  Several recently found properties of the event horizon of black holes are
discussed. One of them is the reflection of the incoming particles on the
horizon. A particle approaching the black hole can bounce on the horizon back,
into the outside world, which drastically reduces the absorption cross section
in the infrared region. Another, though related phenomenon takes place for
particles inside the horizon. A locked inside particle has, in fact, an
opportunity to escape into the outside world. Thus, the confinement inside the
horizon is not absolute. The escape from within the interior region of the
horizon allows the transfer of information from this region into the outside
world. This result may help resolve the information paradox for black holes.
Both the reflection and escape phenomena happen due to pure quantum reasons,
being impossible in the classical approximation.
