Ministry of Transport and Communications, as a beneficiary, will receive over 154 million leva Grant aid for the purchase of five new zero-emission electric multiple unit trains.

Each of the trains will have four carriages and a capacity of at least 300 seats, with a speed of up to 160 km/h and a contracted maintenance period of 15 years.

The project has been designated as an operation of strategic importance under  “Transport Connectivity” Programme 2021–2027, and the grant agreement was signed today.

 The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a new funding procedure aimed at supporting intermodal operators and the development of existing terminals. The total value of the financial support amounts to BGN 34.5 million, provided under the “Transport Connectivity” Programme 2021–2027. Project proposals may be submitted until 26 September 2025.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced for public consultation a draft procedure for the selection of project proposals under the title “Support for Intermodal Operators, Including the Development of Existing Terminals.” The procedure aims to provide support to intermodal terminal operators located in less developed regions of the Republic of Bulgaria for the modernization and/or expansion of existing terminals and their adjacent infrastructure. The funding is provided under the “Transport Connectivity” Programme 2021–2027.

The Managing Authority (MA) of the “Transport Connectivity” Programme 2021–2027, in cooperation with the JASPERS initiative, organized a training session on the topic “Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for Transport Projects.” The event was designed to support the MA and the beneficiaries of the programme. The speakers presented the CBA assessment method and explained the mechanism for its quality review.

In accordance with the regulations of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, on the 30^th of May 2022 the Managing Authority of Operational Programme on Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014-2020 (OPTTI) has sent the 2021 Annual Implementation Report to the European Commission for review and approval.

The EC authorities has approved the document on 20^th of July 2022.

In accordance with the regulations of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, the Managing Authority of Operational Programme on “Transport and Transport Infrastructure”, 2014-2020 (OPTTI) has sent the Annual Implementation Report for 2021 to the European Commission for review and approval. 

Prior to this, the Monitoring Committee of OPTTI has approved it.

The Annual Reports and The Final Report for the implementation of OPTTI, as well as the Citizens’ Summaries, are published officially.

The funds paid from the budget of OP “Transport and Transport Infrastructure” 2014-2020 currently are at the amount of EUR 1.09 billion, which is 62 % of the total resource of the Programme. The lowest absorption rate has been recorded for the railway projects — 33 %. This became clear during the regular meeting of the Monitoring Committee of OPTTI 2014-2020, which took place on 11-12^th of May 2022 in Sofia.

The new non-self-propelled shalan, part of the dredging equipment of the Danube River Exploration and Maintenance Executive Agency, arrived in Ruse. The facility, with a length of 59.5 metres and a width of 9.7 metres, was built at the ATG Giurgiu Shipyard in Romania.  Its maximum draught is 2.35 meters. The value of Shalan is BGN 1 954 000 excluding VAT. It is designed to load the elevated masses when deepening or correcting the riverbed in critical sections of the Danube.

The new pontoon, which will be part of the dredging equipment of the Danube River Exploration and Maintenance Executive Agency, arrived in Ruse. The facility was built at ATG Giurgiu Shipyard in Romania. The pontoon is 34.5 meters long, 11.4 meters wide and is designed for loading dredging tables of two Shalans through a floating pipeline. Its value is BGN 2 345 000.

In accordance with the regulations of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, the Managing Authority of Operational Programme on Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014-2020 (OPTTI) has sent the 2020 Annual Implementation Report to the European Commission for review and approval.

The EC authorities has approved the document on 16^th of July 2021.

You can see the OPTTI achievements for 2020 in the Citizen’s Summary here.