Union of International Carriers

Yordan Arabadzhiev, executive director of the Union of International Carriers, expressed significant relief over Bulgaria's long-anticipated entry into Schengen. Speaking on BNT, he described the development as a breakthrough that will bring multiple benefits to Bulgarian transport and the economy at large.

Bulgaria's economy experiences annual losses amounting to hundreds of millions of euros due to its exclusion from land-based Schengen membership. The enduring queues of lorries at border crossings persist, imposing significant financial burdens on the nation. This situation translates into a substantial increase of 15% to 18% in the prices of goods in shops across the country.

About 100 buses and 300 trucks took part in the protest of the carriers against the high fuel prices and the introduction of new tariffs for the toll system. They were positioned in front of the Council of Ministers, parliament and from BNB to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Georgi Tsanov from the Control Council of the Union of International Carriers pointed out:

Union of International Carriers and industry organizations from six other countries with a common position against discriminatory texts in the Mobility package.

EU Transport Ministers Council meets in Brussels today. Bulgarian Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov discusses with his colleagues the Mobility Package and the possible further actions of Bulgaria. The battle for reform in the Mobility Package has not been lost. This was announced by the Executive Director of the Union of International Carriers Yordan Arabadzhiev on BNT.

Road hauliers in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv set fire to a lorry on 4th of April as a sign of protest against the vote on the Mobility package. The action aims to show that if the new regulation is adopted, it will destroy the transport business in Bulgaria, reports BNT. 

"The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, has withdrawn the Mobile Package pact tonight and returned it to the Transport Committee. Voting on the Mobility Package will not be happening today. This Parliament should not look at this heavily and divided Europe dossier. " This was stated by Jordan Arabadjiev of the Union of International Carriers to NOVA.

If MEPs decide the so-called Mobility Package to be voted on Wednesday, Bulgarian road hauliers are ready for effective strike in Strasbourg, Nikolai Rashkov from the Union of International Carriers told BNT on 25th of March.

If European deputies decide the so-called ,,Mobility Package'' to be voted on Wednesday, Bulgarian carriers are ready for effective strike actions in Strasbourg. This was stated before BNT Nikolay Rashkov from the Union of International Carriers.

Today a new protest of bus and heavy goods carriers will take place in the country between 11:00 and 17:00. It will support the bill for the Bulgarian Automobile Chamber, which was withdrawn by the National Assembly on the orders of PM Boyko Borisov after a protest by another branch of the industry.