site.btaVehicles Cross Vidin-Calafat Bridge in Average 30 Seconds
On average, vehicles pass through the Danube Bridge at Vidin-Calafat in 30 seconds, Pavel Paunov, Executive Director of the Danube Bridge Vidin-Calafat Company, said here Tuesday. He was speaking at a local conference within BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project, taking place at the BTA National Press Club in Vidin.
Paunov noted that he is connected both with the Danube Bridge, as well as with the renovation of the Vidin synagogue, because in his previous professional experience he was a banker and actively assisted in the project's implementations.
He pointed out that compared to 2024 the number of vehicles passing through the Danube bridge has increased by 22% since January 1, emphasizing that Bulgaria's accession to Schengen is significant and extremely beneficial for business and citizens.
"We hold regular meetings (with the transport industry) and I see that the effect is very positive. The restaurant and hotel business also feel extremely positive signals," he stressed.
Through the Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project, BTA aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. Until September 2025, BTA will host discussions at its press clubs in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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