Bulgaria Seeks 105 Million Euro for Motorway, Railway Upgrades

Bulgaria has applied for EU funding for two projects worth a combined 205 million levs for the construction of a motorway stretch as well as the reconstruction of two railway sections, the transport ministry said on Wednesday.

A project, developed by state-owned National Railway Infrastructure Company, envisages the reconstruction of the two railway stretches, connecting Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city, with the towns of Krumovo and Skutare, in southern Bulgaria, the transport ministry said in a statement.