All five applicants were allowed to participate at the concession procedure for Sofia Airport, it became clear after the bids of the applicants were opened at the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport. The five companies are the Vitosha Consortium, the SOF Connect Consortium, the UBB Consortium Sofia Airport JV, the Aeroports de Paris Consortium which also includes Turkey’s TAV Havalimanlari Holding and Fraport Bulgaria. The winner will be granted a concession of Sofia Airport for a period of 35 years. Bulgaria is expected to earn from the concession over EUR 1 billion. The candidates must build a new third terminal by the end of the tenth year of the concession. The future concessionaire is also required to expand Terminal 2 and make a survey and if necessary build a second runway.
Ukrainian citizens living in the region of Plovdiv will be able to renew their documents for temporary protection in Bulgaria at six points in Plovdiv, the Plovdiv Regional Police Directorate announced. The Bulgarian government has extended the..
A protest against the adoption of the euro is taking place between the buildings of the Bulgarian Parliament and the Bulgarian National Bank in central Sofia. "The lev is a symbol of independence," "We do not want the euro," "People's Court for the..
Increasing energy connectivity between countries in the region of Southeast Europe will reduce electricity prices, increase competitiveness and security of supply . This was stated by Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov at the Energy Summit, organized by the..
Bulgaria is to take part in common procurement procedures in the sphere of defence at an EU level, under projects for the acquisition of IRIS-T air..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range between minus 5° C. and zero, lower in the Northeastern parts of the country where they will drop down..
“There is no change, Bulgarian troops are not going to be sent to Ukraine,” said PM Rosen Zhelyazkov in a comment about the meeting between US..
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