Eastern & Central Europe http://www.eubusiness.com Latest news about eastern and central Europe and EU enlargement. daily 1 2006-08-09T23:01:46Z EU foreign ministers to fly to Georgia to cool Russia crisis: officials http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210349822.82 Five European Union foreign ministers will travel to Georgia next week to try to help to cool tensions with Russia over the separatist region of Abkhazia, Slovenia said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-09T17:09:31Z News Item EU satellite imagery experts will seek to solve Georgia drones row http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210345323.12 Experts from the EU Satellite Centre in Spain will travel to Georgia to help investigate recent incidents involving Georgian drones overflying the rebel region of Abkhazia, an EU spokeswoman said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia 2008-05-09T17:09:09Z News Item Serbia adopts EU, Russia deals ahead of crunch polls http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210342651.53 Serbia's coalition government, which collapsed in disarray over East-West ties, adopted deals with the European Union and Russia on Friday, two days before crunch general elections. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia 2008-05-09T17:10:15Z News Item EU will talk with whoever wins Serbian elections: Slovenian FM http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210339022.66 The European Union wants Serbia to become a member and is ready to discuss its accession even if anti-EU nationalists win Sunday elections, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia European Council 2008-05-09T15:44:22Z News Item Slovenia confirms EU mission to Georgia http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210334522.56 Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, whose country holds the EU presidency, confirmed Friday that an EU mission would travel to Georgia next week to cool tensions over Abkhazia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-09T12:51:26Z News Item Serbia goes to polls deeply divided over Europe http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210329122.36 Serbia's path towards the European Union divides its political scene and society to such an extent that weekend polls are bound to have a huge impact on the country's future, analysts said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia 2008-05-09T10:36:37Z News Item Serb cabinet in final pre-poll showdown on EU, Russia http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210323721.78 Serbia's outgoing coalition government, which collapsed over East-West ties, meets Friday to approve a Russian energy deal in a final showdown two days before crunch general elections. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia 2008-05-09T10:37:07Z News Item EU commissioner urges Serbia to turn to Europe http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210321922.85 EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Friday urged Serbians to vote for pro-European candidates in the country's general election in which Serbia's future direction is a key issue. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia 2008-05-09T08:53:37Z News Item Third body of illegal immigrant found floating off Malta: army http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210281422.88 A third body of an illegal immigrant was found floating off the coast of Malta Thursday, sparking fears a possible larger tragedy may have unfolded. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. immigration Malta 2008-05-08T21:24:22Z News Item Lithuania and Poland join forces on EU-Russia negotiations http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210266123.03 Lithuania and Poland have agreed to coordinate their strategies on whether to agree further European talks on an EU-Russia partnership pact, Lithuania's government information bureau said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Russia European Council 2008-05-08T17:28:40Z News Item EU ministers to visit Georgia to ease tensions with Moscow http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210264326.12 The foreign ministers of Slovenia, Sweden Poland and Lithuania plan to visit Georgia on Monday in an effort to try to cool tensions between Tbilisi and Moscow. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-08T17:28:17Z News Item Lithuania, Latvia ratify EU's Lisbon treaty http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210239122.33 The former Soviet states of Lithuania and Latvia on Thursday ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, which aims to reforming decision making in the 27-nation bloc. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Latvia Lithuania Institutions European Council 2008-05-08T11:25:31Z News Item Free speech reform comes into force in Turkey http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210233722.7 A long-awaited law aimed at expanding freedom of speech came into force in Turkey on Thursday after presidential approval. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey European Council 2008-05-08T08:10:35Z News Item Serbia's fragile economy at stake in weekend polls http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210212122.45 Serbia's fragile economy could pay the price if nationalists win Sunday's general elections, depriving it of the benefits of European Union rapprochement, analysts warn. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia European Council 2008-05-08T08:11:06Z News Item EU to raise Georgian conflict at summit with Russia http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210183322.02 The European Union will discuss easing tensions between Russia and Georgia at an upcoming summit in Siberia, the EU's Slovenian presidency said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia Russia 2008-05-07T20:37:36Z News Item