Том 2 - Тенденции и предизвикателства в развитието на ...

ConclusionThe main objective of this report is to serve as a wake up call tothe relevant authorities—which include transport and financeministries as well as rail companies—of the urgent need for steppingup the reform process. FYR Macedonia adopted a new railway lawand rail safety law in 2010, both of which entered into force on April17, 2010.The present situation in Macedonian transport is not satisfactory,notably connection with R. Bulgaria. R. Bulgaria is Macedonianstrategic trade partner and Macedonia and Bulgaria must arrangemuch more in transport policy. The improvement of transportconditions for both neighboring’s represents a strategic issue of firstpriority and a contribution to the European transport policy. Corridor8 is expected to be one of the impulse to generate economicdevelopment among Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania, and also playa role in domain the Economic and Environmental Programs in thisregional policy.International transport links play an important role for theeconomic development of regions, evaluating international freighttransport and border crossing efficiency gives an idea how thetransport system is performing with respect to internationalaccessibility. Mobility is an important factor for social inclusion.Access to the most basic social services requires mobility; anaffordable transport system is thus a prerequisite to avoid socialexclusion. To analyse individual affordability we inspect householdexpenditures on transport and the development of transport pricing.The transport system should be affordable for the individual and alsofor the society; we therefore evaluate the public expenditures ontransport.Macedonian transport policy should place rail and roadtransportation on an equal footing: the legal provisions and the levelof financial contribution of the state for railway and roadinfrastructure should be equivalent. This will allow users to make thesocially optimal choice between the two modes for each trip. As long346