The Operational Programme on Transport 2007-2013 (OPT) is one of seven operational programmes of the Republic of Bulgaria, which are financed by the Structural and the Cohesion Funds of the EU. The OPT programme is the operational programme with the largest budget in Bulgaria.
The goal of OPT is
Development in modern societies ever increasingly depends on the existence of effective, safe transport networks and with adequate penetration in the territory to allow the interchange of people, goods and services in increasing volumes.The transport sector (air, maritime or terrestrial) involves
The Republic of Bulgaria is already a country with an admittedly operating market economy, holding a prominent geographical transport place at the Black's Sea western coast. A Law on Sea Spaces, Inland Waterways and Ports in the Republic of Bulgaria (LSSIWPRB) is in vigour. Presently the Parliament
Generally, small and medium-sized companies lack the elements necessary to confront technological challenges by means of the current organisation. For that reason the establishment is necessary from aid mechanisms through organisations with capacity to agglutinate collective interests of SMEs that
