Latest News from Bulgaria

Where is homeschooling legal in Europe?

Homeschooling is legal but highly regulated in Europe. It is legal in Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Lusembourg, Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic (until the age of 12 years), Hungary, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, San Marino, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andora and Sweden.

Minor 2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southwestern Bulgaria

A minor earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale rocked southwestern Bulgaria half an hour past midnight on Tuesday.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of ten kilometres, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) informs.

Marks & Spencer Leaving 5 SEE Countries

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced it is pulling out of Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

M&S has 12 stores (employing 106 people) in these five Southeastern European countries, three of them in Bulgaria.

Westinghouse Should Return to Bulgaria, but 'Under New Conditions' - PM

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has voiced his hope that US-based Westinghouse will return to Bulgaria and build Unit 7 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, but under new conditions.

Westinghouse Electric Company was to build Unit 7 under an agreement with the previous elected government.

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.

Tourist arrivals up 20.8 % for Jan-Jun period

According to the Frontier Statistical Survey conducted by the Bank of Greece, in the period January-June of 2015, arrivals of non-residents from abroad increased by 20,8%, compared with the corresponding period of the year 2014.

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 Can Contribute to Europe's Security, Borisov Tells Jagland

Bulgaria looks at the forthcoming presidency of the Council of Europe as an opportunity to contribute to security in Europe, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said at a meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland in Sofia on Monday.

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.

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