Girodivite: Seenews: news report of 08.05.2009

Seenews: news report of 08.05.2009

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Friday 8 May 2009, by Emanuele G. - 556 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Schefer: NATO Open To All May 08, 2009, 16:01 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Speaking in front of the foreign ministers of the five Adriatic Charter member-states at a meeting in Tirana, NATO General Secretary Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the door to the alliance is open for any country that wishes to join. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/schefer_natoopentoall-160101841

UPDATE 1 - Albania’s April Consumer Prices Fall 0.1% M/M May 08, 2009, 14:08 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-134416

Albania’s April Consumer Prices Fall 0.1% M/M - Table May 08, 2009, 13:50 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Albania’s April consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.1% month-on-month, after a 0.6% monthly rise in March, the National Statistics Office, INSTAT, said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_saprilconsumerpricesfall0_1_m_m-table-133820

Former Albanian prime minister returns to politics May 08, 2009, 13:46 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — Former Prime Minister Aleksander Meksi announced on Tuesday (May 5th) his decision to return to active politics and to run in the... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/formeralbanianprimeministerreturnstopolitics-134625208

Albania grants NATO permit to patrol its airspace May 08, 2009, 13:46 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — The government decided late on Wednesday (May 6th) to grant NATO permission to patrol its airspace until the Albanian air force st... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniagrantsnatopermittopatrolitsairspace-134610184

US ambassador urges Albania to shield prosecutors from political influence May 08, 2009, 13:45 CET | Story | SETimes TIRANA, Albania — US Ambassador to Albania John Withers called on authorities on Wednesday (May 6th) to better protect prosecutors from political pr... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/usambassadorurgesalbaniatoshieldprosecutorsfrompoliticalinfluence-134555246

ALBANIA’S APRIL CPI -0.1% M/M, +1.9% Y/Y VS +0.6% M/M, +1.6% Y/Y IN MARCH - STATS OFFICE May 08, 2009, 13:41 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania_saprilcpi-0_1_m_m__1_9_y_yvs_0_6_m_m__1_6_y_yinmarch-statsoffice-134046

All SEE Economies Except Albania Seen Shrinking in 2009 – EBRD May 08, 2009, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) – All economies of southeast European (SEE) countries, except for Albania, are seen contracting this year, according to a forecast of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), issued on Thursday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/allseeeconomiesexceptalbaniaexpectedtoshrinkin2009___ebrd-111850

Albania Press Review - May 8 May 08, 2009, 11:41 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Albania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insighthas not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniapressreview-may8-114120163

Kosovo Lake is "Open Gate for Criminality” May 08, 2009, 11:41 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com A lake bordering Kosovo and Albania has been described as “an open gate for cross-border criminality” by law-enforcement authorities.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovolakeis_opengateforcriminality___-114105381

Albania’s Ruling Party Ahead in Poll May 08, 2009, 11:06 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Albania’s ruling Democratic Party is ahead of the opposition Socialistsin voter preferences two months ahead of parliamentary elections, according toa poll conducted by Zogby International for broadcaster Top Channel TV. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania___srulingpartyaheadinpoll-110600589

* Bosnia *

Glavaš guilty, sentenced to 10 years May 08, 2009, 18:15 CET | Story | B92 A court in Zagreb has sentenced Branimir Glavaš to 10 years in prison for war crimes in Osijek. Glavaš was not present at today’s hearing. The case in question covers two charges: the murder of at least 10 Serb civilians on the banks of the Drava river in 1991 and 1992; and the incarceration of five and murder of two Serb civilians at the National Defense Secretariat’s HQ, which Glavaš, as head of the Osijek defense, commanded at the time. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/glava__guilty_sentencedto10years-181506280

Bosnian Stock Indices Close Week Higher Mirroring Global Gains May 08, 2009, 17:45 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - Bosnian share indices rose this week mirroring gains on global markets, as liquidity increased on the Sarajevo bourse but fell slightly in Banja Luka, a broker said. “This week was very positive with the most liquid shares regularly scoring gains. The investment funds’ liquidity has also significantly improved,” Dzevad Begic of Sarajevo-based brokerage Fima Int. told SeeNews. He added that gains on world markets have probably been reflected on the local market. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnianstockindicescloseweekhigher_mirroringglobalgains-171544

RS terminates contract with Delta consortium May 08, 2009, 17:40 CET | Story | B92 The Republic of Srpska (RS) has decided to terminate the contract for the sale of the Boska department store in Belgrade to the Delta-Zekstra consortium. RS Trade and Tourism Minister Predrag Gluhaković told journalists that the government had deemed that the buyer had failed to meet his contractual obligations and that the contract would be terminated in the near future. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rsterminatescontractwithdeltaconsortium-174021162

Euro election campaign under way in Slovenia May 08, 2009, 17:40 CET | Story | B92 The European Parliament election campaign gets under way today in Slovenia. The election will be held on June 7. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/euroelectioncampaignunderwayinslovenia-17400692

Cvetković: No VAT increase May 08, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | B92 Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković says that an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) is theoretically possible, but is not currently under discussion. Cvetković told journalists that there was no longer any way to solve economic problems with fiscal policies, but added that he was hopeful that there would be no further problems. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cvetkovi___novatincrease-163551353

DM: Bulgaria supports Serbia’s EU path May 08, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | B92 Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac says that Bulgaria supports Serbia’s continued EU integration and her accession to the Schengen white list. After talks with his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Tsonev, Šutanovac said that the two men had agreed that members of the Serbian Army’s (VS) 250th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade would carry out exercises at a testing ground in Bulgaria. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/dm_bulgariasupportsserbia_seupath-163536378

U.S. soldier faces death for rape and murder May 08, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | B92 A former U.S. soldier faces the death penalty for his part in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and her family. One-time Private Steven Green was found guilty of attacking the family in their house outside Baghdad in 2006. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s_soldierfacesdeathforrapeandmurder-163521521

MoH: No swine flu in Serbia May 08, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | B92 Health Minister Tomica Milosavljević says that there have been no registered cases of swine flu in Serbia yet. An analysis, which was confirmed by the World Health Organization, had dispelled any doubt that a girl in Priština might have died of swine flu, Milosavljević told a press conference at the government HQ today. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moh_noswinefluinserbia-163506216

Glavaš found guilty, sentenced to 10 years May 08, 2009, 16:00 CET | Story | B92 A court in Zagreb has sentenced Branimir Glavaš to 10 years in prison for war crimes in Osijek. Glavaš was not present at today’s hearing. The case in question covers two charges: the murder of at least 10 Serb civilians on the banks of the Drava river in 1991 and 1992; and the incarceration of five and murder of two Serb civilians at the National Defense Secretariat’s HQ, which Glavaš, as head of the Osijek defense, commanded at the time. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/glava__foundguilty_sentencedto10years-160021503

Pope begins Mid-East pilgrimage May 08, 2009, 16:00 CET | Story | B92 Pope Benedict XVI stressed his "deep respect" for Islam as he arrived in Jordan to begin a Middle East visit. The Pope described religious freedom as a fundamental human right, and said he hoped the Catholic church could play a role in the Middle East peace process. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/popebeginsmid-eastpilgrimage-160006212

No invite for Sejdiu to Macedonian inauguration May 08, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has not received an invitation to attend the inauguration of Macedonia’s new president, Đorđe Ivanov, Kosovo media write. Officially, the reasons behind the snub are unknown, but Kosovo media are speculating that the main reason is Serbian President Boris Tadić’s presence at the ceremony. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/noinviteforsejdiutomacedonianinauguration-145505341

Bosnia Federation March Tourist Numbers Dip 1.1% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation in March decreased by 1.1% on the year to 22,648, official statistics showed on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniafederationmarchtouristnumbersdown1_1_y_y-table-143858

Bosnia Federation Feb Tourist Numbers Fall 7.3% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 14:39 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation in February decreased by 7.3% on the year to 17,768, official statistics showed on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniafederationfebtouristnumbersdown7_3_y_y-table-143117

Albanian diplomat caught smuggling drugs May 08, 2009, 14:20 CET | Story | B92 An Albanian diplomat has been arrested for smuggling 65 kilograms of heroin near Istanbul, according to the Albanian Foreign Ministry. Agim Haxhia, the second secretary at the Albanian embassy in Skopje, was arrested on Saturday for smuggling drugs and is currently being held in a prison in Istanbul. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniandiplomatcaughtsmugglingdrugs-142005314

Bosnia Federation Average Net Salary Falls Real 0.8% M/M in Feb - Table May 08, 2009, 14:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation fell by real 0.8% month-on-month to 785.21 marka ($538/401 euro) in February after growing by real 0.1% in January, official statistics showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniafederationfebaveragenetsalarydown0_8_m_m-table-134223

Bosnia Federation Average Net Salary Rises by Real 0.1% M/M in Jan - Table May 08, 2009, 13:56 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation rose slightly by a real 0.1% month-on-month to 790.55 marka ($542/404 euro) in January after going up by a real 3.0% in December, official statistics showed on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniafederationjanaveragenetsalaryup0_04_m_m-table-132307

Bosnia’s Press Review – May 08 May 08, 2009, 13:49 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia___spressreview___may08-134939266

Bosnia Search for Mladic Documents May 08, 2009, 13:49 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com EUFOR raided two houses in Bijelina, Republika Srpska in a search fordocuments and material connected to the hunt for Ratko Mladic, indicted for genocide by the International War Crimes Tribunal.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniasearchformladicdocuments-134924294

BiH, IMF agree on 1.2-billion euro arrangement May 08, 2009, 13:48 CET | Story | SETimes SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — The government and the IMF agreed on a three-year programme worth 1.2 billion euros, Costas Christou, head... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bih_imfagreeon1_2-billioneuroarrangement-134859181

Brammertz confirms ICTY destroyed evidence of Srebrenica massacre May 08, 2009, 13:48 CET | Story | SETimes SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — The chief prosecutor of The Hague war crimes tribunal, Serge Brammertz, confirmed on Wednesday (May 6th) th... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/brammertzconfirmsictydestroyedevidenceofsrebrenicamassacre-134844101

BiH makes effort to deal with Islamic extremists May 08, 2009, 13:48 CET | Story | SETimes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recent arrests and extraditions of former mujahideen and al-Qaeda members indicate a new consensus on addressing the potential threat they pose. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bihmakesefforttodealwithislamicextremists-134829114

Cvetković: No VAT increase May 08, 2009, 13:45 CET | Story | B92 Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković says that an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) is theoretically possible, but is not currently under discussion. Cvetković told journalists that there was no longer any way to solve economic problems with fiscal policies, but added that he was hopeful that there would be no further problems. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cvetkovi___novatincrease-134535979

Serbia to receive EUR 100mn from EC May 08, 2009, 13:45 CET | Story | B92 Serbia will receive budgetary assistance of EUR 100mn from the European Commission (EC), says Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić. Đelić explained that he had received the news this morning from EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. The conditions for this assistance will be known in July, Đelić added. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiatoreceiveeur100mnfromec-134520921

EU partnership not against Russia, says Merkel May 08, 2009, 13:45 CET | Story | B92 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said a deal to form closer ties with six former Soviet republics is not directed against Russia. Launched in Prague on Thursday, the partnership aims to promote democratic reform and forge closer economic and energy links with the EU’s eastern neighbors. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eupartnershipnotagainstrussia_saysmerkel-134505524

NATO: Kosovo situation is stable May 08, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | B92 According to NATO, the situation in Kosovo is, on the whole, stable, though some regions, especially the north, are very fragile. Summarizing the findings of a recent meeting of NATO chiefs, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola said that he was convinced that KFOR and EULEX “are capable of maintaining the security situation regardless of certain sensitive regions.” >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/nato_kosovosituationisstable-131507987

Bosnia Serb Republic Construction Output Value Falls 15.1% Y/Y in Feb - Table May 08, 2009, 13:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The value of construction output in Bosnia’s Serb Republic dropped by 15.1% year-on-year but grew by 41.9% month-on-month in February, data of the Republic’s Statistics Office showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniaserbrepublicfebconstructionoutputfalls15_1_y_y-table-130709

Bosnia Serb Republic Feb Avg Net Salary Up Real 5.8% M/M - Table May 08, 2009, 13:02 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The average net monthly salary in Bosnia’s Serb Republic increased in February by a real 5.8% month-on-month to 813 marka ($557/416 euro), official statistics showed on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniaserbrepublicfebavgnetsalaryupbyreal5_8_m_m-table-125748

Bosnia’s Serb Republic Feb Tourist Numbers Fall 5.6% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 12:45 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Bosnia’s Serb Republic in February amounted to 15,863, down 5.6% on the year but up 2.7% month-on-month, official data showed on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia_sserbrepublicfebtouristnumbersdown5_6_y_y-table-123845

Slovenia’s Mercator Opens 41 Mln Euro Trade Centre in Bosnia - Media May 08, 2009, 12:27 CET | Story | SeeNews BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 8 (SeeNews) – Slovenia’s largest food retailer Mercator has opened an 80 million euro ($55 million/41 million euro) trade centre in the capital city of Bosnia’s Serb Republic, Bosnian media reported on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia___smercatoropens41mlneurotradecentreinbosnia-media-115400

"JNA general to fight Hague verdict" May 08, 2009, 12:15 CET | Story | B92 Lawyers representing Veselin Šljivančanin, sentenced by the Hague Tribunal to 17 years in prison, say they will seek to overturn the verdict, writes Politika. According to the daily, they say that under Article 119 of the Tribunal Code, if new information is uncovered that was not known during the trial and whose value could not be appraised, the prosecution and defense are entitled to seek a retrial. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_jnageneraltofighthagueverdict_-121505439

Ceku expelled from Colombia May 08, 2009, 11:40 CET | Story | B92 Agim Ceku, for whom Interpol Serbia has issued an arrest warrant for crimes in Kosovo, has been deported from Colombia, where he was attending a conference. The Serbian authorities asked Interpol Colombia to arrest Ceku, but, according to a statement from the DAS state security agency, agency operatives are prohibited from detaining foreign nationals accused of crimes committed prior to 2005. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cekuexpelledfromcolombia-114041199

Rehn: EU to include Balkans May 08, 2009, 11:40 CET | Story | B92 European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn yesterday called on the EU to include South-East Europe in the enlargement process. “Europe is united and free today. Let’s finish the job in South-East Europe too, as the principles of freedom and democracy, respect for human rights and freedoms that the EU is founded on, demand of us,” Rehn said yesterday ahead of May 9, Europe Day. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rehn_eutoincludebalkans-114025910

Bosnian Serbs Called Off from NATO Drill May 08, 2009, 11:06 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik caused a new diplomatic and political scandal, by calling off ethnic Serb soldiers from NATO exercises in Georgia, local media reported on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnianserbscalledofffromnatodrill-110615976

Kosovo MoH: Dead girl didn’t have swine flu May 08, 2009, 11:05 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo’s Health Ministry has announced that the young girl who died in Priština two days ago was not suffering from the H1N1 swine flu virus. The ministry said that the World Health Organization (WHO) had sent it the results of tests carried out on Valdeta Idrizi, who died in Priština on the night of May 5/6 of the suspected type A virus. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovomoh_deadgirldidn_thaveswineflu-110534966

Pakistan forces bomb Taliban in Swat after PM speech May 08, 2009, 11:05 CET | Story | B92 Pakistani aircraft bombed Taliban positions in Swat today, a day after the PM ordered the army to eliminate terrorists The move comes on the heels of a commitment to the U.S. to fight extremists. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/pakistanforcesbombtalibaninswatafterpmspeech-110520189

Jeremić condemns arrest of Croatian Serbs May 08, 2009, 11:05 CET | Story | B92 FM Vuk Jeremić said in Skopje yesterday that the arrest of 2 Serbs in Croatia ahead of local elections there wasn’t in the spirit of good neighborly relations. “This is a basic breach of human rights and merits the strongest institutional and political condemnation. I call on the Serbs to nevertheless vote and we’ll do all we can, as a state, to protect them, using diplomatic means,” Jeremić told a news conference after meeting with the leader of the Democratic Serb Party in Macedonia, Ivana Stoiljković. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/jeremi__condemnsarrestofcroatianserbs-110504993

Serb villagers in appeal to Tadić May 08, 2009, 10:30 CET | Story | B92 Residents of 14 villages in Gnjilane, Vitina and Kamenica have asked the president to help put a stop to the power cuts that have blighted the region lately. The Serbs from Kosovsko Pomoravlje made the appeal at a protest meeting in Šilovo, near Gnjilane, yesterday. Around 15,000 Serbs have been without electricity for over 20 days. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbvillagersinappealtotadi__-103034925

Party views clash over Constitutional change May 08, 2009, 10:30 CET | Story | B92 The political parties in Serbia have opposing views on changes to the Constitution, especially when it comes to the issue of regionalization. The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and Serb Progressive Party (SNS) are against any changes that would introduce regionalization, while the League of Vojvodina Social Democrats (LSV) believes that it would be a good idea. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/partyviewsclashoverconstitutionalchange-10302017

Obama pursues better Russia ties May 08, 2009, 10:30 CET | Story | B92 President Barack Obama has said the U.S. and Russia have an "excellent opportunity" to improve relations on a "whole host of issues". They include nuclear proliferation, Afghanistan and Pakistan, conflicts in Iraq and the Middle East, and the global economy, he said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/obamapursuesbetterrussiaties-103004722

Ceku expelled from Colombia May 08, 2009, 10:00 CET | Story | B92 Agim Ceku, for whom Interpol Serbia has issued an arrest warrant for crimes in Kosovo, has been deported from Colombia, where he was attending a conference. The Serbian authorities asked Interpol Colombia to arrest Ceku, but, according to a statement from the DAS state security agency, agency operatives are prohibited from detaining foreign nationals accused of crimes committed prior to 2005. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cekuexpelledfromcolombia-100019911

Kosovo MoH: Dead girl didn’t have swine flu May 08, 2009, 10:00 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo’s Health Ministry has announced that the young girl who died in Priština two days ago was not suffering from the H1N1 swine flu virus. The ministry said that the World Health Organization (WHO) had sent it the results of tests carried out on Valdeta Idrizi, who died in Priština on the night of May 5/6 of the suspected type A virus. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovomoh_deadgirldidn_thaveswineflu-100004846

* Bulgaria *

Chinese Auto Maker Great Wall To Start SUV Production in Bulgaria in Late 2010 May 08, 2009, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) - China’s largest manufacturer of sports utility vehicles (SUV) and pick-up trucks, Great Wall, will start production at its SUV plant in Bulgaria at the end of next year, the government in Sofia said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/chineseautomakergreatwalltostartsuvproductioninbulgariainlate2010-175506

Bulgarian Shares Extend Rally May 08, 2009, 17:06 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian shares extended their rally on Friday in slightly lower volumes, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariansharesextendrally-165051

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 15:07 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-may8_2009-150014

Bulgargaz Seeks 29.92% Cut in Gas Prices for Q3 May 08, 2009, 15:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s state-owned gas monopoly Bulgargaz said on Friday it will seek a 29.92% cut in gas prices to 386.63 levs ($263.35/197.63 euro) per 1,000 cubic metres, Value Added Tax excluded, for the third quarter of 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgargazseeks29_92_cutofgaspricesforq3_09-143833

Bulgarian Economy To Contract by 2.0% in 2009 - CED Think-Tank May 08, 2009, 14:34 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian economy will shrink by at least 1.0-2.0% in the first quarter of 2009 and may continue contracting at the same pace by the end of the year under a pessimistic scenario, Sofia-based Centre for Economic Development (CED) said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianeconomytocontractby2_0_in2009-cedthink-tank-141139

Culture and Sports: Belgrade hosts ATP Serbia Open May 08, 2009, 13:46 CET | Story | SETimes The Serbia Open tennis tournament is under way in Belgrade. Also in cultural news: Sarajevo hosts its 39th international chess tournament, and an international theatre festival opens in Skopje. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cultureandsports_belgradehostsatpserbiaopen-134640687

UPDATE 1 - Bulgarian Fuel Retailer Petrol Q1 Net Profit Slumps 99% May 08, 2009, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds company statement, details) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-bulgaria_sfuelretailerq1netprofitplunges99_-114623

Bulgarian Drug Maker Sopharma Jan-April Sales Revenue Rises 14% Y/Y May 08, 2009, 11:28 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) – Bulgarian drug maker Sopharma said on Friday its sales revenue through April rose 14% on the year, supported by a robust increase of domestic sales. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariandrugmakersopharmajan-aprilsalesrevenuerises14_y_y-111045

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Creches and Children in Creches - 2000 - 2008 May 08, 2009, 11:13 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has released data on creches and children in creches for the period 2000 - 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-crechesandchildrenincreches-2000—111705

Bulgaria’s Petrol Reports 799,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Net Result Vs 103,624,000 Levs Year Ago – Table May 08, 2009, 10:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Petrol issued the following financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_spetrolreports799_000levsinq12009netresultvs103_624_000ago-105901592

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Crimes with Penalty Inflicted and Persons Convicted - Q4 2008 May 08, 2009, 10:44 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has released its quarterly report on crimes with penalty inflicted and persons convicted for the fourth quarter of 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-crimeswithpenaltyinflictedand-q4-104817

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Consumer Survey - Apr 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:32 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The regular consumer survey carried out by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) in April 2009 registers increased pessimism in opinions and a decrease of 7.6 percentage points in comparison with January of the consumer confidence indicator (Figure 1). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-consumersurvey-apr2009-103750

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:25 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPThe indices exploded on Thursday. After BSE missed four trading sessions due to holidays, the market participants seemed to be in a hurry to catch up the gains from the markets worldwide. SOFIX moved more than 10% up in the first minutes of the session but sellers appeared quickly and eventually the index closed at 381.85 (+6.51%), erasing all the loss from the beginning of the year. The most active names were Sopharma (3JR, BGN 2.85, +14.00%), Central Cooperative Bank (4CF, BGN 1.48, +17.00%) and First Investment Bank (5F4, BGN 2.66, +10.41%). These three accounted for close to 40% of the total turnover, which reached only BGN 1.7m. The price weighted BG40 closed at 102.81 (+3.22%), crossing the 100 level for the first time since mid-Jan, after the support from Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 51.40, +15.51%), Fazerles (4F6, BGN 33.00, +3.13%) and Odessos Shiprepair Yard (5ODE, BGN 109.49, +2.52%). BGTR30 added 5.66% to 277.23, the highest since the beginning of Dece mber 2008, after only two out of the 30 companies included in the index closed bellow the line. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-may8_2009-100852

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:13 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-may7_2009-075405

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:58 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews BSE-Sofia informs herewith that by an order of the Director of Trading the issue of rights of the capital increase of Chimimport AD-Sofia /6C4/ has been admitted to trading on the BSE-Sofia floor as follows:With reference to a decision of the Management Board of Chimimport AD-Sofia /6C4/ dated 15.04.2009 for an increase in capital of the company and to the respective publications in the State Gazette, issue 32/28.04.2009, and in Pari newspaper dated 28.04.2009, please be informed about the following:- Number of shares before the capital increase: 149,999,984- Number of shares, offered for subscription: 90,000,000- Number of the rights issued: 149,999,984- Type of the new shares: Preference shares with no voting right- Ratio between rights issued and the new shares (right/shares): 1.6666665/1- Lower limit, in order the subscription to be considered successful: Subscription and payment of at least 63,000,000 new shares- Nominal value: BGN 1.00- Issuing value: BGN 2.22 - ISIN co de of the issue of rights: BG4000009093- BSE code of the issue of rights: 6C4A- Initial date for trading in rights on the Exchange: 08.05.2009 - Final date for trading in rights on the Exchange: 20.05.2009 - Initial date for transferring the rights: 07.05.2009 - Final date for transferring the rights: 22.05.2009 - Date of the Auction as per Art. 112b (7) of the POSA: 29.05.2009 - Initial date for subscription to shares: 07.05.2009 - Final date for subscription to shares of the increase: 12.06.2009 - Investment intermediaries authorised to administer the capital increase: CB UniCredit Bulbank AD as a lead manager or CB Central Cooperative Bank AD as a co-manager- Bank, with which an accumulation account will be opened: CB UniCredit Bulbank AD- The right to participate in the capital increase will be entitled to all shareholders, who have acquired shares of the company not later than 7 days following the promulgation of the announcement in the State Gazette, i.e. as of record date 07.05.2009 /Thursday/.- The final date for transacting shares this company on the BSE-Sofia floor, as a result of which the holder will be entitled to participate in the capital increase, will be 29.04.2009 /Wednesday/ i.e. ex date 30.04.2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailybulletin_selectedannouncements-may7_2009-073648

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:58 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-may7_2009-072558

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - May 8 - July 5 May 08, 2009, 09:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through July 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariascheduleofevents-may8-july5-090448

Bulgaria C-Bank End-April Dues and Equity Fall to 2.416 Bln Euro - Table May 08, 2009, 09:09 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) - The liabilities and equity of the Bulgarian National Bank’s (BNB) Banking Department totalled 4.730 billion levs ($3.232 billion/2.416 billion euro) at the end of April, down 7.9% from a month earlier, BNB figures show. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariac-bankend-aprilduesandequityfallto2_416blneuro-table-082333

Bulgarian National Bank - Monthly Balance Sheet of the Issue Department - Apr 2009 May 08, 2009, 08:29 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Issue department of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly balance sheet for April 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalbank-monthlybalancesheetoftheissuedepartment-apr2009-083125

Bulgarian National Bank - Monthly Balance Sheet of the Banking Department - Apr 2009 May 08, 2009, 08:26 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Banking department of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has published its monthly balance sheet for April 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalbank-monthlybalancesheetofthebankingdepartment-apr2009-082758

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - Apr 27-30, 2009 May 08, 2009, 07:42 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPIndexes moved modestly during the 27-30 Apr week as about 50% of the relatively high weekly volume (BGN 17m) was attributable to bond trades on Wednesday (29 Apr). Gains registered SOFIX to 358.51 (+1.2% WoW) and BGTR30 to 262.38 (+0.9% WoW) while BG40 and BGREIT declined to 99.60 (-0.3% WoW) and 38.99 (-0.8% WoW), respectively. The BSE sentiment during the week was mainly driven by the moves of the international indexes. Accordingly, BSE indexes (except for BGREIT) increased on Thursday as market participants gained confidence from the positive moves worldwide despite the fact that the large majority of the Q1 results showed “impressive” declines in revenues and net income. We expect the North move to persist during the current week (only two trading sessions on Thursday and Friday) provided that foreign markets continue to import positive news in Bulgaria. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariaweeklyupdate-apr27-30_2009-174417

Release of Bulgarian Sailors Kidnapped by Somali Pirates Expected Shortly May 07, 2009, 23:24 CET | Story | Novinite.com The sixteen Bulgarian sailors who have been kidnapped by Somali pirates are going to be released very soon.This expectation was expressed Thursday by Tzvetan Gadev, the Bulgarian representative of the Italian firm operating the UK-owned Malaspina Castle cargo ship.Gadev told the Bulgarian National Radio that the negotiations for paying the ransom, whose amount has not been specified, and for the release of the kidnapped sailors have really made substantial progress.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/releaseofbulgariansailorskidnappedbysomalipiratesexpectedshortly-232421179

Poll: GERB to Win Bulgaria 2009 European Elections with 9% Lead May 07, 2009, 23:24 CET | Story | Novinite.com Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov’s party GERB has a 9% lead for the coming 2009 European Elections.This becomes clear from a public opinion poll carried out in mid April by the Alpha Research Agency, whose results were presented on the Bulgarian National TV (BNT 1) Thursday morning by sociologist Boryana Dimitrova.The Alpha Research poll shows that if the European Parliament Elections were today, 24% of the votes would go to the center-right GERB party.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/poll_gerbtowinbulgaria2009europeanelectionswith9_lead-232406483

Mayor Borisov: Sofia Guaranteed EUR 1,5 B from EU Funds in 2010 May 07, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov declared Thursday that in 2010 Bulgaria’s capital was guaranteed about EUR 1-1,5 B of EU funding.In his words, the EU money will be invested in infrastructure projects including the Sofia Metro, and the garbage processing plant under construction.Borisov made these statements after he opened a factory for construction fixture in the village of Mirovyane right outside of Sofia.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mayorborisov_sofiaguaranteedeur1_5bfromeufundsin2010-232351805

Sofia Mayor: PM Stanishev Will Remain in History Wearing Fez May 07, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov accused Bulgaria’s Socialist PM, Sergey Stanishev, of transfering electoral power to minority populated regions of the country."A day will come when history will decorate Stanishev with a large fez on his head, but a really large one", said Mayor Borisov, who is also the informal leader of the opposition center-right GERB part, apparently referring to the requirement for wearing a fez in the Ottoman Turkish Empire.Borisov’s statement was regarding the recent electoral system changes approved by the government of the three-way coalition (made up of the Socialist Party, the National Movement for Stability and Progress, and the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS)), which provided for the election of 31 of Bulgaria’s 240 MPs through majority representation.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sofiamayor_pmstanishevwillremaininhistorywearingfez-23233772

Cerni Announces Official Date of Entropa Dismantle May 07, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Czech artist, David Cerny, confirmed he would begin dismantling his Entropa piece on Monday, May 11.Cerni made the decision to remove Entropa ahead of schedule over political changes in his homeland. The piece was to remain in the lobby of the European Council building in Brussels until June 30 when the Czech European Union (EU) Presidency would end.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/cerniannouncesofficialdateofentropadismantle-232322453

Judge Withdrawal Drags UDF Registration Saga May 07, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com The judge from the Sofia City Court who was scheduled to try the case of the UDF party’s registration has withdrawn from participation in the trial.Judge Madzharov is part of the team of magistrates who were supposed to reexamine the registration of the leader of the rightist, opposition Union of Democratic Forces party (UDF), Martin Dimitorv.On April 30, Bulgaria’s Supreme Cassation Court returned the case to the City Court criticizing the motives to reject Dimitrov’s registration.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/judgewithdrawaldragsudfregistrationsaga-232307728

UDF: Dogan Controls Bulgaria’s Courts May 07, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com The leadership of the UDF party issued an official declaration about the withdrawal of Judge Nikolay Madzharov from the case involving the party’s registration.The withdrawal clearly demonstrates the brutal pressure exerted on the justice system by the leader of the ethnic Turkish party, Movement for Rights and Freedoms, (DPS), Ahmed Dogan, the Thursday declaration of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) claims.UDF further declares they will notify the European Commission, the European People’s Party and the Ambassadors to Bulgaria of countries members of the European Union about the attacks against the party and its democratically elected leadership.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/udf_dogancontrolsbulgaria_scourts-23225328

Bulgaria Constitution Court to Try Election Act Amendments May 07, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Constitution Court started Thursday the trial of the case involving the newly adopted amendments of the Election Act.The controversial texts include the majority vote and the 8% coalition threshold for the upcoming parliamentary elections.The Court does not have a deadline to make a decision.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaconstitutioncourttotryelectionactamendments-232238417

Impoverished Bulgarian Businessmen Return Luxury Yachts May 07, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com Businessmen from the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas have started to give up their yachts as they are unable to finance the monthly payments for their recent luxury purchases.The news has been announced by Stanislav Kassarov, President of the International 470 Class Association, and a native of Burgas, as cited by BGNES.This trend caused by the effects of the global financial and economic crisis is most likely going to lead to the bankruptcy of Bulgarian yacht selling companies as they will also be unable to finance their debts.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/impoverishedbulgarianbusinessmenreturnluxuryyachts-232218583

IMF Corrects Embarrassing East Europe Error May 07, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com The International Monetary Fund has corrected an embarrassing error that led to the publication of exaggerated estimates of the external debt levels of crisis-hit eastern European states, the Financial Times reported.In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, published in April, the IMF provided key numbers on 38 selected emerging market countries, including their 2009 external debt refinancing needs as a ratio of their foreign exchange reserves.But after the numbers for some countries were challenged by central bankers, analysts and journalists, the IMF revised the data and began publishing new figures for the external debt/reserves ratios of some eastern European countries.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/imfcorrectsembarrassingeasteuropeerror-232203871

EBRD Oks EUR 50 M Loan for Bulgaria SMEs May 07, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian UniCredit Bulbank has secured a EUR 50 M credit line from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of its funding for the crisis-hit region.The credit line will fund small and medium-sized enterprises, whose turnover does not exceed EUR 50 M and who have no more than 249 employees.James Hyslop, EBRD Director for Bulgaria, commented that the project is an important step towards giving opportunities to small and medium-sized companies for long-term investments.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrdokseur50mloanforbulgariasmes-232149189

Bulgarian Stocks Shoot up at Open May 07, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian stock market indices rebounded at the start of trading on Thursday in line with a rise on Europe’s leading stock markets.SOFIX, the main index on the Bulgarian stock exchange, jumped by 10% up to 397.02 points in the morning, BG-40 rose by 4.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstocksshootupatopen-232134559

Slovak Company Plans EUR 600 M Greenfield Investment in Bulgaria May 07, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com A company from Slovakia is planning to invest EUR 600 M in Bulgaria, in the production of equipment for the preparation and transportation of blood plasma.The news was announced Thursday by Bulgaria’s Deputy Economy Minister Yavor Kuyumdzhiev, who said Bulgaria had been picked by the Slovak investor from among a total of four states.Kuyumdzhiev explained the Slovak greenfield investment included the construction of four plants located at a distance of at least 150 km from one another.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovakcompanyplanseur600mgreenfieldinvestmentinbulgaria-232119833

11 000 Bulgarians Go on Vacation in Greece during May Holidays May 07, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com About 11 000 Bulgarians have traveled to Greece during their days off for the holidays from May 1 until May 6.The data has been announced by the Chair of the Institute Tourism Analysis and Estimates, Rumen Draganov, in an interview for Darik Radio."This means that the Bulgarians who are traveling are doing fine, and are not scared by the economic crisis, they have money to spend", Draganov said adding that the tourist sites in Northern Greece were close and affordable.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/11000bulgariansgoonvacationingreeceduringmayholidays-232105225

Bulgaria Govt Boasts Tight Grip on Digital Piracy May 07, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian government has unabashedly claimed the credit for taking the country off the US list of states deemed soft on copyright piracy."The government took urgent measures for preventing Bulgaria from ending up on the Unites States piracy list," Deputy Economy Minister Yavor Kuyumdzhiev told reporters on Thursday. "Despite expectations that Bulgaria will be back on the list, it just came to prove that the country has implemented well the measures for protection of intellectual property rights," Kuyumdzhiev commented.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariagovtboaststightgripondigitalpiracy-232050498

Bulgaria Capital Sofia to Launch New Metro Line May 07, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Bulgarian capital Sofia is going to open officially on Friday part of the extension of the first Sofia Metro line.The line connecting the Mladost 1 residential quarter and the main building of the Sofia University "St. Kliment of Ohrid" in dowtown Sofia is 6 km long.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariacapitalsofiatolaunchnewmetroline-232035763

Bulgaria’s Globul Q1 Revenues Up 7,9% to EUR 109,1 M May 07, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s second-biggest mobile operator Globul, a unit of Greek Cosmote, reported a 7,9% rise in revenues to EUR 109,1 M in the first quarter of 2009 over the same period the previous year.The company’s operating profit for the same period towered to EUR 17,9 M, marking a 2,9% rise year-upon-year. Operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) improved 2,7% to EUR 41,4 million.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sglobulq1revenuesup7_9_toeur109_1m-23202176

International Plovdiv Fair to Feature Anti-Crisis Programs May 07, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com Participants in the 29th International Plovdiv Spring Fair will include anti-crisis measures in their displays.The Spring Fair focuses on consumer goods and technologies and will officially open on May 12.Many of the 500 companies participating in the Fair will present their new products designed to help them deal with the worldwide recession.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/internationalplovdivfairtofeatureanti-crisisprograms-23200634

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Inch Up in Lighter Turnover May 08, 2009, 17:39 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 8 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) posted fractional gains in lower turnover on Friday, bourse data showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesriseinlowerturnover-172818

ICTY triples ex-Serb officer’s sentence over Vukovar killings May 08, 2009, 13:46 CET | Story | SETimes Appellate judges at the UN war crimes tribunal increased former Serb officer Veselin Sljivancanin’s initial five-year prison sentence on Tuesday and overturned his acquittal on charges in connection with the 1991 Vukovar massacre. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ictytriplesex-serbofficer_ssentenceovervukovarkillings-134656272

Croatia’s Zeljezara Split Doubles Q1 Net Loss to 28.5 Mln Kuna (3.9 Mln Euro) - Table May 08, 2009, 11:52 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Croatian steelworks Zeljezara Split said on Friday its net loss doubled to 28.5 million kuna ($5.2 million/3.9 million euro) in the first quarter of 2009 from 14.3 million kuna a year earlier. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia___szeljezarasplitwidensitsq1netlossto28_5mlnkuna_3_9mlneuro_y_y—114701

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:26 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd EBRD sees 3% drop in Croatia, 5% in Eastern Europe >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-may8_2009-101115

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Crop Production - 2008 May 08, 2009, 10:18 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd For the first time, the Central Bureau of Statistics issues the first release titled Crop Production, 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-cropproduction-2008-102136

Croatia Schedule of Events - May 8 – June 10 May 08, 2009, 10:16 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Croatia through June 10. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiascheduleofevents-may8___june10-101421

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Retail Trade - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:15 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In March 2009, the total turnover of all business entities engaged in this activity, irrespective of their prevailing activity, was nominally by 14.1% and really by 13.6% higher than in February 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-retailtrade-mar2009-101715

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:13 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-may8_2009-091935

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Foreign Trade in Goods by Counties, Towns and Municipalities - Jan - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:06 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has released its monthly report on foreign trade in goods of the Republic of Croatia by counties, towns and municipalities for January to March 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-foreigntradeingoodsbycounties_townsand-jan-mar-101240

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Tourism - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:59 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In March 2009, the number of tourist arrivals in all commercial accommodation facilities in the Republic of Croatia decreased by 24% and the number of tourist nights by 31%, as compared to March 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-tourism-mar2009-100346

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Tourism - Cumulative Data - Jan - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:52 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In the period from January to March 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008, number of tourist arrivals decreased by 14% and the number of tourist nights by 17% in all accommodation facilities in the Republic of Croatia. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-tourism-cumulativedata-jan-mar2009-095738

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Cross-border Traffic - Provisional data - Jan - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:47 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd This release includes data on cross-border traffic of road motor vehicles, passengers and goods at road border crossings as well as data on cross-border traffic of passengers at railway, maritime, river and air border crossings. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-cross-bordertraffic-provisionaldata-jan-mar-095058

Croatia’s March Retail Sales Fall Real 17.3% M/M - Table May 08, 2009, 09:43 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s March retail sales fell by a real 17.3% month-on-month, after falling by a monthly 26.8% in February, the State Statistics Bureau said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_smarretailsalesfallreal17_3_m_m-table-094057

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Producers’ Price Indices of Industrial Products - Apr 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In April 2009, as compared to March 2009, the producers’ prices of industrial products increased by 0.5% on the average, as compared to December 2008 they decreased by 0.6%, and, as compared to April 2008 they decreased by 0.1%. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-producers_priceindicesofindustrialproducts-apr-094543

Croatia Q1 Tourist Numbers Fall 14.3% Y/Y, Overnights Down 16.7% - Table May 08, 2009, 09:12 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), May 8 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Croatia in the first quarter of 2009 fell by 14.3% on the year to 478 829, and overnight decreased by 16.7% to 1.2 million, the Croatian Statistics Bureau said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatiaq1touristnumbersfall14_3_y_y_overnightsdown16_7_-table-090059

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 07:44 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Asian and European markets advanced higher as U.S. stress test increased confidence in the financial sector. CROBEX jumped today 6.5% on excellent turnover of HRK 91.8 m.Explosion of liquidity was accompanied with strong price advancement as all Crobex stock where green today. There where fifteen millionaire issues today. Top liquid issue remained telecom operator HT (HT-R-A) collecting HRK 29.9 m. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-may7_2009-173527

* Macedonia *

Macedonian Hotel Operator International Hotels Q1 Prelim Net Loss Soars Nearly 60 Times Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 16:53 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Macedonian hotel operator International Hotels AD Skopje said on Friday its first-quarter preliminary net loss widened sixty-fold on the year to 2.841 million denars ($613,779/458,900 euro). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianhoteloperatorinternationalhotelsq1prelimnetlosswidensnearly60—162731

Macedonian Stock Exchange Blue-Chip Index Rises in Higher Turnover - Table May 08, 2009, 16:08 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 8 (SeeNews) – The blue-chip index of the Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) jumped this week in higher turnover, reflecting the global upward trend, brokers said on Friday >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchangeblue-chipindexrises_turnoverhigher-table-155648

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 15:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-may8_2009-150219

Vetevendosje leader held for questioning at Macedonian border May 08, 2009, 13:47 CET | Story | SETimes PRISTINA, Kosovo — The leader of Kosovo’s Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) movement, Albin Kurti, was held briefly at the Blace border point betwee... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/vetevendosjeleaderheldforquestioningatmacedonianborder-134741873

Serbia’s Jeremic makes landmark visit to Macedonia May 08, 2009, 13:47 CET | Story | SETimes SKOPJE, Macedonia — Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic arrived on Thursday (May 7th) for an official visit to Skopje, the first by a Serbian offic... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_sjeremicmakeslandmarkvisittomacedonia-134726790

Macedonia turns to universal health insurance May 08, 2009, 13:47 CET | Story | SETimes The Macedonian government changed the Law on Public Health to ensure primary health care for all. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniaturnstouniversalhealthinsurance-134711714

Magyar Telekom’s Macedonian Fixed-line, Mobile Units Q1 Combined Revenue Rises 12.7% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 13:12 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 8 (SeeNews) – Magyar Telekom’s Macedonian fixed-line and mobile units, Makedonski Telekom AD and ’Т-Mobile Macedonia’" href=">http://cms3.aiidatapro.net/[LinkTo:Company:15808]">Т-Mobile Macedonia, posted a combined revenue of 20.848 billion Hungarian forints ($99.7 million/74.57 million euro) in the first quarter of 2009, up 12.7% from a year earlier, the parent company said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/magyartelekom_smacedonianfixed-line_mobileunitsq1revenuerises12_7_y_y—113917

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:43 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-may7_2009-071256

Macedonia Schedule of Events – May 8 – June 10 May 08, 2009, 09:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through June 10. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___may8___june10-084653

* Moldova *

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 15:05 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-may8_2009-150305

Societe Generale’s Moldovan Unit Q1 Net Profit Shrinks 95% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 12:35 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 8 (SeeNews) - Mobiasbanca, the Moldovan unit of French banking group Societe Generale, on Friday reported a 95% annual fall in its first-quarter net profit to 1.8 million lei ($160,000/119,300 euro). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/socgen_smoldovanunitq1netprofitshrinks95_y_y-table-123243

Societe Generale’s Moldovan Unit To Skip Dividend Again May 08, 2009, 12:08 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 8 (SeeNews) - The Moldovan unit of French banking group Societe Generale, Mobiasbanca, will pay no dividend for 2008, after passing dividend a year earlier as well, Mobiasbanca said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/socgen_smoldovanunittoskipdividendagain-114651

Moldova-Agroindbank Q1 Net Profit Falls 66% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 11:47 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 8 (SeeNews) – The net profit of Moldova’s largest commercial bank, Moldova-Agroindbank, fell by an annual 66% to 30.14 million lei ($2.7 million/2.0 million euro) in the first quarter this year, the bank said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova-agroindbankq1netprofitfalls66_y_y-table-112847

Moldova’s Energbank Q1 Net Profit Shrinks 82% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 10:45 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 8 (SeeNews) – The first-quarter net profit of Moldova’s Energbank dropped to 2.4 million lei ($213,000/159,100 euro) from 13.1 million lei a year earlier, the bank said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_senergbankq1netprofitshrinks82_y_y-table-104101

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:43 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-may7_2009-070955

Moldova Schedule of Events - May 8 - June 5 May 08, 2009, 09:13 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), May 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through June 5. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-may8-june5-091313

* Montenegro *

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 16:12 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-may8_2009-160644

Magyar Telekom’s Montenegrin Fixed-line, Mobile Units Q1 Combined Revenue Rises 4.8% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 14:51 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), May 8 (SeeNews) – Magyar Telekom’s Montenegrin fixed-line unit T-Com and mobile unit T-Mobile Montnegro posted a combined revenue of 8.217 billion Hungarian forints ($39.5 million/29.5 million euro) in the first quarter of 2009, up from 7.837 billion forints a year earlier, the parent company said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/magyartelekom_smontenegrinfixed-line_mobileunitsq1combinedrevenuerisesy_y-144150

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:42 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-may7_2009-070232

* Romania *

Romanian Stocks Close Week Mostly Higher May 08, 2009, 17:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - The Romanian stock market ended the week mostly in the green amid decent volumes and mixed sentiment, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianstockscloseweekmostlyhigher-165915

Romania’s Grupul Industrial Electrocontact Reports 70,647 Lei in Q1 2009 Net Result Vs 3,100 Lei Year Ago – Table May 08, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Grupul Industrial Electrocontact issued the following financial figures in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sgrupulindustrialelectrocontactreports70_647leiinq12009net-17153369

Romanian Leu Eases vs Euro May 08, 2009, 17:14 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu closed weaker against the euro on Friday, shedding part of the gains it recorded on Thursday, dealers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleueasesvseuro-165125

Romania’s A&D Pharma Q1 Unaudited Cons Sales Fall 11% Y/Y to 113.2 Mln Euro May 08, 2009, 16:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romanian drug group A&D Pharma’s unaudited consolidated sales fell by an annual 11% to 113.2 million euro ($151 million) in the first quarter of the year due to the steep depreciation of local leu currency, the company’s owner, Dutch-based A&D Pharma Holdings N.V., said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sa_dpharmaq1unauditedconssalesfell11_y_yto113_2mlneuro-155414

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 16:14 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-may8_2009-160924

Romania’s Azomures Reports 2,009,369 Lei in Q1 2009 Net Result Vs 54,978,421 Lei Year Ago – Table May 08, 2009, 16:13 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Azomures issued the following financial figures in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sazomuresreports2_009_369leiinq12009netresultvs54_978_421-161352539

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 16:13 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-may8_2009-161201

Romania’s Mefin Reports -592,363 Lei in Q1 2009 Net Result Vs 478,256 Lei Year Ago – Table May 08, 2009, 15:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Mefin issued the following financial figures in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_smefinreports-592_363leiinq12009netresultvs478_256leiyear-155053585

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Monthly Bulletin - Apr 2009 May 08, 2009, 15:08 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its monthly bulletin on trading volumes and prices for April 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-monthlybulletin-apr2009-150531

Some 249,360 Shares of Romanian Leather Processing Firm PIM Trade for 5.98 Mln Lei (1.4 Mln Euro) May 08, 2009, 14:57 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - A total of 249,355 shares of Romanian leather processing firm PIM changed hands for a combined 5.98 million lei ($1.9 million/1.4 million euro) in two transactions on the over-the-counter market RASDAQ on Friday, bourse data showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/some249_355sharesofromanianleatherprocessingfirmpimtradefor5_98mlnlei____-143938

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Petrom First Impression - Q1 2009 - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 14:49 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews EBIT weak, but the financial result beat expectations >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-petromfirstimpression-q12009-may8_2009-144546

Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant To Shut Down Reactor for 30-day Maintenance May 08, 2009, 14:49 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda will shut down on May 9 the second of its two 700-megawatt (MW) reactors for a scheduled 30-day maintenance, the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_scernavodanuclearpowerplanttoshutdownreactorfor30-daymaintenance-143526

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Company News - Transgaz - Analysts Meeting Highlights (positive) - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 14:47 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The national transporter of natural gas Transgaz (TGN) held yesterday a meeting with the analysts. The management presented its 2008 results, but there were no novelties here, and provided some details on the 1Q 2009 results, released on May 4. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-companynews-transgaz-analystsmeeting-may8_-130332

60,000 Romanian public workers launch warning strike May 08, 2009, 13:48 CET | Story | SETimes BUCHAREST, Romania — About 60,000 public workers launched a warning strike Tuesday (May 5th), demanding more money and fewer political appointees in... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/60_000romanianpublicworkerslaunchwarningstrike-134813146

Romanian teachers abandon protests after cabinet offers new deal May 08, 2009, 13:47 CET | Story | SETimes BUCHAREST, Romania — Teachers decided on Wednesday (May 6th) to scrap a nationwide protest originally scheduled for Thursday — when national exams... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianteachersabandonprotestsaftercabinetoffersnewdeal-13475890

UPDATE 1 - OMV’s Romanian Unit Petrom Q1 Net Profit Falls 48% Y/Y to 506 Mln Lei (123 Mln Euro) May 08, 2009, 11:26 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, analyst comment) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-omv_sromanianunitpetromq1netprofitdown48_y_yto506mlnlei_123mln-104950

Romania Press Review - May 08 May 08, 2009, 11:06 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniapressreview-may08-110634637

EBRD, EIB Lend 400 Mln Euro to Romania’s Petrom for 860 MW Power Plant Construction May 08, 2009, 10:28 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) lent 400 million euro ($533 million) to Romanian oil and gas group Petrom to finance the construction of a 860 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant, the borrower said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrd_eiblend400mlneurotoromanianoil_gasgrouppetromfor860mwpowerplant-102040

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:16 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Market Comment >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-may8_2009-092558

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:15 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the news >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-may8_2009-090732

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:57 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-may7_2009-071842

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:56 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-may7_2009-072233

Romania’s Q1 Industrial Output Falls 11.8% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 09:53 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s industrial output in the first quarter of 2009 fell by 11.8% on the year, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sq1industrialoutputfalls11_8_-table-095132

ROMANIA’S Q1 INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 11.8% Y/Y - STATS BOARD May 08, 2009, 09:47 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_sq1industrialoutputfalls11_8_y_y-statsboard-094723

Romania’s SIF 3 Transilvania Reports 4,015,784 Lei in Q1 2009 Net Result Vs 12,159,597 Lei Year Ago – Table May 08, 2009, 09:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s SIF 3 Transilvania issued the following financial figures in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_ssif3transilvaniareports4_015_784leiinq12009netresultvslei-094012801

Romania’s Petrom Reports 505,995,010 Lei in Q1 2009 Net Result Vs 977,038,544 Lei Year Ago – Table May 08, 2009, 09:35 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Petrom issued the following financial figures in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB): >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_spetromreports505_995_010leiinq12009netresultvs977_038_544-09351379

ROMANIA’S PETROM REPORTS 505,995,010 LEI IN Q1 2009 NET RESULT VS 977,038,544 LEI YEAR AGO May 08, 2009, 09:35 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_spetromreports505_995_010leiinq12009netresultvs977_038_544-093512580

Romania Schedule of Events - May 8 - Oct 19 May 08, 2009, 09:08 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), May 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through October 19. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniascheduleofevents-may8-oct19-090533

Analysts expect the leu to strengthen below RON 4/€1 May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard National Bank of Romania (BNR) Governor, Mugur Isarescu, said that the peak of pressures on the national currency is over, after the first tranche of a stand-by loan agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), worth €5 billion, has already been sent to Romania, and the central bank lowered the key rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 9.5 percent. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/analystsexpecttheleutostrengthenbelowron4____1-192009500

Romtelecom business down while Cosmote keeps growing May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Mobile services operator Cosmote posted revenues worth €98 million for the first quarter of 2009, as much as 84.2 percent higher year-on-year, while operating losses shrank to €5.5 million, compared to €25.8 mln in Q1 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romtelecombusinessdownwhilecosmotekeepsgrowing-192009227

Raiffeisen Kosovo head to manage new RAEF bank May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Bogdan Merfea, the banker who developed the network of the Raiffeisen lender in Romania in the 2005-2008 period, will become President of a new bank that is to become operational this summer, once the non-banking financial company Capa Finance becomes a bank. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisenkosovoheadtomanagenewraefbank-192008860

The beer market subject to its first decline in years May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard In the first quarter of 2009, the beer market registered the first drop, after several years of growth, of up to 5-6 percent, according to Shachar Shaine, President of United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB), due to a lower expense budget of the population, and unfavorable temperatures. Initial estimates amounted to a four percent increase on the beer market in 2009, a level similar to that in 2008. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/thebeermarketsubjecttoitsfirstdeclineinyears-192008558

The energy sector several months into the crisis May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The sharp decline in the activity of large industrial consumers, due to the economic crisis, has led to a change in energy company plans. Electricity consumption fell by over 10 percent at the national level since the beginning of the year, so thermo-electric plants had to significantly cut production, and companies in the coal extraction and energy production sectors will lay off some 2,000 employees this year, according to a statement yesterday by State Secretary on the Energy Sector, within the Ministry of Economy, Tudor Serban. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/theenergysectorseveralmonthsintothecrisis-192008249

Indesit: The household appliance market fell 20% in Q1 May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Indesit Romania, representative office of the Italian Indesit Company household appliance producer, has observed a 20 percent annual drop in this market in the first quarter. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/indesit_thehouseholdappliancemarketfell20_inq1-192007900

Garrigues looking for another Romanian partner May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The Spanish Garrigues law firm is planning to name a new Romanian partner for its local office, joining the two current partners, Mihai Mares and Jaime Fuster. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/garrigueslookingforanotherromanianpartner-192007604

Interagro’s owner counting on exports to liquidate stocks May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Ioan Niculae, owner of the Interagro company, is counting on increasingly higher foreign player production costs in order to sell his chemical fertilizer stocks, stored in the company’s six chemical complexes since the beginning of the year. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/interagro___sownercountingonexportstoliquidatestocks-192007306

Sales worth €16 mln expected at this year’s Boat Show May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The organizers of the Romanian Boat Show, which opened this week in Bucharest, estimates that this edition will register sales worth €12-16 million, down no more than 20 percent compared to last year, in spite of the global financial crisis. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/salesworth___16mlnexpectedatthisyear___sboatshow-192006920

Double discounts at real estate and construction fairs May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard The dramatic drop in demand for housing units and construction materials in the past few months has led real estate companies and local producers to resort to new ways of selling and doubling discounts compared to previous years. Construction companies target a rise in the sales volume, while real estate enterprises are trying to adjust their business to the financial situation of buyers. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/doublediscountsatrealestateandconstructionfairs-192006597

Another spectacular day on the Stock Exchange May 07, 2009, 23:00 CET | Story | Business Standard Prices of shares listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) registered a new spectacular rise, as liquid issuers increased by as much as 10 percent, in the case of the Petrom oil company (SNP). SNP shares surged after officials of the Ministry of Economy said they are negotiating with Petrom the sale of the Arpechim petrochemical plant for €150 million. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/anotherspectaculardayonthestockexchange-1920063

* Serbia *

Serbia Freezes Plan To Raise VAT - PM May 08, 2009, 17:56 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 8 (SeeNews) – Serbia is freezing plans to raise Value Added Tax (VAT), as other measures implemented to contain budget deficit within the limit agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have started to yield the expected results, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiatoshelfvathikeplansasmeasuresgaintraction-pm-170943

Belgrade Stocks Retreat After Seven-day Rally May 08, 2009, 17:09 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 8 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) retreated on Friday, most likely due to profit-taking, after a sustained seven-day rally, brokers said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockscloselowerafter7-dayrally-163934

EU To Extend 100 Mln Euro in Support of Serbia’s Budget - Deputy PM May 08, 2009, 16:31 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 8 (SeeNews) – The European Commission has approved 100 million euro ($133 million) in aid for Serbia’s budget as part of a 1 bln euro pre-accession support package, the government in Belgrade said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eudonates100mlneurotoserbiainpre-accessionaid-deputypm-152710

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 15:06 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-dailyreport-may8_2009-150136

Serbia Adopts New Stimulus Package May 08, 2009, 14:20 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Additional economic measures designed to stimulate Serbia’s economy by pumping 40 billion dinars (420 million euro) into the economy in the form or cheaper loans for companies came into effect Friday.

as apart of the economic stimulus package will come into effect today, the main offer of the government is guaranteeing an additional figure of RSD 40 billion in cheaper loans. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiaadoptsnewstimuluspackage-142049693

Two Serbian Companies To Build 10 km Section of Corridor X in Serbia May 08, 2009, 13:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 8 (SeeNews) – Two Serbian companies have won a government tender to build a 10-kilometre section of a key motorway, part of EU-defined transport corridor X, Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjic said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/twolocalcompaniestobuildcorridorxsectionsinserbia___infrastructure-130724

Serbia Hotly Debates Kosovo’s IMF Membership May 08, 2009, 13:15 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The prospect of Kosovo’s acceptance into the International Monetary Fund is raising some awkward questions in Serbia, and has precipitated debate within the country about the fate of the former province’s debt.
>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiahotlydebateskosovo_simfmembership-131543906

Serbia Press Review – May 08 May 08, 2009, 11:06 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Here are the top stories in Serbia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiapressreview___may08-110651711

Vojvodjanska Banka - Daily Vobnews - May 8, 2009 May 08, 2009, 10:14 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Serbia’s Vojvodjanska banka released its Daily Vobnews report for May 8, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/vojvodjanskabanka-dailyvobnews-may8_2009-091146

Serbia Schedule of Events – May 8 - May 26 May 08, 2009, 10:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through May 24. New or amended entries are marked (*). >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiascheduleofevents___may8-may26-100517

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - May 7, 2009 May 08, 2009, 09:51 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for May 7, 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-dailyreport-may7_2009-071555

Serbian Street Renamed After Roma Legend May 08, 2009, 09:26 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

The Nis City Assembly decided to name a street after the legendary singer of Roma songs Saban Bajramovic, despite protests by residents who live in the street.

>http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbianstreetrenamedafterromalegend-092608958

Serbian Stocks on 7-Day Positive Run May 07, 2009, 19:26 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 7 (SeeNews) - The share indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) moved further up on Thursday, putting together a string of seven consecutive closes in the green, a broker said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbianstocksendseventhconsecutivetradehigher-185247

Serbia Expands Cheap Lending Facility by 40 Bln Dinars (423 Mln Euro) to 180 Bln Dinars (1.9 Bln Euro) May 07, 2009, 18:52 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), May 7 (SeeNews) – The Serbian government on Thursday said an additional 40 billion dinars ($563 million/423 million euro) of cheap loans will be made available to local companies, thus increasing to 180 billion dinars this incentive to the country’s crisis-hit economy. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiaextendscheaploansboosterby40blndinars_423mlneuro_to180blndinars_1_9-181724

* Slovenia *

UPDATE 1 - Slovenia’s Mercator Sells 6.06% of Fuel Retailer Petrol Back to NLB May 08, 2009, 17:40 CET | Story | SeeNews (rewrites, changes source to add buyer’s name) >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-slovenia_smercatorsells6_06_offuelretailerpetrol-165259

Slovenian Share Indices Extend Winning Streak, Turnover Nearly Doubles May 08, 2009, 17:31 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 8 (SeeNews) - The Slovenian share indices rose for a seventh session running on Friday as turnover nearly doubled, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianindicescontinuewinningstreak_turnovernearlydoubles-171025

Slovenia’s Mercator Sells 6.06% of Fuel Retailer Petrol May 08, 2009, 16:15 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 8 (SeeNews) – Slovenia’s biggest fuel retailer Petrol said on Friday that the country’s largest food retailer Mercator has sold its newly acquired 6.06% stake in Petrol for an undisclosed sum. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_smercatorsalesnewly-acquired6_06_oflocalcompanypetrol-155426

Bank of Slovenia - Monthly Bulletin - Apr 2009 May 08, 2009, 11:53 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd The Bank of Slovenia has published its monthly bulletin on economic and financial developments for April 2009. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bankofslovenia-monthlybulletin-apr2009-115624

Slovenian Statistical Office - Rapid Reports - Household Accounts by Region - 2000 - 2006 - CORRECTED May 08, 2009, 11:41 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS BY REGION, SLOVENIA, 2000-2006 – CORRECTED VERSION >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-rapidreports-householdaccountsbyregion-2000---114743

Slovenian Statistical Office - Household Accounts by Region - 2000 - 2006 - CORRECTED May 08, 2009, 11:35 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Due to mistakes in table Household accounts by region, 2000-2006 (transactions: Net balance of primary income and Net disposable income), published in the First release of 5 th December, data are published again. We apologize for any inconvenience. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-householdaccountsbyregion-2000-2006-corrected-113955

Slovenian Statistical Office - Exports and Imports of Goods - Provisional Data - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 11:30 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd According to provisional data for the period from January to March 2009 compared to the same period of 2008 Slovenian exports decreased by 22.9% while imports decreased by 27.7%; the export/import ratio was 94.9%. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-exportsandimportsofgoods-provisionaldata-mar-113312

Slovenian Statistical Office - Indices of Industrial Production and Stocks in Industry - Provisional Data - Mar 2009 May 08, 2009, 11:20 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In March 2009 a small increase was observed in the production of industrial products and services; stocks also slightly increased. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-indicesofindustrialproductionandstocksin-data—112302

Slovenia’s Q1 Trade Gap Narrows to 208.5 Mln Euro - Table May 08, 2009, 11:17 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s first-quarter trade gap narrowed to a preliminary 208.5 million euro ($277.5 million) from 617.9 million euro a year ago, figures from the country’s Statistics Office indicated on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_sq1tradegap-110853

SLOVENIA’S Q1 TRADE GAP NARROWS TO 208.5 MLN EURO FROM 617.9 MLN EURO YR AGO - STATS OFFICE May 08, 2009, 11:14 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_sq1tradegapnarrowsto208_5mlneurofrom617_9mlneuroyrago-stats-111423

Slovenia’s March Industrial Output Falls 18.5% Y/Y - Table May 08, 2009, 10:53 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 8 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s industrial output in March fell by 18.5% on the year but rose by a monthly 0.2%, the country’s Statistics Office said on Friday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_smarchindustrialoutputplunges18_5_y_y-table-104819

SLOVENIA’S MARCH INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT +0.2% M/M, -18.5% Y/Y VS -0.9% M/M, -22.3% Y/Y IN FEB - STATS OFFICE May 08, 2009, 10:46 CET | Alert | SeeNews >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_smarchindustrialoutput_0_2_m_m_-18_5_y_yvs-0_9_m_m_-22_3_y_y—104509

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