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ALBANIA [top]
Albania joins EU's competitiveness and innovation programme
Southeast European Times - 29 Jun 2008 14:03:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EC urges Albania to speed up electoral reform process
Southeast European Times - 27 Jun 2008 14:14:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Freedom House slams Berisha's Government
Makfax - 24 Jun 2008 17:59:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
U.S. envoy to Albania linked to cover-up of Afghan arms deal
International Herald Tribune - 24 Jun 2008 13:06:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS [top]
Iran-Belarus joint committee kicks off in Tehran
Irna - 30 Jun 2008 22:51:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus, Ukraine to share information about goods transit
www.belta.by - 30 Jun 2008 17:17:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus' oil refineries increase output, Vladimir Semashko says
www.belta.by - 27 Jun 2008 10:12:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus and Venezuela to set up oil JV
www.steelguru.com - 27 Jun 2008 02:48:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus-CIS trade 66.1% up in January-April 2008
www.belta.by - 26 Jun 2008 16:36:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus' GDP growth rate to remain at 10.4% in H1
www.belta.by - 26 Jun 2008 12:58:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus Cracks Down on Internet Ahead of Vote
TheMoscowTimes.com - 25 Jun 2008 21:26:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus-Russia trade 64.1% up in January-April
www.belta.by - 25 Jun 2008 18:45:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus inks contract to get up to 3bn kWh of power extra from Russia in 2008
www.belta.by - 24 Jun 2008 15:27:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [top]
FBiH ruling coalition leaders to meet next week
Southeast European Times - 30 Jun 2008 15:00:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Industrial workers rally for higher pay in BiH
Southeast European Times - 26 Jun 2008 14:20:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
OHR closure date in BiH remains unclear
Southeast European Times - 26 Jun 2008 14:20:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
BiH court sentences former RS prime minister to 18 months in prison
Southeast European Times - 25 Jun 2008 14:27:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
BiH Federation goes bankrupt!?
Makfax - 24 Jun 2008 13:53:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 83%

BULGARIA [top]
BULGARIA: Global Finance Fund to Invest in Eurohold Insurance Biz
www.seeurope.net - 01 Jul 2008 09:00:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Sleeping Beauty Bulgaria awaits EU's kiss to waken from its slumber
www.turkishpress.com - 01 Jul 2008 04:47:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Two groups battle for Bulgaria steel mill
www.businessneweurope.eu - 30 Jun 2008 13:50:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
About 60 arrested at Bulgaria's first gay parade
Reuters - 28 Jun 2008 17:44:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PM projects 2008 inflation rate below 10%
Radio Bulgaria - 28 Jun 2008 17:39:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 39%
Bulgaria, Hungary urge faster work on Nabucco
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 12:07:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgarian Tycoon Expectedly Acquires Bobov Dol Power Plant
novinite.com - 26 Jun 2008 13:16:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Big Energy Projects to Fully Bind Bulgaria with Russia
www.seeurope.net - 25 Jun 2008 11:48:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Bulgaria Real Estate Market Semi-transparent
www.seeurope.net - 25 Jun 2008 11:10:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria thinks big with Xetra launch
www.businessneweurope.eu - 25 Jun 2008 09:02:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA [top]
Croatia to submit all remaining documents on EU accession
Southeast European Times - 30 Jun 2008 15:00:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatian Agrokor eyes Montenegrin Duvankomerc
Reporter.gr - 27 Jun 2008 17:07:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
OTP expands operations in Croatia, Ukraine and Romania
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 06:22:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia's youth disillusioned with politics
Southeast European Times - 26 Jun 2008 14:20:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia, Qatar sign double taxation avoidance agreement
Serbianna - 26 Jun 2008 12:37:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
REGION: Croatia Wants Democratic Serbia
www.seeurope.net - 25 Jun 2008 11:48:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatian: INA begins oil exploration in Iran's territory
Reporter.gr - 24 Jun 2008 16:28:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC [top]
Czech SocDem seems to spy on its members - press
Czech Happenings - 01 Jul 2008 09:55:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ECE builds soccer stadium and shopping center in Hradec Kralove (CZ)
European real estate news - 01 Jul 2008 09:32:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Prague to host conference on anti-missile defence
Czech Happenings - 30 Jun 2008 17:19:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
France tells Czechs not to delay treaty
FT.com - 30 Jun 2008 17:03:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 81%
Czech government blesses EU treaty
EUobserver.com - 30 Jun 2008 09:10:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech government to spend billion crowns on EU presidency
Czech Happenings - 27 Jun 2008 13:27:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech and central European pension reforms
Budapest Business Journal - 26 Jun 2008 07:25:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czechs join European Space Agency
Czech Happenings - 25 Jun 2008 11:39:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ESTONIA [top]
Russian police detain activists harassing Estonian president
baltictimes.com - 30 Jun 2008 19:58:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Estonians Withdrew from Finno-Ugrics
kommersant.com - 30 Jun 2008 07:46:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
BRICKS & MORTAR: Brick makers as barometers
www.businessneweurope.eu - 30 Jun 2008 07:16:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Estonian Leader's Freedom Call Creates Storm
TheMoscowTimes.com - 29 Jun 2008 22:46:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian, Estonian leaders meet for first time since 2005
RIA Novosti - 28 Jun 2008 09:01:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Estonia pays price of defying Russia
Russia Profile.org - 24 Jun 2008 12:05:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

HUNGARY [top]
E.ON sells 30 mln cubic meters of gas storage
Budapest Business Journal - 01 Jul 2008 07:03:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
EBRD provides €75 million for expansion of Hungarian motorway network
ebrd.com - 01 Jul 2008 01:12:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary's OTP sells 4.5 mln own shares
Budapest Business Journal - 30 Jun 2008 06:29:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: EcoMin believes in 5%
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 06:22:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary: The euro and a tax reform would save us
Budapest Business Journal - 26 Jun 2008 06:35:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary's MVM to join RWE in €800 mln project
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Jun 2008 11:46:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central bank: Firmer forint would serve balanced development of economy
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Jun 2008 10:56:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%

LATVIA [top]
Latvia's Ventamonjaks turnover increased 22% in 2007
portnews.ru - 27 Jun 2008 13:21:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Latvia to join Ukrainian project on development of Baltic-Black Sea transport corridors
portnews.ru - 27 Jun 2008 09:21:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
INTERVIEW: Hansabank looks to weather Baltic slump
www.businessneweurope.eu - 27 Jun 2008 07:00:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%

LITHUANIA [top]
Dual citizenship now allowed in Lithuania
baltictimes.com - 30 Jun 2008 19:59:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Web sites in Lithuania attacked
International Herald Tribune - 30 Jun 2008 19:28:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish, Lithuanian President to Attend GUAM Summit
Civil Georgia - 30 Jun 2008 08:26:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Stappert acquires Lithuanian steel distributor Antera UAB
www.steelguru.com - 29 Jun 2008 02:16:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 76%
Lithuania, EU to discuss extending nuclear plant operation
Xinhua - 27 Jun 2008 06:01:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lithuania Thawed Permafrost // at the Russia-EU summit
Kommersant - 26 Jun 2008 10:36:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MACEDONIA [top]
Athens, Skopje want progress in name dispute talks, Nimetz says
Southeast European Times - 30 Jun 2008 15:00:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Election rerun in Macedonia goes smoothly
Southeast European Times - 30 Jun 2008 15:00:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Marking of Macedonia-Kosovo border begins
Makfax - 30 Jun 2008 14:37:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
U.S. calls on Macedonia to form new government quickly
Xinhua - 27 Jun 2008 21:05:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia's Q1 GDP up 5.2%
Makfax - 25 Jun 2008 13:21:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA [top]
GUAM Prepares For Summit Amid Doubts Over Its Future
rferl.org - 30 Jun 2008 10:40:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
World Bank says Moldova made significant reform progress
www.moldpres.md - 28 Jun 2008 13:14:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU displays active interest in Moldova - EU officials
www.moldpres.md - 27 Jun 2008 20:04:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldovan president hails relations with China
Xinhua - 26 Jun 2008 01:21:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONTENEGRO [top]
Magyar Telekom Montenegro unit approves dividend
Budapest Business Journal - 30 Jun 2008 06:29:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Denmark ratifies Montenegro's SAA
Southeast European Times - 29 Jun 2008 14:03:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro told to recognize Kosovo
Serbianna - 26 Jun 2008 12:37:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND [top]
Poland deals new blow to French EU presidency
Reuters - 01 Jul 2008 09:46:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Did British spy murder Polish war hero?
telegraph.co.uk - 01 Jul 2008 01:16:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Strengthening Poland's banking sector
ebrd.com - 01 Jul 2008 01:12:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Court clears way for trial of Poland's last communist leader
International Herald Tribune - 30 Jun 2008 20:48:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PGNiG has a chance get gas from Iran
e-petrol.pl - 30 Jun 2008 14:17:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish lawmaker says Warsaw and Washington agree on missile shield
International Herald Tribune - 29 Jun 2008 18:24:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PKN, Lotos have little room for upstream - Fitch
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 12:56:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland interested in cooperation with Ukraine in nuclear powerengineering - Polish official
Interfax - 27 Jun 2008 11:44:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish insurer PZU to spend €3 bln to expand
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 06:22:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland seeks to appease EU on shipyards
FT.com - 26 Jun 2008 18:48:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ROMANIA [top]
Romania 4th in insurance market growth in '07 - Swiss Re
Reporter.gr - 01 Jul 2008 08:11:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Petrom warns: Royalties increase will halve production period
Ziarul Financiar - 30 Jun 2008 21:58:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Coldwell Banker Launched Banker Mortgage in Romania
www.seeurope.net - 30 Jun 2008 13:49:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Petrom to start exporting gas through Romania-Hungary as soon as 2010
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 10:28:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Driven by Domestic Demand, Economic Growth to Surpass 7 pc, WB Forecasts
www.seeurope.net - 26 Jun 2008 08:53:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Romania Needs 5 – 7 pc Annual GDP Growth Rate to Reach European Average
www.seeurope.net - 26 Jun 2008 08:52:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romanian parliament fails to green-light legal proceedings against Nastase
Southeast European Times - 25 Jun 2008 14:27:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: EUR 1 bn of Property Transactions in Romania in H1
www.seeurope.net - 25 Jun 2008 08:04:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania to own majority stake in nuclear reactors
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Jun 2008 06:50:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SERBIA [top]
"Let's scrap dinar, introduce euro"
B92 - 01 Jul 2008 02:17:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Serbia's trade up more than 24 pct
B92 - 30 Jun 2008 20:58:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo Serbs convene parliament; Pristina, international authorities object
Southeast European Times - 30 Jun 2008 15:00:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 87%
SERBIA: Socialists Want Public Enterprises
www.seeurope.net - 30 Jun 2008 13:49:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbian coalition chooses a prime minister
International Herald Tribune - 29 Jun 2008 18:24:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Government Could Have 28 Ministries
www.seeurope.net - 27 Jun 2008 09:40:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Serbia and Russia Plan to Expand Free Trade Agreement
www.seeurope.net - 26 Jun 2008 10:44:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Possibility of Issuing Treasury Bills for Covering Budget Deficit
www.seeurope.net - 26 Jun 2008 10:44:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia: Deal Finally Agreed For Pro-Western Government
rferl.org - 25 Jun 2008 11:10:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Belgrade Stock Exchange not for Sale
www.seeurope.net - 25 Jun 2008 09:56:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA [top]
Czech-Slovak private-equity company acquires Hungarian meat company
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Jun 2008 06:22:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA [top]
Slovenia Hands Over The Presidency
The Slovenia Times - 30 Jun 2008 23:20:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Railway Link Finally Set
The Slovenia Times - 30 Jun 2008 23:20:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenian NKBM eyes Serbian Credy Bank
Reporter.gr - 30 Jun 2008 11:45:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia on Target
The Slovenia Times - 29 Jun 2008 19:18:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SLOVENIA: Slovenians Vote in Favor of Regionalization
www.seeurope.net - 25 Jun 2008 12:25:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKEY [top]
Turkish ruling party on trial
AFP - 01 Jul 2008 09:00:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: Multi Turkmall to invest EUR 10 B in 25 new forum shopping centres
Reporter.gr - 30 Jun 2008 14:05:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TURKEY: Private Equity Funds Bucking the Trend
www.seeurope.net - 30 Jun 2008 13:49:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TURKEY: Turkey Eyes USD 10 bn From Sales
www.seeurope.net - 30 Jun 2008 13:49:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish court case worries EU
FT.com - 30 Jun 2008 07:32:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: Groupama acquires turkish insurers for TRY 350 M
Reporter.gr - 27 Jun 2008 16:31:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TPAO in talks for Iraq deals
www.upstreamonline.com - 27 Jun 2008 12:27:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey to build second nuclear plant in Sinop
www.todayszaman.com - 26 Jun 2008 23:08:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey firm stops selling imports
BBC - 26 Jun 2008 22:07:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TURKEY: President Gül Advises Gov't to Adopt a More Austere Stance on Reforms
www.seeurope.net - 26 Jun 2008 08:52:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish security forces killed three PKK rebels in eastern Turkey
Xinhua - 25 Jun 2008 14:20:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE [top]
Yushchenko pleased with energy projects between Ukraine, Azerbaijan
ITAR-TASS - 30 Jun 2008 16:16:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin Lauds Ukraine's Gas Payments
TheMoscowTimes.com - 29 Jun 2008 22:45:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's Putin warns Ukraine over plans to join NATO
RIA Novosti - 29 Jun 2008 14:07:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine to auction 24 coal mines
www.steelguru.com - 28 Jun 2008 02:36:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom chief warns Ukraine on gas price
FT.com - 28 Jun 2008 02:25:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukrainian PM insists US oil firm to lose exploration contract as dispute simmers
Kyiv Post - 26 Jun 2008 15:24:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine wants Russian fleet out in 2017
Kyiv Post - 25 Jun 2008 09:40:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tymoshenko about amendments to state budget 2008
forUm - 24 Jun 2008 16:03:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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