1. TRANSPORT AND ITC PRIORITIES Nikolina Angelkova Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 28 August 2014 Sofia

2. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Transport Strategy until 2030  A part of the thematic Ex-ante Conditionalities in the Partnership Agreement  A two-stage process has been devised:  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

3. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 1.Plovdiv – Burgas : Stage II 2.Elin Pelin – Septemvri 3.Vidin – Medkovets (CEF) 4.Dragoman – Sofia – Elin Pelin (CEF) 5.Ruse – Varna (alternative project) 2. 4. 3. 1. 5. Railway Infrastructure 2014 – 2020

4. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Road Infrastructure 2014 – 2020 1.Struma Motorway, Lot 3, Blagoevgrad – Sandanski 2.Hemus Motorway 3.Shipka Peak Tunnel 1. 2. 3.

5. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TEN-T Policy  TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 and CEF Regulation 1316/2013  TEN-T planning on 2 layers:  Core network – includes the most important international links in EU  Comprehensive network – feeds into and distributes from the core network  2 of 9 TEN-T Priority Corridors pass through Bulgaria  Corridor № 4 Orient/East-Mediterranean  Corridor № 9 Rhine-Danube

6. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Transport Infrastructure  Building modern, balanced and integrated transport infrastructure as an important factor for the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy  The Operational Programme on Transport 2007 – 2013 is one of the most successful operational programmes in Bulgaria  Beneficiaries paid grants in the amount of 2,51 bln. lv. (over € 1.25 bln.), which represents 64 % of the Programme budget  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

7. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Infrastructure Projects under Implementation (1)  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

8. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Infrastructure Projects under Implementation (2)  Construction of Maritsa Motorway, Lot 1 and Lot 2  Construction of Struma Motorway, Lot 2 and Lot 4  Construction of Kalotina – Sofia Motorway, Lot 1: West arc of Sofia Ring Road  Montana Bypass  Gabrovo Bypass

9. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (1)  Railway sector  Modernization of railway line Plovdiv – Burgas, Phase II  Modernization of railway section Sofia – Septemvri, Septemvri – Elin Pelin sub section

10. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (2)  Road sector  Struma Motorway, Lot 3: Blagoevgrad – Sandanski (67 km)  Kalotina – Sofia Motorway (31,5 km)  Speed road Vidin – Montana (126 km)  Road Е-79 Mezdra – Botevgrad (33 km)  Hemus Motorway (Yablanitsa – Shumen)  Tunnel under Shipka Peak, Phase II of project Bypass of town Gabrovo with a tunnel under Shipka Peak, Stage V (11 km)

11. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (3) Programming Period 2014 – 2020 (3)  Intermodality for passengers and freight  Construction of the Third Metro Diameter in Sofia  Extension of the Second Metro Diameter in Sofia  Construction of intermodal terminals  Other projects  Information systems in the navigation  Specialized vessels supply  Modernization of port facilities for reception and treatment of waste  Improvement of the air navigational data quality  Improvement of the environmental management in the air transport

12. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Connecting Europe Facility Projects Connecting Europe Facility Projects  Modernization of Dragoman – Sofia – Elin Pelin Railway Line  Modernization of Vidin – Medkovets Railway Line  Improvement of the Navigation on the Danube River

13. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Transport Infrastructure Development through Public-Private Partnership  Strategy for Development of the Transport Infrastructure of the Republic of Bulgaria through the Concession Schemes  Potential concessions  Plovdiv Airport  Port Terminal Vidin Center (passenger)  Port Terminal Ruse East  Port Terminal Zimovnik – Ruse  Varna Railway Station  State control over the concessionaires

14. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Improvement of the Financial and Technical Status of the Railway Sector  Optimizing the costs and decreasing the indebtedness of Holding BDZ EAD and BDZ-Freight EOOD to NRIC using the “debt/property deal”  Notification of “Debt Abatement” Measure  Performing of procedure for new rolling stock supply  Providing funding from the State Budget (subsidies, compensations and capital transfers) to BDZ- Passengers Transportation EOOD for the period 2015-2017

15. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Bulgaria’s progress in implementing the goals of the Digital Agenda for Europe  The MTITC is the executive power authority which has the main commitments in the area of ICT  Double role of ICT  Broadband coverage and penetration  e-Governance services

16. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 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

17. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Strategic Policy Framework on development and use of ICT in Bulgaria  National Programme Digital Bulgaria  National NGA Plan 2014 – 2020, updated and supplemented within an extended timing horizon until 2020  National Strategy for developing e-Governance in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014 – 2020 National Strategic Documents

18. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Key Priorities  Accelerated establishment of e-Governance  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  Support of the development of the ICT sector  Improvement of digital competences and skills

19. MTITC – REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Nikolina Angelkova Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications www.mtitc.government.bg 28 August 2014 Sofia