Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Customs Agency Director Georgi Dimov and Serbia’s Customs Administration Director Dragisa Petrovic signed a memorandum of understanding on electronic data exchange through the SEED+ system on Wednesday, the Customs Agency said. The agreement is part of the EU-CEFTA Green Lanes initiative, coordinated by the Central European Free Trade Agreement and the Transport Community organization.
During the ceremony, Dimov stressed the strategic importance of the EU-Western Balkans transit agreement. “For Bulgaria, as an EU Member State, this memorandum of understanding is a powerful tool for more efficient management of the flow of goods. By introducing advanced data exchange with Serbia, we are not only accelerating transport but also strengthening the security of our crossings through precise risk analysis,” he said.
Petrovic highlighted the numerous benefits of this form of cooperation with neighbouring customs administrations: “The business community will be able to count on faster, more transparent and predictable movement of goods, while border agencies will be able to focus on effective controls that protect the safety of citizens and legitimate trade.”
During the signing ceremony, CEFTA Secretariat Director Pranvera Kastrati stressed the importance of continuous cooperation within the initiative by saying that the agreement builds a “digital bridge” that accelerates the path of products to the EU single market. The memorandum envisages the alignment of operational procedures between the customs administrations of Bulgaria and Serbia. Within the framework of the structured data exchange through SEED+, the two administrations will improve the coordination of controls, support risk-based checks and facilitate a smoother movement of goods.
The Green Lanes Initiative is one of the key instruments supporting trade facilitation between the EU and the Western Balkans. It combines the modernization of border crossing points, the digitalization of procedures and enhanced cooperation between administrations to ensure faster, more transparent and predictable movement of goods.
In December 2025, Dimov signed a similar memorandum with the Customs Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The signing of the memorandum of understanding with Serbia is part of the meeting of the Green Lanes Steering Committee and the 21st meeting of the Transport Community’s Technical Committee on Transport Facilitation, as well as an operational meeting regarding the implementation of the SEED+ system, taking place in Bulgaria on March 10 and 11. Bulgarian, Serbian Customs Administrations Sign Memorandum of Understanding 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-11 15:30:28 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