Public Relations and Protocol

EU Ministers responsible for Transport met on 9 December 2021 in Brussels. The Bulgarian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Christina Velinova. The agenda of the meeting included a review of the Fit for 55 Package, regulations on sustainable air transport (ReFuelEU Aviation Regulations), the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport (FuelEU Maritime).

We must work to ensure universal access to the Internet, respect for fundamental human rights and child online protection. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Alexander Poulev during his participation in the Council of Ministers, "Telecommunications" format. The forum took place today in Brussels.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Alexander Pulev and the Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court Georgi Cholakov launched a postage stamp dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the restoration of the judicial institution.

An intermodal hub will be built on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. This was agreed by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev and the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Momirovic during a meeting today in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia.

All the commitments I made to the road transport industry will be fulfilled. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev issued an order announcing transparent competitions for the selection of members of the management and control bodies of some of the public enterprises within MTITC

Competitions have been announced for the selection of:

The European Commission's Annual Progress Report on the Digital Economy and Society acknowledges Bulgaria's contribution in implementation the EU's pan-European goals in the field of eHealth. This was commented by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev on the occasion of the published document. He said that according to the report, Bulgaria is one of the first countries in the European Union to introduce a digital green certificate.

Officials of Economic Police – Sofia Directorate of Interior, Road Transport Administration Regional Directorate and the National Revenue Agency (NRA) conducted a joint operation against the illegal transportation of passengers on the territory of Sofia Municipality.

The Bulgarian state has incurred expenses in the amount of BGN 2 million for the operation to salvage the cargo ship Vera Su and this amount will be presented to the insurers of the vessel next week. This is what the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev said to journalists in Varna.

The ship was moved to TEREM-SHIPYARD so that it could be reinforced and then placed on the quay, because presently it generated additional costs for draining water out of it every day, the Minister added.

The total number of COVID certificates downloaded through the National Health Information System exceeded 2 million. Only for the last 10 days, when the new anti-epidemic measures were introduced, the users have downloaded more than 1.05 million documents, which is 52% of the total number of certificates. The certificate generation system was put into operation on June 1, 2021.

The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications announced a competition for the election of two members – representatives of the State in the Board of Directors of Plovdiv Airport EAD.

When the State acts adequately, plans properly and relies on its people, it can push itself off the bottom. This is what the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev stated at a briefing on the occasion of the successful operation to release the cargo ship "Vera Su" from the Yailata area.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Christina Velinova headed the Bulgarian delegation to a High-Level Conference organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The forum dedicated to the recovery of the aviation sector came to an end today with the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev assumed the Chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA for the next mandate. The Bulgarian Minister participated in the 15th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Development of the International Transport Corridor Europe-the Caucasus-Asia.

One of the major challenges of the newly adopted Posted Workers Directive was that each country had different requirements. This is what the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev stated at a meeting with the Executive Director of the European Labor Authority (ELA) Cosmin Boiangiu. In this regard, Minister Alexiev requested assistance from ELA to provide transparent information available online for the specific requirements of each country.

Corridor VIII has great potential, but much more investments and work are needed to complete it. This is what the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev stated in the framework of the signing ceremony of the Memorandum on Cooperation in the construction of sustainable infrastructure along Corridor VIII. The document was signed by Minister Hristo Alexiev, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy of the Republic of Albania Belinda Balluku and Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of North Macedonia Blagoj Bochvarski.

The implementation of the approved salvage plan for the unloading activities of the trade ship Vera SU began today. According to it, the operation would take 3-4 days. A diving inspection of the area of the accident was carried out again and the ship was inspected for new breaches. All fallen objects and dangerous plastic materials have been removed from the hull of the vessel, and additional anchors have been placed for its better stabilization.

National Police DG, Economic Police, Road Transport Administration Executive Agency and National Revenue Agency conducted a joint action against unregulated taxi transport of passengers in Sofia.

The insurers of the stranded near Kamen Bryag cargo ship Vera Su took the commitment to reimburse the already incurred, as well as the future actual expenses of the Bulgarian side. This is what the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev announced at a video conference with representatives of Maritime Administration Executive Agency and reprsentatives of the local crisis management unit.