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ALBANIA [top]
Albania's Meta accuses SP leader Rama of destroying opposition coalition
Southeast European Times - 14 Apr 2008 13:35:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
President says Albania committed to NATO reforms
Southeast European Times - 11 Apr 2008 15:01:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian parties clash over constitutional reform package
Southeast European Times - 11 Apr 2008 15:01:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian party calls for early Macedonia elections
Serbianna - 09 Apr 2008 23:52:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian opposition divided over electoral reform
Southeast European Times - 09 Apr 2008 15:16:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
US federal agents assist depot blast investigation in Albania
Southeast European Times - 08 Apr 2008 15:21:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS [top]
Turkcell Eager To Buy Shares Of Belarussian Mobile Company
www.turkishpress.com - 11 Apr 2008 16:19:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarusian parliament ratifies loan agreement with IBRD
ITAR-TASS - 09 Apr 2008 17:57:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Duma committee approves oil agreement with Belarus
rbcnews.com - 09 Apr 2008 14:27:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus Backtracks on bid to buy Ukrainian power
www.steelguru.com - 09 Apr 2008 06:34:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [top]
BiH upper house to debate police reform bills
Southeast European Times - 14 Apr 2008 13:35:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Dayton Accord architect Holbrooke sees little progress in BiH
Southeast European Times - 13 Apr 2008 14:47:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
RS Economy Minister Ubiparip resigns
Southeast European Times - 13 Apr 2008 14:47:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
BiH lower house approves key police reform package
Southeast European Times - 11 Apr 2008 15:01:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Combining Powers With Bosnian Telecom
The Slovenia Times - 11 Apr 2008 01:35:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bosnia faces vote on EU reforms or isolation
Reuters - 10 Apr 2008 18:57:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FBiH's Brankovic investigated for corruption
Southeast European Times - 09 Apr 2008 15:15:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%

BULGARIA [top]
Bulgaria March inflation rises to 14.2% y/y
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Apr 2008 11:21:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Bank Deposits Set to Briefly Eclipse Mutual Funds
www.seeurope.net - 14 Apr 2008 09:45:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria's weak response on crime costs official his job
International Herald Tribune - 13 Apr 2008 18:26:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Socialist Party in Bulgaria fends off charges of corruption
International Herald Tribune - 11 Apr 2008 18:14:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria: Kuwaiti businessman to invest USD 100 mln in Bg
Reporter.gr - 10 Apr 2008 10:24:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FUNDS: Bulgarian fund investors need to play the long game
www.businessneweurope.eu - 10 Apr 2008 07:52:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Bulgaria and Poland Want Bilateral Trade Worth EUR 1 bn in 2009
www.seeurope.net - 09 Apr 2008 10:25:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria drugs trade funds Hezbollah: report
Reuters - 08 Apr 2008 16:58:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: IMF Cuts Bulgaria's Economic Growth Forecast
www.seeurope.net - 08 Apr 2008 13:58:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA [top]
Thousands of Croatians rally for higher salaries
Southeast European Times - 13 Apr 2008 14:47:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Croatia marks record-high foreign investments
Makfax - 10 Apr 2008 18:31:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia threatens to veto Croatia's EU bid over border dispute
Southeast European Times - 10 Apr 2008 15:09:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia: Govt to consider share swap between INA and MOL
Reporter.gr - 09 Apr 2008 18:10:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia urged to speed up EU-required reforms
Southeast European Times - 09 Apr 2008 15:15:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croat stocks slump but rebound may be round corner
Budapest Business Journal - 09 Apr 2008 14:02:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
CROATIA: Croatia Says it Will Do 'Whatever it Takes' to Join EU in 2010
www.seeurope.net - 09 Apr 2008 12:05:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary, Croatia to join gas pipe network
Budapest Business Journal - 09 Apr 2008 06:57:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC [top]
Czech Republic passes amendment on special agents against corruption
Budapest Business Journal - 15 Apr 2008 06:54:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CzechRep wants U.S. military aid in exchange for radar - TV
Czech Happenings - 14 Apr 2008 20:28:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CEZ wins 2008 Czech Top 100 ranking
www.steelguru.com - 14 Apr 2008 05:19:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech govt not united on radar, parties' negotiations to go on
Czech Happenings - 13 Apr 2008 15:48:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech steel output in 2007 highest since mid 1990s
www.steelguru.com - 13 Apr 2008 05:36:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech mining company could join FTSE 100
telegraph.co.uk - 11 Apr 2008 00:21:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech gov't, central bank reach deal to stem 'overheated' crown'sappreciation
Interfax - 09 Apr 2008 16:14:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia demands permanent presence at U.S. missile shield sites
RIA Novosti - 08 Apr 2008 17:00:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 65%

ESTONIA [top]
Europe's energy policy seen as so much hot air
www.businessneweurope.eu - 10 Apr 2008 07:52:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Estonian Railways rail freight volume down 43%
portnews.ru - 10 Apr 2008 07:08:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

HUNGARY [top]
Hungary goes to China to boost economic ties
Budapest Business Journal - 15 Apr 2008 08:25:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary industrial output rose 13.2% yr/yr in February
Budapest Business Journal - 15 Apr 2008 08:25:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Simor: Scrapping forint band allows Hungarian prices to converge through revaluation
Budapest Business Journal - 15 Apr 2008 06:09:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: FinMin challenges opposition leaders to reveal which parts of budget they would cut
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Apr 2008 14:21:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary's FM envisions 3.5% of GDP growth
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Apr 2008 06:03:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ExxonMobil joins Falcon in Hungary
www.upstreamonline.com - 11 Apr 2008 03:55:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA [top]
Latvia approves swap with TeliaSonera
news.moneycentral.msn.com - 14 Apr 2008 17:28:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Latvija in brief
baltictimes.com - 09 Apr 2008 22:51:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%

LITHUANIA [top]
Baltic Sea to become more competitive
baltictimes.com - 10 Apr 2008 23:41:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 81%
Inflation Drives Baltic Out of Euro Zone
Kommersant - 10 Apr 2008 10:27:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 83%
Suicides in Lithuania show social pains persist
Reuters - 09 Apr 2008 00:38:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MACEDONIA [top]
EBRD First Vice-President to visit Skopje
ebrd.com - 15 Apr 2008 02:17:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU urges Macedonia to speed up reforms
Makfax - 14 Apr 2008 14:04:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonian parliament votes for early election
Reuters - 12 Apr 2008 01:09:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia resumes name talks
Macedonian Information Agency - 11 Apr 2008 19:35:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MACEDONIA: Macedonia Might Get Nod for EU Accession Talks This Year
www.seeurope.net - 10 Apr 2008 15:09:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia's ethnic Albanian party calls for early elections
Xinhua - 08 Apr 2008 19:22:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
REGION: Greece Shifts Strategy on Name Dispute With Macedonia
www.seeurope.net - 08 Apr 2008 13:58:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IMF: Macedonian economy grows fast, surplus to be saved
Macedonian Information Agency - 08 Apr 2008 13:55:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA [top]
Moldovan President and separatist leader discuss ways to build trust, infrastructure
Kyiv Post - 14 Apr 2008 08:29:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian experts to Chisinau to help investigate An-32 crash
ITAR-TASS - 13 Apr 2008 08:19:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
Moldova's Voronin, Dniester Region's Smirnov meet 1st time over yrs
ITAR-TASS - 11 Apr 2008 10:16:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldova's trade deficit with Russia expands
rbcnews.com - 09 Apr 2008 09:39:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONTENEGRO [top]
Official results confirm Vujanovic's re-election
Southeast European Times - 11 Apr 2008 15:01:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
SARAJEVO: PROTOCOL ON COOPERATION DIGNED BETWEEN BiH AND MONTENEGRO JUSTICE MINISTRIES
fena.ba - 11 Apr 2008 12:48:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro: Unicredit Bank to bring foreign funds
Reporter.gr - 09 Apr 2008 08:45:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MONTENEGRO: Montenegro EU Candidate Soon
www.seeurope.net - 09 Apr 2008 08:12:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND [top]
Poland, Ukraine sign deal on oil pipeline bypassing Russia
portnews.ru - 15 Apr 2008 07:52:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland set to attract €50 bln FDI in 3 yrs
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Apr 2008 15:07:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland's President Played Back Threats to Russia, EU
kommersant.com - 10 Apr 2008 15:30:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PGNiG gas giant plans acquisitions of listed companies
e-petrol.pl - 10 Apr 2008 15:09:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland threatens to block NATO dicussions
baltictimes.com - 10 Apr 2008 13:46:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PKN and Kuwait Energy team up to explore for crude
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Apr 2008 06:31:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
Polish, Ukrainian defense ministers discuss cooperation
Xinhua - 09 Apr 2008 23:44:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 81%
Russia, Poland in deadlock over missile shield
RIA Novosti - 09 Apr 2008 13:20:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ROMANIA [top]
ROMANIA: Gaz de France Intends to Develop Wind Driven Plants of 1 000 MW in Romania
www.seeurope.net - 15 Apr 2008 09:31:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lazar Comanescu – nominated new Romanian Foreign Minister
www.nineoclock.ro - 14 Apr 2008 22:07:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania inflation rises to 8.6% y/y in March
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Apr 2008 08:19:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Major Investment in Real Estate Developments and Shopping Centres Coming Next Week
www.seeurope.net - 11 Apr 2008 10:29:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
In Russia Basescu will seek direct contract with Gazprom
www.nineoclock.ro - 10 Apr 2008 21:47:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
ROMANIA: RON to Witness Substantial Appreciation in 2008
www.seeurope.net - 10 Apr 2008 10:11:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: More Emphasis on Inflation, Less on Economic Growth
www.seeurope.net - 10 Apr 2008 10:10:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mechel Buys Two Romanian Steel Plants
Kommersant - 09 Apr 2008 15:58:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SERBIA [top]
SERBIA: Dinkić Hints at Third RTB Tender
www.seeurope.net - 15 Apr 2008 10:37:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian envoy criticizes U.N. chief over Kosovo
Reuters - 14 Apr 2008 23:36:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 73%
EPS, Russian Inter RAO ink protocol
B92 - 14 Apr 2008 15:45:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Democrats push for EU deal, DSS vows to halt it
B92 - 14 Apr 2008 15:07:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Serbia plans to hold elections in Kosovo despite UN objections
International Herald Tribune - 14 Apr 2008 14:12:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Political instability in Serbia threatens foreign investment
Southeast European Times - 14 Apr 2008 13:35:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbian arms exporter rejects U.S. claims on Iraq deal
Xinhua - 14 Apr 2008 00:56:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU pre-membership agreement, but only including Kosovo: Serb president
Serbianna - 12 Apr 2008 13:09:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serb prisoners 'were stripped of their organs in Kosovo war'
telegraph.co.uk - 10 Apr 2008 23:37:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo assembly approves constitution
Kyiv Post - 10 Apr 2008 11:57:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Serbian locksmith living in UK charged with war crimes
Guardian - 10 Apr 2008 10:01:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA [top]
Slovak CPI up 4.2% y/y in March, slightly above market expectations
Interfax - 11 Apr 2008 12:12:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Barroso welcomes Slovakia's ratification of Lisbon Treaty
Xinhua - 10 Apr 2008 23:21:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovak MPs end row to pass treaty
BBC - 10 Apr 2008 17:33:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA [top]
Gazprom and Slovenia hold talks on South Stream project
www.steelguru.com - 15 Apr 2008 05:15:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Two Remain in the Game
The Slovenia Times - 14 Apr 2008 22:54:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rupel Visits Washington
The Slovenia Times - 14 Apr 2008 22:53:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Austria Is Out of South Stream // Gazprom can get to Italy through Slovenia
Kommersant - 14 Apr 2008 13:25:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Opposition critical of govt's plan for NLB
Reporter.gr - 14 Apr 2008 09:31:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo, Slovenia establish diplomatic relations
Xinhua - 08 Apr 2008 19:22:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKEY [top]
TURKEY: Treasury Earns Over YTL 1 bn From Real Estate
www.seeurope.net - 15 Apr 2008 09:31:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TURKEY: Foreign Direct Investment Slows in 2008
www.seeurope.net - 15 Apr 2008 08:57:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey says IMF standby review talks completed
Budapest Business Journal - 15 Apr 2008 06:09:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey To Speed Up Structural Reforms, Cicek
www.turkishpress.com - 14 Apr 2008 15:11:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran and Turkey to discuss PKK, PEJAK on Monday
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 13 Apr 2008 11:39:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Thousands of Turks march in anti-government rally
Reuters - 12 Apr 2008 13:38:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 78%
Turkish shopping center to be built in China
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 12 Apr 2008 07:38:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 37%
BRICKS & MORTAR: Turkey's state housing agency courts controversy
www.businessneweurope.eu - 11 Apr 2008 22:31:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish Iranian gas deal takes shape
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 11 Apr 2008 08:19:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IMF predicts Turkey to become world's 15th largest economy
www.todayszaman.com - 10 Apr 2008 23:45:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Barroso sees Turkey tied to Europe as 'alternative' to radical Islam
International Herald Tribune - 10 Apr 2008 18:46:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey's AKP could withdraw broader reform package
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 09 Apr 2008 09:18:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE [top]
Corruption in Ukraine threatens national security – Yushchenko
ITAR-TASS - 15 Apr 2008 10:13:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Evraz Group buying up assets in Ukraine
rbcnews.com - 15 Apr 2008 06:51:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine's MHP is no chicken with London flotation
telegraph.co.uk - 14 Apr 2008 23:43:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine Really Knows What Inflation Is
Kommersant - 14 Apr 2008 13:25:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
RosUkrEnergo to Sell Fuel to Naftogaz on Russia's Soil
kommersant.com - 14 Apr 2008 10:36:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia army vows steps if Georgia, Ukraine join NATO
Reuters - 11 Apr 2008 09:26:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine government to ban gas fired power generation
www.steelguru.com - 11 Apr 2008 06:59:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD opens office in Dnepropetrovsk
ebrd.com - 11 Apr 2008 02:55:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Old Europe lost its chance on Ukraine
Kyiv Post - 10 Apr 2008 00:56:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine to produce 1 million cars by 2012
www.steelguru.com - 09 Apr 2008 06:34:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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