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ALBANIA [top]
Albania to get EUR 230 mln loan for Rreshen-Kalimash road project
Reporter.gr - 21 Apr 2008 19:55:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
After munitions explosion, Albanians ask why danger was placed so near
International Herald Tribune - 20 Apr 2008 16:02:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
EBRD promotes reform in Albania's telecom sector
ebrd.com - 19 Apr 2008 02:07:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD takes equity stake in Union Bank
ebrd.com - 19 Apr 2008 02:07:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 87%
Turkey-Albania: Cetel signs loan with EBRD to modernise Albtelecom
Reporter.gr - 18 Apr 2008 16:35:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania appoints NATO membership negotiators
Southeast European Times - 17 Apr 2008 15:23:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania's Topi weighs in on changing constitution
Southeast European Times - 16 Apr 2008 17:41:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS [top]
Belarus invests more than bln in projects abroad in 2007
www.belta.by - 22 Apr 2008 11:08:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus-Nizhniy Novgorod oblast links reach higher level, Andrei Kobyakov says
www.belta.by - 21 Apr 2008 15:00:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia to form full-fledged Customs Union in 2008-2009
www.belta.by - 21 Apr 2008 14:45:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gennady Novitsky urges to expand parliamentary cooperation with Russian regions
www.belta.by - 21 Apr 2008 14:19:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Ukraine, Belarus to resume talks over electricity supplies
rbcnews.com - 17 Apr 2008 06:59:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [top]
RS Prime Minister Dodik downplays assassination threats
Southeast European Times - 21 Apr 2008 16:00:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Youth organisation targets federal payroll in BiH
Southeast European Times - 21 Apr 2008 16:00:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
US ambassador to BiH rejects secessionist talk by Republika Srpska
Southeast European Times - 21 Apr 2008 16:00:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
BiH says translation issues may delay SAA signing with EU
Southeast European Times - 20 Apr 2008 13:57:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
CBBH FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR 2007
fena.ba - 18 Apr 2008 13:28:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
BiH clears key hurdle on EU accession path
Southeast European Times - 17 Apr 2008 15:23:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Report: Agriculture becoming more of a priority in BiH
Southeast European Times - 15 Apr 2008 15:38:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

BULGARIA [top]
Bulgaria: Metallurgical industry to ingest BGN 1.7 bln by '10
Reporter.gr - 21 Apr 2008 18:28:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria: Ukrainian Zhevago ready to acquire Kremikovtsi
Reporter.gr - 21 Apr 2008 09:02:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Electricity Consumption Continues to Rise
www.seeurope.net - 18 Apr 2008 16:38:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FT: Bulgaria, Romania - Balkan blackspots
Makfax - 18 Apr 2008 14:02:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria: Euromarket Group to invest EUR 160 mln in 8 retail, industrial parks
Reporter.gr - 18 Apr 2008 09:43:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgarians' Incomes Climb Twofold over 1999 - 2007
novinite.com - 17 Apr 2008 14:14:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
BULGARIA: Pricey Land, Lack of Infrastructure Set Back Housing Segment
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 07:01:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria to begin talks on cabinet changes
Southeast European Times - 16 Apr 2008 17:40:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA [top]
Croatia starts NATO accession talks
Southeast European Times - 21 Apr 2008 16:00:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IMF sees slower European growth due to credit crisis, gloom over US economy
Kyiv Post - 21 Apr 2008 14:28:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 60%
Croatia takes new step towards EU membership
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 21 Apr 2008 10:31:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia's Sanader voices satisfaction with first 100 days of government
Southeast European Times - 20 Apr 2008 13:57:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Sale of Croatian shipyards to start soon – Report
www.steelguru.com - 20 Apr 2008 04:53:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia, Romania, Serbia to sign PEOP deal on the 22th of April
Reporter.gr - 18 Apr 2008 17:21:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CROATIA: No Need for NATO Referendum
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 08:10:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC [top]
Czechs to scrap FDI incentives for manufacturing
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 06:48:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Coal miner NWR asks for Prague listing
www.steelguru.com - 22 Apr 2008 06:33:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech opposition CSSD expects no-confidence in three weeks
Czech Happenings - 21 Apr 2008 14:31:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech Republic Won't Have Interceptors In Addition to Radar
Kommersant - 21 Apr 2008 09:01:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czechs give up work abroad over strong koruna
Budapest Business Journal - 21 Apr 2008 08:58:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
CEZ to invest more than CZK 5.5 billion on renewable sources by 2012
www.steelguru.com - 20 Apr 2008 04:54:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
PM says upgrading military equipment not part of negotiations
Xinhua - 15 Apr 2008 22:24:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%
The lion crown
Radio Prague - 15 Apr 2008 17:12:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ESTONIA [top]
FUNDS: GILD - putting its money where its mouth is
www.businessneweurope.eu - 21 Apr 2008 05:55:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Public spending not the answer
baltictimes.com - 18 Apr 2008 10:34:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
Estonian EU fund absorption problems
baltictimes.com - 17 Apr 2008 14:42:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Estonia slowdown to be sharper than expected
Budapest Business Journal - 16 Apr 2008 10:45:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

HUNGARY [top]
S&P ranks Hungary 7th on list of most vulnerable to credit squeeze
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 09:03:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: Surányi on tax reform
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 06:02:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PRESS: Hungary's PannErgy raises budget for geothermal projects to EUR500 mln
Interfax - 18 Apr 2008 09:43:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: Planned guarantee scheme incompatible with EU rules
Budapest Business Journal - 17 Apr 2008 13:52:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary to sign South Stream contract in H1
Budapest Business Journal - 16 Apr 2008 13:45:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
OECD: Reforms must continue
budapestsun.com - 16 Apr 2008 08:16:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Cbank: Hungary financial system faces higher risks
Budapest Business Journal - 15 Apr 2008 12:11:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA [top]
FBI in Latvia
baltictimes.com - 21 Apr 2008 13:00:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Sinking in a quagmire of debt
baltictimes.com - 16 Apr 2008 23:49:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 65%
Latvia still has work cut out to get foreign firms to agree to telecom deal
www.businessneweurope.eu - 15 Apr 2008 19:28:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LITHUANIA [top]
Lithuania to exchange chemical weapons information
baltictimes.com - 18 Apr 2008 10:34:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lithuanian opposition calls for resignation
baltictimes.com - 17 Apr 2008 14:43:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%

MACEDONIA [top]
NATO chief backs Macedonia's accession bid
Xinhua - 21 Apr 2008 19:23:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia in troubled waters following NATO summit
Southeast European Times - 21 Apr 2008 16:00:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UN envoy says urgent compromise needed in Greek-Macedonian name dispute
Southeast European Times - 20 Apr 2008 13:57:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia promises to resume name talks with Greece
Xinhua - 17 Apr 2008 20:23:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hochtief interested in buying stake in Macedonian airports
Makfax - 17 Apr 2008 19:04:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD to support projects in infrastructure, energy sector, banking and local businesses in Macedonia
Macedonian Information Agency - 17 Apr 2008 14:57:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FYROM: Greece blocks national airlines over name issue
Reporter.gr - 17 Apr 2008 12:50:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA [top]
EBRD First Vice President visits Moldova
ebrd.com - 22 Apr 2008 06:35:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldovan president chairs meeting on priorities in Moldova's leadership's activity in 2008
www.moldpres.md - 21 Apr 2008 14:50:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldova Min Confident Trans-Dniester Solution By End '08
Serbianna - 19 Apr 2008 10:44:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Border treaty with R. of Moldova, not a priority for President Traian Basescu
www.nineoclock.ro - 16 Apr 2008 23:44:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Competent Diplomacy
Russia Profile.org - 16 Apr 2008 13:43:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

MONTENEGRO [top]
Montenegro: Prive petrol joins UPEI
Reporter.gr - 21 Apr 2008 09:05:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro kicks off application procedure for EU membership
Southeast European Times - 18 Apr 2008 15:16:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MONTENEGRO: Montenegro Won't Make Rash Decisions
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 08:10:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro, EU sign bilateral WTO accession agreement
Southeast European Times - 16 Apr 2008 17:41:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND [top]
Poland eyes pension reform deal by end-May
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 06:02:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish president strongly criticises Moscow
Radio Polonia - 21 Apr 2008 19:24:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Poland wants U.S. to be 3rd leg of its security plan
International Herald Tribune - 21 Apr 2008 18:00:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland and Ukraine back oil pipeline from Azerbaijan
www.steelguru.com - 20 Apr 2008 05:04:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish interest rates should rise further
Budapest Business Journal - 17 Apr 2008 07:04:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish, Swedish FMs discuss Baltic region cooperation
Xinhua - 16 Apr 2008 23:20:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 28%

ROMANIA [top]
Romania: MOL Rom to invest EUR 20 mil in network expansion in '08
Reporter.gr - 21 Apr 2008 16:12:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania's ruling PNL merges with PAP
Southeast European Times - 20 Apr 2008 13:57:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania: Petrom plans EUR 1.7 bil investments in '08
Reporter.gr - 18 Apr 2008 10:26:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Romania Tops Attractiveness Table for Investors in SEE
www.seeurope.net - 18 Apr 2008 10:21:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: No Recession Threat in Romania
www.seeurope.net - 18 Apr 2008 09:47:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Irishman plans €591 mln Romanian build
Budapest Business Journal - 17 Apr 2008 10:51:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central European Media Enterprises Acquires Radio Channels in...
news.moneycentral.msn.com - 17 Apr 2008 09:38:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Turning point in foreign investments?
www.nineoclock.ro - 15 Apr 2008 23:06:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%

SERBIA [top]
"May 11 more important than September 2000"
B92 - 22 Apr 2008 10:12:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia to start gas agreement discussions with Russia
www.steelguru.com - 22 Apr 2008 06:29:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
U.S. opposes Kosovo Serb vote in local poll
Reuters - 21 Apr 2008 23:32:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Former paramilitary fighters charged with war crimes in Kosovo
International Herald Tribune - 21 Apr 2008 19:14:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serb PM slams EU pact and takes aim at pro-EU rivals
Reuters - 21 Apr 2008 15:29:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia halts A Tec copper smelter sale
www.steelguru.com - 18 Apr 2008 06:20:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom to take over Serbian soil firm after election
www.steelguru.com - 18 Apr 2008 06:19:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: SAA to Remain Unchanged
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 16:09:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Dinkić Announces New Income Tax Plans
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 16:09:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: RTB Talks With SMR to Begin Soon
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 08:10:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA [top]
Slovak PM Fico: Only politics could stop euro entry
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 06:02:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovakia passes euro inflation test
Budapest Business Journal - 16 Apr 2008 13:45:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA [top]
Slovenia: Triglav gets clear for listing on local bourse
Reporter.gr - 21 Apr 2008 14:42:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Free Trade Becoming a Reality
The Slovenia Times - 17 Apr 2008 20:55:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SLOVENIA: South Stream Pipeline to Go Via Slovenia
www.seeurope.net - 17 Apr 2008 07:35:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenian Parties United on Border Stance
The Slovenia Times - 17 Apr 2008 01:28:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia pledges support to Turkish EU bid
Xinhua - 15 Apr 2008 23:41:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKEY [top]
Turkey's first nuclear power plant by 2015
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 22 Apr 2008 09:07:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
AK Party mulls early election for constitutional reform
www.todayszaman.com - 21 Apr 2008 23:16:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%
Turkish Cypriots, Greek Cypriots start preparations for re-unification talks
Southeast European Times - 21 Apr 2008 16:00:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
'Turkey should be open to EU membership alternatives'
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 21 Apr 2008 13:07:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Energy Minister Says Turkey Increases Resource Diversity
www.turkishpress.com - 21 Apr 2008 11:38:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey To Purchase Helicopters And Air Defense Systems From U.S.
www.turkishpress.com - 21 Apr 2008 02:50:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
[NEWS ANALYSIS] The fund lives on
www.todayszaman.com - 19 Apr 2008 23:39:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Multi Turkmall to invest $1 bln in Turkey
www.todayszaman.com - 18 Apr 2008 23:04:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: More Woes for Government, as Economy Loses Steam
EurasiaNet.org - 18 Apr 2008 22:04:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Foreigners Invest 1.5 Bln Usd In Turkey In Two Months
www.turkishpress.com - 17 Apr 2008 03:35:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bosch confident in Turkey's economy
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 16 Apr 2008 09:03:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE [top]
Ukraine: In Between
kommersant.com - 22 Apr 2008 06:56:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
The Tug-of-War
kommersant.com - 22 Apr 2008 06:56:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Ukraine c.bank to raise discount rate to 12%
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 06:02:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukrainian PM Yulia Timoshenko disregards President Viktor Yushchenko ban on privatisation
ITAR-TASS - 21 Apr 2008 08:13:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine accepts responsibility for European gas shortfalls
www.steelguru.com - 18 Apr 2008 06:16:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Yulia Tymoshenko Won't Be President
kommersant.com - 17 Apr 2008 11:30:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine PM's party accuses president of obstructing government's work as dispute simmers
Kyiv Post - 17 Apr 2008 11:23:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukrainian metal exports to go up after WTO accession
www.steelguru.com - 17 Apr 2008 05:39:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 83%
Analysis: Russia Prepares For Lengthy Battle Over Ukraine
rferl.org - 16 Apr 2008 13:36:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine tells Russia it is adamant on NATO choice
Reuters - 15 Apr 2008 14:07:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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