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PM Calls on US to Follow Bulgaria's Example of Fiscal Discipline
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has advised the United States to use the example of Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov and his policy of discipline.
Speaking at a conference of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham), Borisov also urged Washington ro revoke visas for the Bulgarian businesses as other EU member states did.
Bulgarian Appointed as Viber's CEE Business Development Manager
Messaging company Viber announced on Monday it has appointed Daniela Ivanova as business development manager for Central and Eastern Europe.
The company said in a statement Ivanova's initial focus would be on Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary - the biggest Viber markets in terms of statistics and development potential.
Bulgaria Ranks Eighth in Absorption of EU Funds - EU Commission Vice-President
Bulgaria has the eighth highest EU funds absorption rate and for the first time the country ranks among the top ten in this respect.
This was announced by European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday, private bTV station informs.
Since there is still time until the end of the year, she expressed hope that Bulgaria could climb further in the ranking.
Bulgaria Records Negative Balance of Trade with Third Countries in January-August
Between January and August 2015, Bulgaria recorded a negative balance of trade with third countries amounting to BGN 572.2 M.
In August alone, Bulgaria had a negative balance of trade with third countries amounting to BGN 142.4 M.
This became evident from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Monday.
ICCO Appoints Bulgaria's PR Expert Maxim Behar as President
At its global summit held in Milan last week, the International Communications Consultancy Group (ICCO) appointed Bulgaria's PR expert, Maxim Behar, as its new President.
Behar is a globally recognised PR expert, CEO of the leading Bulgarian PR consultancy M3 Communications Group and Chairman of Hill+Knowlton Strategies for the Czech Republic.
Romanian Pilgrims Flock to Saint's Shrine
Up to half a million Romanians are expected to take part in a three-day pilgrimage to a saint's shrine, which started on Friday.
Believers are lining up in queues stretching for miles to worship the relics of St Parascheva, which lie in the northeastern town of Iasi.
The Romania's Orthodox Church believes the saint's relics perform miracles.
MEP Ska Keller: Bulgaria Has Important Role in EU's Plans on Refugees
Being an external border of the EU, Bulgaria has an important role in the plans of the Union on addressing the refugee crisis.
This was stated by Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Ska Keller, in Plovdiv on Sunday, private bTV station informs.