Latest News from Bulgaria

Migrants Start Walking from Turkey's Edirne to Border with Greece

Thousands of migrants have set off on foot to the border with Greece after spending the past three days in makeshift camps in the fileds near the Turkish city of Edirne, Bulgaria's bTV station reported on Friday.

Police and gendarmerie forces later halted their advance. The migrants are now closer to Pazarkuke border crossing with Greece.

Knowledge and Transfer Workshop Taking Place in Bulgaria's Borovets

From August, 31st to September, 2nd 2015 at the Euphoria Club Hotel in Borovets was held a workshop on "Knowledge and Technology Transfer " organized by the Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP) with the assistance of the Joint Innovation Centre (JIC) at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

Bulgaria Can Cope with Refugee Quota of 1200 - PM Borisov

Bulgaria can cope with a quota of up to 1200 refugees, according to Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Borisov, who took part in the High-Level Ministerial Road Transport Summit in Varna, stated that this would be an opportunity for Bulgaria to show solidarity and understanding for the problem.

Another drowned toddler washes up on Turkish beach: Report

A four-year-old Syrian girl's body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Sept.18, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world. 

InvestBulgaria Agency Head Looks Forward to Major Chinese Investment in Bulgaria

Stamen Yanev, head of the InvestBulgaria Agency, has said that he hopes that the country will attract a substantial Chinese investment.

Speaking Friday ahead of a Chinese-Bulgarian business forum, he noted that a series of meetings and events with Chinese business representatives had helped overcome the skepticism towards the implementation of Chinese investments in Bulgaria.

Al Jazeera: 'In Bulgaria, Refugee Struggle Underlines Elusive European Dream'

Most refugees and migrants quickly find out they don't want to stay in Bulgaria and this adds to Europe's problem of controlling mass migration, Al Jazeera America has noted.

"The EU's poorest country has accepted an asylum seeker quota, but few want to live with so few social services," it goes on.

Swiss Company Trisa Opens Logistics Center in Bulgaria

Swiss company Trisa has opened its first logistics center in Bulgaria near the town of Elin Pelin.

The facility has a floor space of 3000 square meters and is located on a plot spanning 27 000 square meters owned by the company.

The entire land plot owned by the company is to be developed gradually over the next few years, according to money.bg.

Bulgaria's IntMin Concerned about Surge in Car Thefts

A growing number of motor vehicle thefts has been registered over the first seven months of 2015, Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has said.

Since January, there have been 2696 cases of cars being stolen - or roughly 385 per month, BGNES wire service quotes her as saying.

Two Bulgarians Die in Accident at Antwerp Port

Two Bulgarians died on Wednesday at the Port of Antwerp, Belgian and Bulgarian media outlets report.

Serkan, 29, and Bahri, 44, fell from a height of 5-6 m, according to local news website gva.be, according to Bulgarian daily Standart.

Serbia Saying Ready to Face Potential Rise in Migrant Inflow from Bulgaria

Serbia's Labour Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Thursday the government is getting ready to receive "a potentially larger inflow of migrants from Bulgaria" at Dimitrovgrad border crossing but doesn't intend to keep anyone inside the country by force.

Jan-July FDI in Bulgaria Rises 4.8% Y/Y

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria for the first seven months of 2015 has increased by 4.8% on the year, reaching a preliminary EUR 907.3M, equivalent to 2.1% of projected GDP, the country's central bank BNB announced on Thursday.

Turkey to Remove Refugees from Border Region by Week's End, Edirne Governor Says

Hundreds of refugees hoping to cross the Turkish border into Greece or Bulgaria would have to return to refugee camps in southern Turkey, the governor of Turkey's Edirne province has said.

"They have to leave here tomorrow and the day after tomorrow,"  Anadolu Agency quoted Governor Dursun Ali Sahin as saying on Thursday.

Erdine province is bordering both Greece and Bulgaria.

Bulgaria Unveils Architectural Theme Park Project

Bulgaria has launched a project to promote its architectural heritage both domestically and abroad.

The project called Bulgaria in Miniature - Scale Models in the Open Air will feature 130 scale models of actual historical buildings located both within and outside the country.

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