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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

Bulgarian Membership in EU and Transatlantic cooperation: strong and competitive business

through transparent access to financing

Bulgarian Membership in EU and Transatlantic cooperation: strong and competitive business

through transparent access to financing

Peter Mutafchiev Minister of Transport

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF BULGARIAGEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF BULGARIA

Corridor VIII

Corridor X

TINA Links

To Bucharest, Kiev, Moscow and Helsinki

To Budapest, Bratislava, Prague

and BerlinTo Budapest, Bratislava and

Vienna

To Alexandroupolis

Corridor IV

Corridor VII

Corridor IX

Ukraine

Russia

To Middle Asia

To Skopje, Tirana, Durres and Bari

To Thessaloniki

To Istanbul

To Black Sea

SofiaPlovdiv

Rousse

VarnaVidin

Bourgas

Mezdra

Gorna Oryahovitsa

TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN BULGARIATRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN BULGARIA

TRANS-NATIONAL AXES AND MOTORWAYS OF THE SEATRANS-NATIONAL AXES AND MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA

STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNINGSTRATEGIC DOCUMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Two basic strategic documents, were elaborated in the Ministry of Transport:

• National Strategy for Development of the Transport Infrastructure of the Republic of Bulgaria until 2015 and Action Alan

Approved by the Council of Ministries in 2006Budget of the Strategy - € 4 712 million

• Operational Programme “Transport”

Officially signed on 27 November 2007 in Brussels Budget of the Programme - € 2 003 million

OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TRANSPORT – PRIORITY AXESOPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TRANSPORT – PRIORITY AXES

№ PRIORITY AXESIndicative

Budget (€ mln.)

1 Development of railway infrastructure along the major

national and Pan-European transport axes580,00

2 Development of road infrastructure along the major

national and Pan-European transport axes989,59

3 Improvement of intermodality for passenger and freight 211,09

4 Improvement of the maritime and inland-waterway

navigation156,85

BENEFICIARIES FOR OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON BENEFICIARIES FOR OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TRANSPORT 2007 – 2013 TRANSPORT 2007 – 2013

The strategic framework of the Operational Programme on Transport 2007 - 2013 identifies, under each operation planned,

the identity of the relevant beneficiary body. The beneficiaries for the Programme are:

National Railway Infrastructure Company

National Road Infrastructure Fund

Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of Danube River

Executive Agency Maritime Administration

Metropolitan JSC

FORTHCOMING PROJECTS FORTHCOMING PROJECTS

Tender procedures for the following projects will start until the end of 2008 :

• Extension of the Metropolitan Sofia section: Nadejda Junction – Central Railway Station – Sveta Nedelia Square – Tcherni Vruh blvd.

• Reconstruction and Electrification of Svilengrad – Turkish Border Railway Line

• Kardjali – Podkova Road

• Connection of the Hemus Motorway to the Sofia Ring Road

• Construction of Maritza Motorway – from km 5 to km 72

• Construction of Intermodal Terminal in Sofia

PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

Currently the Concession, as a public – private partnership form, is a major instrument for reconstruction, modernization and construction of the objects, which are part of the national transport infrastructure network. The Ministry of Transport applies the concession mainly for:

• Modernization of the Airports for Public Use, and

• Modernization of the Ports for Public Use

The Ministry of Transport also intends to apply PPP forms for future development and modernization of railway stations and other railway infrastructure objects.

MAP OF THE PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS MAP OF THE PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

Danube River

Sofia

SilistraVidin

Lom

Bourgas

Varna

RousseSvishtov

OryahovoSomovit

Toutrakan

Balchik

Nessebar

Pomorie

TsarevoSozopol

Ahtopol

Lesport

Plovdiv

Ports

G. Oriahovitsa

Airports

Black

sea

FORTHCOMING CONCESSION PROCEDURES FORTHCOMING CONCESSION PROCEDURES

The Ministry of Transport is in a preparation stage for starting the concession procedures for the following objects:

• PORT TERMINAL SOMOVIT

• PORT TERMINAL SOZOPOL

• PORT TERMINAL SILISTRA

• GORNA ORIAHOVITSA AIRPORT

• RUSE AIRPORT

CONTACTCONTACTSS

Further information andcontact details can be found at:

www.mt.government.bg

Thank you for your attention!

Sofia, 16 June 2008