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by Emanuele G. - Friday 6 November 2009 - 2488 letture

Today news:

* Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (Bosnia and Balkans)

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Balkan Insight Daily No. 397, November 6 2009

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

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

In allegato il "Bollettino" CCIpR n.21, la Newsletter economica della Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Romania.

PLEASE, CHECK ATTACHED FILE

> For further information: www.cameradicommercio.ro

* Central Asian News Service (Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia)

Daily news report of 6 November 2009:

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

* demosEuropa (Poland)

Reminder - a lecture on "What future for migration in the EU" on Tuesday!

> For further information: www.demoseuropa.eu

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

a. Environmental impact assessments - New EIA available on ebrd.com:

SOSTANJ Thermal Power Plant, Slovenia

b. Project summary documents - New PSD/s available on ebrd.com:

Georgia: Tbilisi Railway Bypass Project

Armenian Multi-Bank Framework II Extension II

European Fund for SouthEast Europe (EFSE) II - A shares

Southeast Europe Energy Efficiency Fund (SE4F), Regional

c. Press releases - Press releases: week ending 6 November 2009:

Further financial integration crucial for eastern Europe, despite role in crisis

EBRD boosts lending to micro and small businesses in Turkey

EBRD and Rabobank set up new private equity fund

President of EBRD welcomes nomination of Board Director Andor as EU Commissioner

> For further information: www.ebrd.com

* Ec Delegation BiH (Bosnia/Belgium)

Official launch of the Project “Strengthening the BiH Rural Development programming capacities - 3P-BHRD” - Predstavljen projekat “Jacanje kapaciteta za programiranje ruralnog razvoja u BiH - 3P-BHRD”

> For further information: www.europa.ba

* Ec Dg Enlargement (Belgium)

Enlargement Newsletter - 06 November 2009

> For further information: www.europa.eu/enlargement

* Interfax (Russia and Cis)

Interfax Russia & CIS Diplomatic Panorama, November 6

* REPORTS ABOUT POLISH FM’S CALLS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. TROOPS IN POLAND ASTONISHING - LAVROV

* RUSSIA HOPES IRAN WILL SOON GIVE ANSWER TO URANIUM ENRICHMENT OFFER

* N. KOREA’S PLUTONIUM REPORTS SHOULD NOT BE DRAMATIZED – RUSSIAN OFFICIAL

* SIKORSKI’S INVITATION OF U.S. TROOPS A COLD WAR REFLEX - MINISTRY

* RUSSIA WILL DULY HANDLE VASHADZE’S RENUNCIATION OF RUSSIAN CITIZENSHIP - SPOKESMAN

* BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL CENTER IN MOSCOW SEARCHED LEGALLY – MINISTRY

* RUSSIA’S UN ENVOY URGES INTL CRACKDOWN ON AFGHAN DRUGS

* U.S. FORCES COULD BE DEPLOYED IN POLAND TO HELP MODERNIZE LOCAL ARMY ONLY - AMBASSADOR

* GRYZLOV HOPES BELARUSIAN MPS WILL RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA, S.OSSETIA

* UNLIKE START I, NEW ARMS TREATY NOT BEING CREATED IN ATMOSPHERE OF SUSPICION – GENERAL

* NEED TO RECOGNIZE OUR DIFFERENCES TO MOVE FORWARD - MILIBAND

* DUMA RATIFIES AGREEMENT WITH S. KOREA FACILITATING VISA ISSUANCE

* RUSSIA-EU PACT MUST HAVE PROVISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS - KOUCHNER

* WASHINGTON SURPRISED BY OPEL REVERSAL - AMBASSADOR

* NATO NOT A RIVAL TO RUSSIA IN ARMENIA - ENVOY

* NATO TO HELP ARMENIA PROTECT BORDER WITH GEORGIA

* KARABAKH MEDIATORS MEET IN YEREVAN

* NEXT ROUND OF GENEVA DISCUSSIONS WILL FOCUS ON AGREEMENTS ON NON-USE OF FORCE

* NATO FAVORS ARMENIAN-TURKISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS - ENVOY

Russia & CIS Banking and Finance Weekly of November 6

Russia & CIS Business and Investment Weekly of November 6

> For further information: www.interfax.com

* Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Budapest (Hungary/Italy)

Apre stasera a Budapest la VII. edizione del Festival Centro-Europeo del Cinema Italiano - MittelCinemaFest 2009

> For further information: ufficiostampa.iicbudapest@esteri.it

* Latvian Centre for Human Rights (Latvia)

Newsletter of 6 November 2009:

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

* Lukoil (Russia and Cis)

LUKOIL COMMISSIONS A NEW UNIT AT LUKOIL NEFTOCHIM BURGAS AD REFINERY

> For further information: www.lukoil.com

* Memorial (Russia and Cis)

Statement on the Murder of Maksharip Aushev

We, the undersigned, express our indignation at the insolent murder of a famous public figure, owner of Internet-portal Ingushetia.org, Maksharip Aushev.

Aushev protested openly against gross violations of human rights in the North Caucasus – abductions, tortures, extrajudicial executions, fabrication of criminal cases, facts of unprecedented corruption in Ingushetia. After his son and nephew had been abducted, Aushev organized civil actions resulting in the release of men. Aushev also managed to reveal a secret prison in the village of Goity in Chechnya where his son and nephew had been beaten and tortured. Evidence suggests that this is the very prison where many who were abducted in Ingushetia were held. Then most of the abducted disappeared. Aushev became the leader of a strong protest movement in Ingushetia that lead to the resignation of Murat Zyazikov’s corrupt, repressive and non-effective government. Maksharip had been threatened on multiple occasions, and a month before the murder, unknown militants in armoured vehicles tried to abduct him.

We express our condolences to the family and friends of Maksharip.

We demand from the Russian authorities to investigate this murder effectively and to make those who ordered and executed it, regardless of their status, answer for the crime.

We call on the leaders of the Russian Federation to end the current situation where cynical crimes remain unsolved, and where human rights activists as well as public figures who criticize the actions of officials and law enforcement authorities are persecuted and murdered.

Robert Hardh, Civil Rights Defenders

Оксана Челышева, Общество российско-чеченской дружбы

Магомед Муцольгов, Правозащитная организация "Машр"

Олег Орлов, Правозащитный центр "Мемориал"

Варвара Пахоменко, правозащитник, Москва

Липхан Базаева, Организация "Женское достоинство", ЧР

Neil Hicks, Human Rights First, USA

Мадина Магомадова, Ассоциация "Матери Чечни"

Paulina Kluge, Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society

Anna Ek, Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society

Steven Assies, Press New

Виссарион Асеев, правозащитник, Беслан

Ella Asoyan, Freedom House, USA

Ахмед Гисаев, Правозащитный центр "Мемориал"

Усам Байсаев, Правозащитный центр "Мемориал"

Екатерина Сокирянская, Правозащитный центр "Мемориал"

Roemer Lemaitre, Правовая инициатива по России

Андрей Юров, Международное молодежное правозащитное движение

Maria Chitchenkova, Front Line

Татьяна Касаткина, Правозащитный центр "Мемориал"

Светлана Исаева, Матери Дагестана за права человека

Martin Uggla, Östgruppen

Sofia Uggla, Östgruppen

Jane Barry, исследователь

Арсен Сакалов, Правовая инициатива по России

Joanna Kurosz, Civil Rights Defenders

Erik Esbjörnson, Civil Rights Defenders

Peter Öholm, Civil Rights Defenders

Элла Кесаева "Голос Беслана"

Лариса Дорогова, Комитет "Матери Кабардино-Балкарии"

Criminal Proceedings Raised Against Oleg Orlov

The first interrogation of Oleg Orlov in the criminal defamation case opened by the GUVD in Moscow will take place on November 9, 2009.

On July 15, 2009 after Natalia Estemirova, a member of HRC Memorial, had been abducted and killed, Oleg Orlov stated that Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov was to blame for the crime and that the work of human rights activists had become impossible during Kadyrov’s governing. Orlov’s words were cited in the written statement by HRC Memorial published on the organization’s site: http://www.memo.ru/eng/news/2009/07/17/1707091.htm. On July 16 2009, Independent press-centre hosted a press-conference during which Orlov repeated his statement.

On August 13, Kadyrov’s representative advocate, Andrey Krasnenkov, filed a suit to Tverskoy court of Moscow. The defendants were Human Rights Center Memorial and Oleg Orlov. Two court sessions took place – on September 25 and October 6 – resulting in the decision that the defendants have to disclaim the information that discredits the plaintiff and pay 70.000 rubles in compensation for moral damage (the plaintiff demanded 10.000.000 rubles). HRC Memorial referred to the Court of Cassation regarding the case.

Moreover, Krasnenkov applied to the GUVD about the distribution of information discrediting Kadyrov on July 15, 2009, located on Memorial’s web-site www.memo.ru. At first the Public Prosecutor’s office refused to open the case. However, they returned the materials to the GUVD for another examination, and on October 20, 2009 a criminal case was brought against Oleg Orlov. On November 5, Svetlana Gannushkina, member of HRC Memorial, was interrogated. Orlov is to be interrogated on November 9.

Oleg Orlov is represented by advocate Henry Reznik.

Russian and foreign human rights activists express their disgust against criminal persecution of Oleg Orlov: http://hro.org/node/6716.

For all the materials of civil and criminal cases (in Russian and in English) visit Memorial’s site: http://www.memo.ru/2009/09/10/sud.htm. The section is updated.

Arbi Hachukayev Released

The head of Russian public organization "Pravo" (Grozny) Arbi Hachukayev that had been detained yesterday, on November 5 2009, was released today.

In the evening of November 5, Hachukayev was detained in Moscow and forcibly taken to Grozny (see Memorial’s message: http://groups.google.com/group/hrcmemorialeng/browse_thread/thread/a127516b4ef8427a?hl=en). All the evening, human rights activists tried to clear up why Hachukayev was detained and where he would be taken.

The next morning Hachukayev was interrogated in Nadterechny district police department of Grozny. Our source says that Arbi was suspected of being involved in actions of boyeviks. However, after the interrogation Hachukayev was released without any accusation brought against him.

> For further information: www.memo.ru

* Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia (Serbia)

Daily update of 30 October 2009

Daily update of 2 November 2009

Daily update of 4 November 2009

Daily update of 5 November 2009

PLEASE, CHECK ATTACHED FILES

> For further information: www.msp.rs

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

“(S)blocco” (Balcani Occidentali)

Newsletter n. 44 dell’Osservatorio sui Balcani e Caucaso

> For further information: www.osservatoriobalcani.org

* Presidency of Russian Federation (Russia and Cis)

Daily news report of 6 November 2009

> For further information: http://president.kremlin.ru/eng

* Sarke (Georgia)

News in brief of 6 November 2009:

economics

PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE HAS REMARKS ON DRAFT BUDGETARY CODE

Fiscal committee of the Parliament has considered draft Budgetary Code in the first hearing today. Key innovation of the draft is program-oriented principle of budget designing, planned to enter in force from 2012.

SPONSORS OF BLACK SEA ELECTRO-TRANSMISSION LINE CONSTRUCTION RESPONDED TO CAMPAIGN FOR ITS ROUTE CHANGING

International financial institutes have responded to campaign on Borjomi-Kharagauli national park protection, launched by environmental organizations.

To remind, Georgian environmental organization Green Alternative and non-governmental coalition For Transparent International Aid for Georgia initiated appeal to the Black Sea electro-transmission line construction project sponsors (EBRD, European Investment Bank and German KfW), calling them to change the rout of the transmission line.

FUEL RETAIL PRICE CAME UP BY 5-10 TETRI BY EARLY NOVEMBER

The Union of Oil-Products Producers, Importers, and Consumers informs that retail price for different sorts of fuel rose by 5-10 tetri by early November.

Chairman of the Union Vano Mtvralashvili explains the mentioned by oil products international price growth.

WATER PIPELINE REHABILITATION TO BE COMPLETED IN GORI IN DECEMBER

As Georgian Municipal Development Fund has told Sarke, rehabilitation of Gori water pipes network will be completed in December. Rehabilitation works were started in June.

business

TWO OPTIONS FOR SEMI-COKE FACTORY CONSTRUCTION ARE DISCUSSED

George Chikovani, director of International Energy Corporation, declared to Sarke that two alternative sites are discussed for semi-coke factory construction.

To remind, initially construction of this plant was planed by 2010 near Kutaisi car plant.

SAIRME MADE FIRST EXPORT IN ISRAEL

Vakhtang Kopaleishvili, director general of mineral water producer LLC Sairme, declared to Sarke that the company made first export to Israel a week ago. Initial delivery amounted to 20,000 bottles.

LLC MARNEULI FOOD ENTERPRISE TO START EXPORT IN UK BY THE END OF NOVEMBER

Giorgi Dekanoidze, director of Marneuli Food Enterprise, declared to Sarke that the company plans to export for the first time in UK by the end of November. Initial delivery amounts approximately to 20 t of tomato paste (10,000 cans).

MAGTI OFFERS CONNECTION FOR 2 LARI

Mobile communication company Magti offers new customers to switch into network in November for 2 lari instead of usual 5 lari. At that, 1 lari will be placed at a subscriber’s balance, who will be able to choose from monthly gifts of the company until end of 2009 as well.

AFRO STAR AND BUKET TO BE RE-AUCTIONED

Dry cargo ship Afro Star and tanker Buket, seized by Georgia, were not sold at the action yesterday due to lack of demand. The starting price was defined by 750,000 lari and 1.085 million lari, respectively.

> For further information: www.sarke.com

* Seenews (Bulgaria & Balkans)

Daily news report of 6 November 2009

> For further information: www.seenews.com

* Transitions Online (Czech Republic)

New at Transitions Online - 6 November 2009:

Top Stories:

1: Balkan Eye: State of Ambivalence

2: Media: Montenegro: Turning on the News

3: 20 Years After: No More Tractor Barricades

4: Culture Wars: Hungary: Mixed Memories in the Centenary Year of a Beloved Poet

5: Society: Macedonia: Get Me Rewrite!

6: Development: Kazakhstan: Energy Showpiece Rises in the Western Desert

From the Archive:

Five years ago: Life After Lenin

Ten years ago: So Much for Brotherly Love

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1: Balkan Eye: State of Ambivalence

Yes, 10 November brought fundamental change. But in Sofia, they hold the anniversary at arm’s length.

by Boyko Vassilev

5 November 2009

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=346&NrSection=2&NrArticle=20960

2: Media: Montenegro: Turning on the News Once allies in the push for

Montenegrin independence, the country\’s prime minister and its oldest private newspaper are now locked in a nasty war of words and writs.

by Drasko Djuranovic

5 November 2009

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=346&NrSection=1&NrArticle=20958

3: 20 Years After: No More Tractor Barricades The Polish farmer has taken a wild ride in the past 20 years, but the stats suggest that life is calmer these days.

A TOL special report.

by Wojciech Kosc

4 November 2009

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=346&NrSection=3&NrArticle=20954

4: Culture Wars: Hungary: Mixed Memories in the Centenary Year of a Beloved Poet How the murderer of Miklos Radnoti became a hero in Hungary.

by Thomas Orszag-Land

4 November 2009

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=346&NrSection=3&NrArticle=20950

5: Society: Macedonia: Get Me Rewrite!

A first attempt to chronicle the history of independent Macedonia sows rancor inside and outside the country.

by Ljubica Grozdanovska Dimishkovska

3 November 2009

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=346&NrSection=3&NrArticle=20948

6: Development: Kazakhstan: Energy Showpiece Rises in the Western Desert Near a giant new Caspian Sea project, some locals are seeing little trickle-down effect from Kazakhstan’s oil wealth. From EurasiaNet.

by Joanna Lillis

3 November 2009

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=346&NrSection=3&NrArticle=20949

From the Archive:

Five years ago: Life After Lenin

Life after communism is tough for a man who embodied Lenin for 30 years. And also for Lenin’s hometown.

by Michael Chandler and Sergei Borisov

5 November 2004

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=89&NrSection=3&NrArticle=13049

Ten years ago: So Much for Brotherly Love The struggle between the Montenegrin and Serbian orthodoxes churches intensifies.

by Veseljko Koprivica

10 November 1999