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ALBANIA
Albania to open borders for Kosovars in case of Serbian embargo
Southeast European Times - 16 Dec 2007 15:53:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albanian separatist to speak at the UN
Serbianna - 15 Dec 2007 02:53:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania: BKT expected to capitalise on its plentiful liquidity, says NBG Research
Reporter.gr - 14 Dec 2007 14:28:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary supports Albania's NATO accession
Serbianna - 14 Dec 2007 02:51:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania to donate army ammunition to Iraq, Afghanistan
Serbianna - 13 Dec 2007 00:09:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Albania's Basha testifies in Durres-Kukes deal investigation
Southeast European Times - 11 Dec 2007 16:11:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BELARUS
Even as US considers more sanctions, Belarus says existing sanctions violate international law
Kyiv Post - 18 Dec 2007 10:50:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus to pay 20 percent more for Russian gas in 2008: Gazprom
Kyiv Post - 17 Dec 2007 11:16:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin seeks to keep power with larger Russia
Times Online - 16 Dec 2007 05:14:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Belarusian Activist Says Beating Linked To U.S. Trip
rferl.org - 15 Dec 2007 14:57:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
EBRD expands number of bank participants in Belarus small business lending
ebrd.com - 15 Dec 2007 02:34:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia grants Belarus $1.5 billion stabilization loan
RIA Novosti - 14 Dec 2007 18:50:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Belarus backs Russia on missiles
BBC - 14 Dec 2007 17:30:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Minsk expects reciprocal steps from Europe in response to stable energysupply
Interfax - 14 Dec 2007 17:13:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Poland launches TV station that broadcasts to Belarus in attempt to bolster democracy
Kyiv Post - 11 Dec 2007 16:03:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Bosnia's Leaders Discover the Joys of Compromise
iwpr.net - 15 Dec 2007 21:30:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbian police arrest suspected Karadzic aide
Southeast European Times - 14 Dec 2007 17:56:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 83%
Bosnia deports first Muslim ex-fighter: report
Reuters - 14 Dec 2007 12:50:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BiH presidency postpones nominating Spiric as prime minister-designate
Southeast European Times - 13 Dec 2007 17:21:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Rising food prices broaden crisis in BiH
Southeast European Times - 13 Dec 2007 17:21:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Rupel and Lajčak Discuss Bosnia's European Future
The Slovenia Times - 13 Dec 2007 09:03:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bosnian Serb general jailed 33 years for Sarajevo siege
AFP - 12 Dec 2007 15:55:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bosnia coal mine accident kills 2
Serbianna - 12 Dec 2007 13:28:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bosnia: Condition Serious But Stable
www.tol.cz - 11 Dec 2007 22:14:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

BULGARIA
Bulgaria Forked out BGN 1.5 M for Strasbourg Blunders since 2001
novinite.com - 17 Dec 2007 13:41:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria: Orbel Development co, city of Bansko set up JV
Reporter.gr - 14 Dec 2007 23:36:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bulgaria, EIB sign 700mn euro loan deal
Radio Bulgaria - 14 Dec 2007 18:01:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Budget revenues 20% up by end-October 2007
Radio Bulgaria - 12 Dec 2007 19:31:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU backs second nuclear plant in Bulgaria
Serbianna - 11 Dec 2007 13:26:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CROATIA
Sanader to head Croatian coalition
FT.com - 16 Dec 2007 16:07:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ЕC reportedly considers freezing accession talks with Croatia over proposed fishing zone
Southeast European Times - 14 Dec 2007 17:56:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia: Croatian bank outlook is stable-to-positive (Moody Research)
Reporter.gr - 13 Dec 2007 10:49:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CROATIA: Major Shortage of High Street Retail Units in Zagreb – Occupancy Rate Close to 100%
www.seeurope.net - 11 Dec 2007 16:30:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Croatia's fishermen want ecological zone implemented, despite EU warnings
Southeast European Times - 11 Dec 2007 16:10:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

CZECH REPUBLIC
Opening the files
The Prague Post - 17 Dec 2007 22:36:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bursik, EC to sign Czech Environment programme on Thursday
Czech Happenings - 17 Dec 2007 19:24:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech-American economist enters the presidential race
Radio Prague - 17 Dec 2007 19:23:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech govt calls Russian missile warning 'unimaginable': report
spacewar.com - 17 Dec 2007 10:49:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PRESS: CEZ might announce two deals worth CZK 50 bln including CEZ-MOLpartnership
Interfax - 17 Dec 2007 09:49:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tesco to expand Czech presence
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Dec 2007 18:55:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Czech government cancels 1.1 billion-dollar arms contract
Radio Prague - 12 Dec 2007 16:08:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

ESTONIA
EBRD invests in BaltCap Private Equity Fund
ebrd.com - 14 Dec 2007 02:34:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
How to spot a fast-growing free-market economy
International Herald Tribune - 11 Dec 2007 20:35:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%

HUNGARY
Hungary becomes first country to ratify Lisbon Treaty
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Dec 2007 07:45:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
"Too early to discuss" Hungary's euro adoption date - central bankgovernor
Interfax - 17 Dec 2007 16:59:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungary to lead in Kosovo next summer
Serbianna - 17 Dec 2007 16:16:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungarian railway workers start indefinite strike to protest healthcarereform plans
Interfax - 17 Dec 2007 12:41:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazrpom Discusses South Stream Construction with Hungary
www.neftegaz.ru - 13 Dec 2007 12:43:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LATVIA
Latvia Agrees to Pay Gazprom About 50% More for Its Gas
TheMoscowTimes.com - 17 Dec 2007 13:26:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Former PM Godmanis asked to form Latvia govt
Reuters - 14 Dec 2007 12:44:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Dark times ahead for the ‘Castle of Light?'
baltictimes.com - 12 Dec 2007 22:16:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Latvia's inflation reaches 13.7 percent
baltictimes.com - 12 Dec 2007 22:16:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

LITHUANIA
Lietuva in brief
baltictimes.com - 12 Dec 2007 22:17:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Lithuania's teachers go on strike in demand for higher wages
ITAR-TASS - 11 Dec 2007 14:10:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MACEDONIA
Macedonians among poorest in Europe
Makfax - 17 Dec 2007 18:43:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Two years - Macedonia EU candidate status
Macedonian Information Agency - 17 Dec 2007 16:27:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MoFA: Macedonia may expect invitation for NATO membership at Bucharest Summit
Macedonian Information Agency - 17 Dec 2007 16:27:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Business: Johnson Controls opens a car parts plant in Macedonia
Southeast European Times - 14 Dec 2007 17:56:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PM Gruevski: Macedonia expects EU, NATO reward for its progress
Macedonian Information Agency - 14 Dec 2007 09:13:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MOLDOVA
Moldova Squabbles with Romania, Cozies with Russia
Kommersant - 14 Dec 2007 07:20:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moldova expels 2 Romanian diplomats
ITAR-TASS - 12 Dec 2007 20:33:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Celestine Bohlen: Letter from Moldova
International Herald Tribune - 11 Dec 2007 13:49:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONTENEGRO
European Parliament ratifies SAA with Montenegro
Southeast European Times - 16 Dec 2007 15:53:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro's Security and Defence Council says situation stable
Southeast European Times - 13 Dec 2007 17:21:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Montenegro: WB to decide on partnership for highways construction
Reporter.gr - 13 Dec 2007 09:36:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

POLAND
Oil spill in Poland will not pollute Baltic Sea - ministry
Interfax - 18 Dec 2007 09:35:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland expects 5.5% GDP growth in 2008
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Dec 2007 07:57:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Poland will listen to Moscow on missile shield
Reuters - 16 Dec 2007 11:04:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Pole survey attracting thousands
BBC - 14 Dec 2007 06:54:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
Russia lifts polish meat ban
Budapest Business Journal - 13 Dec 2007 17:03:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%
Poland could lift veto on Russia-EU partnership deal talks -Tusk
RIA Novosti - 13 Dec 2007 08:09:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polish economy minister confident about future GDP growth
Interfax - 12 Dec 2007 15:59:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%

ROMANIA
Romanian opposition joins forces in new political formation
Southeast European Times - 16 Dec 2007 15:53:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bucharest 7th on top list of expanding retailers
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Dec 2007 16:57:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania: Yahoo! enters local market
Reporter.gr - 13 Dec 2007 15:31:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Romania: Raiffeisen to redirect itself towards a more focused, retail-oriented strategy, says NBG Research
Reporter.gr - 13 Dec 2007 13:13:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Regal Petroleum finds gas in Romania
Budapest Business Journal - 13 Dec 2007 12:31:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan, Romania discuss Trans-Caspian pipeline
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Dec 2007 16:37:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ROMANIA: Italian Companies Interested in Romanian Energy Sector, Says Emma Bonino
www.seeurope.net - 11 Dec 2007 12:17:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SERBIA
Serb Radicals nominate Tomislav Nikolic as presidential candidate
Southeast European Times - 17 Dec 2007 17:33:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kosovo and Serbia -- what happens next?
Southeast European Times - 17 Dec 2007 17:33:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbia: Bank of Moscow to enter market
Reporter.gr - 17 Dec 2007 13:23:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Koštunica heads for New York
B92 - 17 Dec 2007 09:47:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Serbia angered by EU move to send mission to Kosovo
Serbianna - 15 Dec 2007 13:34:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UN cites Serb threat to Kosovo's energy
telegraph.co.uk - 15 Dec 2007 03:29:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Serbian police arrest suspected Karadzic aide
Southeast European Times - 14 Dec 2007 17:56:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SERBIA: Serbia, Russia in Energy Cooperation Deal
www.seeurope.net - 14 Dec 2007 16:44:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EU to offer Serbia swift entry
Guardian - 14 Dec 2007 10:43:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
OSCE chief condemns witchhunt against B92
B92 - 13 Dec 2007 16:22:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Serbian presidential elections set for Jan. 20
Serbianna - 13 Dec 2007 00:09:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia offers Serbia inclusion in South Stream gas pipeline
Southeast European Times - 12 Dec 2007 15:42:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVAKIA
German investors interested in power plant construction in Slovakia
Budapest Business Journal - 17 Dec 2007 11:15:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovakia will not recognize Kosovo
Serbianna - 15 Dec 2007 13:34:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Fico optimistic over Slovak-Hungarian relations
Budapest Business Journal - 14 Dec 2007 13:49:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

SLOVENIA
Solana to visit Slovenia
Makfax - 18 Dec 2007 08:45:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SD Nominates Pahor for Prime Minister
The Slovenia Times - 15 Dec 2007 17:35:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia denies plan for Kosovo independence
B92 - 14 Dec 2007 11:11:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia reportedly drafts plan for Kosovo's independence
Southeast European Times - 13 Dec 2007 17:21:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Slovenia Takes Over Presidency Over EU Council in Defence
The Slovenia Times - 13 Dec 2007 09:02:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UKRAINE
Ukraine parliament approves Tymoshenko as premier
AFP - 18 Dec 2007 11:14:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia, Ukraine ban Russian poultry imports
RIA Novosti - 17 Dec 2007 12:37:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tymoshenko promises harmonious relations with Russia
forUm - 17 Dec 2007 11:55:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia concerned by rise in nationalist sentiments in Ukraine
RIA Novosti - 14 Dec 2007 16:49:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine and EU to form supervisory committee on visa regime simplification
forUm - 14 Dec 2007 16:41:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
President sent letter to PM
forUm - 13 Dec 2007 12:00:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Yatsenyuk holds conciliatory meeting with factions' leaders
forUm - 12 Dec 2007 09:32:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Evraz buys steel assets in Ukraine
FT.com - 12 Dec 2007 06:45:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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