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- Buzek Remains Only Candidate in Race for EP Presidency
HIGHLIGHTS Italian MEP, Mario Mauri, announced today he was not going to compete any further for the post of the president of the European Parliament. This leaves the way open for Jerzy Buzek. The decision was taken after today's talks between Berlusconi
- Ukraine
connects Western and Eastern Europe and is home to some great tourist destinations. It is abundant in culture and history. Trips to cathedrals built in the 11th century, numerous museums suiting different interests ranging from crafts to opera, and
- NEPH to develop 78,500m2 shopping centre in northern Poland
New Europe Property Holdings (NEPH), a real estate development and investment company focusing on the retail and office sectors in Poland, has announced the development of the Siódemka regional shopping centre in the northern Polish city of Elblag.
- Opposition wins Bulgarian election
BULGARIA'S right-wing opposition won yesterday's parliamentary election over the corruption-tainted governing Socialist coalition, an exit poll reported. The Alpha Research poll showed the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria claimed 38.5 per
- Crude falls on $US advance, speculation about supply gains
Crude oil fell on a stronger dollar and speculation US fuel inventories will increase as the recession curbs demand in the worldâ??s biggest energy-consuming country. The dollar climbed against the euro, limiting investorsâ?? appetite for
- Chinese bid for GM's Opel
Chinese carmaker BAIC has proposed taking a majority stake in GM's European arm Opel with a bid worth 660 million euros ($A1.16 billion), a move that could boost negotiations for the unit, reports say. BAIC submitted a non-binding offer for GM's
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- NEPH to develop 78,500m2 shopping centre in northern Poland
New Europe Property Holdings (NEPH), a real estate development and investment company focusing on the retail and office sectors in Poland, has announced the development of the Siódemka regional shopping centre in the northern Polish city of Elblag.
- Poland Objects to Ukrainian Security Service Heads Accusations
Poland?s Foreign Ministry and the IPN Institute of Public Remembrance have made an official complaint after the head of Ukrainian Security Service, Valentin Nalivaychenko compared the Polish police to the German Gestapo and Soviet NKVD. Nalivaychenko ,
- Opera opens new data center in Poland
-- Opera has signed an agreement with TeliaSonera International Carrier to provide Opera with colocation in establishing a new data center in Poland. As Opera's fourth data center worldwide, the facility will operate as the server hub for Opera Mini,
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- Union Investment's Trianon in Prague 96% leased
The Czech subsidiary of Hochtief Development has said it recently leased 2,600 m2 of space in Prague?s Trianon office building to Alwil Software. This brings the total of leased area to more than 19,000 m2 , or over 96%. The building was sold to Union
- Czech finmin ups budget gap estimate after floods
PRAGUE, July 5 (Reuters) - The Czech state budget deficit should not exceed 170 billion crowns ($9.22 billion), Finance Minister Eduard Janota told Czech Television on Sunday, further raising the ceiling on an estimate that has already tripled last
- Agrofert wants K 17.3 billion more from PKN Orlen
Having won an arbitration dispute against the Polish oil major on Monday, in which a Prague court ordered Polands PKN Orlen to pay more than 105 million (K 2.7 billion) to the Czech company Agrofert, owned by entrepreneur Andrej Babi, Agrofetrt is now
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- 7. Orthodox Leader Sees Progress on Estonia
Bartholomew, right, kissing Kirill at his Istanbul headquarters Saturday. Orthodox Leader Sees Progress on Estonia 06 July 2009By Ayla Jean Yackley / ReutersISTANBUL ? The spiritual leader of the world?s Orthodox Christians said Saturday that
- Turkey, Nigeria: The Connect, The Dissonance
Is it possible to have a 90 per cent or more Muslim population in a country and still run a true secular state or be seen to be manifestly tolerant of other religious faiths? Turkey seems to offer an answer. The country offers a classic example of
- Bulgarian police seize heroin at border
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Police seized on Friday (July 3rd) more than 50kg of heroin at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Turkish border, media reported. The drugs were divided into 100 packages hidden under the seats of a Turkish-registered
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- Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its technology
GUESSING, Austria -- After 20 years investing in renewable energy, the small Austrian town of Guessing, a model of energy self-sufficiency, is spreading its pioneering technology far and wide. A town of 4,300 inhabitants near the Hungarian border,
- Hungarian uprising leader dies
Also in Europe The Hungarian government said Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of the country's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died at 97. A brief defence ministry statement provided no other details, including the cause of death
- Hungary Food and Drink Report Q3 2009
In BMIs Food and Drink Ratings for Q309, Hungary no longer occupies pole position, having lostthe top spot to Russia. The key reasons behind this change are the declining (and ageing) populationnumbers and the rapidly deteriorating economic outlook.
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- Crisis helps boost Bosnia's vital micro-credit lending
SARAJEVO -- The micro-credit sector in Bosnia, a cornerstone of recovery from the country's devastating war, is tipped to emerge even stronger from the global recession. Since the 1990s conflict, the Balkan state's micro-credit market has grown to serve
- Hungary, Slovenia eye gas, power grid links
BUDAPEST: Hungary and Slovenia are examining the possibility of linking their gas and electricity networks to enhance the safety of supply, their prime ministers said yesterday. Hungary, which gets 80 percent of its gas from Russia, supplied Bosnia,
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- Poltava Ukraine
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- Ukraine
connects Western and Eastern Europe and is home to some great tourist destinations. It is abundant in culture and history. Trips to cathedrals built in the 11th century, numerous museums suiting different interests ranging from crafts to opera, and
- Kiev Ukraine
This capital and largest city of Ukraine is located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. Nicknamed ?the northern Rome?, the ancient capital of Ukraine has evolved rapidly in the twenty years since independence and nowadays
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- 7. Orthodox Leader Sees Progress on Estonia
Bartholomew, right, kissing Kirill at his Istanbul headquarters Saturday. Orthodox Leader Sees Progress on Estonia 06 July 2009By Ayla Jean Yackley / ReutersISTANBUL ? The spiritual leader of the world?s Orthodox Christians said Saturday that
- Finland ends Estonia's reign in wife-carrying - Yahoo! News
HELSINKI (AFP) ? Finland put an end to Estonia's 11-year reign and took gold and bronze on Saturday at the annual Wife-Carrying World Championships held in Sonkajaervi, central Finland, organisers said. Taisto Miettinen raced through a 250-metre
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- Belarusian TV examines anti-terror unit
The state-owned Belarusian First Channel has aired a documentary about work of the Belarusian anti-terrorist unit, Almaz (diamond). The 25-minute documentary by Alyaksandr Smirnow entitled 'On a facet of Almaz. Traditions of antiterror officers' was
- Belarussian Independence Day marked in Hanoi
The Vietnam-Belarus Friendship Association and the Belarussian Embassy in Vietnam jointly held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 3 to mark Belarus?s Independence Day and the 65th anniversary of its liberation from German fascist invaders. Speaking at the
- Belarus marks anniversary of liberation from Nazi
MINSK: Belarus yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Minsk from Nazi forces with a Soviet-style military parade and a rousing speech by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Some 160 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery
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AFP - Finland put an end to Estonia's 11-year reign and took gold and bronze on Saturday at the annual Wife-Carrying World Championships held in Sonkajaervi, central Finland, organisers said.
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