Snowplow

The European Union has brokered a landmark agreement with member states and the European Parliament to introduce a transformative shift in motor vehicle regulation through revisions to existing legislation.

Bulgaria is grappling with the aftermath of heavy snowfall, mobilizing over 800 snowplows to clear roads across the country, according to the Road Agency. Highways, first-class and second-class roads, as well as mountain passes, are receiving priority attention in the ongoing snow removal efforts.

The snow removal companies were on site in the early hours of the day. The main routes on which the public transport in Sofia runs have been processed and cleared. This was stated at a briefing by the director of the Sofia Inspectorate Ivaylo Ivanov. 128 snowplows are working in the field, the press center of the Sofia Municipality announced.

All republican roads are passable by vehicles in winter conditions. During the night 425 snowplows were clearing the roads, the snow cleaning equipment is working in 24-hour operating mode, Road Infrastructure Agency reported.

A horse-drawn snow plough clears the pavements in the village of Momino Selo in the South Bulgarian district of Plovdiv.

The animal clears the snow from the pavements in the village every winter with the help of a special wooden device. Thus, in just an hour and a half, the horse does the work of a dozen people.

The global economy and geopolitical tensions are taking a back seat to a more immediate problem at this year's Davos summit of political and business leaders: heavy snow is burying the venue, according to Reauters. 

Over 200 machines intervene with antiskid material and snowploughs in Bucharest to remove the snow where necessary, according to a release of the Bucharest Municipality Hall (PMB) remitted to AGERPRES on Saturday.

The 210 machines intervene both on the main and on the secondary streets.

The driver of a snowplough involved in a deadly accident at a Moscow airport that killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie was drunk, Russian investigators said Oct. 21.