Bulgarian News Agency

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.

Bulgaria PM Skeptical of EU Approach to Migrant Crisis

Only with the cooperation of both the United States and Russia can the conflict in Syria be solved, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.

Speaking in front of reporters in Parliament, where he arrived to urge support for constitutional changes, he also commented on the migrant crisis and the roots it has in the Syrian conflict.

Bulgaria to Accept 852 Migrants Under 1st Stage of EU Quota Plan

As many as 852 migrants will be immediately relocated to Bulgaria under the first phase of a EU quota scheme approved by a majority of EU's interior ministers on Wednesday.

Of these, 201 will be relocated from Italy, and 651 will come from Greece, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) has said.

Sofia Registers 5.7% More Tourists in January-June 2015

There have been at least 485 200 tourists arriving in Bulgaria's capital Sofia over the first six months of this year.

This is 5.7% up compared to 2014, official data shows.

Some 284 000 of them were non-Bulgarian citizens, while the rest came from the country, the Bulgarian News Agency reports, citing a state-owned tourism company.

Serbia Police Find Weapons, Ammo in Bulgarian Train

Weapons and ammunitions were found on Friday on a train operated by the Bulgarian National Railways (BDZ) in Serbia.

Beneath the roof of one of the wagons of the vehicle which was en route from Sofia to Belgrade, police discovered 19 gas pistols, a gas revolver and 9mm cartridges, the Bulgarian News Agency has reported, citing Serbian agency Tanjug.

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