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Bulgarian transport Minister: We start to work together with EU Commissioner Bulc on particular texts on amendments to the Mobility package

Still today we start to work together with the team of EU Commissioner Bulc on particular texts concerning the Mobility package, said the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski after a meeting, held on 13 May at the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc and representatives of the road hauliers.

Minister Moskovski also said that the amendments will be introduced for consideration by COREPER working group and it is extremely important to reach consensus regarding this issue. “The transport sector provides more than one fifth of GDP of the country and we are obliged to protect the this industry”, commented the Minister.

In his speech EU Commissioner Bulc underlined that the meeting, organized by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, has been extremely successful and the Bulgarian government and the industry have defended their categorical position regarding the amendments of the First Mobility Package. A joint position has been expressed that the participants in the meeting shall continue the dialog and will search for a solution of the controversial issues.

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