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* Albanianews (Albania, Italy and Kosovo)

 Puzzi da romena. E ti butti dalla finestra.

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 05:42 AM PST

Alcuni giorni fa una ragazza di tredici anni ha tentato di suicidarsi buttandosi dalla finestra. Non c’è la faceva più a sopportare i suoi compagni di giochi (?) che lo accusavano di puzzare da romena. Quindi ha tentato di suicidarsi. Lei ha tredici anni e abita in provincia di Padova. Tredici anni per D-o.

 Io non sembro affatto albanese

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:04 AM PST

Dedicato a quelli che "l’abito non fa il monaco, ma la nazionalità fa sicuramente la persona".

 Nick e Bart

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

Mi sono ritrovato ultimamente, per ragioni personali, ad indagare oltre sulla vicenda di Nick and Bart. Ed è strano come a ripassare la storia in diversi momenti ti colpiscono sempre diversi particolari della vicenda.

 Fatemi capire

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 06:33 AM PST

Cioè, fatemi capire, adesso voglio rifare il punto su quello che è successo a Rosarno, evento che non c’entra molto con quello che ci hanno detto che è successo a Rosarno.

> For further information: www.albanianews.it

* Ambasciata d’Italia in Ungheria (Hungary and Italy)

Pubblichiamo in allegato il notiziario economico per il periodo 18-30 gennaio 2010.

Si rammenta al riguardo che lo stesso potrá essere reperito anche sul sito di questa Ambasciata (www.ambbudapest.esteri.it), tra le News.

> For further information: commerciale.ambbudapest@esteri.it

* Ancona Promuove (Italy)

 Agroalimentare: Worshop in Polonia “Rete del Gusto”

Per incrementare la competitività delle aziende marchigiane nel mercato polacco, stiamo organizzando una missione commerciale a Varsavia per il prossimo 15-16 aprile. Iscrizioni aperte fino al 18 febbraio.

> For further information: www.anconapromuove.it

* Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (Bosnia and Balkans)

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Balkan Insight Daily No. 456, February 2, 2010

> For further information: www.birn.eu.com

* Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Romania (Romania and Italy)

Pubblichiamo in allegato il "Bollettino" CCIpR n. 2, la Newsletter economica della Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Romania.

> For further information: www.cameradicommercio.ro

* Camera di Commercio Italiana per l’Ungheria (Hungary and Italy)

The Italian Chamber of Commerce for Hungary in association with the Gobert, Fest & Partners Attorneys at Law/Taxand and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary cordially request the pleasure of your company for a Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinner, celebrating the exclusive Hungarian membership with Taxand of Gobert, Fest & Partners Attorneys at Law. Dr. Arne Gobert / Managing Partner.

Participation fee is payable by bank transfer at the time of registration to the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (account details: CIB Bank Zrt., 11100104-90008526-36000001, account holder: Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary)

Members of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Hungary: free (no-show fee: HUF 3.000+VAT/person)

Non-members: HUF 5.000 + VAT/person

Download the invitation

> For further information: www.cciu.com

* Camera di Commercio e Industria Italo Polacca (Poland and Italy)

Calendario Missioni 2010:

 18-20 APRILE 2010 Missione Economica a Varsavia (Polonia)

Beneficiari: PMI lombarde (è prevista un’agevolazione alla partecipazione da parte della Regione Lombardia – voucher per la partecipazione a missioni economiche 2010) Target: Plurisettoriale

Termini per iscrizione preliminare: 20 Febbraio 2010 - Termini per richiesta voucher: 20 Marzo 2010

 18-20 APRILE 2010 Missione Economica a Varsavia (Progetto “L’Italia sulla Tavola dei Polacchi”)

Target: PMI operanti nel settore agroalimentare

Termine per iscrizione preliminare: 28 aprile 2009 (*) - Termine per iscrizione definitiva: 5 maggio 2009 (**)

Progetto oggetto di richiesta contributo a valere sulla Legge nazionale 1083/54 (in attesa)

 13–15 GIUGNO 2010 Missione Economica a Cracovia (Polonia)

Beneficiari: PMI lombarde (è prevista un’agevolazione alla partecipazione da parte della Regione Lombardia – voucher per la partecipazione a missioni economiche 2010) Target: Plurisettoriale

Termini per iscrizione preliminare: 12 Aprile 2010 - Termini per richiesta voucher: 3 Maggio 2010

 24–26 OTTOBRE 2010 Missione plurisettoriale in Polonia (Varsavia)

Beneficiari: PMI lombarde (è prevista un’agevolazione alla partecipazione da parte della Regione Lombardia – voucher per la partecipazione a missioni economiche 2010) Target: Plurisettoriale

Termine per iscrizione preliminare: 30 Agosto 2010 - Termini per richiesta voucher: 6 Settembre 2010

 24-26 OTTOBRE 2010 Missione economica e sfilata di moda a Varsavia + incontri btob a Cracovia (Progetto “La Moda Italiana Sfila in Polonia”)

Date di Cracovia da definire - Target: PMI operanti nel settore moda e persona

Termini per iscrizione preliminare: 30 Agosto 2010 (*) - Termine per iscrizione definitiva: 13 Settembre 2010 (**)

Progetto oggetto di richiesta contributo a valere sulla Legge nazionale 1083/54 (in attesa)

(*) termine ultimo per l’invio della Scheda di Adesione

(**) termine ultimo per il versamento della quota di partecipazione

Il calendario può subire modifiche

Data aggiornamento: 25 Gennaio 2010

For further information: www.italpolchamber.it

* Center for Investigative Reporting in Sarajevo (Bosnia)

CIN Newsletter No. 19 Feb. 2, 2010:

 Criminals with Counterfeited Bosnian Documents For five years the Prosecutors’ Office and police in BiH have continuously uncovered the masterminds and associates involved in counterfeiting Bosnian identity papers. Many abuses have been reported and those who got false documents include criminals and citizens from neighboring countries.

 Branković - From a Tenant to a Rich Man The trial of two former FBiH prime ministers has revealed details about Nedžad Branković’s attempts to get free luxury quarters in downtown Sarajevo.

 Loans Granted to Companies Under Investigation RS Investment-Development Bank despite a negative review by auditors granted loans to two companies under police investigation.

 From Farmer to a Millionaire Dragan Mikerević, deputy at the RS Parliament, has acquired great wealth. A former farmer, he became a millionaire with assets in BiH and abroad.

 Incorrect Information on Dragan Vrankić’s Assets Card The BiH finance and treasury minister Dragan Vrankić got 65,000 KM from the Municipality of Čapljina to buy an apartment. The money came from the Čapljina Reconstruction Fund but the apartment is in Mostar.

 Dodik: Three Times Higher Installments than Salary The BiH finance and treasury minister Dragan Vrankić got 65,000 KM from the Municipality of Čapljina to buy an apartment. The money came from the Čapljina Reconstruction Fund but the apartment is in Mostar.

Download

> For further information: www.cin.ba

* Central Asian News Service (Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia)

Daily news report of February 2, 2010

> For further information: www.ca-news.org

* Civil Georgia (Georgia)

Daily news online of February 1, 2010

> For further information: www.civil.ge

* E-Belarus (Belarus)

 Belarusian government increases it’s control over the Internet Author: Mikhail Doroshevich

01/02/2010

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed the decree which regulates Internet. The decree will come into force on the 1st of July this year.

Read

> For further information: www.e-belarus.org

* Ebrd (England, Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia)

EBRD Email Alerts: Procurement notices - Opportunities for suppliers, contractors and consultants worldwide.

Roads Rehabilitation Project, Bosnia and Herzegovina

> For further information: www.ebrd.com

* Eurasia Partnership Foundation – Armenian branch (Armenia)

 Ֆիլիպսի «Բարձրաձայնելով անցյալը» գրքի հայերեն թարգմանության շնորհանդեսը Երևանում

Երևան, ՀՀ - Ս.թ. փետերվարի 4-ին, ժ. 18:00-ին Երևանի Անի Պլազա հյուրանոցի «Անի» սրահում տեղի կունենա Դեյվիդ Ֆիլիպսի «Բարձրաձայնելով անցյալը» գրքի հայերեն թարգմանության շնորհանդեսը: Գրքի հրատարակությունը իրականացվել է Մարդկային զարգացման միջազգային կենտրոնի կողմից Եվրասիա համագործակցություն հիմնադրամի և ԱՄՆ Միջազգային զարգացման գործակալության աջակցությամբ: Շնորհանդեսին ներկա կգտնվի նաև գրքի հեղինակը, որը գրքի ներկայացումից հետո կպատասխանի մասնակիցների հարցերին: Այս աշխատության մեջ իրենց արտացոլումն են գտել ժողովրդական դիվանագիտության կիրառմամբ հակամարտությունների լուծման վերաբերյալ Դեյվիդ Ֆիլիպսի իրազեկող և ոգևորող գաղափարները: Այստեղ ամփոփված են 2001-2004թթ. հայ-թուրքական ժողովրդական դիվանագիտության (Track Two diplomacy) նախաձեռնությունների փորձը և դասերը:

«Այս գիրքը հայ ընթերցողին տրամադրելը կարևոր է առնվազն երկու առումով: Այն ներկայացնում է հեղինակի և իր գործընկերների մի քանի տարի առաջ արած դժվար աշխատանքը` հայերի և թուրքերի միջև իմաստավոր հաղորդակցության կամուրջների հաստատման նպատակով: Այն նաև մի բացառիկ օրինակ է խաղաղասեր դիվանագիտության և հաշտության կառուցման լեզվի: Այդ լեզուն կարող է անծանոթ թվալ հայ ընթերցողին: Այսպիսով առավել կարևոր է, որ այս գիրքը կարդան նոր սերունդները», - ասում է ԵՀՀ տնօրեն Գևորգ Տեր-Գաբրիելյանը:

Դեյվիդ Ֆիլիպսը 2001-2004թթ. Թուրքիայում և Կովկասում քաղաքացիական դիվանագիտության ոլորտում իրականացված ծրագրերի ղեկավարն էր, Հայ-թուրքական հաշտեցման հանձնաժողովի նախագահը: Ներկայում նա Ամերիկյան համալսարանի Կոնֆլիկտների կանխարգելման և խաղաղության հաստատման ծրագրի ղեկավարն է, Նյու Յորքի համալսարանի Քաղաքագիտության բարձրագույն դպրոցի դոցենտ, Կոլումբիայի համալսարանի Մարդու իրավունքների հետազոտական կենտրոնի գիտաշխատող: Նախկինում Դ. Ֆիլիպսն աշխատել է ՄԱԿ-ի քարտուղարությունում՝ որպես գլխավոր խորհրդական և ԱՄՆ պետդեպարտամենտում՝ որպես արտաքին գործերի փորձագետ և գլխավոր խորհրդական: Բազմաթիվ հոդվածների ու գրքերի հեղինակ է:

Երևանի Անի Պլազա հյուրանոցի հասցեն է ք. Երևան, Սայաթ Նովա 19: Մուտքն ազատ է:

> For further information: www.epfound.am

* Go Group Media (Georgia)

Weekly update of February 2, 2010:

 Chegemskaya Pravda Chegemskaya Pravda newspaper, Abkhazia

“Chegemskaya Pravda” is a popular Russian-language independent weekly newspaper published in Sukhum(i), Abkhazia. Editor-in-Chief - Inal Khashig

"ჩეგემსკაია პრავდა" ყოველკვირეული რუსულენოვანი დამოუკიდებელი გაზეთია, რომელიც გამოდის ქალაქ სოხუმში, აფხაზეთი. გაზეთის მთავარი რედაქტორია ინალ ხაშიგი

"Чегемская правда" - еженедельная русскоязычная независимая газета, выходящая в городе Сухум(и), Абхазия. Главный редактор газеты - Инал Хашиг

 For the Love of the Art Boris Karslyan

The life dedicated to the preservation and development of the unique folk art...

ხელოვნებასადმი სიყვარულით: ცხოვრება, რომელიც უნიკალური ფოლკლორის შენარჩუნებასა და განვითარებას მიეძღვნა. ბორის კარსლიანის ფილმი, ნინოწმინდა, სამცხე–ჯავახეთი, საქართველო, თებერვალი 2010

Из любви к искусству: Жизнь, посвященная сохранению и развитию уникального фольклора... Фильм Бориса Карсляна, Ниноцминда, Самцхе-Джавахети, Грузия, февраль 2010

> For further information: www.gogroupmedia.net

* Interfax (Russia and Cis)

Interfax Russia & CIS Diplomatic Panorama February 2, 2010

> For further information: www.interfax.com

* Istituto Culturale Ceco (Czech Republic and Italy)

Pubblichiamo in allegato l´invito alla proiezione del film TMAVOMODRÝ SVĚT (Dark Blue World) che si terrà martedì 9 febbraio 2010 alle ore 18.00 presso l´Istituto Culturale Ceco di Roma. Il film è nell’originale ceco con sottotitoli in inglese.

> For further information: www.czechcentres.cz/rome

* Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia (Poland and Italy)

Bollettino eventi culturali - Informacje o wydarzeniach kulturalnych

 Wt., 16 lutego, godz. 18 / Ma, 16 febbraio, ore 18

KONCERT: W hołdzie Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

CONCERTO: Omaggio ad Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Federico Colli – fortepian

Federico Colli – pianoforte

Program:

L. van Beethoven – Sonata nr 12 „Marcia funebre” As-dur Op. 26

F. Chopin – Andante spianato i Wielki Polonez Es-dur Op. 22

R. Schumann – Carnaval Op. 9

Programma:

L. van Beethoven: Sonata in la bemolle maggiore n. 12 Op. 26 “Marcia funebre”

F. Chopin: Andante spianato e grande Polacca brillante Op. 22

R. Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9

Sala Koncertowa, Zamek Królewski

Pl. Zamkowy 4, Warszawa

Bilety na koncert można zarezerwować telefonicznie pod nr. tel. 22 6280610 w 112 i odebrać od poniedziałku, 8. do poniedziałku 15. lutego, w godz. 15-18

I biglietti del concerto si possono prenotare telefonicamente al numero 022 6280610 int. 112 e ritirare da lunedì 8 a lunedì 15 febbraio, nelle ore 15-18

 Śr., 17 lutego, godz. 18 / Me, 17 febbraio, ore 18

OTWARCIE WYSTAWY:

Muzy, bachantki i centaury w cieniu Wezuwiusza. Arcydzieła malarstwa pompejańskiego

INAUGURAZIONE DELLA MOSTRA:

Muse, Baccanti e Centauri all’ombra del Vesuvio. I capolavori della pittura pompeiana

Udział wezmą: Prof. Jerzy Miziołek (Instytut Archeologii UW) i dott.ssa Maria Paola Guidobaldi, Kurator Wykopalisk w Herkulanum

Interverranno il Prof. Jerzy Miziołek (Instytut Sztuki PAN) e la dott.ssa Maria Paola Guidobaldi, responsabile della struttura Scavi di Ercolano

Wystawa jest zorganizowana przez Włoski Instytut Kultury w Warszawie we współpracy z Zakładem Tradycji Antyku w Sztukach Wizualnych Instytutu Archeologii UW i Gabinetem Rycin BUW

La mostra è organizzata dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia, in collaborazione con la Cattedra di Tradizione Classica nelle Arti Visive del Dipartimento di Archeologia dell’Università di Varsavia e il Gabinetto delle Stampe della Biblioteca Universitaria di Varsavia

Włoski Instytut Kultury w Warszawie

ul. Marszałkowska 72

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia

ul. Marszałkowska 72

 Pn., 22 lutego, godz.18 / Lu., 22 febbraio, ore 18

ODCZYT:

Strategie linguistiche nell’industria pubblicitaria italiana

CONFERENZA:

Strategie linguistiche nell’industria pubblicitaria italiana

Udział wezmą: Prof. Edoardo Lombardi Vallauri (Università Roma Tre) i

dr Artur Gałkowski (Uniwersytet Łódzki)

Interverranno il Prof. Edoardo Lombardi Vallauri (Università Roma Tre) e il dr Artur Gałkowski (Università di Łódź)

Włoski Instytut Kultury w Warszawie

ul. Marszałkowska 72

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia

ul. Marszałkowska 72

 W czwartki, godz.18 / I giovedì, ore 18

CZWARTKOWE SPOTKANIA FILMOWE

Przegląd filmów Roberta Faenzy

GIOVEDI’ FILM

Rassegna di film di Roberto Faenza

Sostiene Pereira (4 lutego)

Prendimi l’anima (11 lutego)

Alla luce del sole (18 lutego)

I giorni dell’abbandono (25 lutego)

W wersji oryginalnej z napisami w języku włoskim

Versione originale con sottotitoli in lingua italiana

Włoski Instytut Kultury w Warszawie

ul. Marszałkowska 72

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Varsavia

ul. Marszałkowska 72

Wstęp wolny - Ingresso libero

> For further information: www.iicvarsavia.esteri.it/IIC_Varsavia

* Istituto Slovacco di Roma (Slovakia and Italy)

Pubblichiamo in allegato il programma del mese di febbraio.

> For further information: is@roma.mfa.sk

* Latvian Centre for Human Rights (Latvia)

Newsletter of February 2, 2010

> For further information: www.humanrights.org.lv

* Memorial (Russia and Cis)

 Clean-up operation in New Aldy. To the 10th Anniversary of the Tragedy. Press-conference

Febraury 4, 2010, at 12:00 there will be a press-conference Cleansing in New Aldy. To the 10th Anniversary of the Tragedy at Independent Press Center and the presentation of the film Aldy. Without a limitation period , prepared by HRC Memorial.

The speakers:

Oleg Orlov, the Chairman of the Board of HRC Memorial

Alexander Cherkasov, member of the Board HRC Memorial

Tatiana Chernikova, HRC Memorial lawyer

Elvira Dombaeva, New Aldy resident, the witness

On February 5, 2000 the St. Petersburg special police squad made an ethnic cleansing in the village of New Aldy of Zavodskoi district in the city of Grozniy. Tens of people were shot. HRC Memorial made a record of 56 people killed. There were no boeviks among the shot, only civilians – women, children, elderly people, disabled. This cleansing was one of the bloodiest in the history of the second Chechen war.

Russian law-enforcement authorities didn’t investigate this case. Striving for justice the victims of this tragedy with the assistance of lawyers from HRC Memorial applied to European Court on human rights. On July 26, 2007 European Court on human rights passes the decision in favor of the victims. But even this fact didn’t give the impetus to Russian authorities.

The film Aldy. Without a limitation period is based on documentary shots made by New Aldy residents on February 9, 2000 and the interview with the eyewitness of the events made by HRC Memorial in January-February 2009.

Events dated to the anniversary of the tragedy will also take place in St. Petersburg and Grozniy.

Address of Independent Press-Center: Moscow, Prechistenka str., 17/9, office 44, enter from the Barykovskiy lane (m. Kropotkinskaya) http://www.infolegal.ru/

> For further information: www.memo.ru

* Osce (Austria, Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia)

 Overcoming the current crisis of confidence is crucial to tackling new threats to security, OSCE Chairperson tells U.S. Helsinki Commission

WASHINGTON, 2 February 2010 - It is crucial to overcome the current crisis of confidence between states to tackle new challenges and threats to security, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev, said today to the U.S. Helsinki Commission.

"We remember well and we value the fact that the Helsinki Commission was among the first in the US to support our candidacy [to chair the OSCE] and I trust that we share an interest in further strengthening our common Organization in the name of security and co-operation from Vancouver to Vladivostok," the Chairperson-in-Office said.

The Helsinki Commission - formally known as the Commission on Security and Co-operation in Europe - is an independent U.S. government body responsible for monitoring and encouraging compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other OSCE commitments.

"We understand that to a large extent the implementation of our priorities will depend on our ability to overcome the crisis of confidence that stems from the remaining Cold War dividing lines and principles," Saudabayev said, mentioning the current work done within the framework of the "Corfu process", a renewed dialogue on security which aims to reconfirm the common achievements of the OSCE community and to renovate the mechanisms to deal with traditional and new challenges.

Minister Saudabayev outlined the Kazakh Chairmanship’s priorities of combating intolerance and trafficking in human beings, notably in children; promoting adequate management at border checkpoints and developing safe and efficient ground transportation; as well as of tackling the problem of the Aral Sea, a Central Asian environmental catastrophe which has had a proven negative impact on European states.

"Given that intolerance remains a problem in the OSCE area, we intend to make the best use of the OSCE’s potential to foster dialogue among religions, cultures, and civilizations, and to overcome religious intolerance, racism, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism. Having a very positive experience in guaranteeing interethnic and inter-confessional peace in our own country, we intend to make the issues of tolerance and intercultural dialogue in the OSCE area a top priority of our Chairmanship."

"As Chairmanship, Kazakhstan considers the human dimension of the OSCE an indispensable and critical part of our work in 2010. A most important event during our Chairmanship therefore will be the annual human rights implementation meeting in Warsaw," the Minister said.

Kazakhstan intends to attribute special importance to fundamental values, such as freedom of religion, freedom of the media, the rule of law, and the strengthening of the independence of the judiciary, he explained. "We will be advancing these processes, in the first place in our own country, as building a democracy has been the conscientious choice of our people."

Looking ahead, Minister Saudabayev informed the Commission on plans for enhanced engagement with Afghanistan, an OSCE Asian Partner for Co-operation. "Kazakhstan will continue the active work already done by the OSCE to improve the management of the borders between Central Asian countries and Afghanistan. Such an activity aims at fostering the development of trans-border cooperation and strengthening the potential of Afghanistan’s border and police forces," Saudabyaev said.

"Afghanistan occupies a special place in the program of our Chairmanship. It is clear that the Afghan authorities should begin solving the problems of their country on their own. However, they also need the strong support of the world community," Saudabayev added. "The time has come for a major expansion of the human dimension of our common efforts in Afghanistan."

Minister Saudabayev emphasized the importance for the OSCE of organizing a Summit this year, which would be the first since 1999, when OSCE heads of state and government gathered in Istanbul. Saudabayev emphasized that an OSCE Summit could reconfirm the validity of the Helsinki Founding Act, the Paris Charter and other key pillars of the OSCE acquis, in connection with a set of forthcoming anniversaries: 35th of Helsinki Final Act, 20th of the Copenhagen Document, and 20th of the Paris Charter.

Minister Saudabayev emphasized that the Chairmanship has put the Organization’s efforts to resolve protracted conflicts in Moldova, Georgia and Nagorno-Karabakh at the top of its agenda for 2010. The Chairperson-in-Office will be visiting Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in mid-February.

While in Washington, DC, Saudabayev is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, National Security Advisor General James Jones, and the US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke.

The Chairperson-in-Office will address the UN Security Council in New York on 5 February.

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* Osservatorio sui Balcani e Caucaso (Italy, Balkans and Caucasus)

 L’amore e gli stracci del tempo

Anilda Ibrahimi, scrittrice albanese, torna a parlare di Balcani sul filo di una storia di amore e di rapporti di amicizia messi a dura prova dalla guerra ma capaci di mutare il corso del destino. Un’intervista all’autrice.

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* Parliament of Georgia (Georgia)

Weekly update of Febraury 2, 2010

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* Polish Institute of International Affairs (Poland)

 Please find enclosed next issue of the Bulletin – “Implications of ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)” by Artur Gradziuk.

1 January 2010 saw the going into effect of five free trade agreements concluded by ASEAN. The most important of these is the ASEAN–China agreement establishing one of the world’s largest free trade zones. The liberalization of trade between ASEAN and China should lead to the growth of trade and of China’s investment in the region; on the other hand, in some ASEAN members there are concerns about the adverse effects of an upsurge of imports from China. For China the ACFTA is an important part of its push for closer cooperation with Southeast Asian states and for bolstering its own role in the region.

 Please find enclosed next issue of the Bulletin – “New Legal Framework for Europol” by Radosław Kołatek.

The transformation of Europol into a new formal agency of the European Union, as of 1 January 2010, will make it easier for member states to modify that body’s competences and tasks. And under the Lisbon Treaty, the agency has acquired necessary operational powers, increasing its autonomy in the field of freedom, security and justice. It is in Poland’s interests that Europol’s competences be broadened to include action against crime with roots outside the EU area.

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* The Presidency of Russian Federation (Russia and Cis)

Daily news report of February 2, 2010

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* Sarke (Georgia)

News in brief of February 1, 2010

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* Seenews (Bulgaria and Balkans)

 Daily news report of Albania (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Bosnia-Herzegovina (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Bulgaria (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Croatia (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Macedonia (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Moldova (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Montenegro (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Romania (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Serbia (February 2, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Slovenia (February 2, 2010)

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* Transitions Online (Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia)

New at Transitions Online - February 2, 2010:

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1: Film: The Fertile Imagination of Viktor Nagy

2: From the Archives: Choose Life, If You Can Afford It

3: Society: Fraying Family Ties

4: Our Take: Not So Happy and Gay

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 Five years ago: Living with Auschwitz

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 With Dance Shoes in Siberian Snows

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* Uzreport (Uzbekistan and Central Asia)

Daily report of February 2, 2010

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