Eastern & Central Europe http://eubusiness.com Latest news about eastern and central Europe and EU enlargement. daily 1 2006-08-09T23:01:46Z Russia starts pull-back from Georgian war zones http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223195522.4 Russian forces in Georgia removed a first checkpoint Sunday and began dismantling others as part of an expected troop pull-back after August's war over the South Ossetia rebel region. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia 2008-10-06T07:21:44Z News Item Europe condemns attack on Turkish troops http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223123525.7 The European Union condemned Saturday an attack by Kurdish separtists on a military post in southeastern Turkey which left at least 15 soldiers dead. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey 2008-10-04T17:02:06Z News Item Central Europe to urge EU police cooperation: minister http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223121722.12 Central and eastern European countries will moot their model of police cooperation as well as mixed patrols to EU member states, Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter said on Saturday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Eastern and Central Europe Crime 2008-10-04T12:22:28Z News Item Russia wants to work with EU, US, against piracy: report http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223066821.43 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday Moscow wanted to work with the European Union and the United States to stop piracy, as talks to release a Ukrainian ship off Somalia made progress. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Russia 2008-10-03T21:01:30Z News Item EU presidency condemns killing of Russian troops in Georgia http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223061422.9 The French EU presidency on Friday condemned the bomb attack in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, which left seven Russian soldiers dead, as well as the earlier killings of Georgian police officers. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia Russia 2008-10-03T21:01:59Z News Item Polish shipyard workers protest over threat of joblosses http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223047922.49 Thousands of Polish shipyard workers threatened with joblosses marched in the streets of the Polish Baltic Sea port city of Szczecin Friday as the European Commission mulled the fate of two Polish shipyards. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Poland Employment Shipbuilding 2008-10-03T16:36:42Z News Item EU invites Belarus FM to landmark meeting http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223044322.03 The European Union has invited Belarus's foreign minister to meet his EU counterparts on October 13, the first invite since the bloc slapped sanctions on Minsk in 2006. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus 2008-10-03T16:42:14Z News Item Slovak PM bans heating price growth ahead of euro http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223043421.97 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has banned the state-run Bratislava heating company from increasing heating prices in a bid to curb inflation before planned euro adoption on January 1, 2009, the daily Pravda reported on Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Slovakia Euro 2008-10-03T16:46:22Z News Item Fitch ratings downgrades Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223038922.02 The London-based rating agency Fitch on Friday downgraded European Union members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and maintained a negative outlook, citing large current account deficits. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Latvia Lithuania Finance Estonia 2008-10-03T17:13:21Z News Item EU regulator insists no decision yet on Polish shipyards http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223034421.16 The Commission insists it has not taken a decision about Poland's plans to restructure two troubled shipyards and that it is still studying them. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Employment Poland Shipbuilding 2008-10-03T17:03:45Z News Item Russia delays south Europe gas pipeline: report http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1223025423.97 Russian gas giant Gazprom has delayed by at least two years the launch of the South Stream pipeline linking Russia to southern Europe, a newspaper reported Friday, citing a company document. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Russia 2008-10-03T09:51:27Z News Item Slovenia's road tax system unfair to foreigners, says EU http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222971421.81 Slovenia, under criticism from the European Commission, denied on Thursday that recently introduced road vignettes discriminated against short-term visitors. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Slovenia Headline3 Transport 2008-10-02T20:16:34Z News Item Georgia talks 'pointless' without rebel regions: Russian envoy http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222966025.94 Talks this month on security in Georgia will be "pointless" unless representatives from the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia take part, Russia's ambassador to the EU said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia 2008-10-02T16:52:25Z News Item Russia will 'think twice' before repeating Georgia actions: US http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222961522.17 Russia will "think twice" before repeating its actions during the conflict with Georgia, US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday, calling on Moscow to fully implement a peace plan. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia Russia 2008-10-02T16:55:09Z News Item Kosovo Serbs protest against EU mission http://eubusiness.com/news-eu/1222958822.36 Around 2,000 Serbs protested in northern Kosovo Thursday against the deployment of an EU rule of law mission to the territory which proclaimed its independence in February. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Kosovo 2008-10-02T14:49:38Z News Item