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ALBANIA [top]
EC envoy outlines what Albania must do for easing of visa regime
Southeast European Times - 07 Mar 2008 15:54:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania builds roads to Kosovo
Serbianna - 06 Mar 2008 22:38:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Hungarian companies eye Albanian options
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Mar 2008 07:18:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Energy prices rise sharply in Albania
Southeast European Times - 05 Mar 2008 16:09:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania's Topi encourages parties to begin dialogue on electoral reform
Southeast European Times - 05 Mar 2008 16:08:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
US report on drug-related crime sparks angry debate in Albanian parliament
Southeast European Times - 04 Mar 2008 16:15:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS [top]
Belarus starts importing Russian electricity
ITAR-TASS - 10 Mar 2008 15:32:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus tells U.S. ambassador to leave country
International Herald Tribune - 10 Mar 2008 09:04:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
US says Belarus tension a sign of sanctions' success
Kyiv Post - 09 Mar 2008 10:07:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lukashenko, Putin discuss construction of Union State
ITAR-TASS - 06 Mar 2008 17:16:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: Turkcell seeks mobile operator in Belarus
Reporter.gr - 05 Mar 2008 11:26:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lukashenko Revokes Right to 'Golden Share'
TheMoscowTimes.com - 04 Mar 2008 21:10:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [top]
BiH ruling coalition parties to meet on Monday
Southeast European Times - 10 Mar 2008 16:37:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
President submits bills on security cooperation with Bosnia to Majlis
Irna - 10 Mar 2008 14:16:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tribunal chief prosecutor visits Bosnia
Serbianna - 06 Mar 2008 22:38:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Silajdzic assumes BiH presidency chairmanship
Southeast European Times - 06 Mar 2008 16:02:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
US government suspends financial support for RS's ruling party
Southeast European Times - 05 Mar 2008 16:08:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: BiH is Not Included in the New EU Pprogramme CIP
www.seeurope.net - 05 Mar 2008 09:31:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BULGARIA [top]
Dundee Precious Metals, Bulgaria strike gold mine deal
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Mar 2008 07:13:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria ready to buy one billion steres natural gas from Azerbaijan
Xinhua - 10 Mar 2008 20:01:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 45%
BULGARIA:Bulgaria Mutual Fund Market Settles at Just Over BGN 1 bn
www.seeurope.net - 10 Mar 2008 08:56:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA:UK Remains Biggest Investor in Bulgarian Economy
www.seeurope.net - 10 Mar 2008 08:56:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria-Russia Trade Worth USD 4,5 B in 2007
novinite.com - 07 Mar 2008 12:16:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Fuel Retailers to Swarm Bulgarian Market With New Outlets
www.seeurope.net - 07 Mar 2008 09:43:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Metalloinvest Looks at Bulgarian Plant
Kommersant - 04 Mar 2008 16:50:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Major US companies eyeing investments in Bulgaria
Radio Bulgaria - 04 Mar 2008 14:44:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA [top]
Croats in Hague war crimes trial
BBC - 11 Mar 2008 08:06:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Sanader says Croatia may give up ZERP
Southeast European Times - 09 Mar 2008 17:49:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU's Rehn discusses accession bids in Skopje, Zagreb
Southeast European Times - 07 Mar 2008 15:54:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia expected to receive NATO invitation at Bucharest summit
Southeast European Times - 06 Mar 2008 16:02:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU says fishing row may delay Croatian membership
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Mar 2008 14:11:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran to export gas to EU via Croatia
Irna - 06 Mar 2008 00:21:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bush to visit Zagreb after NATO Summit
Makfax - 05 Mar 2008 15:15:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC [top]
Czech opposition CSSD would win elections - poll
Czech Happenings - 10 Mar 2008 13:52:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech inflation just over forecast, rate rise possible
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 09:53:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish coal to be mined by Czech company
www.steelguru.com - 09 Mar 2008 05:33:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Václav Klaus promises "conservative" use of presidential power in second term
Radio Prague - 07 Mar 2008 20:32:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech coalition wants to continue, party leaders say
Czech Happenings - 07 Mar 2008 14:15:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech official says US responsible for damage by radar base
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Mar 2008 08:00:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czechs face battle to ratify U.S. missile shield
Reuters - 05 Mar 2008 18:13:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ESTONIA [top]
Arcelor Mittal wins EU approval to buy Estonian company
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Mar 2008 07:53:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Estonia plans U.S. visa deal next week
Reuters - 07 Mar 2008 15:02:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Estonian Feb inflation edges up to 11.3% y/y
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Mar 2008 09:23:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tiny Estonia could go nuclear, sees oil shale hope
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Mar 2008 07:19:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

HUNGARY [top]
Mol faces fire over stock swap
FT.com - 10 Mar 2008 21:46:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Analysis: Hungary referendum signals end of reforms
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 13:59:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: The ‘a yes' have it!
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 07:31:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary's government suffers big defeat in referendum
Reuters - 09 Mar 2008 22:26:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary votes on unpopular reform measures
Kyiv Post - 09 Mar 2008 10:07:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary's GDP growth adjusted 0.7% in Q4, up 1.3% in 2007
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Mar 2008 10:04:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Investors plan bioethanol plant in Hungary
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Mar 2008 07:19:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungarian cbank under pressure to match rhetoric
Budapest Business Journal - 05 Mar 2008 14:10:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary foreign trade deficit €308 mln in 2007
Budapest Business Journal - 05 Mar 2008 08:40:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA [top]
Latvia's inflation hits 16.7%, highest in EU
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 14:34:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
An adventure in venture capital
baltictimes.com - 06 Mar 2008 01:38:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
House on The Corner Linked Riga To Siberia
TheMoscowTimes.com - 05 Mar 2008 20:43:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%

LITHUANIA [top]
Colliers International: Lithuanian commercial real estate market is stabilizing (LT)
European real estate news - 10 Mar 2008 10:54:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 49%

MACEDONIA [top]
MACEDONIA: Macedonia Should Join NATO, Rice Said
www.seeurope.net - 10 Mar 2008 10:32:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MACEDONIA: Macedonia Capable to Meet Criteria for Launching EU Entry Talks
www.seeurope.net - 10 Mar 2008 10:32:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
US tells Macedonia to work harder on name
Serbianna - 09 Mar 2008 12:48:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slaveski: Inflation won't rise, Denar to remain stable
Makfax - 07 Mar 2008 18:49:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Liberalisation of Macedonia's visa regime under way
Southeast European Times - 07 Mar 2008 15:54:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
REGION: Greece Rejects Macedonia's NATO Entry in Name Row
www.seeurope.net - 07 Mar 2008 09:43:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Crvenkovski: Kosovo's ultimatum on the border - a bad start
Makfax - 05 Mar 2008 18:24:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU sets eight tasks to Macedonia for launching membership talks
Macedonian Information Agency - 05 Mar 2008 18:16:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA [top]
Petrom set to expand internationally
Ziarul Financiar - 09 Mar 2008 22:15:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
EBRD provides loan to Eximbank for SME lending
ebrd.com - 07 Mar 2008 20:34:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%

MONTENEGRO [top]
Montenegro looks to Djukanovic for results
Southeast European Times - 10 Mar 2008 16:37:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
First international-style shopping mall in Montenegro to open this summer (ME)
European real estate news - 10 Mar 2008 10:54:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro: Gov't to allocate EUR 54.5mn for road construction
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 15:26:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MONTENEGRO: Djukanovic on the Front Line Yet Again
www.seeurope.net - 07 Mar 2008 09:10:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro: Foreign companies eye Bigovo
Reporter.gr - 06 Mar 2008 14:44:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro joins EU competitiveness programme
Southeast European Times - 04 Mar 2008 16:15:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND [top]
Uncertainties loom over U.S. plan to help modernize Polish military
Xinhua - 11 Mar 2008 07:20:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Stances smoothed on U.S. missile shield, Polish leader says
International Herald Tribune - 10 Mar 2008 21:07:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Polish PM, Bush to hold talks
MSNBC - 10 Mar 2008 11:07:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Poland backs Ukraine, Georgia in NATO, EU bid
Xinhua - 07 Mar 2008 17:44:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish PM sees hope for EU-Russia talks
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Mar 2008 07:19:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish PM says euro in 2012 probable – interview
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Mar 2008 07:19:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Stay on the job longer, Poland to tell older workers
International Herald Tribune - 06 Mar 2008 18:51:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish FM confirms strategic nature of relations with Ukraine
Xinhua - 04 Mar 2008 23:23:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%

ROMANIA [top]
ROMANIA: EUR 2.5 bn Non-reimbursable Funds From EU Until 2013
www.seeurope.net - 11 Mar 2008 09:34:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Enel – Electrica Muntenia Transaction to be Finalized in April
www.seeurope.net - 11 Mar 2008 09:34:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Reactors 3 and 4 – the Business of the Century in Energy
www.seeurope.net - 10 Mar 2008 10:32:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Economic Growth 6.5 pc, Inflation Rate 5.4 pc in 2008
www.seeurope.net - 10 Mar 2008 09:28:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD offers full support to updated ROBOR money-market index in Romania
ebrd.com - 07 Mar 2008 20:34:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania inflation to surge in Feb, rate hike seen
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Mar 2008 11:26:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ford to take over Romania car maker soon
news.moneycentral.msn.com - 05 Mar 2008 18:10:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romanian Chamber of Deputies endorses majority-voting system
Southeast European Times - 05 Mar 2008 16:08:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SERBIA [top]
Serbia's economy to take back seat again as politics rule
www.businessneweurope.eu - 11 Mar 2008 08:08:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UN talks on Kosovo to go ahead despite U.S., U.K. objections
RIA Novosti - 11 Mar 2008 06:45:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 85%
Serbian government dissolved, election to come
Reuters - 11 Mar 2008 02:15:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU warns Serbia against electing nationalist government
International Herald Tribune - 10 Mar 2008 21:07:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia plans big IPOs to draw Western investors
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 09:53:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia in crisis as PM quits over Kosovo
Guardian - 09 Mar 2008 00:09:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia: Vojvodina oil reserves 143mn tonnes worth c.USD 30bn
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 09:39:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Koštunica Seeks EU Confirmation of Serbia's Borders
www.seeurope.net - 07 Mar 2008 08:38:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serb cbank: High inflation could trigger protests
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Mar 2008 11:26:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia: NBS Preliminary approves founding of Moskovska Banka
Reporter.gr - 05 Mar 2008 10:32:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: NBS to Further Tighten Monetary Policy
www.seeurope.net - 05 Mar 2008 09:31:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA [top]
Slovak Jan retail sales jump, c.bank seen cautious
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 12:13:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PRESS: Slovak economy minister negotiating buyback of Transpetrol stakewith Yukos Finance
Interfax - 07 Mar 2008 13:52:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovak industrial output up by 8.4%; construction output up by 14.1% y/yin January
Interfax - 07 Mar 2008 11:36:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovak cbank to rise 2008 inflation forecast
Budapest Business Journal - 07 Mar 2008 07:19:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA [top]
Slovenia posts record ‘07 growth, slowdown seen
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Mar 2008 13:59:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia allocates EUR 832 mil for motorway construction, renovation
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 18:19:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Pension Fund to get a third of Zavarovalnica Triglav
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 11:28:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Probe of Mercator sale comes to an end
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 11:08:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Merkur to be delisted from LJSE
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 11:08:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Telekom Slovenije to expand to Croatia, Serbia
Reporter.gr - 07 Mar 2008 09:43:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Gov't to continue pursuing Telco's sale
Reporter.gr - 06 Mar 2008 08:29:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE [top]
Russia, Ukraine set to resume gas talks
RIA Novosti - 11 Mar 2008 07:23:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
NATO Should Protect Ukraine and Georgia
TheMoscowTimes.com - 10 Mar 2008 20:03:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
COMMENT: Ukraine politics - all about a girl
www.businessneweurope.eu - 10 Mar 2008 11:18:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Conflict between Ukrainian leaders over natural gas dispute with Russia deepens
Kyiv Post - 09 Mar 2008 12:31:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Kazakhstan: Ukraine Wins Promises Of Cooperation, But No Energy Deal
rferl.org - 07 Mar 2008 16:39:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukrainian parliament back to work after more than month of discord over NATO
Kyiv Post - 07 Mar 2008 10:24:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Ukrainian prime minister critical of natural gas deal with Russia
International Herald Tribune - 07 Mar 2008 00:32:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Gazprom Surrendered to Ukraine
kommersant.com - 06 Mar 2008 13:32:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tymoshenko intends to buy Central Asian gas without mediators
forUm - 06 Mar 2008 09:07:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD plans to invest USD 1 billion in Ukraine in 2008
www.steelguru.com - 05 Mar 2008 02:51:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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