Balgarianovinite.com The Municipality of Ruse will purchase two electric buses to serve a future public transport route linking Ruse with the Romanian city of Giurgiu, Ruse Mayor Pencho Milkov said. The investment is worth around EUR 1.3 million and is being financed through a European-funded project.
A contract for the delivery of the electric buses was signed on Monday by Aleksandar Georgiev, executive director of Municipal Transport Ruse, and Emil Kimak, manager of the supplier, Biofrog CZ. Czech Deputy Ambassador to Bulgaria Jan Jindrich also attended the signing ceremony.
The two electric buses will be manufactured in Czechia and are expected to be delivered within 360 days. Each bus will have 78 seats and a range of at least 250 kilometres on a single charge. Two charging stations are also planned.
The new Ruse-Giurgiu route is expected to begin operating by the end of 2027, Georgiev said.
Following delivery of the buses, the Bulgarian and Romanian sides will hold talks on the necessary coordination and regulatory procedures, Ruse Deputy Mayor Dimitar Nedev explained. They will also discuss the possibility of exempting buses operating on the route from the toll for crossing the Danube Bridge, which would help keep ticket prices more affordable.
Milkov said the new transport connection would make travel between the two border cities easier and contribute to the development of cross-border connectivity. He added that a Romanian transport operator had also expressed interest in operating a Ruse-Giurgiu route.
Jindrich said the development of transport links should not be limited to connecting individual cities but should also bring countries closer together. He noted that establishing an international transport route was a complex undertaking, but said it was important for the development of both tourism and business.
Funding for the two electric buses and charging stations is part a project financed under the 2021-2027 Regions in Growth Programme. The project has a total value of just over EUR 11.1 million. Among the planned activities is the complete renovation of the building housing the Ruse Art Gallery. Ruse to Purchase Two Electric Buses for Future Cross-Border Route to Giurgiu 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-17 13:10:23 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law