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ALBANIA
Berisha briefs Albanian media on visit to Japan
Southeast European Times - 11 Feb 2008 16:40:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia, Macedonia, Albania to be invited for full Nato membership
Radio Bulgaria - 10 Feb 2008 15:09:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ALBANIA: Rising Prices Raise Worries in Albania
www.seeurope.net - 08 Feb 2008 16:45:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania: Bankers Petroleum closes first tranche of private placement
Reporter.gr - 08 Feb 2008 12:17:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ALBANIA: Japanese Investors Invited to Take Part in Privatization of Albania's Major Public Co.s
www.seeurope.net - 06 Feb 2008 23:35:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania: Oil co ARMO up for sale
Reporter.gr - 05 Feb 2008 17:39:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS
Five-country Nuclear Energy exhibition to open in Minsk
ITAR-TASS - 12 Feb 2008 06:23:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 85%
Russia to safeguard its interests outside military blocs - Ivanov
RIA Novosti - 10 Feb 2008 13:03:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 63%
Belarus ethanol plant to benefit Chernobyl area
Budapest Business Journal - 08 Feb 2008 15:09:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Three gang leaders executed in Belarus
Interfax - 05 Feb 2008 13:22:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Austrian firm to build highway network in Bosnia
Serbianna - 09 Feb 2008 01:09:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lajcak says EU prospects, state functionality main challenges facing BiH
Southeast European Times - 07 Feb 2008 16:04:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 84%
BiH film director to form new party
Southeast European Times - 07 Feb 2008 16:04:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Police in Bosnia raid homes of former aides of Karadzic
Serbianna - 07 Feb 2008 01:23:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Political discord blocks BiH police reform
Southeast European Times - 06 Feb 2008 16:11:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Olympic mountains in BiH draw more tourists
Southeast European Times - 05 Feb 2008 16:18:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Lajcak insists BiH's SAA could be sealed in less than six months
Southeast European Times - 05 Feb 2008 16:18:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%

BULGARIA
BULGARIA: Bulgarian Biz Slams Govt's Energy Holding Idea
www.seeurope.net - 11 Feb 2008 23:35:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria ruling coalition agrees energy sector consolidation
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Feb 2008 14:23:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria loses its allure for UK buyers
FT.com - 11 Feb 2008 02:46:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Government coalition sets priorities
Radio Bulgaria - 09 Feb 2008 15:44:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria Govt Discusses Big State-owned Companies Privatization
novinite.com - 09 Feb 2008 14:29:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moody's rates Bulgarian economy "resilient"
Budapest Business Journal - 08 Feb 2008 15:08:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgarian opposition prepares no-confidence motion against government
Southeast European Times - 06 Feb 2008 16:11:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA
Thousands of Croats demand Tito Square be renamed
Southeast European Times - 11 Feb 2008 16:39:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Slovenia Pledges Support for Croatia's EU Bid, as Maritime Dispute Continues
Balkanalysis.com - 10 Feb 2008 00:27:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
NATO Balkans hopefuls get encouragement for bids
Reuters - 09 Feb 2008 11:39:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Croatian government adopts EU accession action plan
Southeast European Times - 08 Feb 2008 15:56:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ecological disaster threatens as burning freighter approaches Croatian coast
International Herald Tribune - 07 Feb 2008 15:06:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech PM Topolanek not to bring radar base agreements to USA
Czech Happenings - 11 Feb 2008 18:54:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CzechRep to contribute half a billion to new NATO headquarters
Czech Happenings - 11 Feb 2008 14:19:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czechs seek accord by spring on U.S. missile shield
International Herald Tribune - 10 Feb 2008 19:41:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Czech leader falls one vote short of re-election
International Herald Tribune - 10 Feb 2008 19:41:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Klaus still favourite of Czech presidential election - analysts
Czech Happenings - 09 Feb 2008 16:23:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
US likely to drop visa requirements for Czechs later in 2008
Radio Prague - 07 Feb 2008 20:23:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czechs see NATO carefully backing shield: source
Reuters - 06 Feb 2008 18:56:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ESTONIA
Samsung, LG eye Baltic states
Budapest Business Journal - 05 Feb 2008 14:43:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%
New call for Nord Stream rethink
www.upstreamonline.com - 05 Feb 2008 12:36:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

HUNGARY
Groupama takes OTP insurance business
Budapest Business Journal - 12 Feb 2008 07:07:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 85%
Tax tinkering won't fix Hungary's growth problem
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Feb 2008 12:13:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: Gyurcsány raises 0.8% of GDP tax cut in 2009
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Feb 2008 07:11:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary unaffected by Gazprom dispute
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Feb 2008 07:11:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary rail strike ends pending further talks
portnews.ru - 07 Feb 2008 16:07:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
KGB-trained Hungarian heads Nato committee
telegraph.co.uk - 06 Feb 2008 01:49:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA
Latvia: Cesu Alus Brewery to Invest over EUR 10 Mln in Development in 2008
flex-news-food.com - 07 Feb 2008 14:03:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland and Latvia cooperate on energy
Radio Polonia - 05 Feb 2008 17:40:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LITHUANIA
NATO foreign ministers to hold informal meeting in Lithuania
RIA Novosti - 07 Feb 2008 08:06:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MACEDONIA
Macedonia cautions Greece over NATO veto threat
Serbianna - 11 Feb 2008 22:08:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia's trade deficit in 2007 hits $1.87 bln.
Makfax - 11 Feb 2008 15:43:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Government decides to liberalise real estate market for foreigners from EU and OECD
Macedonian Information Agency - 10 Feb 2008 13:35:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
FM Milososki for "Le Monde": Name Macedonia is foundation of our identity
Macedonian Information Agency - 07 Feb 2008 12:06:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia seeks support for NATO entry bid ahead of April summit
Southeast European Times - 06 Feb 2008 16:11:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania, Macedonia reach visa liberalisation agreement
Southeast European Times - 06 Feb 2008 16:10:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA
Moldova's trade deficit hits all-time high
rbcnews.com - 06 Feb 2008 16:40:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldova reports higher trade with Russia
rbcnews.com - 06 Feb 2008 14:15:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONTENEGRO
Montenegro: C-bank deputy director resigns
Reporter.gr - 11 Feb 2008 14:27:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia ratifies Montenegro's pre-membership agreement with EU
Southeast European Times - 08 Feb 2008 15:57:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Djukanovic to be named Montenegro's PM for fifth time
Xinhua - 07 Feb 2008 11:20:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro: Credit crisis highlights Banks Vulnerabilities, says IMF
Reporter.gr - 06 Feb 2008 11:28:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND
Poland's second city sheds its dying image
International Herald Tribune - 11 Feb 2008 19:24:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland-Denmark Baltic Pipe could transport gas in both directions from2015
Interfax - 11 Feb 2008 16:26:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Time to Repair the Damage?
Russia Profile.org - 09 Feb 2008 13:25:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Polish PM considers Moscow talks result positive
Xinhua - 08 Feb 2008 20:01:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Bush to welcome visiting Polish PM next month
Xinhua - 07 Feb 2008 21:24:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Poland in trouble to meet CO2 target
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Feb 2008 15:39:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland and Germany move to end post-war row
Reuters - 06 Feb 2008 18:58:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland will not join Nord Stream pipeline project - Polish PrimeMinister Tusk
Interfax - 06 Feb 2008 08:28:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ROMANIA
Romania trade gap widens but weak leu softens blow
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Feb 2008 11:30:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania: Transilvania Highway to cost add EUR 5 bil, says Berceanu
Reporter.gr - 11 Feb 2008 11:03:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Year 2008 – Slump in Bbank Profitability, High Stock Market Volatility
www.seeurope.net - 08 Feb 2008 16:45:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania seeing real estate boom
Budapest Business Journal - 08 Feb 2008 15:09:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Qatar's Doha Bank targets Romania
Budapest Business Journal - 08 Feb 2008 15:08:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romanian minister sees ambiguous stand on Russia as detrimental
Xinhua - 06 Feb 2008 20:44:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romanian president signs Lisbon Treaty ratification decree
Xinhua - 06 Feb 2008 13:02:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Reform shouldn't stop with EU membership
International Herald Tribune - 06 Feb 2008 12:14:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

SERBIA
Serbia prepares measures against Kosovo, Western countries over province's independence
Kyiv Post - 12 Feb 2008 11:26:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: "Declaration of Intent Feb.17; Independence in March"
www.seeurope.net - 11 Feb 2008 23:35:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo Serbs awaiting Belgrade guidance
B92 - 11 Feb 2008 13:07:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU set to launch Kosovo mission this week
Reuters - 11 Feb 2008 11:21:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%
NATO vows to maintain security in Kosovo
Southeast European Times - 08 Feb 2008 15:57:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 75%
EC: Serbia has met bulk of Schengen conditions
B92 - 08 Feb 2008 14:36:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo expects quick recognition by "100 countries"
Reuters - 08 Feb 2008 14:15:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Serbian government faces deepening rift
Southeast European Times - 07 Feb 2008 16:04:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia's plans to join the EU are shelved
telegraph.co.uk - 07 Feb 2008 00:46:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IMF sees steady Serbian growth
Serbianna - 06 Feb 2008 12:07:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA
Hungary falls behind Slovakia in growth as taxes rise
International Herald Tribune - 11 Feb 2008 19:24:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA
US-Slovenian Relations Stay Intact
The Slovenia Times - 12 Feb 2008 03:29:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia urges more Balkans-EU pacts
Macedonian Information Agency - 10 Feb 2008 10:38:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Inflation Rises
The Slovenia Times - 08 Feb 2008 02:16:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia, Slovenia to step up transport cooperation
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Feb 2008 09:34:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE
The Presidents Meet before the Shutoff
kommersant.com - 12 Feb 2008 10:06:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Withdrawal from radar accord due to Ukraine's violations, NATO aspirations - source
Interfax - 12 Feb 2008 09:53:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom pushes back deadline to resolve Ukraine gas dispute
International Herald Tribune - 11 Feb 2008 18:25:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tymoshenko: Ukraine to appeal to international mediators to regulate gas issue
forUm - 11 Feb 2008 15:36:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Yanukovych named two solutions of parliamentary crisis
forUm - 11 Feb 2008 08:53:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine sets conditions for paying natural gas bill
International Herald Tribune - 11 Feb 2008 01:23:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Government pursues big privatization tenders
Kyiv Post - 07 Feb 2008 01:11:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
Intesa buys Pravex Bank for $750m
Kyiv Post - 07 Feb 2008 01:11:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Ukraine to seek joining EU free trade zone - president
ITAR-TASS - 06 Feb 2008 13:14:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kiev's WTO step to loosen Russia grip
FT.com - 06 Feb 2008 04:41:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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