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Crossing the Danube
Bulgarian and Romanian businesses have joined hands in asking their two governments to lift the toll on the only bridge that connects the two countries over the Danube.
The issue was raised in March by the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRCCI) and by now, has managed to gain speed involving top-level politicians from both sides of the river and has made the European Commission come out with a position.
As the only bridge between Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube, the Rousse-Giurgiu bridge is of high value not only for bilateral relations but because it is on the Moscow-Istanbul route, serving as the main land transit point.
“It is not just that. We have discussed lifting the toll with our Romanian colleagues and we both consider them as a serious hindrance for the development of the Varna-Rousse-Bucharest region,” BRCCI chairman Alexander Prokopiev told The Sofia Echo. “We are talking, not simply about the cargo traffic that goes on the bridge, but about passenger traffic as well,” he said.
This was one of the reasons why the BRCCI raised the issue in March this year.
So far it has met mixed reactions from Bulgarian Government’s, varying from firm refusal to a complete change of hearts.
Read the full story on sofiaecho.com
June 13 2008
The issue was raised in March by the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRCCI) and by now, has managed to gain speed involving top-level politicians from both sides of the river and has made the European Commission come out with a position.
As the only bridge between Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube, the Rousse-Giurgiu bridge is of high value not only for bilateral relations but because it is on the Moscow-Istanbul route, serving as the main land transit point.
“It is not just that. We have discussed lifting the toll with our Romanian colleagues and we both consider them as a serious hindrance for the development of the Varna-Rousse-Bucharest region,” BRCCI chairman Alexander Prokopiev told The Sofia Echo. “We are talking, not simply about the cargo traffic that goes on the bridge, but about passenger traffic as well,” he said.
This was one of the reasons why the BRCCI raised the issue in March this year.
So far it has met mixed reactions from Bulgarian Government’s, varying from firm refusal to a complete change of hearts.
Read the full story on sofiaecho.com
June 13 2008
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