“At the moment we are attacking the North and the Northwest with infrastructure. Every month you can see the progress made along Hemus motorway. All this is being done for the young people,” said PM Boyko Borissov who inspected the construction of sections of Hemus motorway on the territory of the districts of Shoumen and Turgovishte, the government press service has announced.

By contract, completion of the motorway section is planned for 2021, and completion of the entire motorway, connecting Sofia with one of the EU’s poorest regions, Northern Bulgaria – for 2024.

Before that Boyko Borissov inspected the implementation of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline project. The Bulgarian Prime Minister pointed out that this project will contribute to the diversification of Bulgaria.