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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Polish economy seen growing by 2-3 pct in 2010-IMF

WARSAW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund sees Poland's economy growing by two to three percent next year, the Fund's regional representative said on Friday. 'It is obvious that Poland needs to reduce the growth in its public debt,'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Polish economy seen growing by 2-3 pct in 2010-IMF

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Convicts help rescue neglected Jewish cemeteries in Poland

Nearly a dozen Polish prisons and detention centers have signed up their inmates to an unusual form of labor - rescuing overgrown, long-neglected Jewish cemeteries. Poland was home to an estimated third of the world's Jews before World War II but the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Bulgaria: Clinton talks to focus on energy

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

WRAPUP 2-European markets wobble on Ukraine concerns

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

Polish economy seen growing by 2-3 pct in 2010-IMF

WARSAW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund sees Poland's economy growing by two to three percent next year, the Fund's regional representative said on Friday. 'It is obvious that Poland needs to reduce the growth in its public debt,'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

Missing links: how individuals can contribute to reserve policy enforcement on the example of the European Union

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT

Bulgaria: Clinton talks to focus on energy

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT

WRAPUP 2-European markets wobble on Ukraine concerns

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - European financial markets were hit by concern over Ukraine's sovereign debts on Friday as the implications of last week's proposed loan restructuring by its state railway jarred with traders already turning wary of risk into
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Ukraine signs series of agreements during CIS summit

Ukraine has signed a number of documents during the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Governments in Yalta, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a press conference following the council's meeting. Ukraine supports all the documents that
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Ukraine's national football team 24th in FIFA ranking

Ukraine's national football team has lost two positions in the FIFA world ranking for November 2009 and is currently in 24th place, according to the official Web site of FIFA. Spain still tops the table. Brazil is 2nd, the Netherlands 3rd, and Italy 4th.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Marathon on the Prowl in Poland's 'Unconvent...

HOUSTON (Dow Jones), Nov. 20, 2009 Marathon Oil is seeking to exploit 'unconventional' gas fields in Poland, the company said Thursday. The Houston-based energy company joins U.S. majors ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil Corp. in tapping the eastern European
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

Slovenian keeper Handanvoic makes the impossible look routine

Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanvoic uses his height to his full advantage by making athletic saves when opposing forwards seem to have him at their mercy
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Czech SUKL intervenes against webs illegally offering medicines

Prague - The Czech State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) has intervened against seven websites illegally offering fake medicines, SUKL spokeswoman Veronika Petlakova said, adding that the web providers have withdrawn the illegal offer at the SUKL's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMT

Bulgaria: Clinton talks to focus on energy

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMT

WRAPUP 2-European markets wobble on Ukraine concerns

Ukraine's finance minister said on Nov. 12 that the state railway was seeking to restructure a $550 million syndicated loan organised by Barclays after failing to repay a portion of it. Since then, investors and analysts have been examining the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMT

Skiers Ignore Alps for Cheap Holidays in Eastern Europe

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:00 GMT

PRAGUE, NOVEMBER '89

Author: Sean Matgamna 'It's a pity I'm so old', the woman said, 'But still I'm glad. Oh, I'm glad, I'm glad!' And sad, like one who knows she'll soon be dead. In fifty years but three such Springs she's had, And all her adult life was spent in bondage,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:00 GMT

The fall of Stalinism in Eastern Europe Workers' Liberty 3/25:

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Sorry, Poland

And suddenly there we were in the midst of another international controversy. We have grown used to this sort of thing here at Maclean’s, whose editor once said, “If you don’t think you’ve gone too far, you haven’t gone far enough.” This can
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Bio Base Europe Appoints Peter van de Bilt as Financial Advisor

Bio Base Europe, the Biopark Terneuzen and Ghent Bio-Energy Valley joint initiative, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Peter van de Bilt as Financial advisor. In his new role, Van de Bilt will be responsible for providing financial
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:00 GMT

EU legislation will promote green homes, green economy

Energy efficient homes like this one will become the norm in the next years, with big benefits for saving energy, costs and the climate. Download Romania and Climate Change Policies – Economic Stimulus from a 320 KB pdf The new Energy Performance of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

EFA Highlights The Urgent Need For Change And A Comprehensive European Strategy To Fight Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA) today launched a book comparing and analysing the situation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Europe for the first time from the patients' perspective.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

The Velvet Revolution: Czech Students Look Back at What Their Forebears Started

Velvet Revolution Czech Students Look Back at What Their Forebears Started By Sarah Karacs The Czech Republic this week kicked off celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Back then, it was Czechoslovakian students who took the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

HIV/TB epidemic in Eastern Europe a 'public health disaster'

HIV-positive patients who are co-infected with tuberculosis have poor outcomes in Eastern Europe, a major international study published in the November 27th edition of AIDS shows. The study involved countries throughout Europe as well as Argentina and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Hungary Sells 279M Debt

Hungary Sells $279M Debt 11-20-2009 | Source: emii.com The Hungarian government has auctioned $279 million of debt, Bloomberg reports. The debt management agency increased the amount offered by $28 million to $167 million due to increased demand for the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT

KBC Hungary unit's Q3 drops, may hold IPO in 2011

BUDAPEST - Hungary's K&H Bank, the local unit of Belgium's KBC Group, said risk provisions rose and lending dropped sharply in the first three quarters, eroding net profit."We have formed more substantial risk provisions because of the worsening economic
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT

New Feeder First Call at Kaliningrad

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT

UPDATE: IMF: Hungary's Largest Foreign Bks Reaffirm Commitment

BUDAPEST -(Dow Jones)- The six largest foreign banks active in Hungary reaffirmed at a meeting with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission in Brussels their commitments made in May 2009 to support their Hungarian subsidiaries, the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

World Bank agrees extra funds for hydro rehab in Ukraine

The World Bank has approved an additional US$60M in funding for a project that will increase the installed capacity at Dnipro Hydropower Cascase in the Ukraine by a further 400MW. An original US$106M loan was approved by the Bank back in June 2005 for a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT