central and Eastern European countries and China. It is held as part of the 16+1 platform in the period 25 - 26 October in Warsaw, Poland.

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.

A joint oil spill removal drill was carried out in the Gulf of Varna. The exercise was attended by representatives of DG "Emergency Rescue", Maritime Administration Directorate-Varna, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and others.

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 Bulgarian experience in issuing international transport permits (CEMT) was highly appreciated during a meeting of the International Road Transport Group at the International Transport Forum (ITF) held on October 12-13, 2017 in Moscow. During the forum, discussions were launched on determine the ECMT/CEMT permits allocation approach after 2019.

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”.

Improving connectivity and sustainable development in the Black Sea region will be among the priorities of our policy during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Velik Zanchev during the Information Day in the context of the forthcoming European Maritime Day - Burgas, 2018. The event was held today at the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the European Union in Brussels.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications takes very seriously   the road safety problem. This was said by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Anguel Popov during the road safety conference “Peace Treaty for the Bulgarian Roads”. In his words, the increasing number of victims and people affected by car accidents is a serious problem that has to be resolved in a determined way.

The safety of navigation in the common Bulgarian-Romanian Black Sea region will be ensured via providing a place of refuge for accommodation of vessels in need of assistance. This will result from the Agreement signed today in the presence of the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Romania Boyko Borissov and Mihai Tudose and the Transport, Information Technology and Communications Minister Ivaylo Moskovski and the Romanian Ministers of Transport Alexandru - Răzvan Cuc and of Communications and Information Society Lucian Şova.

The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will enable the integration of the Western Balkans into the European digital policies. This was announced by Dimitar Genovski, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, during a conference organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria on “Europe - the Head of the Digital Transformation: the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2018”.

Aspiring to continue to be an important player on the global market, the European Union identifies the development of a digital single market as a top priority. Therefore, one of the main tasks of the Bulgarian Presidency is to make it a source of growth and competitiveness, stated the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during a meeting with the management of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union.