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ESSENTIAL SNAPSHOT: C&E/SE Europe - Vol. 7, No. 44, 10 Jun 2008
Political & Business Intelligence in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe
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ALBANIA [top]
Albania's Berisha invites foreign companies to invest in energy sector
Southeast European Times - 09 Jun 2008 17:26:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian parliament to vote on Mediu's immunity
Southeast European Times - 06 Jun 2008 16:42:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Visa free travel to all Albanian citizens
Serbianna - 05 Jun 2008 11:50:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian chief prosecutor submits report on criminal activity in 2007
Southeast European Times - 04 Jun 2008 18:02:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS [top]
Paris to host ministerial consultations on Belarus-EU cooperation
www.belta.by - 05 Jun 2008 14:43:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Commentary: Selling Belarus's Family Jewels
rferl.org - 04 Jun 2008 16:10:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus, Hungary trade can reach billion, Valery Voronetsky says
www.belta.by - 03 Jun 2008 16:17:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus to spend almost Br209bn on natural gas for underground storage in 2008
www.belta.by - 03 Jun 2008 14:58:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [top]
BiH receives EU road map for visa-free travel
Southeast European Times - 06 Jun 2008 16:42:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Commentary: Bosnian Serb Leader Can Make Waves, But Not War
rferl.org - 06 Jun 2008 14:07:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BiH parliament rejects motion to dismiss foreign minister, others
Southeast European Times - 05 Jun 2008 17:55:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%
BiH's Spiric authorised to sign SAA
Southeast European Times - 05 Jun 2008 17:54:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Bosnia weighs up E&P move
www.upstreamonline.com - 04 Jun 2008 15:17:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BiH's Spiric discusses reforms needed to join WTO
Southeast European Times - 03 Jun 2008 14:53:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%

BULGARIA [top]
Bulgaria Energy Minister: Russia Ready to Finance Belene NPP
novinite.com - 09 Jun 2008 09:03:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IMF Director Strauss-Kahn Commends Bulgaria for Its Economic Stability
novinite.com - 06 Jun 2008 14:40:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Sofia may be Facing Monitoring of EU Funds Absorption
www.seeurope.net - 06 Jun 2008 09:22:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
S&P Confirms Bulgaria Credit Rating
novinite.com - 05 Jun 2008 18:45:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria: EBRD urges macroeconomic stability, energy intensity
Reporter.gr - 05 Jun 2008 15:10:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria, Azerbaijan seeking cooperation on gas supplies
Budapest Business Journal - 05 Jun 2008 06:51:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ArcelorMittal to offer USD 500 million for Kremikovtzi
www.steelguru.com - 05 Jun 2008 02:31:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 77%
BULGARIA: Bulgaria Losing Shine as Retail Investment Destination
www.seeurope.net - 04 Jun 2008 14:35:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA [top]
President Gül to visit Croatia
www.todayszaman.com - 09 Jun 2008 10:24:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatian prime minister shifts stance on nuclear energy
Southeast European Times - 08 Jun 2008 14:17:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Swoboda: Croatia to join EU in 2011 at the earliest
Southeast European Times - 05 Jun 2008 17:54:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia: Austrian OMV interested in buying stake in INA
Reporter.gr - 03 Jun 2008 15:33:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia's Sanader to open public debate on Druzba Adria pipeline project
Southeast European Times - 03 Jun 2008 14:53:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC [top]
Czech PM says minority govt possible if no compromise found
Czech Happenings - 08 Jun 2008 14:10:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech PM says government could fall in autumn
Reuters - 07 Jun 2008 07:03:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech shopping mall boom looks set to continue
Radio Prague - 05 Jun 2008 19:54:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Recent reports see risks growing for emerging Europe economies
www.businessneweurope.eu - 05 Jun 2008 03:47:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%
Czechs' opposition to U.S. radar base growing - poll
Czech Happenings - 04 Jun 2008 16:31:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech Republic asks for wide participation in U.S. radar base
Xinhua - 03 Jun 2008 23:44:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 81%

ESTONIA [top]
Russian plane invades Estonian air space
baltictimes.com - 09 Jun 2008 13:33:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BRICKS & MORTAR: Autumn thaw seen in Estonia's frozen property market
www.businessneweurope.eu - 05 Jun 2008 03:47:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Estonian leaders do not believe Russian relations are set to improve
baltictimes.com - 03 Jun 2008 19:00:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

HUNGARY [top]
Hungary's international reserves up €34 mln in May
Budapest Business Journal - 09 Jun 2008 10:45:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary should keep 3 pct CPI target, cbanker says
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 07 Jun 2008 13:51:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
China, Hungary pledge to boost parliamentary exchanges
Xinhua - 06 Jun 2008 13:25:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Investors love Hungary
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Jun 2008 06:36:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Strong growth puts OTP top of sector
Budapest Business Journal - 04 Jun 2008 22:00:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
EU tells Hungary to end long-term power deals
Budapest Business Journal - 04 Jun 2008 11:12:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary signs for EIB loans of €440 mln
Budapest Business Journal - 04 Jun 2008 06:17:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Austro-Hungarian battle recalls the intrigues of yore
FT.com - 04 Jun 2008 02:59:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA [top]
"airBaltic" in May carried 24% more passengers than last year
www.leta2000.com - 09 Jun 2008 15:23:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Council of Baltic Sea States plans reforms
RIA Novosti - 04 Jun 2008 18:32:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%

LITHUANIA [top]
Russia, Lithuania to agree on coop in Baltic pollution struggle
portnews.ru - 06 Jun 2008 07:29:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Baltic Sea states vow to boost environmental safety, economic growth
Xinhua - 05 Jun 2008 03:47:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 3%

MACEDONIA [top]
Name talks between Macedonia, Greece to resume in New York
Xinhua - 09 Jun 2008 23:04:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia's EU, Nato aspirations take a blow after election debacle
www.businessneweurope.eu - 09 Jun 2008 09:42:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia to stage election re-run due to irregularities
Xinhua - 07 Jun 2008 16:43:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonian president cancels trip to summit in Athens
Southeast European Times - 06 Jun 2008 16:42:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Trade deficit exceeds $900 million
Makfax - 05 Jun 2008 17:36:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
OSCE, ODIHR say elections in Macedonia were substandard
Southeast European Times - 04 Jun 2008 18:02:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonian opposition leader steps down after election defeat
Southeast European Times - 04 Jun 2008 18:02:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FM Milososki: Government to include party of ethnic Albanians
Macedonian Information Agency - 03 Jun 2008 19:57:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%

MOLDOVA [top]
Moldovan President meets Russian counterpart
www.moldpres.md - 09 Jun 2008 13:24:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rompetrol Gas makes LPG acquisition in Moldova
Ziarul Financiar - 05 Jun 2008 22:07:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Sugar price up by 40 per cent in Moldova in several days only
www.moldpres.md - 04 Jun 2008 17:44:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
World Bank to give Moldova three credits of 30 million dollars
www.moldpres.md - 03 Jun 2008 16:31:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONTENEGRO [top]
Colliers welcomes sustainable future for Montenegro's Velika Plaza (ME)
European real estate news - 06 Jun 2008 08:29:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania, Cyprus, Montenegro on US human trafficking watch list
Southeast European Times - 05 Jun 2008 17:54:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND [top]
Russian speaker says Polish-Russian relations improved
Xinhua - 09 Jun 2008 18:24:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 87%
Poland would let Russia inspect missile site: report
spacewar.com - 09 Jun 2008 07:54:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Walesa says Polish president should be removed
www.todayszaman.com - 06 Jun 2008 23:04:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
UK, Poland and Germany plan EU renewables pact
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Jun 2008 09:53:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Four miners killed in mine explosion in Poland
Xinhua - 05 Jun 2008 10:43:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Halfords expands into Poland
FT.com - 05 Jun 2008 08:19:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland against permanent presence of Russian experts at U.S. base
RIA Novosti - 04 Jun 2008 07:15:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish banking sector boosts net profit by 10.1% y/y in Q1
Interfax - 03 Jun 2008 15:33:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Poland hopes to raise $460 mln for BGZ stake – paper
Budapest Business Journal - 03 Jun 2008 13:04:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ROMANIA [top]
Post-election alliance strategies still at early stage
www.nineoclock.ro - 09 Jun 2008 23:14:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 82%
Government securities could be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in July
Ziarul Financiar - 09 Jun 2008 21:47:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IMF: Strong growth of the Romanian economy in 2008, decline in 2009
www.nineoclock.ro - 08 Jun 2008 22:26:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Developers of Bucharest's biggest mall seek 400 million euros
Ziarul Financiar - 08 Jun 2008 21:29:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania announces local election results
Xinhua - 07 Jun 2008 05:41:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Romanian Economy Could Register a ‘Crash Landing', IMF Said
www.seeurope.net - 06 Jun 2008 09:22:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania calls on countrymen to come home to fill labour shortage
telegraph.co.uk - 04 Jun 2008 22:08:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania's Petrom to double planned investment
Budapest Business Journal - 04 Jun 2008 07:56:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SERBIA [top]
Serbian parliament to hold constituent session Wednesday
Southeast European Times - 09 Jun 2008 17:26:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo Serb parliament to be formed on June 15th
Southeast European Times - 09 Jun 2008 17:26:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
"Serbia EU candidate in 2009"
B92 - 09 Jun 2008 12:11:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Đelić: Russia offers favorable loans
B92 - 09 Jun 2008 11:45:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Bank employee steals 1.5 million euros in Serbia
Xinhua - 08 Jun 2008 13:01:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Guards prevent "attack" on house of Kosovo PM
Reuters - 07 Jun 2008 09:28:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 2%
Russia Accuses The Hague Tribunal
kommersant.com - 06 Jun 2008 14:18:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Serbs plan to raise $500 mln to plug budget-source
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Jun 2008 09:53:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Jat Airways Tender by End of June
www.seeurope.net - 06 Jun 2008 09:22:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: DSS Wants "Legal Analysis" of SAA
www.seeurope.net - 04 Jun 2008 10:29:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo PM vows to apply new constitution in entire territory
Xinhua - 03 Jun 2008 21:04:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

SLOVAKIA [top]
Car sector helps Slovak industry rebound in April
Budapest Business Journal - 09 Jun 2008 10:46:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovak president: relationship with China developing smoothly
Xinhua - 05 Jun 2008 07:03:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovakia set to be 16th country to adopt euro
telegraph.co.uk - 04 Jun 2008 01:10:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA [top]
US President Arrives
The Slovenia Times - 10 Jun 2008 00:29:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Economic Growth at 5.4%
The Slovenia Times - 10 Jun 2008 00:28:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia: Raiffeisen Investment buys 23% of Mercator for EUR 260 M
Reporter.gr - 06 Jun 2008 09:19:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Nuclear safety in question after leak at plant in Slovenia
International Herald Tribune - 05 Jun 2008 19:12:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia expects nuclear plant to restart next week
Budapest Business Journal - 05 Jun 2008 14:14:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Nuclear incidents jangle EU nerves
EUobserver.com - 05 Jun 2008 06:18:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%

TURKEY [top]
Low flying Turkish plane triggers protest from Cyprus
Xinhua - 09 Jun 2008 23:04:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey's ruling AKP rules out proposal for bicameral system
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 09 Jun 2008 15:48:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Israel, Syria talks set to resume in Turkey this week
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 09 Jun 2008 12:31:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
British investor enters Turkish market
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 09 Jun 2008 08:49:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Soldier and 3 rebels killed in eastern Turkey: sources
Reuters - 09 Jun 2008 08:36:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Political crisis drives up interest rates; Turkey loses $4 billion
www.todayszaman.com - 09 Jun 2008 00:01:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish jets hit PKK rebel target
BBC - 08 Jun 2008 12:04:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hilton's $1 billion drive in UK and Turkey
Times Online - 07 Jun 2008 22:49:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish speaker seeks to curtail court's powers
Reuters - 07 Jun 2008 13:06:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey earns $2.5 billion from Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
www.todayszaman.com - 06 Jun 2008 23:37:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey headscarf ruling attacked
BBC - 06 Jun 2008 20:39:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Musharraf cancels visit to Turkey
Xinhua - 06 Jun 2008 08:04:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE [top]
Ukraine's Naftogaz Seeks $2Bln
TheMoscowTimes.com - 09 Jun 2008 22:42:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ferrexpo in talks over $5bn iron ore mines
FT.com - 09 Jun 2008 20:54:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
USA: Ukraine and Georgia are not ready to join NATO MAP
forUm - 09 Jun 2008 13:26:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
23 miners rescued after coal mine explosion in Ukraine
International Herald Tribune - 09 Jun 2008 12:55:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine coalition threatened with collapse
FT.com - 06 Jun 2008 19:52:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia warns its neighbors over NATO ambitions
Reuters - 06 Jun 2008 16:34:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 60%
Russia Warned Ukraine Against Unilateral Actions for Black Sea Fleet
kommersant.com - 06 Jun 2008 14:18:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia to double Ukraine gas price
Budapest Business Journal - 06 Jun 2008 13:59:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan to sell Ukraine 475,000 tonnes of oil
www.steelguru.com - 06 Jun 2008 01:54:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
State Duma Threatened Ukraine by Breaking Friendship Treaty
kommersant.com - 04 Jun 2008 13:28:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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