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Forks&Corks: Fried Eggplants

Ingredients: 2 eggplant vegetables, 0.5 l oil, garlic, 1 bunch of parsley, 2 tablespoons of vinegar

Society | October 3, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Visiting Defense Minister Promised Better Pay to Bulgaria's Iraq Troops

The pay of Bulgarian peacekeepers in Iraq will be increased, Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov who visits the unit stationed in southern Shia city Karbala said. He pointed out the combaters will receive USD 65 to 80 a day.

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarians Invented Instant Translation Device

Bulgarian team of inventors created a device that transfers speech and text from one language into another in real time, Bulgarian bTV television reported.

Business | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Ruling Party's Partner Opened Pre-Election Headquarters

The ethnic Turkish party Movement of Rights and Freedoms (MRF) opened its pre-election headquarters in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. "Let's Manage the Capital Reasonably" was announced as the slogan of the party's pre-election campaign.

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Viva Ventures Presses on Completing Telco Sale

Vienna-based company Viva Ventures has sent a third letter to Bulgaria's Privatization Agency to confirm its readiness to buy a 65-percent stake in the state telecommunications company BTC. The letter also calls again on the Agency to set a date for sign

Business | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian General Awarded by Interpol

Bulgaria's Interior Chief Secretary Gen. Boyko Borissov was awarded on Thursday in Spain by the country's Interior Minister Angel Acebes during the celebrations of the National Police Day.

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Exhibit on The Hague's Int'n'l Justice Flatters Bulgaria

An exhibition on the heart of international law - Dutch city The Hague - is about to open in Sofia complimenting Bulgaria on its role in establishing mechanisms to settle peacefully disputes between countries. The exposition which opens on Friday at the S

Society | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Coetzee Wins Nobel Literature Prize

South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee has been awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature. The 18 lifetime members of the 217-year-old Swedish Academy made the annual selection in deep secrecy at one of their weekly meetings.

World | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Book with National Geographic's Greatest Photos Issued in Bulgaria

Bulgaria will release Monday on its market a Bulgarian-language version of National Georgraphic's "Through the Lens" book - a lavish, luxury volume containing 250 of the most spectacular images ever seen on the pages of the famous magazine. Top photograp

Society | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Four Bulgarians Die in Italian Crash

Four Bulgarians were killed in Italy after a mini-bus collided with a cargo truck on the Rome-Florence highway. Four of the six Bulgarians in the car, including a little child aged between 3 and 4, died upon the impact.

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian Specialists to Undergo EU-Funded Training in Greece

Some 24 Bulgarian architects and engineers, aged up to 35, will take part in a EU-funded training in neighboring Greece. During the one-year course, which will cost about EUR 50,000, the Bulgarians will be taught how to use special software in their profe

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Cabinet Opponents: State Policies Are "Padding"

The VMRO - Bulgarian National Movement stage Thursday an odd procession in the center of capital Sofia, claiming that ruling party's policies were "Turkish delight" -- an expression used by Bulgaria's people to describe padding and nonsense. VMRO members

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Cabinet Opts for Piecemeal Sale of Tobacco Heavyweight

Bulgaria's Cabinet approved Thursday the new strategy for the privatisation of Bulgaria's tobacco giant Bulgartabac, which envisages the piecemeal sale of the cigarette production companies and tobacco processing subsidiaries.

Business | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Date for EC Peer Review on Bulgaria's Nuke Specified Oct 8

The exact date of the European Commission (EC) peer review on Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant in Kozloduy will became known on October 8, Bulgaria's Energy Minister Milko Kovachev said Thursday. Last week Kovachev said that the review on the plant's

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Ruling Party, Democrats, Agrarians May Form New Parliamentary Group

Bulgaria's Agrarian and Democratic Parties and the civil movement Gergyovden are currently discussing the possibility to form a new parliamentary group together, leader of the Democratic Party Alexander Pramatarski said Thursday. However, this possibilit

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Real Estate Market Index in Bulgaria Goes Up by 1 %

The value of the Real Estate Market Index (REMI) for September edged up by about 1 percent over August and reached 116.81.

Business | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Record-Breaking Marriages in China on National Day

Unprecedented number of marriages were reported in China October 2 as the country celebrates National Day, local media reported. More than 2,000 couples got married in the Chinese capital Beijing alone on the first day of the week-long holiday, and the nu

World | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian Ministers Satisfied with 800 Days in Office

Bulgaria's Transport Minister Nikolay Vassilev, Environment Minister Dolores Arsenova and Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme gave Thursday a positive evaluation of their work during the last 800 days, which the prime minister had set as a deadline to impro

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria's FinMin Pledges to Increase 2004 Incomes by 8.5%

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev pledged to increase in 2004 the incomes in the budget sphere by 8.5 percent.

Business | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian PM Marks 800 Days in Office

October 2 marked 800 days since the Cabinet of ruling Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) was formed and marks the end of the countdown suggested during the ex-king's pre-election campaign when he pledged he would bring a tangible improvement to quality o

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Tutrakan Assailer of 7 Detained

Todor Balkanski (33) from the town Tutrakan in north-eastern Bulgaria who had killed one woman, injured seriously two other people and slightly hurt yet another four people was detained early on Thursday. The search for Balkanski lasted over 36 hours, pol

Politics | October 2, 2003, Thursday // 00:00