MAE warning for Romanians who go to Bulgaria
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs Romanian citizens who are, transit or intend to travel to Bulgaria that, between June 12, at 8:00 pm – June 13, 4:00, the authorities in the neighboring country will apply the temporary suspension of the road traffic on the Ruse – Giurgiu bridge for all categories of vehicles.
In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends to the Romanian citizens who intend to transit the Danube I Giurgiu – Russian bridge to consider the mentioned period in which the road traffic will be stopped for crossing and to use the other crossing points between Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria, as follows: Vidin – Calafat, Kardam – Negru Vodă, Kainardzha-Lipnița, Nikopol-Turnu Măgurele (Feribot) (www.feribot-Europe.ro), Svishtov-Zimnicea (feribot) (www.ferry.bg), Oyahovo-Bechet (Feribot) (www.ferryboat.bg) and aydemir (Silistra)-Chici (Cărărași) (feribot) (www.spikaferry.com).
Additional information can be accessed as follows:
* regarding the online payment system of the bridge tax at Ruse – Customs.bg;
* regarding the current road state-on the free application Lima www.lim.pi.bg, on the website of the Agency ‘Road Infrastructure’-www.api.bg and on the phone number 0035970013020, accessible in non-stop regime;
* Regarding the situation of flights at Sofia Airport-www.sofia-airport.eu;
* regarding the weather state-on the website www.weather.bg;
* Regarding the customs regime, at the entrance to Bulgaria from Turkey, on the website www.mae.ro/travel-conditions/3677 (travel conditions in Bulgaria, the title of customs regulations) and on the website of the ‘custom’ agency in Bulgaria-Customs.bg;
* regarding the electronic vignette and the e-Tol system-on the website www.bgtoll.bg;
* Regarding the situation of traffic through the Bulgarian border crossing points-on the website www.mvr.bg.
Romanian citizens can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Romanian Embassy in Sofia: +35929712858 and +35929733510, the appeals being redirected to the Center for the Romanian Citizens from abroad and taken over by the Call Center operators in permanent regime.
Also, Romanian citizens who face a difficult, special, emergency situation have available the phone of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Bulgaria: +359879440758.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends consulting the web pages sofia.mae.ro, ec.europa.eu/consularprotection, www.meteooalarm.org, www.mae.ro.
