I hope this is the last drone that threatens people's lives and health. The prosecutor's office and the investigation are the ones working to identify the perpetrator of this act. The Criminal Code is categorical that it is a crime to enter so-called restricted areas with an unmanned aerial vehicle. Hopefully, he will be discovered so that we can look into his motives. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov in the program “Panorama” on BNT.
Technologies are developing very quickly and sometimes outpace regulations. The important thing is to not stop adapting. My task is to ensure that measures are taken from now on to prevent a similar incident from happening again, he explained.
During the war, drone technology has developed a lot. There were six such incursions into Bulgarian airports last year, and the operation of the airports was suspended. This time, the drone was much larger and posed a greater threat. This requires urgent measures to be taken. The most important thing is for our airports to be equipped with anti-drone systems, and such that they do not interfere with air traffic control and radio navigation devices on board the aircraft. Such systems exist. There is no European airport that has completely solved the problem of drone incursions. Legislative changes must be made that would allow drones to be shot down. We have urgently introduced posts to monitor the take-off and landing of planes, the Minister of Transport explained.
The incident that occurred between the two trains at the beginning of my term is very serious. The increase in incidents in the last six months of such incidents with victims shows that something is not working in the railways, that this system is falling apart and the safety system is not working. I had to take urgent measures. It turned out that people were running red lights en masse. We banned it. Since then, eight employees have been fired for running red lights or for other violations of train safety. There is neglect of Bulgarian railway transport at the expense of the others, and this will be my task. Railway transport should be the backbone of our entire transport scheme. The schedules on which all other types of transport depart or arrive should be drawn up according to its schedule. Currently, the opposite is true. Currently, there is theft from the cantoner to the minister and this must be stopped, Karadjov said.
This cabinet is a common team and the failure of each of us will be the failure of all. We are all aware of this. Public attention is so strongly focused on us that there is hardly any stronger control. The Prime Minister and I are working out the decisions as a team. Our goal is stability and prosperity, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.