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Seenews: news report of 15.06.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Monday 15 June 2009 - 3004 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

EBRD Lends Albania 24 Mln Euro for Country’s First Western-Style Mall Jun 15, 2009, 15:59 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), June 15 (SeeNews) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it lent Albania 24 million euro ($33.3 million) for the construction of the first Western-style mall in the country. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ebrd-145856

Dateline for New Albanian IDs Approaches Jun 15, 2009, 13:00 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Monday will be the last date, when Albanian citizens can apply for newidentity documents, seen as key to avert fraud in the June 28parliamentary elections. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/datelinefornewalbanianidsapproaches-13003175

Albania’s Deadly Blast Case: New Appeal Jun 15, 2009, 13:00 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Families of victims of a deadly blast at a munitions depot in March 2008will appeal the Albanian Supreme Court ruling in the country’s Constitutional Court. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albania___sdeadlyblastcase_newappeal-130014203

Albania Press Review - June 15 Jun 15, 2009, 10:55 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-june15-105551101

* Bosnia *

Einstein’s Serb wife honored in Zurich Jun 15, 2009, 18:20 CET | Story | B92 Serbian Minister for the Diaspora Srđan Srećković unveiled a memorial plaque dedicated to Mileva Marić-Einstein at the Nordheim Friedhof cemetery in Zurich. Marić-Einstein was a Serbian mathematician who is believed to have contributed to the successes of her husband, Nobel laureate Albert Einstein. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/einstein_sserbwifehonoredinzurich-182004821

Hard currency reserves up by over EUR 800mn Jun 15, 2009, 17:46 CET | Story | B92 The National Bank (NBS) foreign exchange reserves were increased by EUR 804.2mn in May to reach EUR 8.9bn. While the first tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, amounting to EUR 787,8 million, had the greatest impact on the reserves raise, the central bank stated Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hardcurrencyreservesupbyovereur800mn-174630487

Media rumors of Mladić arrest "not true" Jun 15, 2009, 17:46 CET | Story | B92 Chief of the National Council for Hague Cooperation, Rasim Ljajić, said that the media reports in Bosnia that Ratko Mladić has been arrested are not true. Bosnian media outlets have reported that the war crimes fugitive has been arrested and transferred to Tuzla, in eastern Bosnia. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mediarumorsofmladi__arrest_nottrue_-174612762

Hague puts former spokeswoman on trial Jun 15, 2009, 17:45 CET | Story | B92 The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague has put on trial its former spokeswoman Florence Hartmann, who is charged with contempt of court. The tribunal accuses the Frenchwoman of revealing confidential information following the trial of the late Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hagueputsformerspokeswomanontrial-174556257

"Pink Panther" arrested in Montenegro Jun 15, 2009, 17:45 CET | Story | B92 The Montenegrin Police Administration has confirmed that Vladimir Lekić, a member of the notorious Pink Panther crime group, was arrested in Cetinje. Lekić suspected to be a member of the international crime group, which has been working in Western Europe for some time now mostly robbing large jewelry stores. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_pinkpanther_arrestedinmontenegro-174538941

Seven foreigners believed shot dead in Yemen Jun 15, 2009, 17:45 CET | Story | B92 Seven foreigners – thought to be from a group of nine kidnapped by Shia rebels in North Yemen – have been found shot dead according to government sources there. The group of seven Germans, including three children, a Briton and a Korean, had been on a picnic in Saada, the interior ministry said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/sevenforeignersbelievedshotdeadinyemen-174522238

Ljajić: No "social pact" this year Jun 15, 2009, 17:15 CET | Story | B92 Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajić assessed on Monday that it would not be possible to draw a social pact before next year. But, he added that in 2009, "we should sign a memorandum on social partnership during the crisis". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ljaji___no_socialpact_thisyear-171505281

Serbia, RS ink economic cooperation deal Jun 15, 2009, 16:45 CET | Story | B92 Representatives of the governments of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska (RS) Mlađan Dinkić and Jasna Brkić signed in an agreement on economic cooperation. The document, signed in Belgrade on Monday, defines mainly the area of export of Fiat Punto cars and IMT tractors produced in Serbia, under subsidized conditions. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_rsinkeconomiccooperationdeal-164522205

"EU tacitly accepts Kosovo residents are Serbian citizens" Jun 15, 2009, 16:45 CET | Story | B92 An Albanian language daily today looks at the circumstances that Kosovo residents find themselves in as Belgrade negotiates a visa-free regime with the EU. Priština-based Koha Ditore reported on Monday that Kosovo would be exempted from the visa liberalization debate of the European Union foreign ministers, noting that the EU "tacitly accepted that the inhabitants of Kosovo were Serbian citizens and that as such, they had the right to hold Serbian passports". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_eutacitlyacceptskosovoresidentsareserbiancitizens_-164505351

Gangster turned protected witness "back in legit business" Jun 15, 2009, 16:15 CET | Story | B92 Ljubiša Buha, a.k.a. Čume, is set to reopen his private company, Defense Road, and register it to his own name, writes a Belgrade daily. Other than being the first protected witness in the history of Serbia’s judiciary, Buha was previously mentioned as the leader of the Surčin Clan criminal gang. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/gangsterturnedprotectedwitness_backinlegitbusiness_-161505271

Residents repair cemetery on their own Jun 15, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 Last weekend, some 200 resident of Stapare in northern Serbia came to help fix the damages in their local cemetery. Numerous gravestones were destroyed there, daily Večernje novosti writes. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/residentsrepaircemeteryontheirown-154039208

May inflation reached 7 pct Jun 15, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 The inflation in Serbia, measured by the Consumer Price Index, was 2.1 percent in May. At the same time it reached seven percent since the beginning of the year, the Statistical Office said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mayinflationreached7pct-154021919

Police beat protesters in Georgian capital Jun 15, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 Masked police beat dozens of opposition protesters in the Georgian capital. It came as the latest flare-up during a weeks-long street campaign against President Mikheil Saakashvili, witnesses said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/policebeatprotestersingeorgiancapital-154004725

Rehn: Solution needed in border dispute Jun 15, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said that a solution must be found at the European summit this Thursday for the Croatian-Slovenian border dispute. “It is truly the moment of truth and all of us should try to solve it before the summit on Thursday and Friday," Rehn said ahead today’s meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/rehn_solutionneededinborderdispute-150538432

"Most stable coalition since 2000" Jun 15, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 Oliver Dulić says he does not believe that the current government can be toppled with political conflict, "because it is the most stable coalition since 2000". The ecology and spatial planning minister from the ranks of the Democrats (DS) told daily Blic that when ever the political situation was analyzed, there was no mention of emergency parliamentary elections, "because it was appraised that there was not reason for them". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_moststablecoalitionsince2000_-150521794

Direct flights from Priština to New York Jun 15, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 Scanderbeg Air airline from New York will be offering direct flights from Priština to New York, it was announced. The first flight directly from New York to Priština will land today at 16:30 CET. According to Scanderbeg, the flight will be available two times a week, from New York to Priština on Monday and Thursday and from Priština to New York on Tuesday and Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/directflightsfrompri__tinatonewyork-150504955

"Democrats bear responsibility for everything" Jun 15, 2009, 14:35 CET | Story | B92 Nenad Čanak says that the Democratic Party (DS) will be held responsible for the postponement of the confirmation of the draft Vojvodina statute. The LSV leader, who also chairs the National Council for Decentralization said that DS is completely responsible for the months of delay in confirming the provincial statute. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_democratsbearresponsibilityforeverything_-143522995

Russia rules out talks with Georgia’s "criminal" regime Jun 15, 2009, 14:35 CET | Story | B92 Russia has no plans to hold dialogue with Georgia’s current regime but would be ready to talk with a new leadership after elections the Russian president said. "In our view this is a political regime that has committed a crime, and we have nothing in common with it," Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russiarulesouttalkswithgeorgia_s_criminal_regime-14350618

Kosovo: Serbs beaten by "off duty police" Jun 15, 2009, 12:00 CET | Story | B92 A Serb man and his son were assaulted this morning by off duty members of the Kosovo police, KPS, reports say. A bus driver, identified as Igor Arsić, and his father Vido, were taken to a police station in Priština along with 40 passengers traveling on the bus. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovo_serbsbeatenby_offdutypolice_-120021471

New agreement with Republic of Srpska Jun 15, 2009, 12:00 CET | Story | B92 Officials from Serbia and the Republic of Srpska (RS), along with representatives of the Fiat Group, are expected to sign an economic cooperation agreement. The deal is a continuation of cooperation between Serbia and the Serb entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina based on the agreement for special ties. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newagreementwithrepublicofsrpska-120004720

EU decision expected on visas Jun 15, 2009, 10:55 CET | Story | B92 European Union Foreign Ministers will decide on Monday on whether they will propose that visas for Western Balkans countries be abolished. A Serbian delegation will be lobbying in Luxemburg for visa liberalization by the end of the year to become the official stance of the entire EU. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eudecisionexpectedonvisas-105521957

Greece: 126 illegal migrants detained Jun 15, 2009, 10:55 CET | Story | B92 Greek coast guards assisted by other European vessels intercepted 126 illegal immigrants in the sea region between the island of Lesvos and the Turkish coast. In one instance, a vessel loaded with illegal immigrants heading for Greek territorial waters was intercepted by the French vessel Zeppelin, which detained the individuals and later transported them to the main port on Lesvos. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/greece_126illegalmigrantsdetained-105504939

SNS win most in repeated voting Jun 15, 2009, 10:21 CET | Story | B92 The Serb Progressive Party (SNS) has won most votes in repeated early local elections in the Belgrade municipality of Voždovac. The voting was repeated in three polling stations due to irregularities noted a week ago. A coalition gathered around the Democrats (DS) came in second. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/snswinmostinrepeatedvoting-10212889

Psychiatric patient kills teenager in south Jun 15, 2009, 10:21 CET | Story | B92 A psychiatric patient has killed a 17-year-old in his home in the village of Ždeglovo, near Lebane, in southern Serbia. The attacker, identified as Slobodan Ivković, entered the house at around 20:00 CET Sunday, first wounding the victim’s mother with a knife, and then proceeding to his room. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/psychiatricpatientkillsteenagerinsouth-102111430

Iran says planned Mousavi rally is illegal Jun 15, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | B92 Iran says it has not authorized supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi to rally in Tehran Monday, as they have planned. Pro-Mousavi activists are calling for a large demonstration in the capital to protest against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It is not clear if they will go ahead with the plans now that Iranian authorities have said such a gathering would be illegal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iransaysplannedmousavirallyisillegal-102054335

Swine flu risk "still low" after death Jun 15, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | B92 Health officials have insisted the risk swine flu poses to the public remains low after the virus claimed its first UK victim and its first in Europe. The Scottish Government confirmed on Sunday a patient with underlying health problems had died after testing positive for the H1N1 virus. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/swineflurisk_stilllow_afterdeath-102037841

Ex-EU envoy visits Priština Jun 15, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | B92 Former EU negotiator in the Kosovo status talks Austria’s Wolfgang Ischinger visited Priština on Sunday. There, he told reporters that Kosovo is "moving in the right direction". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ex-euenvoyvisitspri__tina-102022598

DSS leadership adopts declaration on Vojvodina Jun 15, 2009, 10:20 CET | Story | B92 The opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) announced that the party main board unanimously adopted its Declaration on the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The session was held in Novi Sad on Sunday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/dssleadershipadoptsdeclarationonvojvodina-10200566

K. Albanians: Make Prizren "capital city" Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | B92 Ten members of the Kosovo assembly in Priština have started an initiative to make the town of Prizren "Kosovo’s capital". "We are asking that, after a debate and a decision, the assembly obligates the government of Kosovo to prepare the legal infrastructure so that the administrative seat of Kosovo is transferred to Prizren by June 10, 2016," says the initiative, sent to the assembly president, according to the local media. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/k_albanians_makeprizren_capitalcity_-094548876

Women’s karate team win gold medal Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | B92 The women’s karate team of Serbia on Saturday won the gold medal at the 7th World Karate Confederation World Champions in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At the same time, Serbia’s men finished second. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/women_skarateteamwingoldmedal-094531407

Party premises damaged in incident Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | B92 The ruling G17 Plus party has announced that its premises in the Belgrade district of Savski Venac have been damaged last night. "This act is an expected consequence of the media lynch, the dirty political campaign and premeditated compromising of the party and [its] President Mlađan Dinkić," a statement issued by G17 Plus said on Saturday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/partypremisesdamagedinincident-094514277

Voting repeated in three polling stations Jun 15, 2009, 09:44 CET | Story | B92 Voting in early local elections in the Belgrade municipality of Voždovac will repeat today in three polling stations. This was ordered after elections commissions found that last Sunday’s voting was faulty in the three locations. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/votingrepeatedinthreepollingstations-094457345

Iran’s reformists say members detained Jun 15, 2009, 09:44 CET | Story | B92 Members of Iranian reformist groups say Tehran detained at least 10 reformists before dawn Sunday. This came hours after Iranian officials declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected in a landslide victory, VOA reports. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iran_sreformistssaymembersdetained-094440508

Dačić: DS is our long-term partner Jun 15, 2009, 09:44 CET | Story | B92 Socialist Party (SPS) leader Ivica Dačić says that the ruling coalition did not discuss "throwing G17 Plus out" of the government. Something of the kind, the first deputy PM and interior minister told Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti in an interview, "is not necessary". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/da__i___dsisourlong-termpartner-094423706

Incidents during Croatian gay parade Jun 15, 2009, 09:44 CET | Story | B92 The police in Zagreb, Croatia, have five persons in custody in the wake of Saturday’s Gay Pride Parade in that city. Some 900 participants in Zagreb’s eight parade walked through the city’s center escorted by police. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/incidentsduringcroatiangayparade-09440745

Croat flag display unsettles Bosniaks Jun 15, 2009, 09:43 CET | Story | B92 Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia insignia and flags in Stolac, Bosnia, have greatly upset Bosniak (Muslim) returnees there, reports say. Herzeg-Bosnia was a Croat entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina that existed during the 1990s war in that country. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatflagdisplayunsettlesbosniaks-094349927

EU’s Solana meets Hezbollah in Beirut Jun 15, 2009, 09:43 CET | Story | B92 A senior EU official has for the first time held talks with a politician from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana met Hezbollah official Hussein Hajj Hassan at the Lebanese parliament building in Beirut. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eu_ssolanameetshezbollahinbeirut-094333408

Unfreezing of interim deal on Monday? Jun 15, 2009, 09:43 CET | Story | B92 The Interim Trade Agreement between Serbia and the EU could be unfrozen on Monday, says Tanja Miščević. Miščević, former head of the government’s EU Integration Office, told Novi Sad daily Dnevnik that this could take place at a meeting of EU foreign ministers tomorrow, or on June 19, when this organization’s head of state or governments meet. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/unfreezingofinterimdealonmonday_-094316750

Ex-U.S. ambassador: Solution in partition Jun 15, 2009, 09:43 CET | Story | B92 A former U.S. ambassador says that a partition of Kosovo and a referendum on independence in the Republic of Srpska (RS) are the best solutions. William Montgomery, who served as top American diplomatic envoy in Serbia and elsewhere in the region, told Belgrade daily Blic in an interview that insisting on Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo becoming multi-ethnic societies has proved to be "mission impossible". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ex-u_s_ambassador_solutioninpartition-094300264

Serbia orders 3 million swine flu shots Jun 15, 2009, 09:42 CET | Story | B92 The Ministry of Health has ordered three million A/H1N1 flu vaccine units from the World Health Organization (WHO), it was announced in Belgrade. Blic newspaper quoted Branislav Tiodorović, a member of a working group set up to fight the swine flue pandemic, who said that compared to seasonal flue, three times as many units have been requested. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiaorders3millionswineflushots-094243712

Photographer says he has "more Berlusconi pix" Jun 15, 2009, 09:42 CET | Story | B92 An Italian photographer who has embarrassed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with pictures from his Sardinian villa says there are more to come. Antonello Zappadu’s photograph of a naked man at the villa cavorting with young women wearing a minimum of clothing was published last week in El Pais, a Spanish newspaper, The Times of London reported Saturday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/photographersayshehas_moreberlusconipix_-094227321

K. Serb teenager severely injured Jun 15, 2009, 09:42 CET | Story | B92 Three minor boys were attacked last night after midnight in Lipljan as they accompanied a friend to his house, KiM Radio reports. 17-year-old Jovica Janićijević sustained serious head injuries and is currently being treated in a hospital in the Kosovo Serb enclave of Gračanica. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/k_serbteenagerseverelyinjured-094210864

"Evidence presented against arrested Serbs" Jun 15, 2009, 09:41 CET | Story | B92 Kosovo’s public prosecution has announced it has "valid" evidence against three Serbs arrested on Thursday, an Albanian language daily in Priština writes. The three were detained under suspicion that they offered money for false testimonies "against the former KLA", according to an Express article published today. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_evidencepresentedagainstarrestedserbs_-094154381

Koštunica urges elections, NATO referendum Jun 15, 2009, 09:41 CET | Story | B92 Opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Koštunica says Serbia needs a new national gathering. The former prime minister spoke in Novi Sad on Sunday to his party’s main board meeting, to explain that this is needed in order to organize parliamentary elections as soon as possible, along with a referendum on our country’s NATO membership. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ko__tunicaurgeselections_natoreferendum-094137797

Coal mine to become "museum city" Jun 15, 2009, 09:41 CET | Story | B92 Nebojša Bradić and Josep Lloveras marked the beginning of a project for the transformation of Senjski mine into a museum city. The coal mine, located near the town of Ćuprija in central Serbia, is also set to become the center of industrial heritage. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/coalminetobecome_museumcity_-094121251

Tadić on regionalization, Vojvodina statute Jun 15, 2009, 09:41 CET | Story | B92 Equal regional development of Serbia should in no way postpone or halt the adoption of the draft Vojvodina statute in parliament, says Boris Tadić. "Equal regional development is a subject that requires a serious democratic debate in the years to come," said Serbia’s president and leader of the ruling DS. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tadi__onregionalization_vojvodinastatute-094100793

Albanians in "warning" over name dispute Jun 15, 2009, 09:40 CET | Story | B92 Macedonia’s ethnic Albanians have issued an open warning to the government in Skopje that their "patience in wearing thin" over the name dispute. Macedonia has been involved in the dispute over its constitutional name with neighboring Greece for the past 17 years. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniansin_warning_overnamedispute-094043293

Belarus leader snubs Moscow security pact summit Jun 15, 2009, 09:40 CET | Story | B92 Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka will not attend a former Soviet security pact summit in Moscow on June 14. This comes in protest at Russia’s ban on imports of its dairy products, Belarus’s Foreign Ministry said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belarusleadersnubsmoscowsecuritypactsummit-094019826

* Bulgaria *

Four SEE Countries Rank among Top 30 Most Attractive Emerging Mkts for Retail Investments in ’09 - A.T. Kearney Jun 15, 2009, 17:46 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) – Global management consultants A.T. Kearney said they have ranked Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania among the 30 most attractive emerging markets for retail investments in 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fourseecountriesintop30mostattractiveemergingmktforretailinvestments—164407

INTERVIEW - Bulgarian Posts Sees 3.1 Mln Euro in 2009 Net Profit Jun 15, 2009, 17:27 CET | Interview | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) - State-owned Bulgarian Posts expects to end the current year with 6.0 million levs ($4.2 million/3.1 million) in net profit, its CEO Encislav Harmandjiev said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/interview-bulgarianpostsplanshigherearningsfor2009-164733

Bulgaria’s C-Bank FX Reserves Down 0.28% in Week Ended June 12 Jun 15, 2009, 16:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian central bank’s (BNB) Issue Department totalled 22.407 billion levs ($15.899 billion/11.460 billion euro) on June 12, down 0.28% from a week earlier, BNB data showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_sc-bankfxreservesdown0_28_inweekendedjune12-155113

Bulgaria’s Varna Airport Expects to Handle 15% Less Passengers in 2009 - Media Jun 15, 2009, 15:52 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) – The Bulgarian airport of Varna on the Black Sea, operated by Germany’s Fraport, this year is expected to handle up to 15% less passengers than in 2008, local daily Monitor reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/touristsservicedatbulgaria___svarnaairport_09seendown15_y_y-media-151720

Bulgarian Stocks Mostly Extend Losses Jun 15, 2009, 15:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian share indices mostly extended losses on Monday in uneventful trade, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstocksmostlyextendlosses-132843

Bulgaria Deputy Interior Minister Quits Jun 15, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Deputy Interior Minister Raif Moustafa resigned on Sunday, two days after the head the Executive Agency Fisheries, Marin Dimitrov, refused a 100,000 leva bribe (approx €50,000).
http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariadeputyinteriorministerquits-140018554

FEATURE - Macedonian, Bulgarian Tour Operators Eye Closer Ties, Aim To Put New Tourist Attractions on Regional Map Jun 15, 2009, 13:53 CET | Analysis | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Macedonian and Bulgarian tour operators said they are determined to build closer business ties in a joint effort to put on the regional tourism map new crowd-pleasing attractions that will boost the flow of visitors between the two neighbouring counties. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonian_bulgariantouroperatorsaimforregularcooperation_seeknewtourist-105600

80 Bulgarian Schools Close Forever Jun 15, 2009, 13:30 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com

Eighty schools will close throughout Bulgaria over decisions made by local municipal councils.

http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/80bulgarianschoolscloseforever-133032472

Belgian Inbev Plans To Sell Its Central European Business – Media Jun 15, 2009, 13:20 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) – Belgium’s Inbev, one of the world’s largest brewers, plans to sell its central European operations, consisting of 11 breweries in seven countries, to pay debts, Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgianinbevconsiderstosellitsbusinessincentraleurope___media-120401

Equest Investments Balkans Sells Property Totalling 1.6 Mln Euro in Bulgaria, Romania Jun 15, 2009, 12:59 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) – Equest Investments Balkans (EIB), managed by UK-based Equest Partners, said it sold property totalling 1.6 million euro ($2.22 million) in Bulgaria and Romania. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/equestinvestmentsbalkanssells1_6mlneuropropertyinbulgaria_romania-120107

Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Households Income, Expenditure and Consumption - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 12:40 CET | State Agencies Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has released its monthly report on households income, expenditure and consumption for April 2008 and 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariannationalstatisticalinstitute-householdsincome_expenditureand-apr-124210

FFBH - Bulgaria Weekly Update - June 8-12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 12:11 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UPSlight increase of the liquidity last week (BGN 11.4m turnover) lowered the overall price levels, as SOFIX reached 371.05 (-2.1% WoW), BG40 came at 104.50 (-1.0% WoW), BGTR30 – at 276.77 (- 2.3% WoW), and BGREIT – at 40 (-0.2% WoW). Despite the announcement of minister Peter Dimitrov that the privatization of Bulgartabac Holding (57B, BGN 23, +27.8% WoW) will be postponed the company leaded the week gainers list, followed by Fazerles (4F6, BGN 36.95, +5.6% WoW). Current uncertainty continues to keep institutional investors away from trading and market levels are mostly influenced by retail investors and speculators. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariaweeklyupdate-june8-12_2009-113804

FFBH - Bulgaria Morning Update - June 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:14 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews MARKET WRAP-UP http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ffbh-bulgariamorningupdate-june15_2009-105731

Carlsberg Expects Bulgarian Beer Market To Shrink 10% in 2009 - Media Jun 15, 2009, 11:10 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian unit of Danish brewery group Carlsberg expects that beer sales in Bulgaria may fall by around 10% this year, more sharply than the previously projected 2.0%, Sofia-based daily Monitor reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/carlsbergexpectsbulgarianbeermarkettoshrink10_in2009-media-105851

Karoll - Bulgarian Daily Newsletter - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:06 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Headlines http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-bulgariandailynewsletter-june12_2009-104015

Bulgaria’s Sila Holding Reports -227,000 Levs in Q1 2009 Non-Consolidated Net Result Vs -14,000 Levs Year Ago – Table Jun 15, 2009, 11:01 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria’s Sila Holding issued the following non-consolidated financial figures in a statement to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE): http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_ssilaholdingreports-227_000levsinq12009non-consolidatednet-110147776

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:36 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Advance Terrafund REIT-Sofia /6A6/ submitted to X3 News its monthly bulletin for May 2009. The entire notification is available at http://www.x3news.com. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailybulletin_selectedannouncements-june12_2009-101454

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:36 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bulgarian Stock Еxchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianstockexchange-dailyreport-june12_2009-101123

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:32 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The US indexes traded upThe US market renewed the up trend on Thursday as signs of improvement in the economy pushed the stocks higher continuing the positive tendency over the past three months, although rising interest rates have become a concern recently.The new weekly jobless claims fell by 24 thousand to 601 thousand last week, while the number of unemployed rose to 6.8 million, the highest on records. Meanwhile the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose 0.5 % in May, reversing two months of declines as it was the largest increase since January.The positive effect over the stock came and from declining bond yields. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note fell to 3.94 % from 3.96 % on Wednesday, while yield on the three-month T-bill rose to 0.18 % from 0.17 %.Bank of America, the largest U.S. lender by assets, jumped 8.9 % to 13.05 dollars a share. The company had its 2009 and 2010 profit estimates raised at Morgan Stanley. Fifth Third, Ohio’s biggest bank rose 7.5 % to 7.89 dollars a share as was upgraded to “buy” from “neutral” from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chevron, added 2.6 % to 72.07 dollars a share. Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, climbed 1.9 % to 22.97 dollars a share.The broader indices traded higher as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.61 % to 944, while Nasdaq composite index fell 0.50 % to 1,862. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-june12_2009-102905

Karoll - Billboard Financial Results Q1 2009 - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:22 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Billboard AD [5BP] released its Q1 consolidated financial statement on June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/karoll-billboardfinancialresultsq12009-june12_2009-132311

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:20 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Dollar and yen under pressure again http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-june12_2009-100653

Bulbrokers - Stock Market Daily Review - June 11, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:18 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews The range trading continues http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-stockmarketdailyreview-june11_2009-100849

Bulbrokers - Daily FX Analysis - June 11, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:17 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews U.S. dollar rose despite deficit data http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulbrokers-dailyfxanalysis-june11_2009-100231

Bulgaria Schedule of Events - June 15 - July 5 Jun 15, 2009, 10:17 CET | Story | SeeNews SOFIA (Bulgaria), June 15 (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-june15-july5-100005

Bulgarian Energy Tycoon Blamed for Serbian Factory Strike Jun 15, 2009, 09:47 CET | Story | Novinite.com Workers at the Vladicin Han wrapping paper factory in Serbia have threatened to go on hunger strike over unpaid wages.The factory is majority owned by the Bulgarian energy tycoon and LIDER party boss Hristo Kovachki’s ‘Brikel’ company, the Serbian press reported.The workers started their strike on Wednesday when they managed to throw the factory’s managers out of their building.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianenergytycoonblamedforserbianfactorystrike-094733842

Ideal Standard Bulgaria Sacks another 153 Workers over Crisis Jun 15, 2009, 09:47 CET | Story | Novinite.com Ideal Standard Vidima announced over the weekend they were planning to discharge an additional 153 workers due to the reduced production volume.40 job positions in the factory located in the town of Sevlievo will be cut in the summer - July and August while the remaining 113 will be terminated in October.Currently 662 workers from the company work shorter days with a salary of only BGN 120 per month.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/idealstandardbulgariasacksanother153workersovercrisis-094724493

600 wind generators in Northeast Bulgaria till 2015 Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | News.BG 15 June – Day of the wind http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/600windgeneratorsinnortheastbulgariatill2015-094521691

French installation reduces the pollution from NPP “Kozloduy” Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | News.BG Installation to enter into operation by 2012 http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/frenchinstallationreducesthepollutionfromnpp___kozloduy___-094503954

Status Invest - Bulgarian Weekly Stock Watch - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 09:44 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Weekly Overview http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/statusinvest-bulgarianweeklystockwatch-june12_2009-172646

* Croatia *

Croatian Share Indices Mostly Fall in Lower Turnover Jun 15, 2009, 18:11 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 15 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) mostly fell on Monday in lower turnover, bourse data showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianshareindicesmostlyfallinlowerturnover-180138

Italian Oil/Gas Company ENI Eyes Montenegro Offshore Exploration - Media Jun 15, 2009, 17:30 CET | Story | SeeNews PODGORICA (Montenegro), June 15 (SeeNews) - The Montenegrin government has said that Italy’s ENI is interested in offshore exploration for oil and gas in Montenegro, Podgorica-based daily Pobjeda reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/italianoilandgascompanyeniseesmontenegro-media-155038

STOCKWATCH - Raiffeisen Recommends "Buy" on Croatia’s Telco T-HT Stock Jun 15, 2009, 17:29 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Austria’s Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) on Monday recommended "buy" on the stock of Croatian blue-chip telecommunications company T-HT, majority-owned by Deutsche Telekom. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/stockwatch-raiffeisenrecommends_buy_oncroatia_stelcot-htstock-171545

Croatia Reports First Case of Swine Flu - Media Jun 15, 2009, 15:44 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Croatia has registered its first case of swine flu in humans, local news outlet Business (www.business.hr) reported on Monday, quoting the country’s Health Minister Darko Milinovic as telling a news conference. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/firstcaseofswinefluincroatia-media-151911

Rehn: ’This Really Is the Moment of Truth’ Jun 15, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com Great efforts must be invested to reach a solution to the Croatian-Slovenian border dispute if the Slovenian-imposed block to Croatia’s EU accession is to be lifted, said Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner for Enlargement ahead of an EU summit meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Brussels.
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UPDATE 1 - Croatia’s May Inflation Slows to 2.7% Y/Y - Table Jun 15, 2009, 13:24 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds breakdown by sector) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-croatia_smayinflationslowsto2_7_y_y-table-131017

Croatian Enterprise Application Software Market Rebounds in 2008 Jun 15, 2009, 12:32 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Market intelligence and advisory company IDC Adriatics said that Croatian enterprise application software (EAS) market, after stagnation in 2007, recovered in 2008, reaching $45.52 million (32.8 million euro) for 27.3% growth in US dollars. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianenterpriseapplicationsoftwaremarketreboundsin2008-120651

Croatia’s May Inflation Slows to 2.7% Y/Y - Table Jun 15, 2009, 12:31 CET | Story | SeeNews ZAGREB (Croatia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Croatia’s May consumer price inflation slowed to 2.7% year-on-year from 3.9% in April, the State Statistics Bureau said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_smayinflationstaysflatm_m_up2_7_y_y-table-122449

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Purchase and Sale of Agricultural, Fishing and Forestry Products - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 12:30 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In April 2009, the total purchase and sale of agricultural, forestry and fishing products amounted to 530 922 799 kuna, out of which the sale from own production of legal entities and parts thereof was 359 635 127 kuna (67.7%) and the purchase from private family farms was 171 287 672 kuna (32.3%). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-purchaseandsaleofagricultural_fishingand-apr-123339

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Building Permits Issued - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 12:25 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Iin April 2009, there were 1 073 building permits issued, which was by 13.2% more than in April 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/roatianbureauofstatistics-buildingpermitsissued-apr2009-122834

Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Consumer Price Indices - May 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 12:21 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In May 2009, as compared to April 2009, the prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price indices, remained at the same level on the average. As compared to May 2008, that is, at the annual level, they increased by 2.7% and on the annual average by 5.1%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatianbureauofstatistics-consumerpriceindices-may2009-122412

CROATIA’S MAY CPI FLAT M/M, +2.7% Y/Y VS +0.8% M/M, +3.9% Y/Y IN APRIL - STATS OFFICE Jun 15, 2009, 12:18 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/croatia_smaycpiflatm_m__2_7_y_yvs_0_8_m_m__3_9_y_yinapril-statsoffice-121801

FIMA Stock Monitor - Morning News - June 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:45 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Oil fields abroad raise Ina’s value http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-morningnews-june15_2009-110955

Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - June 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:09 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd Highlights: http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-june15_2009-104910

FIMA Stock Monitor - Daily Insight - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:08 CET | Broker’s Report | AII Data Processing Ltd European stock markets mostly retreated today amid worse than expected contraction of euro-zone industrial production in April. U.S. is also set to open lower, while CROBEX continued advancing adding 1.0% on lower than expected turnover of HRK 36.2 m. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fimastockmonitor-dailyinsight-june12_2009-102908

* Macedonia *

Macedonia Seeks $40 Mln World Bank Loan for Budget Support Jun 15, 2009, 18:14 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Macedonia is in talks over a $40 million (28.9 million euro) loan with the World Bank to support its budget, the government said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniaseek_40mlnworldbankloanforbudgetsupport-175217

Q1 FDI in Macedonia Falls 53% to 55.4 Mln Euro - Table Jun 15, 2009, 17:03 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Macedonia fell by 53% on the year to 55.4 million euro ($76.7 million) in the first three months of 2009, central bank data showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___sjan-marchfdifalls53_to55_4mlneuro-table-163059

MACEDONIA’S JAN-MARCH FDI FALLS 53% TO 55.4 MLN EURO ($76.7 MLN) - C-BANK Jun 15, 2009, 16:32 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia___sjan-marchfdifalls53_to55_4mlneuro__76_7mln_-c-bank-162851

Macedonia Mulls Building 1,000 MW NPP by 2026 Under Energy Strategy Draft Jun 15, 2009, 16:30 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s government unveiled on Monday an energy strategy draft that calls for the construction of a nuclear power plant by 2026 under a five billion euro investment scenario ($6.9 billion). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianeconminpresentslongtermnationalenergystrategy-151954

Macedonia’s April Tourist Numbers Rise 7.8% Y/Y – Table Jun 15, 2009, 13:05 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Macedonia in April rose by 7.8% on the year to 33,346 after increasing by an annual 9.9% a month earlier, data of the country’s Statistics Office showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sapriltouristnumbersrise7_8_y_y___table-130131

Macedonia’s Q1 C/A Deficit Doubles Y/Y to 340.8 Mln Euro - Table Jun 15, 2009, 12:25 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Macedonia’s preliminary current account deficit widened to 340.8 million euro ($472.8 million) in the first quarter of 2009 from a revised gap of 173 million euro a year earlier, central bank data showed on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sq1c_adeficitnearlydoublesto340_79mlneuro__472_76mln_-table-121237

MACEDONIA’S Q1 C/A GAP WIDENS TO 340.79 MLN EURO FROM 173.03 MLN EURO YR-AGO - C-BANK Jun 15, 2009, 12:19 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonia_sq1c_agapnearlydoublesto340_79mlneuro__472_76mln_from173_03mln—121116

Macedonian Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:24 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews Тhe Macedonian Stock exchange has published its daily report on turnover and prices for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedonianstockexchange-dailyreport-june12_2009-095318

Macedonia Schedule of Events – June 15 – July 2 Jun 15, 2009, 10:07 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Macedonia through July 2. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniascheduleofevents___june15___july2-100214

* Moldova *

UPDATE 2 - Moldova’s Q1 GDP Shrinks by Real 6.9% Y/Y Jun 15, 2009, 16:44 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds details, background) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update2-moldova_sq1gdpshrinksbyreal6_9_y_y-161113

UPDATE 1 - Moldova’s Q1 GDP Shrinks by Real 6.9% Y/Y Jun 15, 2009, 15:56 CET | Story | SeeNews (adds table, background) http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/update1-moldova_sq1gdpshrinksbyreal6_9_y_y-154600

EU Calls on Moldova To Scrap Visas for Romanians Jun 15, 2009, 15:36 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 15 (SeeNews) – The European Union on Monday called on Moldova to scrap visas for Romanian citizens, which Chisinau introduced in the wake of violent protests against alleged vote rigging in April. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/eucallsonmoldovatoscrapvisasforromanians-145944

Moldova’s Q1 GDP Shrinks by Real 6.9% Y/Y Jun 15, 2009, 15:27 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 15 (SeeNews) - Moldova’s economy contracted by a real 6.9% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to a 4.3% growth a year earlier, the country’s statistics office said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sq1gdpshrinksbyreal6_9_-152311

MOLDOVA’S Q1 GDP SHRINKS BY REAL 6.9% VERSUS 4.3% GROWTH YR-AGO - STATS OFFICE Jun 15, 2009, 15:18 CET | Alert | SeeNews http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldova_sq1gdpshrinksbyreal6_9_versus4_3_growthyr-ago-statsoffice-151818

Moldovan Parliament Lowers Electoral Threshold, Minimum Turnout Ahead of Snap Vote – Media Jun 15, 2009, 12:28 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 15 (SeeNews) – Moldova’s parliament, which is facing dissolution soon, on Monday lowered the electoral threshold for political parties to 5.0% from 6.0% and the minimum required turnout to one-third of eligible voters from 50%, local media reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovanparliamentreduceselectoralthreshold_minimumrequiredturnoutaheadof-105847

Moldova Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:22 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Moldova Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovastockexchange-dailyreport-june12_2009-094932

Moldova Schedule of Events - June 15 - July 3 Jun 15, 2009, 09:51 CET | Story | SeeNews CHISINAU (Moldova), June 15 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Moldova through July 3. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/moldovascheduleofevents-june15-july3-094815

* Montenegro *

New Securities Exchange of Montenegro - Daily Report - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:20 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The New Securities exchange of Montenegro (NEX) has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/newsecuritiesexchangeofmontenegro-dailyreport-june12_2009-094533

* Romania *

Romanian Fertiliser Maker Amonil Resumes Ammonia, Urea Production Jun 15, 2009, 18:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - Romanian producer of chemical fertilizers Amonil said on Monday it has resumed production of ammonia and urea that were stopped at the beginning of March. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianfertilisermakeramonilresumesproductionoftwoinstalations-172432

Romanian Coal Mining Co Oltenia Sends Nearly All 9,000 Workers on One-Month Forced Leave – Media Jun 15, 2009, 18:07 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) – Romanian state-owned brown coal mining company Oltenia has sent nearly all of its 9,000 employees on a forced leave for one month until July 15 due to a drop in demand, local privately-held news agency NewsIn reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania___snationalbowncoalminingcosendsnearlyall10_000employeesonforced-171118

Romanian Leu Weakens vs Euro on Increased Risk Aversion Jun 15, 2009, 17:38 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - The Romanian leu weakened versus the euro on Monday, mirroring falls in regional peers triggered by growing risk aversion toward emerging markets, dealers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianleueasesvseuroonincreasingriskaversion-170036

Global Falls Weigh on Romanian Bourse, Turnover Down Jun 15, 2009, 16:50 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - The Romanian stock market tracked global losses on Monday and closed down in lower turnover, as investors decided to remain prudent, brokers said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/globalfallsweighonromanianbourse_turnoverdown-163918

Romania Sells 1.95 Bln Lei (463 Mln Euro) in 6-Mo T-bills, Yields Almost Flat Jun 15, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - Romania sold 1.95 billion lei ($642 million/463 million euro) in six-month Treasury bills, versus 1.0 billion lei on offer, as yields remained almost unchanged, the country’s central bank, BNR, said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniasells1_95blnlei_463mlneuro_in6-mot-bills_yieldsalmostunchanged-151100

Constanta Business Roundtable 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 15:06 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week together withnbsp; Bucharest Business Week continues its serie... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/constantabusinessroundtable2009-150613477

Constanta Business Roundtable 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | Bucharest Business Week together withnbsp; Bucharest Business Week continues its serie... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/constantabusinessroundtable2009-150556766

Romanian Steel Plant ArcelorMittal Hunedoara Resumes Production After One-Month Halt - Media Jun 15, 2009, 14:55 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - Romanian steel plant ArcelorMittal Hunedoara, part of the ArcelorMittal steel group, on Monday resumed production after a one-month halt due to lack of orders, Bucharest-based news agency Mediafax reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniansteelplantarcelormittalhunedoararesumesproductionafterone-month-142851

Half Of Romanians Are Losing Money Jun 15, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com A recent study by research company GfK shows nearly half of Romanians have been negatively affected by the global economic crisis during the month of March. Particularly hit are people who receive tips and bonuses.
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Ieba Trust - Financial Markets Weekly - June 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 13:59 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews Ieba Trust has pubished its weekly financial market report, containg a review of the financial and commodity markets of Romania. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-financialmarketsweekly-june15_2009-131815

Romania’s Marine Resources Exploration Intl Wins Sapropel Offshore Exploration Licence, Invests $20 Mln Jun 15, 2009, 13:58 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) – Romanian offshore mining exploration firm Marine Resources Exploration Intl said it has invested over $20 million (14.4 million euro) in a project for exploration for sapropel in the Black Sea since it was granted the respective licence nearly a year ago. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania___smarineresourcesexplorationintlwinssapropeloffshoreexploration-133933

Bucharest Bourse Postpones Expansion of Blue Chips Price Variation Limit Until Receiving Regulator’s Approval Jun 15, 2009, 12:06 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) -The Bucharest bourse said on Saturday it will postpone the expansion of the price variation limit for shares included in the blue-chip BET index until the move is approved by Romanian capital market regulator, CNVM. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bucharestboursepostponesextensionofbluechipspricevariationlimituntilgets-110423

Ieba Trust - Market Daily Monitor - June 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:33 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews market Comment http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iebatrust-marketdailymonitor-june15_2009-111303

Raiffeisen Capital & Investment - Investment Daily Romania - June 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:01 CET | Broker’s Report | SeeNews In the newsElectromagnetica 1Q 2009 resultsAccording to a media release, the producer of electrical devices and electricity trader Electromagnetica (ELMA) reported revenues 20% higher yoy in 1Q 2009, of RON 101.6 mn. However the net profit stood at RON 6.9 mn, down 25% yoy. According to the management of the company the results meet the budget, which targets 2009 sales of RON 340 mn, 8% lower yoy and a gross profit of RON 11.5 mn, half the result of 2008. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/raiffeisencapital_investment-investmentdailyromania-june15_2009-105344

Romania Reports Four New Cases of Swine Flu Jun 15, 2009, 10:35 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - Romania’s Health Ministry reported over the weekend four new cases of swine flu in humans in the country bringing their total number to 16. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniareportsfournewcasesofswineflu-102015

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - Regulated Market - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:29 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices on the regulated market for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-regulatedmarket-june12_2009-095948

Bucharest Stock Exchange - Daily Report - RASDAQ Market - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:24 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Bucharest Stock exchange has published its daily RASDAQ market report for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/buchareststockexchange-dailyreport-rasdaqmarket-june12_2009-100601

Romania Press Review – June 15 Jun 15, 2009, 10:22 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.

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Romania Schedule of Events - June 15 – Nov 12 Jun 15, 2009, 09:51 CET | Story | SeeNews BUCHAREST (Romania), June 15 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Romania through November 12. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romaniascheduleofevents-june15___nov12-094708

“First Home”: Bankers and developers not optimistic Jun 15, 2009, 09:47 CET | Story | Business Standard Prime Minister Emil Boc and President Traian Basescu asked bankers to limit interest rates for mortgages for the “First Home” program to 5 percent for euro-denominated loans and some 12.7 percent for loans in lei. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/___firsthome____bankersanddevelopersnotoptimistic-094716445

Toma, Omniasig: Profit and turnover to be main 2009 goals Jun 15, 2009, 09:47 CET | Story | Business Standard Constantin Toma, head of Omniasig and one of the longest-standing Chief Executive Officers in the insurance business, said that the first three months in 2009 have been the hardest in his career as manager. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/toma_omniasig_profitandturnovertobemain2009goals-094706329

Zara relocates Leonardo, BSB and Bigotti in Vitan mall Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard The Spanish Inditex group, the largest clothing retailer in Europe, is to enter Bucharest Mall this week, with its Zara brand. The mall is the first such shopping center opened in Bucharest and is located in the southeastern area of Vitan. The new store will take the place of Leonardo footwear retailer and the BSB and Bigotti clothing retailers, with the latter three stores to be relocated to other areas of the shopping center, according to market sources for Business Standard. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/zararelocatesleonardo_bsbandbigottiinvitanmall-094658964

President Basescu launches unprecedented attack on BNR, demanding an end to unjustified optimism Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard President Traian Basescu yesterday launched an unprecedented attack on the National Bank of Romania (BNR), criticizing the central bank’s “optimism,” which he said “is unsupported by the future evolution of the economy,” based on the fact that Romania officially went into recession as of April. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/presidentbasesculaunchesunprecedentedattackonbnr_demandinganendto-094649345

Anheuser-Busch InBev could sell out its Romanian holdings Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard The world’s largest beer producer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), is considering selling 11 factories in seven Central European states, including Romania, in order to cover a loan it contracted for the $52 billion merger of InBev and Anheuser-Busch, according to the Belgian Le Soir daily, following the sale last month of its South Korean branch. The list of potential buyers of these assets includes CVC Partners, the second-largest European investment fund. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/anheuser-buschinbevcouldselloutitsromanianholdings-094642243

Muller targets top three players on dairy market Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard The local subsidiary of the German Muller dairy company reached its target for the first quarter of 2009, with a 10 percent increase in sales compared to the last five months of 2008. The company, which entered the Romanian market last August, hopes to become one of the top three players in the field by the end of 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mullertargetstopthreeplayersondairymarket-09463271

Romanian industry losses lower than other EU states Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard Romanian industrial production dropped in April by 7.8 percent compared to the same period last year, according to data published at the end of last week by Eurostat, the European’s Union’s statistical office. This is the second-lowest decline in the entire community bloc. Furthermore, in monthly terms, the production of Romanian factories was up 0.7 percent. The monthly result places Romania in fifth place in the European Union. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romanianindustrylosseslowerthanothereustates-094624892

Average monthly IT salary at €1,000 Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard The average monthly salary in the IT field is some €1,000, with Software Architects (€1,700) and IT Managers (€1,400) the best paid employees in the field, according to a survey by jobs.ro recruiting website. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/averagemonthlyitsalaryat___1_000-094614227

Delphi to lay off 10% of its Timis factory employees Jun 15, 2009, 09:46 CET | Story | Business Standard Delphi Packard Romania will lay off 724 employees, or some 10 percent of the total 7,641 staff at its Sannicolau Mare factory in Timiş County in July, according to a declaration for Business Standard by Stefan Erdely, Manager of the Timiş County Employment Agency (AJOFM). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/delphitolayoff10_ofitstimisfactoryemployees-09460813

Bancpost to receive funds for SME lending in one month from EIB Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | Business Standard Bancpost, one of the top 10 lenders on the local market in terms of assets, is to receive in a loan worth €80 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) in one month time. The funds will be used to grant loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bancposttoreceivefundsforsmelendinginonemonthfromeib-094557403

How IT companies recover debts Jun 15, 2009, 09:45 CET | Story | Business Standard Companies in the local hardware industry are willing to wait up to three months to recover debts from their clients. If, after three months, amiable negotiations fail, they are ready to go to court. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/howitcompaniesrecoverdebts-094540194

* Serbia *

Italian-Serbian Consortium Files Sole Bid in Tender for 70% of Fair Co Beogradski Sajam Jun 15, 2009, 18:42 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Serbia said on Monday that a consortium comprising Italian trade fair organiser Rimini Fiera and local company Verano Motors has filed the sole bid in a tender for a 70% stake in its Belgrade-based fair company Beogradski Sajam. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/italian-serbianconsortiumfilesbidfor70_stakeinfaircobeogradskisajam-180324

Belgrade Stocks Close Lower, Extend Friday’s Losses Jun 15, 2009, 18:03 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 15 (SeeNews) - The indices of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX) closed lower on Monday, continuing Friday’s fall that erased some of the gains posted at the beginning of last week, a local broker said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockscloselower_continuefridaytrend-173503

Scanderbeg Air Launches New York-Pristina Flights Jun 15, 2009, 16:26 CET | Story | SeeNews PRISTINA, June 15 (SeeNews) - New-York based Scanderbeg Air launched on Monday direct flights between New York and Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, the Pristina International Airport said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/new-yorkbasedskenderbegairlineslaunchesdirectnewyork-pristinaflightfor-160729

Serbia’s Power Monopoly EPS To Invest 1.2 Bln Euro in Eco Measures by 2015 - Media Jun 15, 2009, 16:12 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Serbia’s power monopoly Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) plans to invest 1.2 billion euro ($1.66 billion) in environmental protection through 2015, local media reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_spowermonopolyepstoinvest1_2blneuroingreenprojectsby2015-media-151751

Slovenia’s Largest Bank NLB To Launch Take-over Bid for its Serbian Unit - Media Jun 15, 2009, 15:33 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s largest bank by assets, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), said it plans to seek a full take-over of its Serbian unit NLB Banka after raising its stake to 92.58%, Serbian media reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia___slargestbanknlbtotakeoverserbianunit-media-143456

Serbia’s End-May FX Reserves Rise 8.9% M/M to 9.508 Bln Euro - Table Jun 15, 2009, 14:32 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 15 (SeeNews) – Sebia’s foreign exchange reserves, held by the country’s central bank and commercial banks at the end of May, rose by 8.9% month-on-month as a result of Serbia’s taking a 787.8 million euro ($1.09 billion) loan from the International Monetary Fund, the central bank said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbia_send-mayfxreservesrise8_9_m_mto9_508blneuro-table-142836

Serbia Schedule of Events - June 15 - July 2 Jun 15, 2009, 11:23 CET | Story | SeeNews BELGRADE (Serbia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Serbia through July 2. New or amended entries are marked (*). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/serbiascheduleofevents-june15-july2-112039

Belgrade Stock Exchange - Daily Report - June 12, 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 10:35 CET | Specialists Reports | SeeNews The Belgrade Stock exchange has published its daily report on trading volumes and prices for June 12, 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgradestockexchange-dailyreport-june12_2009-095636

* Slovenia *

Pharmaceutical Co Krka Drags Slovenian Shares Down Jun 15, 2009, 18:52 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 15 (SeeNews) - A pullback in drug maker Krka on Monday helped end the two-day winning streak of the Slovenian share indices, data of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) showed. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/drugmakerkrkadragssloveniansharesdown-181341

Slovenian Statistical Office - Livestock Slaughter in Slaughterhouses - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 12:27 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In April 2009 lower slaughter in slaughterhouses than in March 2009.Slaughter of all species of animals at monthly level lower, except slaughter of sheepIn April 2009, in comparison with the previous month, the slaughter of pigs was lower by about 13%, of horses by about 7%, of cattle by almost 2% and of poultry by about 1%. In April 2009 only the slaughter of sheep increased (by about 59%).Approximately the same change was recorded for the weight of slaughtered animals. The total weight of dressed carcasses of slaughtered pigs was higher by almost 13%, of poultry by about 5% and of horses by 3%. The weight of slaughtered sheep was higher by about 44% and of cattle by almost 1%.In comparison with April 2008, the slaughter of animals in slaughterhouses much lowerCompared to April 2008, the slaughter of pigs in April 2009 was lower by about 34%, of horses by about 15%, of cattle by about 13% and of poultry by about 4%. The slaughter of sheep rose by more than 31%.Very similar w as the change as regards the weight of slaughtered animals. The total weight of dressed carcasses of slaughtered pigs was lower by almost 33%, of cattle by 14%, of horses by almost 13% and of poultry by almost 10%. The total weight of dressed carcasses of sheep was higher by more than 19%.In April 2009, slaughterhouses did not report any slaughter of imported animals.Detailed data are published in the SI-STAT Data Portal. An additional category for cattle - “older calves”, which represents cattle slaughtered in the age between 8 and 12 months, is also published in the SI-STAT Data Portal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-livestockslaughterinslaughterhouses-apr2009-123103

Slovenia’s Apr Construction Output Falls by Real 22.9% Y/Y - Table Jun 15, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s April construction output, measured by the value of completed projects, dropped by a real 22.9% year-on-year, the Statistics Office said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_saprconstructionoutputfallsbyreal22_9_y_y-table-112926

Slovenian Statistical Office - Average Monthly Earnings - Provisional Data - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:54 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Average monthly net earnings for April 2009 amounted to EUR 920.67 and were thus 0.1% lower than for March 2009. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-averagemonthlyearnings-provisionaldata-apr2009-115652

Slovenia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Expects GDP to Shrink 2.5% in 2009 - Media Jun 15, 2009, 11:46 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to shrink by 2.5% in 2009 before growing by by 1.6% next year, state-run news agency STA reported on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_schamberofcommerceandindustryexpectsgdptoshrink2_5_in2009-media-112731

Slovenian Statistical Office - Indices of the Value of Construction Put in Place - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:46 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd In comparison with April 2008, the value of construction put in place in April 2009 decreased by more than 22%.The value of construction put in place in April 2009 decreased by more than 12% over March 2009*In comparison with March 2009, the value of construction put in place in April 2009 decreased by 12.2%. As regards buildings it decreased by 15.1% and as regards civil engineering by 11.8%.The value of construction put in place in April 2009 decreased by more than 22% over April 2008**In comparison with April 2008, the value of construction put in place in April 2009 decreased by 22.8%. As regards buildings it decreased by 20.6% and as regards civil engineering by 24.4%.The value of construction put in place in April 2009 increased by more than 33% over the 2005 average value*The value of construction put in place in April 2009 increased by 33.8% over the 2005 average value. As regards buildings it was up by 17.7% and as regards civil engineering by 43.7%.* Data are seaso nally adjusted. Data are not working day adjusted.** Data are not working day adjusted.More monthly data on construction are available in our SI-STAT Database. They are published on the same day when the First Release is published. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-livestockslaughterinslaughterhouses-apr2009-115637

Slovenian Statistical Office - Transport - Apr 2009 Jun 15, 2009, 11:43 CET | State Agencies Reports | AII Data Processing Ltd Compared to April 2008, in April 2009 the number of passenger cars registered for the first time decreased by 29.9%. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenianstatisticaloffice-transport-apr2009-114606

Slovenia’s Apr Avg Net Salary Rises by Real 3.6% Y/Y - Table Jun 15, 2009, 11:41 CET | Story | SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), June 15 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s average net monthly salary was 920.67 euro ($1,277) in April, 3.6% higher on the year in real terms, the Statistics Office said on Monday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/slovenia_sapravgnetsalaryrisesbyreal3_6_y_y-table-112150

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