Despite stiff penalties for driving without mandatory car insurance in Slovakia, roughly 9% of the country’s vehicles – about 320,000 – still roam the roads uninsured. This figure, revealed by the Supreme Audit Office (NKU), dwarfs neighbouring countries like the Czech Republic and Poland, where only 1.6% and 1% of cars, respectively, are uninsured. The…
A new route will soon link Plovdiv and Birmingham, enhancing travel options between the second largest cities of Bulgaria and the UK. Ryanair has announced that it will operate direct flights between the two cities, with the inaugural flight scheduled for November 2. One-way tickets for the new service start at 35 euros. Birmingham, which…
Sales of luxury cars in Bulgaria have surged significantly over the past year, according to new data from the Ministry of the Interior. The Bulgarian market has seen a notable increase in the number of high-end vehicles, with approximately 880 people now driving cars from brands such as Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Lotus, McLaren,…
Work continues on the development of the public and private partnership (PPP) model for Rail Baltica project. This could speed up the project’s implementation and reduce the burden on the state budget in the long run, as confirmed by Baltic countries’ joint company RB Rail representatives. RB Rail notes that the addition of PPP in…
On August 12, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, in cooperation with the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety, published the data of the Licence Register of Carriers on the Unified State Open Data Portal data.gov.ua. This is the first open API data set managed by Ukrtransbezpeka. The register contains a list…
“Bulgaria Air” continues its operations between Sofia and Tel Aviv amidst the heightened tensions in the Middle East, ensuring safe travel for its passengers as part of its mission as a national carrier. The airline’s press center announced that flights would continue with adjusted schedules from August 9 to 13, following official recommendations from Israeli…
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way this August, the Latvian national airline airBaltic invites to participate in a special voting contest to name its Airbus A220-300 fleet after cities from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. In total, 48 aircraft will be named, with 16 representing each Baltic country. Voting is open online…