Nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize have flooded in ahead of Sunday's deadline, with the European Union, US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair all known to be on the list. "The nominations are streaming in," Geir Lundestad, the director of the Nobel Institute and influential secretary of the Nobel Committee tasked with selecting the Nobel laureate, said. "There are a lot of new names that have been proposed by presidents and heads of government, but also by people a little less eminent," he said, remaining tight-lipped on the names of the nominees. The name of the laureate will be announced in October. As tradition dictates, the Institute never reveals the identities of the candidates. However, those entitled to nominate for the prize -- including past laureates, members of parliament and cabinet ministers from around the world and some university professors -- are allowed to disclose the names they have submitted. Bush and Blair are thus known to be on the list, having been proposed by Jan Simonsen, a member of the Norwegian parliament. Formerly of the far-right Progressive Party but now an independent, Simonsen said that the duo ought to be honoured "for having dared to take the necessary decision to launch a war on Iraq without having the support of the UN." The European Union has been proposed by former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjoern Jagland, who suggested that the bloc's enlargement from 15 to 25 members on May 1 would be the perfect opportunity to honour the European collaboration process. Source: Hindustan Times