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A ban on the movement of TIR trucks at temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius is to be revoked, trade unions, police, and the government's road infrastructure agency agreed on Sunday.
Additionally, transit trucks passing through Bulgarian territory will not be stopped on Saturdays and Sundays unless they are entering the territory of a city on a Sunday or a road section where a high number of traffic collisions have occurred.
At a meeting bringing together the Union of Bulgarian Transport Workers, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), and traffic police (KAT), calls of road haulage workers were heeded according to which truckers will not have to conform to any timetable except for one with precise days and hours to pull over.
During the Christmas and New Year holiday weekends, trucks over 12 tons will face temporary travel restrictions on Bulgaria’s major highways
Sofia’s garbage crisis continues to challenge city authorities, with no full resolution in sight
In a bid to enhance road safety, Bulgarian authorities have initiated a comprehensive police operation targeting trucks and buses, set to extend throughout the week
Truck drivers with Serbian registration, who have been waiting for several days at the border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo due to the Kosovo authorities' ban on the entry of Serbian goods into Kosovo, blocked the Merdare and Jarinje border crossing
The most dangerous roads for the movement of goods vehicles in Europe are located in Bulgaria, according to the data of the analysis of the British company SNAP
Several heavy-duty trucks are blocked on the Blagoevgrad-Bansko road in the area of the ”Predel” pass. The passage is extremely difficult despite the efforts of the teams to clear the heavy snow
The Bulgarian National Bank announced extended operating hours at its cash desks today and on Saturday, December 20, in response to heightened public demand
Scope Ratings has completed its latest review of Bulgaria and confirmed the country’s long-term credit rating at A- with a stable outlook, alongside short-term ratings of S-1/Stable
At the turn of the year, Bulgaria is preparing to enter 2026 without an approved state budget
In Bulgaria, the common perception that investing is reserved for the wealthy remains widespread, but recent analysis by Freedom24 shows that households can begin investing with modest amounts of 50–100 BGN (approximately €25–50) per month
The three leading telecommunications operators in Bulgaria inject more than 640 million BGN (≈327 million EUR) annually into the development of networks and services
The euro has been in use since 1999 as a non-cash accounting unit and since 2002 as physical currency.
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