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TT FSU & CEE/SEE Essential Snapshot - Vol. 4, No. 91, 23 March 2005
Political & Business Intelligence in the FSU and C&E/SE Europe
- Over 100 multiple-source articles covering 27 countries providing a complete perspective.
- Announcements on recommended upcoming Conferences covering the region.
- Received by over 15,000 industry & sector professionals working with FSU/CEE/SEE.


UPCOMING CONFERENCES

EVENTICA'S "8th ANNUAL RUSSIAN ECONOMIC FORUM"

On 10-12 April 2005, the Russian Economic Forum will once again bring hundreds of leading industrialists, bankers, fund managers, political leaders and pundits, journalists and other key opinion formers to London, for the largest event of its kind in the world. Confirmed speakers for this year include EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, Russian Energy Minister Victor Khristenko and Communications Minister Leonid Reiman, ConocoPhilips CEO James J. Mulva, Victor Vekselberg of TNK-BP and RAO UES CEO Anatoly Chubais. For more details call +44 (0)20 7510 2560, email sk@eventica.co.uk or go to www.eventica.co.uk (English) or www.russiaforum.com (Russian).

THE EUROPEAN FINANCE CONVENTION'S "ALBANIAN BUSINESS & INVESTMENT FORUM"

This event will take place on 28-29 April 2005 at the Sheraton Hotel, Tirana, Albania. In collaboration with the Albanian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (ANIH), high ranking Senior Representatives of the economic, industrial and financial circles will meet with the objective of promoting the development of co-operation between Albania and the Balkan region and to establish wider interconnections with the EU countries. For further information, please contact  Tanguy de Craecker, tel: +32 2 733 5940; email: efc-decraecker@euroconvention.com;  or Claudio Cassuto, tel: +44 (0)20 7381 9291; email: cassuto@euroconvention.com; W: www.commsstrategy.com/efc2003/default.htm.
THE 2005 EBRD ANNUAL MEETING AND BUSINESS FORUM

This event will take place on 22-23 May 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Join over 2,000 participants, including government ministers and other key policy makers, corporate CEOs and individual investors, in the two-day programme. For general enquiries about the programme of events and participation, please contact the Annual Meetings Unit at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, tel: +44 (0)20 7338 6625; fax: +44 (0)20 7338 7320; email: aminvitations@ebrd.com; W: www.ebrd.com/am.

PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

MAJOR COMPANIES OF EUROPE 2005 - New Release

The Major Companies of Europe from Graham & Whiteside provides a reliable and unique source of business information on the leading companies in Europe including all new member states. With over 300,000 key executives and packed with current facts this directory offers essential business intelligence for anyone working in the region. Data included: company address, phone, fax, email, website, business description, parent company, subsidiaries, financial information, employees, names of executives, exact job titles, board of directors. Choose exactly the countries you want to reach by selecting from the seven volumes available in the Major Companies of Europe series.
Volume 1: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland
Volume 2: France
Volume 3: Germany
Volume 4: Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Volume 5: Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal
Volume 6: Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Volume 7: United Kingdom
Full details at www.dataresources.co.uk/directories.htm
*** Place your order by March 31 for a full set of Major Companies of Europe and receive a FREE CD containing links to the company websites and emails of the Major Companies in Europe.

ALBANIA
South East Europe and Norway Discuss Business and Investment Partnerships
seeurope.net - 21 Mar 2005 12:29:20 GMT
Albania to Hold Regional Meeting on Promoting Business and Investment
Southeast European Times - 18 Mar 2005 16:45:29 GMT
Albanian Election Commission Chief Rejects Demands for Resignation
Southeast European Times - 16 Mar 2005 17:11:10 GMT

ARMENIA
Putin to pay working visit to Armenia
rbcnews.com - 22 Mar 2005 10:23:08 GMT
ARMENIA CELEBRATES RUSSIA YEAR
RIA Novosti - 21 Mar 2005 13:20:31 GMT
Tatul Margaryan Replaces Arman Kirakossyan as ROA Ambassador to USA
groong.usc.edu - 21 Mar 2005 05:41:39 GMT

AZERBAIJAN
BAKU: FM to make official position known toward OSCE fact-findinggroup effort
groong.usc.edu - 22 Mar 2005 08:27:44 GMT
Azerbaijan: organisation calls for war with Armenia
prima-news.ru - 21 Mar 2005 17:29:12 GMT
Azerbaijani president pardons 114 convicts
ITAR-TASS - 20 Mar 2005 16:57:36 GMT
BAKU: President: No need for int'l involvement in protecting BTC
groong.usc.edu - 20 Mar 2005 06:15:53 GMT

BELARUS
Andrey Klimov to be tried for slandering President
prima-news.ru - 22 Mar 2005 10:29:38 GMT
Three Polish journalists detained in Belarus
ITAR-TASS - 21 Mar 2005 05:11:47 GMT
RUSSIAN, BELARUSSIAN PRESIDENTS MAY MEET SOON
RIA Novosti - 18 Mar 2005 20:50:24 GMT

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Bosnia and Herzegovina a step further on the EU path
EUobserver.com - 21 Mar 2005 18:10:41 GMT
BiH Defence Minister: Conditions for PfP Admission Not Fulfilled Yet
Southeast European Times - 20 Mar 2005 21:19:15 GMT
UN: Calls Mount To End Sexual Exploitation In Peacekeeping Zones
Radio Freedom - 18 Mar 2005 16:57:13 GMT

BULGARIA
Bulgaria Aims to Bridge Digital Divide
Southeast European Times - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:46 GMT
139 Parties Have Failed to Submit Accounts to the Bulgarian National Audit Office
focus-fen.net - 21 Mar 2005 13:48:04 GMT
EU Enlargement Commissioner Urges Bulgaria to Accelerate Judicial Reforms
Southeast European Times - 20 Mar 2005 21:19:18 GMT
France: Bulgaria Is New El Dorado
novinite.com - 18 Mar 2005 15:43:37 GMT
Newspaper Says Croatia's EU Related Accession Costs Could Reach 533m Euros
Southeast European Times - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:19 GMT

CROATIA
Zagreb Downplays Effect of EU Snub
Southeast European Times - 18 Mar 2005 16:45:14 GMT
EU delays Croatian entry talks
Guardian - 17 Mar 2005 04:01:04 GMT

CZECH REPUBLIC
Senate to present European Parliament with information on Zelezny
Czech Happenings - 22 Mar 2005 13:46:40 GMT
Gross hires French agency for his election campaign - press
Czech Happenings - 22 Mar 2005 08:20:26 GMT
Wage talks at Skoda Auto get tougher, unions threaten with strike
Czech Happenings - 21 Mar 2005 19:37:14 GMT
A long and winding road to early elections
Radio Prague - 21 Mar 2005 15:03:15 GMT
Czech Republic: Fitch Raises Individual Rating Of Komercni Banka To 'C'
Institutional Investor - 21 Mar 2005 05:14:43 GMT
Billboards "I feel shame for my Prime Minister" surface in Prague
Czech Happenings - 20 Mar 2005 18:28:38 GMT

ESTONIA
Estonia PM to dissolve government
BBC - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:15 GMT
Estonia ready to stretch out hand of friendship to Russia - Ruutel
Interfax - 21 Mar 2005 10:50:08 GMT
Lithuania, Estonia leaders make big historic mistake - speaker
ITAR-TASS - 17 Mar 2005 12:01:21 GMT

GEORGIA
ABKHAZIA: PRESIDENT WILLING TO MEET SAAKASHVILI AT CONFERENCE TABLE
RIA Novosti - 21 Mar 2005 19:00:09 GMT
GAZPROM INTENDS TO BOLSTER ITS POSITIONS IN GEORGIA
RIA Novosti - 21 Mar 2005 11:30:14 GMT
Georgia may quit if CIS is not reorganized - foreign minister
Interfax - 21 Mar 2005 10:50:15 GMT
Russia tanker detained in Georgia territorial waters for violation
ITAR-TASS - 20 Mar 2005 12:27:44 GMT
US against selling Georgia’s gas-main pipeline – ambassador.
ITAR-TASS - 17 Mar 2005 16:38:29 GMT

HUNGARY
Wizz Air sells paper tickets at Tesco stores
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Mar 2005 11:08:26 GMT
Army sells real estate
Budapest Business Journal - 21 Mar 2005 13:53:13 GMT
Tobacco ads okayed for Formula One
Budapest Business Journal - 21 Mar 2005 06:59:40 GMT
Lukoil buys former AVA stations
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Mar 2005 10:09:43 GMT

KAZAKHSTAN
EurAsEC leaders to meet in Kazakhstan
rbcnews.com - 22 Mar 2005 08:49:21 GMT
Kazakhstan to boost oil transit via Ukraine
rbcnews.com - 21 Mar 2005 11:32:02 GMT
Kazakhstan: Government Moves To Add Hizb Ut-Tahrir To List Of Terror Groups
Radio Freedom - 18 Mar 2005 16:56:51 GMT
GAZPROM AND KAZMUNAYGAZ TO AGREE UPON GAS TRANSPORT THROUGH KAZAKHSTAN
RIA Novosti - 18 Mar 2005 12:10:39 GMT
Terrorist attacks in Caspian sea possible - Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Interfax - 15 Mar 2005 17:40:24 GMT

KYRGYZSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN: IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THE "VELVET" CRISIS?
RIA Novosti - 22 Mar 2005 14:10:30 GMT
Kyrgyzstan Declares Elections Valid, Protests Continue
mosnews - 22 Mar 2005 12:37:27 GMT
KYRGYZSTAN AUTHORITIES TO DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY?
RIA Novosti - 22 Mar 2005 12:10:56 GMT
Kyrgyz protests branded a coup
BBC - 22 Mar 2005 10:00:08 GMT
Kyrgyz president to deliver address to the nation
ITAR-TASS - 22 Mar 2005 09:28:55 GMT
Opposition seize second city in Kyrgyzstan election revolt
Times Online - 22 Mar 2005 00:25:12 GMT

LATVIA
RUSSIA'S OSCE REPRESENTATIVE DENOUNCES SS LEGION MARCHES IN EU COUNTRIES
RIA Novosti - 21 Mar 2005 15:10:37 GMT
Latvia to set up NATO base in Liepaja
Interfax - 17 Mar 2005 18:40:16 GMT
Moscow concerned that over 1/2 mln Russians unable to vote in Latvia
Interfax - 14 Mar 2005 19:30:32 GMT

LITHUANIA
YUKOS BARRED FROM OIL DELIVERIES TO LITHUANIA
RIA Novosti - 18 Mar 2005 12:10:27 GMT
Lithuania demands Maskhadov's body be given to relatives
Interfax - 17 Mar 2005 16:50:23 GMT
Kaliningraders produce med insurance police to get Lithuania visa
ITAR-TASS - 16 Mar 2005 08:37:48 GMT

MACEDONIA
Constitutional Amendments Needed for Macedonian Judicial Reform, Government Says
Southeast European Times - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:24 GMT
Macedonian policeman delays plea
BBC - 21 Mar 2005 13:50:09 GMT
EU Envoy: Voting Irregularities Could Affect Macedonia's EU Bid
Southeast European Times - 20 Mar 2005 21:19:13 GMT

MOLDOVA
MOLDOVA: Russia Outraged by Moldova’s Offer of Compensation for Nazi War Veterans
seeurope.net - 22 Mar 2005 08:24:30 GMT
THE BACKGROUND OF THE TRANSDNIESTRIAN CONFLICT
RIA Novosti - 21 Mar 2005 19:00:37 GMT
MOLDOVA'S EX-PRESIDENT: MIG-29 SALE CASE LOOKS POLITICAL
RIA Novosti - 18 Mar 2005 18:50:24 GMT

POLAND
BT eyes top international corporations as it expands operations in Poland
Warsaw Business Journal - 22 Mar 2005 08:36:01 GMT
Nafta Polska plans expansion rather than liquidation
Warsaw Business Journal - 22 Mar 2005 08:34:15 GMT
Warsaw's Dudayev move irks Moscow
BBC - 22 Mar 2005 00:50:17 GMT
Poland's Foreign Minister Rotfeld Arrives In Ukraine On Official Visit
ukranews.com - 21 Mar 2005 13:19:01 GMT

ROMANIA
German Investors Show Interest in Romanian Privatisation Process
Southeast European Times - 22 Mar 2005 15:46:38 GMT
Record Prices for Romanian Real Estate
Southeast European Times - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:42 GMT
Seculici Appointed Romanian Deputy Prime Minister
Southeast European Times - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:34 GMT
ROMANIA: Commercial TV Channels and Radio Stations Might Start Paying VAT
seeurope.net - 18 Mar 2005 08:19:13 GMT

RUSSIA
SPETSNAZ TO BE REORGANIZED
RIA Novosti - 22 Mar 2005 17:10:40 GMT
EXTREMIST WANTED LIST INCLUDES 1,200
RIA Novosti - 22 Mar 2005 16:10:17 GMT
New Russian Passports to Contain Biometric Data on Owners
mosnews - 22 Mar 2005 16:32:39 GMT
Media Watchdog Expresses Concern Over Press Freedoms in Russia
mosnews - 22 Mar 2005 15:12:15 GMT
Luzhkov won't run for president in 2008
Interfax - 22 Mar 2005 15:00:14 GMT
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS TO EXPORT OIL TO NORTH KOREA
RIA Novosti - 22 Mar 2005 13:10:16 GMT
Russian Man Grows Penis on Arm
mosnews - 22 Mar 2005 10:03:14 GMT
Moscow Police Search Alfa Group Office as MegaFon Feud Intensifies
mosnews - 22 Mar 2005 10:03:10 GMT
Russia close to investment crisis?
russiajournal.com - 22 Mar 2005 09:00:13 GMT
Top rebel's death fuels Chechen woes
BBC - 21 Mar 2005 12:50:14 GMT
Russia-China oil pipeline profitable if traffic exceeds 30 mln tns
ITAR-TASS - 21 Mar 2005 12:30:46 GMT
Chubais praises investigation into attempt on his life
ITAR-TASS - 21 Mar 2005 12:30:36 GMT
Assassination attempt: new details emerge
top.rbc.ru - 18 Mar 2005 10:08:44 GMT

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Serbia-Montenegro Parliament Speaker Suggests Revising Constitutional Charter
Southeast European Times - 21 Mar 2005 16:20:31 GMT
Meron: ICTY Will Work Until Chief Indictees Are Tried
Southeast European Times - 17 Mar 2005 16:52:21 GMT

SLOVAKIA
Slovakia has most flexible labour force in Europe, CR 7th
Czech Happenings - 20 Mar 2005 18:28:33 GMT
Armenian president, new Slovak envoy discuss ties
groong.usc.edu - 17 Mar 2005 05:40:22 GMT

TAJIKISTAN
Tajikistan tightens control of border with Kyrgyzstan
ITAR-TASS - 21 Mar 2005 10:27:50 GMT
Tajikistan's new parliament meets
BBC - 17 Mar 2005 09:00:15 GMT

TURKMENISTAN
Niyazov, Yushchenko hold talks
Interfax - 22 Mar 2005 17:30:17 GMT
Turkmen police fight "incorrect holiday"
prima-news.ru - 18 Mar 2005 11:27:31 GMT

UKRAINE
Yushchenko signed the plan of withdrawal of peacemaking contingent from Iraq
forUm - 22 Mar 2005 12:35:23 GMT
YUSHCHENKO TO DISCUSS ENERGY COOPERATION IN TURKMENISTAN
RIA Novosti - 22 Mar 2005 10:10:23 GMT
Yanukovich does not intend to emigrate from Ukraine
forUm - 22 Mar 2005 08:25:21 GMT
Ukrainian president appoints new state secretary
ITAR-TASS - 21 Mar 2005 17:55:40 GMT
Yabluko Decides To Merge With Batkivschyna
ukranews.com - 21 Mar 2005 17:44:04 GMT
Ukraine: Foreign Investors Signal Cautious Optimism
Radio Freedom - 21 Mar 2005 16:41:49 GMT
New dog learning old tricks
Guardian - 21 Mar 2005 15:30:38 GMT
PUTIN-YUSHCHENKO: A PRAGMATIC FRIENDSHIP
RIA Novosti - 21 Mar 2005 13:20:19 GMT

UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan: Opposition Leader Tells RFE/RL About 'Farmers' Revolution'
Radio Freedom - 17 Mar 2005 16:58:06 GMT
Uzbekistan: Tashkent Property Market Loses Its Luster
Radio Freedom - 16 Mar 2005 18:33:40 GMT
A hardline on cotton
Guardian - 15 Mar 2005 16:52:48 GMT


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