1. 1 MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT 1RailNetEuropeDB Netz AG, NM (EB) Oer Bulgarian Membership in EU and Transatlantic cooperation: strong and competitive business through transparent access to financing Peter Mutafchiev Minister of Transport

2. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF BULGARIA

3. Corridor VIII Corridor X TINA Links To Bucharest, Kiev, Moscow and Helsinki To Budapest, Bratislava, Prague and Berlin To Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna To Alexandroupolis Corridor IV Corridor VII Corridor IX Ukraine Russia To Middle Asia To Skopje, Tirana, Durres and Bari To Thessaloniki To Istanbul To Black Sea Sofia Plovdiv Rousse Varna Vidin Bourgas Mezdra Gorna Oryahovitsa TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN BULGARIA

4. TRANS-NATIONAL AXES AND MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA

5. STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING Two basic strategic documents, were elaborated in the Ministry of Transport: National Strategy for Development of the Transport Infrastructure of the Republic of Bulgaria until 2015 and Action Alan Approved by the Council of Ministries in 2006 Budget of the Strategy - € 4 712 million Operational Programme “Transport” Officially signed on 27 November 2007 in Brussels Budget of the Programme - € 2 003 million

6. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TRANSPORT – PRIORITY AXES №PRIORITY AXES Indicative Budget (€ mln.) 1 Development of railway infrastructure along the major national and Pan-European transport axes 580,00 2 Development of road infrastructure along the major national and Pan-European transport axes 989,59 3 Improvement of intermodality for passenger and freight211,09 4 Improvement of the maritime and inland-waterway navigation 156,85

7. BENEFICIARIES FOR OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TRANSPORT 2007 – 2013 The strategic framework of the Operational Programme on Transport 2007 - 2013 identifies, under each operation planned, the identity of the relevant beneficiary body. The beneficiaries for the Programme are: National Railway Infrastructure Company National Road Infrastructure Fund Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of Danube River Executive Agency Maritime Administration Metropolitan JSC

8. FORTHCOMING PROJECTS Tender procedures for the following projects will start until the end of 2008 : Extension of the Metropolitan Sofia section: Nadejda Junction – Central Railway Station – Sveta Nedelia Square – Tcherni Vruh blvd. Reconstruction and Electrification of Svilengrad – Turkish Border Railway Line Kardjali – Podkova Road Connection of the Hemus Motorway to the Sofia Ring Road Construction of Maritza Motorway – from km 5 to km 72 Construction of Intermodal Terminal in Sofia

9. PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Currently the Concession, as a public – private partnership form, is a major instrument for reconstruction, modernization and construction of the objects, which are part of the national transport infrastructure network. The Ministry of Transport applies the concession mainly for: Modernization of the Airports for Public Use, and Modernization of the Ports for Public Use The Ministry of Transport also intends to apply PPP forms for future development and modernization of railway stations and other railway infrastructure objects.

10. MAP OF THE PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS Danube River Sofia Silistra Vidin Lom Bourgas Varna Rousse Svishtov Oryahovo Somovit Toutrakan Balchik Nessebar Pomorie Tsarevo Sozopol Ahtopol ] ] ] ] ] Lesport Plovdiv ] Ports         G. Oriahovitsa   Airports Black sea

11. FORTHCOMING CONCESSION PROCEDURES The Ministry of Transport is in a preparation stage for starting the concession procedures for the following objects: PORT TERMINAL SOMOVIT PORT TERMINAL SOZOPOL PORT TERMINAL SILISTRA GORNA ORIAHOVITSA AIRPORT RUSE AIRPORT

12. CONTACTS Further information and contact details can be found at: www.mt.government.bg Thank you for your attention! Sofia, 16 June 2008