Yordan Arabadzhiev

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.

Industry associations in the Road Transport sector held an urgent working meeting on 4th opf January in Sofia in connection with the organisation and conduct of the international protest of road hauliers on 10 January in Brussels, reports BNT. 

Bulgarian truck drivers will take to the streets in Brussels next week to voice their dismay about the so-called Mobility Package - a collection of three initiatives concerning the governance of commercial road transport in the European Union - which they say could leave them jobless.

Currently, the debate on the Mobility Package in the Council of Europe is over, and things have already been decided. The ball is in the European Parliament, by 10 January there is nothing else to happen.

Poor organization at border crossings that causes kilometers-long queues has angered road haulage businesses, which threaten to stage a demonstration, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.

Greek farmers have given up on the blockade of the Greek-Bulgarian border on Tuesday, reported BNR, citing Yordan Arabadzhiev from the Union of International Carriers.

Bulgarian carriers have not received compensation yet for the closing of the borders last year and are ready to take counter measures if Greek farmers change their mind at the last minute, added Arabadzhiev.