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ALBANIA [top]
Albania arrests 38 state officials this year
Southeast European Times - 28 Jul 2008 14:54:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania acclaims visa abolition
Makfax - 24 Jul 2008 17:49:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania's government adopts bill on biometric passports
Southeast European Times - 24 Jul 2008 14:19:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Delta buys Albanian retailer
B92 - 23 Jul 2008 18:27:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian premier made death threat - media
Macedonian Information Agency - 23 Jul 2008 15:11:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania, Macedonia applaud arrest of Karadzic
Serbianna - 23 Jul 2008 14:29:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS [top]
Foreign investment in Belarus up 2.8 times in H1
www.belta.by - 29 Jul 2008 11:33:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Stability of Belarusian economy will not be affected by high energy prices, Vladimir Semashko says
www.belta.by - 29 Jul 2008 09:48:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 62%
Polling stations for Belarusian parliamentary elections open in 32 countries
www.belta.by - 28 Jul 2008 17:16:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 73%
Priorbank authorized fund up to Br270bn
www.belta.by - 25 Jul 2008 09:24:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Beltransgaz says no debts to Gazprom
RIA Novosti - 24 Jul 2008 20:02:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Foreign Ministry: investments attraction – one of Belarus' top priorities
www.belta.by - 24 Jul 2008 19:23:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Giprogazoochistka office opens in Minsk
www.belta.by - 24 Jul 2008 15:53:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 65%
Belarus Is on the Side of Bolivar
kommersant.com - 24 Jul 2008 14:41:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Minsk Says Internet to Stay Free
TheMoscowTimes.com - 22 Jul 2008 20:40:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [top]
ALBRIGHT: KARADZIC'S ARREST IMPORTANT FOR BOSNIAKS AND ALL THOSE WHO SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF HIS POLITICS
fena.ba - 28 Jul 2008 11:48:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 76%
Bosnia threatened with break-up, Ashdown says
Reuters - 27 Jul 2008 03:26:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Karadzic arrest: Welcome to Bosnia
The Independent - 27 Jul 2008 03:05:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Prosecutors question FBiH's Brankovic in energy-sector corruption probe
Southeast European Times - 25 Jul 2008 16:22:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
DODIK: SDS IS DRAMATIZING THE SITUATION AND THEY ABANDONED KARADZIC
fena.ba - 25 Jul 2008 13:02:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 84%
Bosnia Far From Ready To Host Karadzic Trial
rferl.org - 24 Jul 2008 12:52:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BULGARIA [top]
Bulgaria with Special Large-Scale Strategy to Boost Exports in 2008-2013
novinite.com - 29 Jul 2008 09:42:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: 9 Banks Keen to Advise Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline Project
www.seeurope.net - 29 Jul 2008 08:29:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BULGARIA: Bulgaria to Build 100 Industrial Zones
www.seeurope.net - 29 Jul 2008 08:29:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria, Romania to Spend EUR 50 M on Repairs of Danube Bridge
novinite.com - 28 Jul 2008 17:42:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria's Competition Watchdog Fines Foreign Law Firms
novinite.com - 28 Jul 2008 17:41:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
US Military Bases' Project for Bulgaria Are Advancing Fast
novinite.com - 27 Jul 2008 12:52:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria ratifies South Stream pipeline project treaty with Russia
www.steelguru.com - 26 Jul 2008 02:05:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria, Romania and the EU : Balkan blushes
The Economist - 24 Jul 2008 19:07:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA [top]
EC releases Croatia's pre-accession funds
Southeast European Times - 27 Jul 2008 13:57:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
War crimes fugitive: Goran Hadzic
Southeast European Times - 25 Jul 2008 16:22:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Turkmenistan, Croatia sign agreements on developing cooperation
ITAR-TASS - 23 Jul 2008 03:27:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Diplomatic Diary: Albania, Croatia want quick NATO accession
Southeast European Times - 22 Jul 2008 15:39:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC [top]
Romanies face "tacit apartheid" in Czech Republic - U.S. press
Czech Happenings - 29 Jul 2008 10:11:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Think-tank: Moscow forcing CR to guess as to reasons behind oil supply cut
Budapest Business Journal - 29 Jul 2008 08:12:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Four Czech deputies in Communist intelligence files
Czech Happenings - 28 Jul 2008 19:57:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech PM angers China by wearing Tibet badge
Radio Prague - 28 Jul 2008 19:48:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech military denies health risks of U.S. radar base
Czech Happenings - 28 Jul 2008 17:34:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
IKL pipeline to offset reduced Russian oil supplies to Czech Republic
www.steelguru.com - 27 Jul 2008 02:15:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech Communist intelligence documents on new website
Czech Happenings - 25 Jul 2008 12:31:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ČR prepares for presidency
The Prague Post - 24 Jul 2008 16:24:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ESTONIA [top]
Baltic, Polish energy companies agreed on atomic development venture
Budapest Business Journal - 28 Jul 2008 14:00:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 49%
Piracy gets a crackdown from Estonia
baltictimes.com - 25 Jul 2008 18:12:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
S&P offers crumbs of comfort
baltictimes.com - 24 Jul 2008 10:38:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 85%
Dwindling Seto Numbers Feel Estonia's Pull
TheMoscowTimes.com - 22 Jul 2008 20:40:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

HUNGARY [top]
Thousands evacuated in Budapest as WW2 bomb found
Reuters - 29 Jul 2008 12:14:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary to make political step to accelerate Nabucco
Budapest Business Journal - 29 Jul 2008 09:51:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
State office awards Ft 13.7 bln in R+D grants
Budapest Business Journal - 28 Jul 2008 14:50:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary supports Serbia over SAA
B92 - 28 Jul 2008 08:18:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary to still allow communist cars
Serbianna - 25 Jul 2008 13:06:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ICEG predicts surge of economic growth in Hungary, Romania
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Jul 2008 07:05:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
DTZ reports 'best year' in Hungary
budapestsun.com - 23 Jul 2008 19:40:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
WildHorse to open Hungarian uranium mine in 2010?
budapestsun.com - 23 Jul 2008 19:40:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA [top]
The Image Makers: Latvia
baltictimes.com - 29 Jul 2008 11:45:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Call for single Baltic energy giant
baltictimes.com - 28 Jul 2008 14:41:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 65%
Bite revenue growth reflects positive growth of the company
www.leta2000.com - 24 Jul 2008 16:10:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Fitch stays negative about Latvia
baltictimes.com - 23 Jul 2008 13:34:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Throughput of Latvian ports up 2.6% to 39 million tonnes in H1 08
portnews.ru - 23 Jul 2008 09:53:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%

LITHUANIA [top]
Lithuanian soccer coach to go into politics
baltictimes.com - 29 Jul 2008 11:44:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 87%
Danske worried about Lithuania
baltictimes.com - 28 Jul 2008 14:42:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Cargo transported by Lithuanian railways up 10% in H1 2008
portnews.ru - 25 Jul 2008 07:32:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 61%
Lithuanian Tax Server Hit By Another Cyber-Attack
TheMoscowTimes.com - 22 Jul 2008 20:39:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

MACEDONIA [top]
Zaev transferred to detention facility
Makfax - 28 Jul 2008 11:27:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Pro-EU government takes power in Macedonia
EUobserver.com - 28 Jul 2008 08:58:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonian parliament approves new government
Southeast European Times - 27 Jul 2008 13:57:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Macedonia Moves Closer To The Abyss
rferl.org - 25 Jul 2008 10:36:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Migrant smuggler kept women in a sewer shaft
Makfax - 23 Jul 2008 14:18:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA [top]
Moldovan president orders Interior Ministry to ensure people's security over floods
www.moldpres.md - 29 Jul 2008 11:54:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldovan president advocates elaboration of food security programme
www.moldpres.md - 28 Jul 2008 18:17:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
There are real pre-requisites for Transnistrian conflict settlement in 2008, Moldovan president says
www.moldpres.md - 23 Jul 2008 21:40:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONTENEGRO [top]
Russia ready to sign visa-free travel accord with Montenegro
rbcnews.com - 28 Jul 2008 13:29:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Snow blankets Montenegrin mountain
Makfax - 24 Jul 2008 13:44:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungarian Aluminum acquires 10-year concession to in Montenegro
Budapest Business Journal - 24 Jul 2008 13:04:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND [top]
Energy experts warn of a electricity deficit in Poland
Radio Polonia - 28 Jul 2008 23:51:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ruling coalition suffers major setback in Parliament
Radio Polonia - 28 Jul 2008 23:51:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Flood alerts called off across southern Poland
Radio Polonia - 28 Jul 2008 09:57:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Will the truth about the Katyn genocide ever fully see the light of day?
Radio Polonia - 24 Jul 2008 14:40:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
PRESS: Poland defenseless in event of Russian attack, should focus onlogistics for allied troops
Interfax - 24 Jul 2008 09:33:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland at the forefront of FDI list of EU newcomers
Radio Polonia - 23 Jul 2008 19:24:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Former Foreign Ministry spokesman on Geremek's career - Part Two
Radio Polonia - 22 Jul 2008 14:00:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

ROMANIA [top]
Bag blast injures one in Romania's capital
Xinhua - 28 Jul 2008 23:13:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Germany Ford engine plant faces shutdown after production begins in Romania
www.nineoclock.ro - 28 Jul 2008 22:46:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Four killed in floods in Romania
Makfax - 28 Jul 2008 17:34:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ICEG predicts surge of economic growth in Hungary, Romania
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Jul 2008 07:05:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
7 Malls under Construction in Bulgaria's Ruse over Romanian Shopping Spree
novinite.com - 24 Jul 2008 14:25:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UniCredit upgrades estimates on Romanian economic growth by 0.8 pc
www.nineoclock.ro - 22 Jul 2008 21:18:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania among top European countries propitious for logistics projects
www.nineoclock.ro - 22 Jul 2008 21:18:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PRESS: French retailer Carrefour to build hypermarkets for EUR 450 mlnin Romania
Interfax - 22 Jul 2008 09:31:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SERBIA [top]
Hardliners rally in anger at looming Karadzic transfer
AFP - 29 Jul 2008 11:32:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU Puts Off Serbia Trade Decision
rferl.org - 29 Jul 2008 10:39:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
'Radovan Karadzic stole my identity'
Times Online - 28 Jul 2008 21:15:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Fiat to invest 700 million euros in Zastava plant
Makfax - 28 Jul 2008 13:30:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo Wants Talks With Serbia; Belgrade Says 'No'
rferl.org - 26 Jul 2008 10:49:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belgrade under pressure to deliver general
Guardian - 25 Jul 2008 23:16:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbian ambassadors to return to EU capitals
EUobserver.com - 25 Jul 2008 09:03:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Karadzic 'stole identity of sniper victim'
The Independent - 24 Jul 2008 23:23:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia reinstates ambassadors in EU states
Serbianna - 24 Jul 2008 14:55:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Karadzic to run own defence, gets shave, haircut
Reuters - 24 Jul 2008 04:07:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Nick Medic tells of his horror at discovering his Serbian doctor's true identity
Guardian - 23 Jul 2008 23:13:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
No EU reward for Serbia's Karadzic capture
EUobserver.com - 22 Jul 2008 16:07:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA [top]
Arriva arrives
budapestsun.com - 23 Jul 2008 19:40:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 87%
Russia's Tvel to supply fuel to Slovak reactors up to 2015
RIA Novosti - 16 Jul 2008 23:33:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EC allows Slovakia build nuclear reactors like the closed ones in Bulgaria
Bulgarian news network - 16 Jul 2008 12:47:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA [top]
Christian Democratic Party Revived
The Slovenia Times - 29 Jul 2008 08:33:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mercator Sale Blocked
The Slovenia Times - 26 Jul 2008 23:47:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Investigators Receiving Threats
The Slovenia Times - 24 Jul 2008 23:07:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Diplomatic row brewing between Serbia, Slovenia
B92 - 24 Jul 2008 10:26:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKEY [top]
PKK member killed in attack on police
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 29 Jul 2008 09:13:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rising Death Toll at 17, 6 Victims Critical
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 29 Jul 2008 09:13:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
LUKoil buys Turkish oil retailer
www.steelguru.com - 29 Jul 2008 02:54:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey's Constitutional Court starts debating AKP's fate
Southeast European Times - 28 Jul 2008 14:55:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey To Become Number Nine Economy In The World By 2050
www.turkishpress.com - 28 Jul 2008 11:52:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Thousands gather in Ankara in protest of coups
www.todayszaman.com - 27 Jul 2008 23:12:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: At least 13 killed in two explosions in Istanbul
Guardian - 27 Jul 2008 20:34:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Landmine blast kills three in SE Turkey
Xinhua - 27 Jul 2008 12:54:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
General Staff: 12 PKK targets hit in northern Iraq
www.todayszaman.com - 27 Jul 2008 09:04:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 81%
‘Democracy is not a priority issue for Turkey'
www.todayszaman.com - 26 Jul 2008 23:09:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey makes 'coup plot' arrests
BBC - 23 Jul 2008 14:17:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey Warming To Russian Energy
TheMoscowTimes.com - 22 Jul 2008 20:39:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
France puts new obstacle on Turkey's EU accession path
Southeast European Times - 22 Jul 2008 15:39:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE [top]
Yushchenko says former ally pressured him into attending dinner where poisoning took place
Kyiv Post - 29 Jul 2008 08:54:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Prosecutor's General Office to answer why NSDC decision on Vanco not implemented
finchannel.com - 29 Jul 2008 08:32:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
President slams Government for disrespect towards foreign investors
forUm - 28 Jul 2008 15:49:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Floods kill 22 in Ukraine, 4 in Romania
Reuters - 28 Jul 2008 10:03:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
United States Help Ukraine With Gas Transit
www.neftegaz.ru - 28 Jul 2008 09:24:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia wants Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine after 2017 - Navy chief
portnews.ru - 25 Jul 2008 14:38:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine president certain Timoshenko to run for presidency in 2010
ITAR-TASS - 25 Jul 2008 03:55:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ArcelorMittal and Donbass to bid for Ukraine Plant
www.steelguru.com - 24 Jul 2008 11:03:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
No Suspects in Yushchenko Dioxin Poisoning
TheMoscowTimes.com - 23 Jul 2008 20:22:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lutsenko draws fire for anti-foreigner comments
Kyiv Post - 23 Jul 2008 19:23:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hyundai interested in establishing rolling stock manufacturing plant in Ukraine
www.steelguru.com - 23 Jul 2008 07:43:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukrainian prime minister defends privatization of Kryvorizhstal
www.steelguru.com - 23 Jul 2008 01:59:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Cadogan Petroleum suspends share trading
telegraph.co.uk - 22 Jul 2008 23:31:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU Debates Ukraine's Credentials
rferl.org - 22 Jul 2008 14:03:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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