 In the European Parliament, Mr. Vigenin was a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.Born in Sofia, Vigenin received Bachelor's degree in International Economics and Macroeconomics at the University of National and World Economy in 1998.He is fluent in English, French, German, Russian and his native Bulgarian.