The SOF Connect Consortium, which includes French company Meridiam Eastern European Investments in partnership with the operator of the Munich Airport - Flughafen München, have won the concession tender for the Sofia Airport.
This was announced by the Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Rosen Zhelyazkov. The contract may be signed after the expiry of the 15-day period during which the other candidates may appeal against the decision in court. The concessionaire will be operating the Sofia Airport for 35 years. The company must build a new third terminal by the end of the tenth year of the concession, as well as to expand Terminal 2.
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by Russian authorities, reads a draft resolution of the European People's Party on new allegations of..
Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915-1916). April 24 was declared Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. BSP MP Atanas Zafirov proposed that a minute of..
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bulgaria during the year, reads the US Department of State’s 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices. ''Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: torture or..
In 2021, the value added of the EU’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector was equivalent to 5.5% of the EU’s gross value added: 4.7%..
After 4 years of investigation, the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to court the indictment against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov,..
On Wednesday minimum temperatures in the country will range from 7 to 12° C., for Sofia 9° C. During the day there will be sun, with clouds over the..
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