{"id":8950,"date":"2026-01-31T11:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=8950"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:39:22","slug":"bulgaria-greece-and-romania-are-planning-to-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/bulgaria-greece-and-romania-are-planning-to-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgaria, Greece and Romania plan a joint railway line"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bulgaria, Greece and Romania agree to co-finance North-South railway line<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"597\">A meeting of high-ranking representatives of the <strong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"366\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bulgaria<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"409\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Greece<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"454\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Romania<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, as well as <strong data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"505\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Commission<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. The parties discussed coordination of actions within the framework of the development of the North-South transport corridor.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"623\">Details of the agreements<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"1034\">Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport of Bulgaria <strong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"709\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Grozdan Karadzhov<\/span><\/span><\/strong> announced plans to jointly apply to the EU for funding for the construction of a high-speed railway line that will run through <strong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"902\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Athens<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"945\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Thessaloniki<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"988\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sofia<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1033\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bucharest<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1229\">Minister of Transport of Greece <strong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1103\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Konstantinos Kiranakis<\/span><\/span><\/strong> noted that by 2027 it is planned to provide a high-quality passenger railway connection between Thessaloniki and Sofia.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1254\">Joint coordination<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1451\">The three countries agreed to work in full synchronisation during the planning and implementation stages of infrastructure projects to avoid delays and bureaucratic obstacles along the North-South corridor.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1476\">Bulgaria's priorities<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1714\">Among Bulgaria's key objectives is to accelerate the project to build a new bridge across the Danube between <strong data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1615\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Russ<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1662\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Gurgevo<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, and the resumption of ferry services on the Danube.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1728\">Context.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1729\" 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