Bulgaria proposes scheme to take EU truck cargo into Turkey

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As reported in The Loadstar yesterday, Turkey has closed its land border to truck drivers from a vast range of countries. However, Bulgarians remain exempt and are able to continue to make cross-border shipments into Turkey. As a result, according to this report from Euractive, Bulgaria has drawn up plans to build “the world’s biggest truck park” at a disused military airport and offer road freight transhipment services for cargo bound for Turkey.

“The idea is that Bulgaria, with its powerful ...