Bulgaria's new prime minister Boiko Borisov on Monday asked France to help his country build and finance a second nuclear power plant and scrapped a deal to purchase French warships worth EUR750 million that his predecessor had agreed in principle.  more...

Bulgaria's former foreigm minister Ivailo Kalfin on Moday berated Libya for its threat to leava the UN organisation on cultural heritage UNESCO if its newly elected chief, Bulgarian Irina Bokova takes office.  more...

A Libyan immigrant threw a bomb at Italian army barracks in Milan on Monday and had his hand torn off in the blast.  more...

U.S. economists Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel prize for economics Monday by their analyses of management of common property and role of economy in conflict resolution.  more...

Balkan neighbours Bulgaria and Romania are considering construction of two hydroelectric plants on the Danube River, which makes their common border, a Romanian official was quoted as saying Sunday.  more...

Bulgaria's prime minister Boiko Borisov will discuss economic and military co-operation with French presidend Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Monday.  more...

EU Commission President Jose Barroso said Thursday he would ask member states and the EU Parliament to approve EUR 300 million in additional compensation for four old nuclear reactors Bulgaria has closed permanently as a condition to join the bloc.  more...

Boiko Borissov starts his first Brussels visit Wednesday in his capacity of prime minister. During his two-day trip he will try to “restart” his country’s EU ties, which are strained by its poor law and order record and comunity funds mismanagement.  more...

The European Commission announced Monday it has released EUR109 million of suspended pre-accession agriculture aid for Bulgaria.  more...

Fifteen Bulgarian tourists, including one child, drowned as a leisure ship capsized in Macedonia's lake of Ohrid on Saturday, the bTV channel reported.  more...