MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
TRANSPORT AND ITC PRIORITIES
Nikolina Angelkova
Minister of Transport, Information
Technology and Communications
28 August 2014
Sofia
Transport Strategy until 2030
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A part of the thematic Ex-ante Conditionalities in the
Partnership Agreement
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A two-stage process has been devised:
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Phase 1: A minimal content of the Strategy is accomplished in
time for the purpose of negotiation of the respective OPs
(2013-2014)
Phase 2: The full Strategy, meeting all the requirements, will
be finalised not later than 31 December 2016
Funding will be provided from the Priority axis 5
“Technical Assistance” of the OP “Transport and
Transport Infrastructure” 2014-2020
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Railway Infrastructure 2014 – 2020
3.
5.
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2.
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4.
Plovdiv – Burgas : Stage II
Elin Pelin – Septemvri
Vidin – Medkovets (CEF)
Dragoman – Sofia – Elin Pelin
(CEF)
5. Ruse – Varna (alternative
project)
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Road Infrastructure 2014 – 2020
2.
3.
1.
1.
Struma Motorway, Lot 3, Blagoevgrad –
Sandanski
2. Hemus Motorway
3. OF
Shipka
Peak Tunnel
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TEN-T Policy
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TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 and CEF Regulation
1316/2013
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TEN-T planning on 2 layers:
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Core network – includes the most important international
links in EU
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Comprehensive network – feeds into and distributes from
the core network
2 of 9 TEN-T Priority Corridors pass through Bulgaria
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Corridor № 4 Orient/East-Mediterranean
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Corridor № 9 Rhine-Danube
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Transport Infrastructure
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Building modern, balanced and integrated transport
infrastructure as an important factor for the competitiveness
of the Bulgarian economy
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The Operational Programme on Transport 2007 – 2013 is one
of the most successful operational programmes in Bulgaria
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Beneficiaries paid grants in the amount of 2,51 bln. lv. (over €
1.25 bln.), which represents 64 % of the Programme budget
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The certified expenditure that are requested for
reimbursement by the EC amounted to 1,83 bln. lv. (€ 0,932
bln.) or 57% of the budget of the European co-financing under
the Programme
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Infrastructure Projects under
Implementation (1)
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Electrification and reconstruction of Plovdiv – Svilengrad
Railway Line, stage 2: Parvomay – Svilengrad Section
Rehabilitation of the Railway Infrastructure along Plovdiv –
Burgas Railway Line
Modernization of Septemvri – Plovdiv Railway Section
Rehabilitation of Sofia, Pazardzhik and Burgas Railway
Stations
Extension of the Sofia Metropolitan, Stage III, Lot 1:
Tsarigradsko shose – Sofia Airport and Lot 2: Mladost 1 –
Business Park in Mladost 4
Establishment of River Information Services System in the
Bulgarian part of the Danube River – BULRIS
Vessel Traffic Management Information System – VTMIS
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Infrastructure Projects under
Implementation (2)
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Construction of Maritsa Motorway, Lot 1 and
Lot 2
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Construction of Struma Motorway, Lot 2 and
Lot 4
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Construction of Kalotina – Sofia Motorway, Lot
1: West arc of Sofia Ring Road
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Montana Bypass
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Gabrovo Bypass
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Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (1)
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Railway sector
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Modernization of railway line Plovdiv
– Burgas, Phase II
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Modernization of railway section
Sofia – Septemvri, Septemvri – Elin
Pelin sub section
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Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (2)
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Road sector
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Struma Motorway, Lot 3: Blagoevgrad –
Sandanski (67 km)
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Kalotina – Sofia Motorway (31,5 km)
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Speed road Vidin – Montana (126 km)
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Road Е-79 Mezdra – Botevgrad (33 km)
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Hemus Motorway (Yablanitsa – Shumen)
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Tunnel under Shipka Peak, Phase II of
project Bypass of town Gabrovo with a
tunnel under Shipka Peak, Stage V (11 km)
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Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (3)
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Intermodality for passengers and freight
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Construction of the Third Metro Diameter in Sofia
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Extension of the Second Metro Diameter in Sofia
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Construction of intermodal terminals
Other projects
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Information systems in the navigation
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Specialized vessels supply
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Modernization of port facilities for reception and
treatment of waste
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Improvement of the air navigational data quality
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Improvement of the environmental management in
the air transport
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Connecting Europe Facility Projects
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Modernization of Dragoman – Sofia –
Elin Pelin Railway Line
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Modernization of Vidin – Medkovets
Railway Line
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Improvement of the Navigation on
the Danube River
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Transport Infrastructure Development
through Public-Private Partnership
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Strategy for Development of the
Transport Infrastructure of the Republic
of Bulgaria through the Concession
Schemes
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Potential concessions
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Plovdiv Airport
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Port Terminal Vidin Center (passenger)
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Port Terminal Ruse East
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Port Terminal Zimovnik – Ruse
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Varna Railway Station
State control over the concessionaires
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Improvement of the Financial and
Technical Status of the Railway Sector
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Optimizing the costs and decreasing the indebtedness
of Holding BDZ EAD and BDZ-Freight EOOD to
NRIC using the “debt/property deal”
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Notification of “Debt Abatement” Measure
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Performing of procedure for new rolling stock supply
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Providing funding from the State Budget (subsidies,
compensations and capital transfers) to BDZPassengers Transportation EOOD for the period
2015-2017
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Bulgaria’s progress in implementing the
goals of the Digital Agenda for Europe
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The MTITC is the executive power authority which has
the main commitments in the area of ICT
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Double role of ICT
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Broadband coverage and penetration
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e-Governance services
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Vision
Our vision foresees that by the
year 2020 Bulgaria would become
a country with knowledge
economy and developed
information society through global
use of information and
communication technologies
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National Strategic Documents
Strategic Policy Framework on development and
use of ICT in Bulgaria
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National Programme Digital Bulgaria
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National NGA Plan 2014 – 2020, updated and
supplemented within an extended timing horizon
until 2020
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National Strategy for developing e-Governance in the
Republic of Bulgaria 2014 – 2020
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Key Priorities
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Accelerated establishment of e-Governance
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100% broadband coverage in the territory of the
whole country, as well as fast and ultra-fast access to
the Internet, so that until the year 2020 over 50% of
all households and businesses to be able to use the
Internet with speeds higher than 100 Mbps
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Support of the development of the ICT sector
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Improvement of digital competences and skills
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Nikolina Angelkova
Minister of Transport,
Information Technology and Communications
www.mtitc.government.bg
28 August 2014
Sofia
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