http://www.bgnewsnet.com/ The latest bulgarian news online in English. The shortest cut to the heart of the Balkans. Section: World. en Copyright 2002-2004, Bulgarian News Network (BNN) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:29:47 +0300 comment@bgnewsnet.com webmaster@bgnewsnet.com http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24522 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. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:12:02 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24519 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. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:55:06 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24521 A Libyan immigrant threw a bomb at Italian army barracks in Milan on Monday and had his hand torn off in the blast. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:42:03 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24520 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. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:13:45 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24516 A blast caused by a suspected suicide bomber killed up to 41 people in Pakistan's tense Swat valley, the army said. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:22:20 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24515 Armenia's president Serzh Sarkisyan said Monday he would pay a landmark visit to Turkey on Wednesday. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:16:12 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24514 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. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:41:58 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24513 Bulgaria's prime minister Boiko Borisov will discuss economic and military co-operation with French presidend Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Monday. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:58:55 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24512 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. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:28:30 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24511 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. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:06:55 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24507 The European Commission announced Monday it has released EUR109 million of suspended pre-accession agriculture aid for Bulgaria. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:33:58 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24505 Fifteen Bulgarian tourists, including one child, drowned as a leisure ship capsized in Macedonia's lake of Ohrid on Saturday, the bTV channel reported. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:37:37 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24478 Bulgaria has the lowest minimum wage of all 27 EU member states - EUR123, data Eurostat data published Thursday reveals. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:59:14 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24469 Martin Antonov, a Bulgarian temporarily residing in the US, was arrested by the police in Wallingford, Connecticut for trying to set up a sophisticated cash-skimming operation. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:00:18 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24452 The EU foreign ministers asked Monday the bloc's chief executive body, the Commission, to come forward with an opinion on Iceland's application for membership. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:39:13 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24430 U.S. chipmaker Intel said it would appeal a EUR1.06 billion fine the EU imposed on it in May for breaking the bloc's competition rules. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:06:13 +0300