Review of sector transport, infrastructure and communications in bulgaria


general introduction and background



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general introduction and background


The Programme for Co-operation with Countries in Central and Eastern Europe (PSO) aims at supporting the transition of Central and Eastern European countries to a market-oriented and sustainable economy. Under this programme, the Netherlands government funds projects, assigned to enterprises in The Netherlands, for the transfer of knowledge and expertise, which should lead to sustainable investment and/or trade relations on a business to business basis.
Transport is one of the sectors within the PSO programme and covers a wide range of activities and encompasses the following sub sectors:


  • Freight transport.

  • Public transport.

  • Transport by mode; air, water, road, and rail.

  • Public works and water management.

  • Telecommunication and postal services.

  • Information and communication technology.

It was decided to carry out a Transport Sector study for Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine in order to develop a framework for the development of new transport projects in these countries within the PSO framework. Emphasis should be put on business to business projects, however some institutional projects may be included to assist in the further development of a particular sub sector.


This document reports the main findings of the assignment. The level of development of the different sub sectors in the 3 countries varies, which is likely to have an impact on the opportunities for Dutch enterprises in the particular sectors in the different countries. Therefore, a country by country approach, rather than a (sub) sector approach has been applied in this study.
Our approach has an entrepreneurial character. We have incorporated local expertise into the project by making use of the services of experts and facilitators in the 3 countries. This should give a structural support dimension during and after the execution of this study.
Expertise from private companies already established in the defined countries also have been used to explore complementary or spin-off activities, whilst making use of their assessment of their business environment.

    1. Objectives of the study


The 3 main objectives of this study, which should lead to an optimal allocation of the funds for the transport sector within the 2001-2003 PSO programme are:


  1. Increasing Dutch investments in CEE countries and in particular in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine and develop sustainable bilateral trade relations.

  2. Assist in restructuring of the transport sector in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.

  3. Increasing the business-to-business relations of enterprises from the Netherlands active in the transport sector with enterprises in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.

    1. Purposes of the study


In order to achieve the objectives mentioned above the following purposes have been listed:


  1. Present a clear survey on the current situation in the transport sector in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.

  2. Identify sub sectors with market opportunities, in particular considering Dutch potential.

  3. Indicate possible PSO project ideas in these sub sectors, preferably with an indication of potential recipients.

  4. Indicate possible web-sites where the studies can be published.

  5. Organise a seminar in the Netherlands for presenting the results of the study.

    1. Results of the project


The following products and services are being delivered in order to achieve the purposes of the project:


  1. A separate report per country, delivered in hard copy and electronically, covering the transport sector in respectively Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.

  2. A list of at least two concrete market opportunities in every promising sub sector, per country.

  3. A seminar organised for Dutch companies to present and distribute the final reports.

    1. Activities


For realising the first result, the following activities have been carried out:


  1. Collection and analysis of available information to make a survey of the transport sector in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine, with emphasis on opportunities for business-to-business relations.

  2. Provision of a description of the activities of multilateral donors in the field of transport in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Special attention will be paid to the EU/ISPA programme, the World Bank (IBRD and IFC), the EBRD and the EIB. The study must include an analysis of the possibilities to integrate PSO projects into these multilateral activities. PSO projects should, however, always be stand-alone projects with a separate budget.

For realising the second result, a list of at least 2 concrete market opportunities in every promising sub sector per country has been elaborated carrying out the following activities:




  1. Provision of an inventory of international Dutch companies active in the transport sector and companies in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. The list also contains companies in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine in the transport sector having ties with Dutch enterprises. Also Dutch companies planning or considering activities in the field of transport in (one of) these countries have been mentioned.

  2. Survey and detailed description of the sub sectors with market opportunities for Dutch companies.

  3. Identification and description of concrete market opportunities in every promising sub sector.

For realising the third result, organising a seminar, the following activities have been carried out:




  1. Identification of Dutch companies in the transport sector.

  2. Organisation of the seminar and presenting the study on the Internet.


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